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NYPD precinct "plant managers" will be sent out on patrol, according to an internal memo.
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Now they’ll be tasked with trying to clean up the city.

The NYPD is dispatching its plant managers — who usually spend their days doing upkeep at police
precincts — back on the streets as the department battles a staffing shortage and rising crime , The Post
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The change is part of the NYPD’s “effort to maximize the number of uniformed members assigned to
perform patrol duties,” according to an internal memo reviewed by The Post.
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The uniformed members of the force assigned as plant managers in patrol, transit and housing bureaus
will now have to potentially mop up bigger messes across the city, while civilian maintenance workers take
over their duties, the NYPD said.

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The memo told the cops they would be returning to

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It’sunclear how many cops are expected to be impacted by the memo. The NYPD didn’t return a request
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The decision comes amid a massive cop exodus from the NYPD, with 2,465 police officers filing to leave 10, shares makeup
the department this year — 42% more than the 1,731 who exited at the same time last year. More cops routine
have also been hanging up their holsters before reaching the 20 years required for a full pension.

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