The senior New York police officers criticized for social media publications ‘degradation’, ‘non -professionals’ who attack critics

A couple of high classified New York City Police Chiefs He violated the policy of the department when they made publications of “degraded” and “non -professional” social networks to attack officials and journalists, according to a report published Tuesday by an independent monitor.

The NYPD Inspector Office criticized the deputy commissioner of the Kaz Daughtry department and his current uniformed member John Chell for shared positions last year on the Social Media X platform that served to “reduce the senior officers of application of the law A the eyes of the public “

The positions coincided with the effort of the department to “control the narrative” creating its own means of media and people considered hostile to the objectives of the department.

The researchers cited several samples of “inappropriate” online behavior, including a publication of the official X Account of Chell accusing a New York judge to allow a “predator” to be loose in the New York City streets. He later admitted that he had criticized the wrong judge.

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Chell also attacked a progressive member of the City Council as a “person who hates our city” after she criticized New York’s response to Anti-Israel protests on university campuses.

By attacking the city council member again, Chell told their followers to “vote the change you are looking for”, which the report indicates could violate the hatch law, a federal law that prohibits the political activity of government employees who They work in relation to federal programs.

At least, online attacks face basic internal guidelines, the researchers said.

“They violated the policies of the department related to being courtesy and civil, and asked questions regarding whether they can be considered a prohibited commitment in political activity by city employees,” says the report.

A New York police spokesman said that the department has made “significant changes in their social media practices” since the investigation was launched last year, but did not say if an official would face consequences to violate the policy of the department.

In multiple cases, both Chell and Daughtry gave journalists, whom they accused of disseminating erroneous information about the achievements of the administration.

Democratic Mayor Eric AdamsThat he is also a former police captain, defended the officials at the time of “defending police officers who are placing their lives on the line.” Chell was appointed head of the department last month, replacing another ally of Adams who resigned amid accusations of sexual abuse.

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A spokesman for the City Council, Rendy Desamours, said the investigation made it clear that the New York Police “must align their social media practices with the established policy of the city and maintain strong supervision to guarantee compliance.”

“Ensure that the social practices of the New York Police are appropriate and respectful require that the department responsible for those who have violated the responsible policies,” said Desamours.

The Inspector General said in the report that the online attacks had stopped after the investigation was launched last year, although it was not for any official change in the social media policies of the department.

“Rather, the department acknowledged that he could effectively respond to criticism without creating a public reaction,” the report said.

Associated Press contributed to this report.