NYPD Chief Forced To Repay Thousands In Stolen Time Probe

NEW YORK, NY— An NYPD deputy chief overseeing community outreach operations was transferred after agreeing to repay thousands of dollars tied to allegations he collected pay for hours investigators said he never worked.

Richie Taylor was removed from his position leading the Community Outreach Division within the NYPD’s Community Affairs Bureau and reassigned Wednesday to the department’s Criminal Justice Bureau, which coordinates with outside law enforcement agencies.

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Taylor, a 21-year NYPD veteran, faced departmental charges earlier this year as part of a stolen time investigation, according to a police source familiar with the case, NY Daily News reported.

Rather than face an administrative trial at One Police Plaza, Taylor negotiated a disciplinary agreement with the department, the source said.

Investigators alleged Taylor received pay at least 50 times during 2024 and 2025 for hours “when he wasn’t at work,” including occasions when he claimed to be working remotely without authorization, the source said.

Payroll records showed Taylor earned roughly $550,000 combined during 2024 and 2025.

Under the agreement, Taylor will repay approximately $20,000 connected to more than 170 improperly billed hours, according to the source.

The settlement also imposed an additional penalty equivalent to 60 days of pay, costing Taylor an estimated $56,000.

The agreement placed Taylor on dismissal probation for one year, meaning future disciplinary violations could result in his termination.

Taylor could not immediately be reached for comment.

The investigation marked the second recent overtime or timekeeping controversy involving supervisors within the Community Affairs Bureau.

Last year, Ira Jablonsky retired less than 24 hours after reports surfaced that the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau was investigating his overtime records.

Jablonsky joined the department in 2002 and spent much of his career working with Orthodox Jewish communities in south Brooklyn through the Community Affairs Bureau.

Public payroll records showed Jablonsky earned $307,000 in 2024, including more than $100,000 in overtime for the third consecutive year.

Police sources said Jablonsky initially retired in February 2025 during a broader crackdown on overtime abuse launched by Jessica Tisch.

He later returned to the force within the allowable one-year reinstatement period before another complaint triggered a new Internal Affairs investigation into overtime claims filed after his return, according to police sources.

Jablonsky retired again while investigators reviewed the allegations, the sources said.