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Fat cops are weighing down the NYPD. Getty Images. The NYPD is being dragged down by overweight cops — and the brass isn't doing.
South Africa prescribes new fitness regime for 'chubby' police force size issued when they leave the academy Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
Description:Ex-NYPD cop Jose Vega provided a vivid example of the problem last week when he filed suit for a job-related disability pension — because his weight soared from to pounds during 17 years on the force. Multiple NYPD sources blamed the situation on the lack of any fitness mandate once cops graduate from the Police Academy. The FDNY, by contrast, requires that firefighters and emergency medical technicians undergo comprehensive, annual physicals that include weigh-ins, cardiac exams, blood tests, X-rays and hearing and vision checks. Those who fail to meet official standards are sidelined until they do, the FDNY said. In , then-Commissioner Bill Bratton was considering the implementation of a British program that requires bobbies to pass fitness tests, but NYPD officials said nothing came of the idea because it would have to be written into union contracts. In , surveillance video caught two tubby NYPD detectives unable to chase down a shooting suspect who escaped from custody and outran them in Harlem — with both hands cuffed behind his back.
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