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NYPD’s 34 Precinct Commander Yanked Due To Crime Spike


A Manhattan precinct commander was booted from his post yesterday amid an alarming spike in every major crime category, The Post has learned.

Deputy Inspector José Navarro, who was recently promoted from captain, was yanked from the 34th Precinct in Inwood/Washington Heights following a heated meeting with NYPD brass over the crime surge, police sources said.

The crisis in Navarro’s precinct — plagued by a rise in everything from murders to rapes to robberies — came to a head two weeks ago when he was called down to One Police Plaza to meet with Commissioner Ray Kelly’s top deputies.

“He had no answers,” one source said.

That’s when the brass decided he had to go.

READ MORE: NY POST



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