This week I was the co-host on the Lou Desmond Show on KMET in San Bernardino in which our guest was NYPD Chief of Patrol, John Chell. The “no-nonsense” Chief of Patrol which encompasses half of the sworn officers assigned to the NYPD talks about crime issues in the Big Apple, the lack of focused deterrence hampered by cashless bail being uniformly applied and a failure to understand the importance of recidivism. He also weighed in illegal migrant crime and its impact that has resulting in higher crime, including more violent crime. We finished with a brief discussion on NYPD’s use of technology and how it is changing the face of modern law enforcement. You can follow Chief Chell on X.
Chief of Patrol John M. Chell joined the New York City Police Department in February 1994 and began his career on patrol in the seven different precincts. He was promoted to Detective in July 1999; Sergeant in May 2000; Lieutenant in February 2004; Lieutenant Commander Detective in February 2008; Captain in August 2010; Deputy Inspector in November 2014; Inspector in October 2016; Deputy Chief in May 2019; and to Chief of Patrol on December 2, 2022. A 2000 Medal for Valor recipient, Chief of Patrol Chell earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s College and graduated from Xaverian High School. Chief of Patrol Chell and his wife, Stephanie, are the proud parents of four children: Kyle, Anthony, Olivia, and Gianna.
Podcast also available on Spotify on America’s Criminologist with Dr. Currie Myers.
Sheriff (Ret) Currie Myers, PhD, MBA is the retired Sheriff of Johnson County, Kansas (where famous lawman Wild Bill Hickock served for a time) with a population of 650,000 residents in the heart of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The former State Trooper and KBI Special Agent is a criminal justice public policy analyst and criminal justice ethicist. He is the Professional-in-Residence in the Criminology Department at Benedictine College.
Dr Currie Myers interview of NYPD Chief of Patrol, John Chell, on the Lou Desmond & Company Show