NYPD transit chief to leave police department for MTA job: sources

NEW YORK (PIX11) – NYPD Transit Chief Michael Kemper will be leaving the police department at the end of September, sources told PIX11 news.

The NYPD has seen a drop in crime on the subway amid an ongoing mental health crisis during his tenure.

Kemper is taking a job with the MTA, sources said.

The MTA released a statement about Kemper leaving the NYPD, saying,

“No Transit Bureau chief has ever been a better partner than Michael Kemper in creating strategies to reduce subway crime and improve quality of life for riders and transit workers. He leaves this role with a legacy that includes the lowest number of subway robberies since record keeping began, and fewer serious transit crimes overall than before the pandemic.”

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

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