The number of female officers in the NYPD has grown to 21%, but a closer look shows that the women now serving in the most elite units of the department are also on the rise and drawing attention.

Meet the trailblazing NYPD leaders who are breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation of female officers.

The NYPD lieutenant who has accused former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey of coercing her into sex filed a complaint ...

The NYPD has come to a decision on detective Melissa Mercado following her appearance in a rap video that left everyone shocked to learn that she was a police officer. Mercado, a special victims ...

Detective Melissa Mercado, an NYPD investigator who gained viral attention for her role as a stripper in a provocative rap ...

A police officer is facing backlash after making an off-duty cameo as a rap video vixen. Melissa Mercado, a seven-year NYPD ...

"We are getting back to the basics of policing, and that starts at the precinct-level and in the neighborhoods we serve," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement to Newsday.

Two women claim in a new federal lawsuit they had their hijabs forcefully removed and were assaulted by NYPD officers while ...

We spar hard rounds, we beat the s–t out of each other,” firefighter Nicole Malpeso, 32, said of her training regimen.