Departing NYPD Commissioner will have 10 officer, $1.5mn private security force

New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Ray Kelly
(AFP Photo / Andrew Burton)

Some New York City taxpayers are angry over the announcement that outgoing police commissioner Ray Kelly will have his own private security team slated to cost New Yorkers $1.5 million.

Kelly previously requested that six detectives serve him and his family as bodyguards once he leaves office next month, saying he will remain a “high profile target.” The outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg will take the 17 officers who protected him during his term.