Ex-N.Y. Police Chief Retains Security Detail
The city’s former police commissioner, Howard Safir, is still protected by a taxpayer-funded security detail, officials said Sunday.
Safir quit as police commissioner in August to take a job with a private law enforcement company. His successor, Bernard Kerik, confirmed in a statement that Safir is provided with security but did not specify the size of the detail.
“The security provided to former Commissioner Safir is commensurate with the need established by the Department’s Intelligence Division,” Kerik said.
The New York Post, which first reported on Safir’s security detail Sunday, said it consisted of two sergeants, 11 detectives and four NYPD cars, including a van and a limousine, which the Post said take Safir everywhere--to his new job, to doctors treating his prostate cancer, and to evening outings such as the World Series.
Each member of Safir’s detail earns about $80,000 a year, the Post said.
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