NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation
NEW YORK – A New York Police Department rookie just couldn’t wait to get started.
One of the NYPD’s newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
Officer Dariel Firpo, 23 
, was leaving the midtown Manhattan ceremony when he saw a 79-year-old man being robbed of his wallet and thrown to the ground by a mugger, police said. [more]
♫ You see a mugging – not OK…
He thought his little wild crime had just begun
I guess you kind of scared him off, he turn and run
But you’re a recruit just turned out
Chorus:
Rookie don’t lose that mugger
You don’t wanna nab nobody else
Haul him off in a credit to your force
Chorus:
Rookie don’t lose that mugger
He’s the first arrest you’ll own
You fight losers and you’ll feel better
When you get home
I see a thug downtown, he’s just your game
You can go down busting on his skid row
You could take a desk and donuts, I don’t know
And you’re a recruit just turned out
Chorus
You tell yourself you’re just a kid
But do you know what you just did
And you’re a recruit just turned out…
Chorus ♫
- after Steely Dan 
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I wonder if the NYPD has a rookie of the year award? If so, he is well on his way. Of note, he is a poli sci major. It is my impression that poli sci and criminal justice majors are becoming more common on the big forces. Need to look for stats.
Steve