84th precinct’s top cop is moving on to Bushwick
The 84th Precinct’s top cop is stepping down. As of Monday morning, NYPD Captain Maximo Tolentino is no longer in charge of the 84th Precinct. He will be the new Commanding Officer of the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick.
“It was a fantastic experience working at the 84th Precinct,” Tolentino said. “I felt that there was a lot of support from the community to get the work done. It was a real eye opener. Some of the challenges that are there are different than other parts of the city. This place can be as demanding with any type of police work.”
Tolentino, a Queens native who took on the job of policing the 84th Precinct back in October 2012, told the Brooklyn Eagle that he is surprised that he’s moving on so quickly. A member of the NYPD for the past 28 years, he added that the move is a positive one and he considers it a promotion.