By Nelson A. King
At a time when violent crimes
are soaring in New York and in
the country in general, a relatively
young, Dominican-born New
York Police Department (NYPD)
lieutenant is making a huge difference
in the 46 Precinct Detective
Squad in the Bronx.
Rennae Francis, 33 — a proud
John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
City University of New York
(CUNY) alumna — told Caribbean
Life that the 46 Precinct
Detective Squad boasts the highest
clearance rate in shootings
and homicides in the Bronx.
But, even with their achievements,
Lt. Francis, who joined
the NYPD as a police cadet in
2007, said the detectives, with
whom she works in her squad,
are “like no other.”
“They are completely dedicated
to solving their cases and
leave no stone unturned,” said
Francis, who graduated in 2009
from John Jay College with her
bachelor’s degree in forensic science
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and again in 2013 with
a master’s degree in criminal
justice.
She also currently teaches at
John Jay College, in the Law and
Police Science Department, as
an adjunct professor.
“They are meticulous, and
display an extremely high level
of professionalism and perseverance,”
said Lt. Francis, referring
to the detectives with whom she
works.
“Supervision also plays a
huge role in helping to solve
violent cases,” she added. “The
sergeants I work with constantly
showcase their desire to see the
case solved and, as such, are
helping to coach the team to get
the results we have gotten. It’s a
great team effort.”
Francis – who migrated in
the summer of 2005 to New
York from Dominica, the largest
of the English-speaking Windward
Islands in the Caribbean
— said she was recruited in the
NYPD at John Jay College, and
was given the opportunity to
work and make her own schedule,
while pursuing her studies.
“The Cadet Corp program
provided me with financial aid
to help pay for my semesters
along with a large family I was
lacking in New York City,” she
said.On completion of the Cadet
Corps program, and graduating
from John Jay College, Francis
said she decided to transition
into the police officer rank and
enrolled as a police recruit in the
Police Academy in July 2010.
“The environment I worked
in with the Police Cadet Corps
showed me the hard work of
police officers in fighting crime
and inspired me to do the same,”
she said.
Francis said she quickly
worked her way up the ranks,
becoming a lieutenant in 2018.
“Because I worked as a sergeant
in the Detective Bureau,
the NYPD took my experience
into account and, as such,
retained me,” she said. “As a
lieutenant, I remained in the
Detective Bureau.”
Francis said she was first
assigned to Manhattan South
Detectives, more specifically the
10th Squad in Chelsea, then to
the 9th squad in the Lower East
Side.
She said she was transferred
to the 46th Squad in the Bronx
after two years of running
detective squads in Manhattan
South.
Lt. Francis said her goal “is
and has always been to make
a positive impact in the world
through the means of policing.”
NYPD Lt. Rennae Francis.
Dominican NYPD lieutenant making
difference in Bronx Precinct
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