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NYPD union fumes as website that tracks cops’ disciplinary records features photo of bloody rookie officer who was slugged by repeat offender

By
Tina Moore
Published Aug. 17, 2024, 1:35 p.m. ET

The photo of a bloodied police officer punched in the face by a criminal in the Bronx is now featured on a page that highlights cops’ disciplinary records, The Post has learned.

Rookie officer Mary Fay was allegedly slugged in the face by repeat offender Ernst Delma, 41, when she tried to break up a fight between him and a group of kids on a Clason Point street corner around 7:10 p.m. Aug. 1, officials said.

The photo was posted on the website 50-a.org, under Fay’s profile, sometime after the assault.

The image of the rookie cop, bloodied and beaten, landed on The Post's front page.
The image of the rookie cop, bloodied and beaten, landed on The Post’s front page.
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The police union is livid over the use of the image of the beaten rookie.

“Shame on these anonymous cop-haters who are hiding behind their computer screens and posting this photo of our injured sister in her most difficult moment,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said.

“This entire site is an underhanded attempt to smear cops in order to sabotage their personal lives and post-NYPD employment prospects.”

The PBA is up in arms about the photo, and other behavior on the site that tracks the disciplinary history of cops. It’s unclear who runs 50-a.org. Messages to the website weren’t immediately returned.

Police officers’ employment records are now published on several publicly searchable government databases, and the site appears to collect the information from them.

the post's front pag with the bloodied foto and the hed crazy town
Fay was OK after the brutal beatdown.
Ernst Delma was arrested for the assault on the police officer in the Bronx.
Ernst Delma was arrested for the assault on the police officer in the Bronx. Matthew McDermott

“If the people behind this site don’t see a problem with pumping out unfounded allegations and unflattering photos of police officers, they should subject themselves to the same scrutiny: reveal their identities and allow police officers to hold them accountable and correct the misleading information on their site,” Hendry said.

The site presents substantiated Civilian Complaint Review Board filings as fully adjudicated in a big blue box near the top of each officer’s profile.

But many police officers who are accused by CCRB are later found not guilty in the NYPD Trial Room at One Police Plaza.

The PBA is in the process of filing a complaint with 50-a.org’s domain registrar about the publication of inaccurate information and the officer’s photo.

The only contact information available on the site is the email address [email protected]. “F12” is an abbreviation for “F–k 12,” in which “12” is street slang for police, a police source said.