In order to utilize the exception the employer must allege, in the charges, facts that satisfy the elements of a crime. Felony convictions bar you from appointment to the town police department and New York City police force.Officers are leaving the NYPD at record rates. Felony convictions bar you from appointment to the town police department and New York City police force. Officers are leaving the NYPD at record rates. According to the official CompStat database, the NYPD responded to nearly 500,000 reports of crime and made over 200,000 arrests during 2019. Ramarley Graham was 18 when he was shot once in the bathroom of his Bronx home in 2012 during a drug investigation. KempNeal has not been charged with any crime. Stay Connected. Participate.