Organized Crime Control Bureau

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The Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB) is a division within the New York City Police Department.

The Detectives in this division investigates crimes related to the mob and other various criminal syndicates.

Known Members

Commanding Officers

• Lieutenant Marv Moennig (????-2021)
• Lieutenant Bill Brewster (2021-2022)
• Deputy Inspector Lillian Goldfarb (2022)
• Deputy Inspector Ray Thurman (2023)

Squad Supervisors

• Sergeant Ayanna Bell (2021-present)
• Sergeant Bill Brewster (2021 (temporary); promoted to Lieutenant)

Detectives

• Detective 1^st grade Elliot Stabler (2021-present, former detective in the Special Victims Unit)
• Detective 3^rd/2^nd grade Jet Slootmaekers (2021-2025)
• Detective 2^nd grade Diego Morales (2021, former detective in the Gun Violence Suppression Division; KIA)
• Detective 1^st grade Freddie Washburn (2021, former detective in the Narcotics Unit; reassigned or transferred)
• Detective 3^rd grade Gina Cappelletti (2021, undercover; KIA)
• Detective 3^rd grade Carlos Maldonado (2021-2022)
• Detective 1^st grade Victoria Cho (2021-2022)
• Detective 3^rd grade Carmen Riley (2021-2022, retired)
• Detective 2^nd grade Bobby Reyes (2022-present)
• Detective 2^nd grade Jamie Whelan (2022-2023; KIA)
• Detective 3^rd grade Samir Bashir (2024; KIA)

Support Personnel

• Adam Mintock (2022)
• Professor Kyle Vargas (2024-present)

The real Organized Crime Control Bureau

The NYPD did have a real bureau that was charged with the investigation and prevention of organized crime within New York City. It was one of the ten bureaus that formed the New York Police Department. The OCCB was formed after the Knapp Commission investigations into police corruption; all of them were conducted by specially structured teams in an effort to reduce the chance of corruption.

The Organized Crime Control Bureau had numerous units and sub-units that investigate matters such as organized auto larceny rings, unlawful firearms, and prostitution. It was involved in using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to search and disband organized criminal activities and seize property and vehicles. The Organized Crime Control Bureau utilized undercover police officers to infiltrate various criminal organizations. It had been effective against the Italian Mafia, "the Westies" of the Irish Mob, Chinese Triads, and Russian Bratvas organized criminal elements. The Organized Crime Control Bureau's Joint Organized Crime Task Force worked in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's New York Field Division, the largest FBI office in the U.S..

Following the 2008 Mumbai attacks, officers from the OCCB were trained in the use of Ruger Mini-14s to provide support to the Emergency Service Unit, forming the Critical Incident Response Capacity (CIRC) in case of a similar situation arising in New York City.

The Bureau was disbanded in March 2016, with all investigative entities being moved to the Chief of Detectives' office. The Organized Crime Control Bureau was headed by Bureau Chief Thomas P. Purtell at the time it was disbanded.