COREY PEGUES
Corey Pegues , a Queens New York native , retired NYPD Executive , author , motivational speaker , community leader , and expert on police related topics .
Corey Pegues ' career spans over two decades and speaks for itself .
Immediately , after graduating high school , he enlisted in the United States Army where he served almost four years as a Medical Specialist , until the end of his enlistment in March , 2001 . After his honorable discharge from the Army , he enlisted in the New York State National Guard , where he spent the next 14 years of his military career .
Subsequent to his discharge from the Army , Corey entered the N . Y . C . Police Academy in January , 1992 . Upon graduation from the academy , he was assigned to the 114th Precinct , located in Astoria , Queens . After only five and a half years , Corey was promoted to the rank of Sergeant . Shortly thereafter , Corey received several more promotions , resulting in his executive rank of Captain in 2005 . Eighteen month later , Corey received a discretionary promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector from the Police Commissioner . During his career Corey commanded some of the most violent precincts in the City of New York and was successful in reducing crime each year he was in command . After a stellar career , Corey retired in good standing in March , 2013 , completing 21 years of service .
While in retirement , Corey embarked on writing a memoir , Once A Cop – The Street , The Law , Two Worlds , One Man which was published in May 2016 on Simon and Schuster imprint Atria Books . His book details his life of growing up as a teenage drug dealer in Queens NY , his stint in the military , then to his meteoric rise in the NYPD . He gives insight on how a misguided youngster who made some poor choices , did not let his past define his future , and decided to change his life .
Corey has made guest appearances on several television and syndicated radio talk shows including but not limited to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , The Reverend Al Sharpton Show , The Roland Martin Show , MSNBC , CSPAN , CNN , Al Jazeera America , ARISE America , RT Today , The Michael Baisden Show , WPIX Channel 11 , NY 1 , News 12 Long Island , NPR , The Combat Jack Show , 1010 Wins , Hot 97 Street Soldiers and BET . com to talk about his life story and to also , give his expert analysis and opinion in the field of law enforcement . He has also been featured as a guest on several high profile cases that have transpired around the nation .
Corey is a graduate of St . Josephs College with a B . S . in Organizational Management , an M . P . S . in Criminal Justice Leadership from St . Johns University , and a Post Graduate Certificate from the Police Management Institute at Columbia University , School of Business . He was also an adjunct professor for five years at Monroe Community College .