Richard Hy

Richard N. Hy, also known as Angry Cops, is an American YouTuber, Special Victims Unit detective for the Buffalo Police Department, and US Army Drill Sergeant. His YouTube channel consists of vlogs, commentary, and skits related to law enforcement and military subjects. He has been subject to controversy at multiple points in his policing career, over multiple incidents, on- and off-duty.

Early life Hy graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 2005.

Military career Hy became a US Army reservist immediately after graduating high school. He was honored as having achieved the highest possible score on the end-of-cycle physical fitness test.

Hy's posts on different social media platforms have resulted in two suspensions from the Buffalo Police Department, in 2016

Hy's social media platforms were estimated to be worth over $750,000 as of 2022.

On September 15, 2024, Hy uploaded a video to YouTube criticizing the establishment and fundraising efforts of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post inside the Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado, believing that the crimes of its members were too heinous to warrant them being a part of the organization. VFW was subject to a wave of criticism following the video, which ultimately culminated in a new guideline on October 11 that convicted felons currently serving time would no longer be able to join the organization. This resulted in the post falling below the 10-member minimum requirement, in turn resulting in the group shutting down. VFW Adjutant General Dan West stated that there was no plan to reinstitute the post or establish any new ones at a correctional facility.

Law enforcement career alt=District C Police Station in Buffalo, New York, where Hy was briefly stationed in 2013. District C Police Station in Buffalo, New York, where Hy was briefly stationed in 2013. Hy joined the Buffalo Police Department in 2012, starting out by patrolling the A district in South Buffalo. On September 13, 2016, Hy was suspended from the department again. He was charged with second-degree harassment, third-degree assault, and criminal obstruction of breathing after he and another officer got into a fight with local teenagers filming a rap video.

In early June 2020, Hy was among the 57 officers on the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response team who resigned from the team during the Buffalo police shoving incident. On June 22, 2020, Hy was involved in the arrest of then-New York Supreme Court Justice Mark Grisanti. Hy was recorded reprimanding Grisanti for name-dropping political and law enforcement connections while officers were trying to deescalate a fight between Grisanti and his neighbors. A 2024 investigation by the New York State Attorney General's Office found that this was unprofessional behavior constituting misconduct.

On September 3, 2020, Hy was recorded fighting a man while off-duty and in army uniform, for which he was subject to an internal investigation by the Buffalo Police Department. A lawsuit naming Hy was filed by Dean on August 30, 2022 over the incident.

In October 2021, Hy and his attorney alleged in a press release that he had been repeatedly passed up for promotion due to his YouTube videos in violation of his First Amendment rights.

Buffalo Public Schools allegations Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet School, where an individual referenced by Hy in his allegations was accused of kidnapping a student.

On April 26, 2025, on the Unsubscribe podcast, Hy alleged that the Buffalo Public Schools district had covered up and refused to work with law enforcement in cases of sexual assaults and abuse. Hy stated that the Erie County District Attorney's office and his superiors were also frustrated, to which they replied with no comment on concerns about compromising ongoing investigations.

After these allegations were made, a 30-year-old referenced by Hy in his allegations was charged with second-degree kidnapping, two counts of luring a child to commit a felony, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, four counts of burglary, and five counts of assault causing injury on school ground, after being accused of kidnapping a student from Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet School in February 2025.

In May 2025, Hy appeared on the Unsubscribe podcast again, and stated that an alleged rape of a student had been improperly handled by multiple teachers. He further alleged on the Black Rifle Coffee Podcast that teachers and school aides used school bathrooms as "time-out" rooms for students, claiming that the lights would be turned off and an adult would put their foot against the door to prevent them from leaving.

In June 2025, the School Board selected Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC to conduct an independent investigation into Hy's allegations. 66 individuals were interviewed as part of the investigation according to Rupp Pfalzgraf and the school district. A representative for Rupp Pfalzgraf stated that they did not have access to all related documents or individuals as they would have required the ability to issue subpoenas in order to obtain them. The report specifically found instances of bad communication and reporting in connection with evidence not received by Hy as part of a sexual assault case, a failure to enter a lockdown instead of a shelter-in-place procedure during the kidnapping incident, and lack of staff training after a teacher accidentally gave a student candy laced with THC.