Richard Hy

About

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. In 2025, Hy made allegations that Buffalo Public Schools had obstructed investigations into child abuse and sexual abuse crimes.

Hy graduated from North Tonawanda High School in 2005.

Hy became a US Army reservist immediately after graduating high school. He completed basic training on October 14, 2005 from Fort Jackson, South Carolina as part of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment. He was honored as having achieved the highest possible score on the end-of-cycle physical fitness test. He then started his military career as a civil affairs specialist in the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
Hy served on two combat tours in Iraq and has been awarded the Combat Action Badge.
As of 2020, he is a staff sergeant and training non-commissioned officer for the…