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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2016

42-Year NYPD Veteran, Who Never Took Sick Day, Dies Days Before Retirement

Nearly 42 years on the job gave NYPD sergeant Francis “Buddy” Murnane the distinction of being the department’s oldest and longest-serving active officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2016

NYPD Officers Unhappy and Feel Less Safe, Union Survey Shows

Roughly 87 percent of cops said the Big Apple has become “less safe” since the new administration took over at the beginning of 2014, with 55 percent of those respondents describing New York City as “a lot less safe.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2016

Judge Rules Killer of Two NYPD Detectives Can't be Executed

A man on death row for killing two undercover New York City police officers cannot be executed because he meets the legal standard to be considered intellectually disabled, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2016

Video: NYPD Detective Shot at Brooklyn Drug Bust by Apparent "Friendly Fire"

Two suspects are in custody and one is still on the loose after a "friendly fire" incident during a narcotics operation that resulted in a NYPD narcotics officer being shot in Bushwick Tuesday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

NYPD Stops Arresting People for Minor Crimes in Manhattan

People who commit low-level crimes — like littering, public urination, taking up two subway seats or public consumption of alcohol — will no longer be subject to arrest in Manhattan starting Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2016

Video: NYPD Officers Sprayed with Accelerant, Burned while Apprehending Murder Suspect

Two NYPD officers were sprayed with an accelerant and burned on Sunday night in the final moments of a manhunt for a 23-year-old who went on a violent spree earlier in the day, authorities say.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 29, 2016

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run on Jersey Turnpike

After Harrison's vehicle came to a final rest on the right shoulder, he exited his vehicle and an Infiniti hit him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

NYPD Finishes Unveiling of New Bullet-Resistant Vests

The early morning shooting in which a bullet-resistant vest saved 29-year-old Police Officer Andrew Yurkiw from certain death occurred as the NYPD finishes up its roll-out of new state-of-the art slug stoppers, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2016

NYPD Officer Shot in Gunfight, Retired Father Saved by Vests 27 Years Apart

Twenty-seven years after retired NYPD Detective Paul Yurkiw’s bulletproof vest saved his life, the body armor worn by his police officer son caught a potentially deadly bullet during a Brooklyn gunfight early Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2016

Video: 2 NYPD Officers Shot in Bronx Public Housing Complex

Authorities say two NYPD officers have been shot and wounded by a gunman they encountered in the stairwell of a South Bronx public housing project they were patrolling, and the gunman has killed himself.

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