New York police and fire responders who developed health ailments as a result of their exposure to the toxic fumes, dust and smoke of ground zero lauded the passage of the 9/11 health bill once named for an NYPD detective.
Read More →During the Dec. 3 simulation, a team of terrorists unleashed a coordinated series of bombings and gun attacks around the city. At one point, terrorists attacked New York police officials visiting wounded officers in a hospital.
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The sons of two NYPD officers received the shields that had been worn by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and ESU Officer Stephen Driscoll, who died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
Read More →Bagpipes serenaded NYPD Officer Ricardo Ramirez as he carefully walked out of a Manhattan hospital Friday morning, about two months after he was shot in the stairwell of a Brooklyn apartment.
Read More →The jury found 29-year-old officer Kelvin L. Jones guilty of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commence by armed robbery, armed robbery, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and conspiracy to transport stolen goods across state lines.
Read More →The NYPD partnered with Brooklyn clergy to purchase 174 firearms in a six-hour period during its Cash for Guns event. During the Sunday event, the Coalition to Reduce Violent Crime handed out $200 gift cards to purchase the firearms.
Read More →Samuel Ventura, 20, has been arrested in Connecticut for allegedly firing a round into a New York Police detective's buttocks, after the officer attempted to play peacekeeping during a fender bender.
Read More →Officers who have obtained approval for "working" vacation shifts won't be affected. The move is estimated to save $4.1 million annually.
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Addressing concerns that security measures on the project would be "Draconian," Kelly wrote that he would make no apologies for the measures because the site "remains a prime target of our enemies."
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The New York Police Department will be utilizing six T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicles from T3 Motion, Inc., part of a multi-unit purchase order shipped recently. The units will enable the department to increase patrol capabilities, especially in subways and crowded areas.
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