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Retired NYPD officer, Frank DeMasi, speaks with Police Editor, David Griffith, about his experience during 9/11-- what he saw approaching the towers, his orders on the scene, and his mission after the towers fell in this episode of Coffee Break with Police Experts.
Read More →John Coughlin, a member of the NYPD’s elite Emergency Service Unit, Truck 4, in the Bronx, ran into the blazing South Tower to lead rappelling rescues with a rope and harness. The collapse of the tower killed him at age 43.
Read More →Local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel are on the frontlines of counterterrorism efforts in the United States.
Read More →A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was the first to see Gilbert had mutilated himself after seeing the man, who was driving naked, covered in blood.
Read More →Officer James Hoffman's patrol car started taking on water, then started floating away — sliding sideways about 100 yards into deeper water. He ditched his bulky duty vest, climbed through a window and started swimming. He found a tree and held on.
Read More →The new public safety department could likely still include police officers — though the city would no longer be required to keep a minimum number based on the city's population — and would be under the combined control of the Council and the mayor.
Read More →Prosecutors dropped all charges in 16.9 percent of the 38,635 felony cases that were closed in New York City during 2020, according to data compiled by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Read More →The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar surrendered the animal on Thursday, said Kelly Donithan, director of animal disaster response for the Humane Society of the United States.
Read More →Using salvage and by listening to new ideas from employees, the department’s fleet services division economizes with out-of-the-box strategies.
Read More →Innovative technologies from CentralSquare are making emergency communications centers more effective for both police and the public.
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