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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2016

New York Senator Votes for Bill to Protect Police Officers

New York State Senator Michael Venditto (R, C, I- Massapequa) voted this week on legislation (S.5598) that would establish the new crime of inciting violence against a police officer.

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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

Hospital to Pay $1M to Family of Eric Garner

The hospital center that dispatched paramedics and treated Eric Garner as he died has agreed to pay $1 million to the family, according to court records.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2016

Video: Buffalo Officer Suspended Without Pay Over Vine Videos

A three-year veteran of the Buffalo (NY) Police Department assigned to the Housing Unit was suspended without pay Monday afternoon for violating the department's social media policy.

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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 18, 2016

Off-Duty Officer Saved from Heroin Overdose by Fellow Officer

An off-duty Buffalo, NY, police officer overdosed on heroin last week, but was revived when an on-duty city police officer responded to a South Buffalo residence and administered at least two doses of the opiate antidote Narcan.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2016

Video: New York Officer Saves Choking Woman

At a home in Long Island on Saturday night, Officer Bryan Mastrangelo found a woman struggling to breathe because a pepper had gotten lodged in her throat.

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