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Patrol

NYPD Officer Seriously Wounded Serving Narcotics Warrant

“Even with a serious leg wound, bleeding badly enough that fellow officers had to apply immediate pressure to slow the blood loss, he held a ballistic shield in front of his team to protect them from gunfire,” Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.

January 20, 2022

Command

NYC Mayor Demotes Brother from Deputy Chief Position

The move comes after the mayor on Sunday defended hiring his brother despite nepotism concerns.

January 12, 2022

Command

Departing NYPD Chief Blasts Criminal Justice Reformers for "Magical Thinking"

“I can also tell you that more than 80 percent of the people arrested for illegal gun possession this year are not in custody. Does that sound like a formula for success?” he wrote.

January 5, 2022

Point of Law

New York City's New DA Plans to Stop Seeking Prison Sentences for Many Crimes

In cases where prosecutors do seek to put a convict behind bars, the request can be for no more than 20 years for a determinate sentence, meaning one that can’t be reviewed or changed by a parole board. “The Office shall not seek a sentence of life without parole,” the memo states.

January 5, 2022

Vehicle Ops

NYC Buys 184 Electric Mustangs for Police and Other Agencies

“This order of all-electric Mach-Es will enable our law enforcement agencies to put electric models to the full test and work out maintenance, lights and sirens, charging, and other operational issues. It is a critical step towards our goal of a fully electric fleet,” said DCAS Deputy Commissioner and NYC Chief Fleet Officer Keith Kerman.

January 5, 2022

Patrol

NYPD Officer Shot while Sleeping in Personal Car Between Shifts

An on-duty sergeant found the officer after he exited the car, bleeding from a gunshot wound. The injured officer received aid and was rushed to the hospital where he underwent surgery.

January 3, 2022

Patrol

6,000 NYPD Officers Out with COVID or Flu-Like Symptoms

The percentage out sick Tuesday is double the total from the same day last week.

December 29, 2021

Patrol

Man Convicted of Murdering First Female New York City Officer Killed on Duty Has Been Paroled

Cop-killer Darryl Jeter shot Officer Irma “Fran” Lozada, 25, twice in the head in 1984 after she and her partner chased him for stealing a straphanger’s chain on the L subway line in Brooklyn, the Police Benevolent Association said in a statement.

December 22, 2021

Patrol

NY Man Dies After Catching Fire from Combination of Spraying Self with Hand Sanitizer and Officer's ECW Use

In the early morning hours of Oct. 30, Jones walked into the Catskill Police Department headquarters at and sprayed hand sanitizer on his body and head, authorities said previously. An officer then used a taser to subdue him, setting him on fire.

December 17, 2021

Command

Nassau County Detective Chief Tapped to Lead NYPD

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has tapped Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell as the next commissioner of the NYPD.

December 15, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Officer Wounded in Wednesday Shooting Leaves Hospital

Officer Alejandra Jacobs, 23, was greeted by a hundred clapping fellow officers — and Mayor-elect Eric Adams — as she was wheeled out of St. Barnabas Hospital shortly before noon, wearing a Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association jacket.

November 26, 2021

Patrol

2 NYPD Officers Wounded in Bronx Shooting

The eight-year veteran struggled with the suspect and wrestled him to the ground. That officer was shot in the armpit during the struggle.

November 25, 2021