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Patrol
NYPD Sending 100 More Officers to Central Park to Quell Violent Crime
Assaults are up 43% in Central Park. There have been 30 robberies in Central Park this year compared to 10 last year, an increase of 200%, according to the NYPD. Police said migrants are contributing to the rise in crime.
August 15, 2024
Patrol
NYPD Sergeants Shot and Wounded During Foot Pursuit
One was shot in the leg. The other was shot in the groin. They were transported to a local hospital.
August 1, 2024
Technology
New York City to Install Weapon Detection Systems in Subway Stations
The city is using Evolv Technology's weapons detection system, the same technology in place at Citi Field, where the New York Mets play.
July 19, 2024
Training
NYPD Recruit Dies After Collapsing During Training
Probationary Officer Edgar Ordonez, 33, was training outdoors at the department's shooting range at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx when he collapsed just before noon.
July 11, 2024
NYPD Probationary Police Officer Edgar Ordonez suffered a medical event and died while training Wednesday at the academy.
Patrol
Widow of Slain NYPD Officer Pins Shield on Recruit Husband Mentored
Officer Mohamad Ghafari, 25, says as a young boy he spent every afternoon with Ramos, who was his school safety officer at the time.
July 3, 2024
Maritza Ramos, widow of slain NYPD detective Rafael Ramos, pins shield on Officer Mohamad Ghafari. Her husband mentored the 25-year-old rookie while serving as a school officer.
Patrol
New York Officer Fatally Shoots 13-Year-Old Who Pointed Air Pistol
Police say that while the suspect was fleeing he produced what looked like a Glock pistol from “the front of his body”and pointed it at the officers. One of the officers fired one shot and Mway was mortally wounded.
July 1, 2024
Police say that while the suspect was fleeing he produced what looked like a Glock pistol from “the front of his body”and pointed it at the officers. One of the Utica Police officers fired one shot and Mway was mortally wounded.
Patrol
Man Reportedly Impersonated NYPD Officer and Pepper Sprayed Subway Rider
“An unknown individual wearing an NYPD detective shield displayed from a chain around his neck was unlawfully stopping commuters from entering the transit system and attempting to detain them while identifying himself as a police officer,” police say.
June 27, 2024
The NYPD says a man posed as a detective in the subway system using this badge and pepper sprayed a rider.
Patrol
2 NYPD Officers Shot in Gunfight with Migrant Suspect
The suspect has been identified by law enforcement as Bernardo Raul Castro Mato, 19, a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. through Eagle Pass, Texas, in July 2023. His last known address was a migrant shelter at a hotel in Queens.
June 3, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds body armor that stopped a bullet from seriously wounding Officer Richard Yarusso early Monday.
Special Units
Video: NYPD Officers Save Distraught Woman from High-Rise Building's Ledge
The incident occurred on May 1 in Midtown Manhattan, and was captured by an Emergency Services Unit (ESU) detective’s body camera.
May 7, 2024
NYPD ESU officers rescue a distraught woman from a high-rise ledge.
Patrol
Albany Police Say Man who Shot Officer Killed Self
The officer wounded early Wednesday morning was Jonathan Damphier, police confirmed Thursday. Damphier has been with the department since 2021, and is recovering from a successful surgery.
April 19, 2024
Patrol
Tunnels to Towers Pays Off Mortgage for Slain New York Deputy’s Family
“On behalf of the CNY T2T crew, our condolences go out to the family, friends and fellow officers of Onondaga County Sherrifs Lt. Michael Hoosock and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen,” Tunnels to Towers said.
April 18, 2024
Patrol
New York Officer Wounded in “Ambush” Attack, Suspect Killed
When he got out of his patrol vehicle and started to approach the suspect’s vehicle, the officer came under fire.
April 17, 2024
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins and Mayor Kathy Sheehan brief the press about a shooting that wounded an Albany officer on April 17, 2024.
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