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NYPD Chief to Command Staff at Meeting: "We Can't be Afraid" of New Force Law

Chief Terence Monahan was referencing officer hesitation caused by the city's new law that criminalizes even accidentally kneeling or sitting on a subject.

July 27, 2020

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NYPD Clears Out "Occupy City Hall" Encampment

In a predawn raid, officers with the New York Police Department cleared out the "Occupy City Hall" encampment that had begun as an anti-police protest but morphed into a gathering dominated mostly by homeless people.

July 23, 2020

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New York Officer in Viral Video Named Assistant Basketball Coach

An officer with the Syracuse Police Department who became nationally famous after a viral video showed him challenging local young people to one-on-one competitions has been added as an assistant coach for the Cicero-North Syracuse's boys basketball team during the school district's board meeting Monday night.

July 23, 2020

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Off-Duty New York Officer Saves 2 Dogs from House Fire

An off-duty officer with the Syracuse (NY) Police Department is being lauded for saving two dogs from a house fire late last week.

July 21, 2020

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2 Men Arrested Following Attack on NYPD Officers During Protest

Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an attack on police officers responding to a demonstration that turned violent earlier this week in New York City.

July 17, 2020

Procedures & Policies

Martial Arts Master Warns New NYPD Arrest and Control Rules are Dangerous for Officers and Arrestees

“When you remove the safest control method, you force them to use the less safe tools that they have,” said Rener Gracie, 36, including firearms.

July 16, 2020

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NY Troopers Union Demands that Members be Removed from NYC Over City's New Use-of-Force Law

"We have arrived at this unfortunate decision due to the hastily written so-called police reform legislation recently passed by the New York City Council," said PBA President Thomas H. Mungeer. "This poorly conceived bill puts an undue burden upon our troopers; it opens them up to criminal and civil liability for restraining a person during a lawful arrest in a manner that is consistent with their training and is legal throughout the rest

July 16, 2020

Command

NYPD Commissioner Blasts Politicians for Handcuffing His Officers

“I think there is absolutely valid causes about what came out of Minneapolis … but I think that people are using that just cause to advance agendas and agendas that existed long before the incident happened,” Shea said.

July 16, 2020

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3 NYPD Officers Seriously Injured, Chief Suffers Broken Finger During Protester Attack

The officers were reportedly marching with community members protesting the city's unprecedented rise in gun violence. It appears they were attacked by anti-police counter protesters.

July 15, 2020

Special Units

After Spike in Shootings Some Activists Want Disbanded NYPD Unit Back in Action

“What we’re saying out here clearly is that we need these police on the street. We need to have that anti-crime unit — a modernized version, with some monitoring to take place. But we need their intel so we can get these guns off the street,” community activist Tony Herbert said.

July 14, 2020

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New York Civilians March to Show Support for Police

A crowd of hundreds of police supporters marched through neighborhood streets in the Staten Island borough of New York City on Saturday to show their support for the NYPD in response to anti-police protests taking place across the country.

July 14, 2020

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New York Officer Rescues Fawn Trapped in Basement Window Well

An Officer with the West Seneca (NY) Police Department was caught on video as he pulled a baby deer to safety after it had become trapped in a window well over Independence Day weekend.

July 9, 2020