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NYPD Officer in Garner Case Suspended After Judge Recommends He Be Terminated

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, the officer at the center of the Eric Garner case, has been suspended after a judge recommended he be terminated from the police force.

August 2, 2019

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Video: NY Traffic Agent Rescues People, Dogs From Burning Homes

Two NYPD traffic agents saved multiple people and their pets from two homes in Queens on Thursday after they saw the thick billowing smoke and bright orange blaze from a house fire.

August 2, 2019

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NY Lawmakers Want to Make Attacking Officers with Water a Felony

The bill would make it a Class E felony to throw or spray water or any other substance against an on-duty police officer, and would carry a possible maximum sentence of four years behind bars.

August 1, 2019

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Video: Good Samaritans Help NYPD Officer Free Hand Stuck in Squad Trunk

A group of Good Samaritans can be seen in a video helping a desperate police officer free his finger that was stuck in the trunk of an NYPD cruiser in Manhattan.

July 31, 2019

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Former NYPD Chief Blasts Mayor de Blasio for "Not Supporting" Police

Former NYPD chief Louis Anemone said Monday that Mayor Bill de Blasio does not sufficiently support police, leading to a climate in the Big Apple that led to recent incidents of young people dousing police officers with buckets of water.

July 30, 2019

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New York Police Officer Dies of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

An off-duty officer with the New York Police Department reportedly died by apparent suicide over the weekend, marking the seventh such death for the agency so far this year.

July 29, 2019

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New Yorkers Host Free Car Wash for NYPD to Thank Officers

Following the incidents of officers with the New York Police Department being doused with buckets of water, a group of volunteers in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn organized a special tribute to thank officers for their service.

July 29, 2019

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Trump Calls Water Attacks on NYPD Officers a "Disgrace," Slams De Blasio

“We love our Law Enforcement Officers all around this great Country. What took place in NYC with water being tossed on NYPD officers was a total disgrace,” tweeted Trump. “It is time for @NYCMayor @BilldeBlasio to STAND UP for those who protect our lives and serve us all so well …”

July 26, 2019

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Mad as Hell About Water Buckets—and the Ferguson Effect

One component of the Ferguson Effect is the glorification of anti-police sentiment, anti-police protests that turn violent, and attacks on officers—both verbal and physical. The latest social media videos of attacks on officers serve as proof that this wrongheaded thinking undeniably exists.

July 26, 2019

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27 New York Black Leaders Condemn Water Attacks on Officers

"We ask police officers to put their lives on the line for our communities every day. We demand that they serve and protect us all. In exchange, we should show the N.Y.P.D. respect when its officers are lawfully doing exactly what we have asked them to do."

July 25, 2019

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Third Video Surfaces of Suspects Dousing NYPD Officers With Water

A third video surfaced on Wednesday of individuals carrying buckets of water and dousing NYPD officers on the street.

July 25, 2019

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3 Arrested in New York City Water Bucket Attacks

Police in New York City have arrested three men in connection with the water bucket attacks in which police officers were doused with water in videos that were posted to social media on Monday.

July 24, 2019