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Patrol

2 New York Officers Injured in Gunfight with Suspect During Drug Raid

Multiple agencies were working with an FBI task force in seeking to arrest 42-year-old Samuel Galberth at a hotel when the gunfire broke out.

June 5, 2019

Patrol

New York Mayor Proposes Bail Reform to Keep Teens Out of Jail While Awaiting Trial

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed a plan to allow teens accused of crimes—some of them serious offenses such as armed robbery, assault, and burglary—to stay out of jail while awaiting trial.

May 30, 2019

Special Units

New York Agency Adds Comfort Dog to Ranks

Soon, officers, crime victims, witnesses, and others exposed to trauma will have access to a comfort dog that the Albany (NY) Police Department recently acquired.

May 29, 2019

Patrol

New York Marine Unit Rescues Man from Hudson River

Officers from the marine unit for the Westchester (NY) County Police Department rescued a man over the weekend who had fallen off a jet ski and was left floating in the Hudson River for 45 minutes.

May 27, 2019

Weapons

New York Agency Transitions to SIG Sauer P320

SIG Sauer announced that the Lloyd Harbor (NY) Police Department has adopted the SIG Sauer P320 9mm pistol as its official duty pistol. Lloyd Harbor Police Department serves the Village of Lloyd Harbor in Huntington, New York.

May 24, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty NY Officer Among Responders to Assist Family in Car Crash

An off-duty officer with the Westchester County Police Department was driving on an interstate highway when he noticed a vehicle being driven erratically and very slowly in the left lane.

May 23, 2019

Patrol

NY Officers Rescue 3-Year-Old from Building Fire

Sergeant Christopher Cornell and Police Officer Joshua Sears were among a group of Albany police officers who responded to a working structure fire on Sunday.

May 21, 2019

Patrol

Report Ranks Best and Worst States to be a Police Officer

A new report has ranked the best and worst states to be a police officer based on a variety of factors—such as median salary, benefits packages, quality of life, opportunity for advancement, and levels of criminal activity to which officers must respond.

May 17, 2019

Patrol

NYPD Officer Faces Disciplinary Trial Over Eric Garner Incident

“The evidence will show that the ultimate autopsy was wrong,” London said, at times saying the officer used a “neck hold” rather than a chokehold. “Officer Pantaleo was justified in using physical force to make this arrest.”

May 13, 2019

Point of Law

New York Bill would Make All Inmates Eligible for Parole at Age 55

The legislation would even extend to those serving life without parole, a group which includes famed criminals such as '90s serial killer Joel Rifkin, the Queens Wendy’s massacre mastermind John Taylor, and Bronx child rapist Clarence Moss.

May 10, 2019

Patrol

Many Mourn the Sudden Death of New York SRO

Officer Ken Albro had worked as the SRO at Fowler High School before retiring and taking a job in the Chittenango school district.

May 7, 2019

Special Units

Retired NYPD ESU Detective Disarmed UNC Charlotte Shooter

“I’m proud of my actions yesterday and owe it to all the great member and training that the best unit in the world taught me over the years,” Gundacker wrote in an undated post to a Facebook group for ESU officers.

May 3, 2019