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Police Agencies Deliver Thanksgiving Dinner to Needy Families

Police departments across the country spent some of the past few days delivering holiday joy—in the form of Thanksgiving dinner—to families who desperately need it.

November 23, 2018

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New York Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charge

Officer Michael Sippel of the Rochester (NY) Police Department pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge that he assaulted a Rochester man who had been wrongly identified as a burglary suspect.

November 20, 2018

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New York Officers Rescue Man from Icy Water in Canal

A driver in New York whose car came to a stop in a frigid canal was pulled out of the icy water by two Islip police officers who happened to be nearby.

November 19, 2018

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New York Officer Struck by Vehicle, Suspect in Custody

Elmira police say an officer attempted to pull over 35-year-old Billy McGinnis on Wednesday afternoon when McGinnis accelerated, striking the officer and fleeing the scene.

November 16, 2018

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NYPD Officer Helps Irish Family See Broadway Musical "Hamilton"

The department said in a Facebook post, "When a first time visitor to NYC found out she was $20 short for tickets after standing in line for 4 days, she ran for help— and luckily met Officer Dicandia. He understood the magnitude of the emergency and pulled a 20 out of his pocket so she didn’t have to throw away her shot."

November 14, 2018

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Video: NYPD Officer Sings Backstreet Boys Over Patrol Car Speakers

Video of an NYPD officer belting out the Backstreet Boys classic "I Want it That Way" from his patrol car is delighting the internet.

November 12, 2018

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2 New York Officers Narrowly Avoid Head-on Collision with Drunk Driver

According to WHAM-TV News, two officers with the Perry (NY) Police Department narrowly avoided being involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver last weekend.

November 2, 2018

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Syracuse Names Kenton Buckner As its Next Chief of Police

Mayor Ben Walsh has named Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner as the next chief of the Syracuse (NY) Police Department.

November 2, 2018

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New York Man Found Guilty of Attacking Off-Duty Officer with Meat Cleaver

A New York man has been convicted for trying to kill a cop with a meat cleaver in 2016. Akram Joudeh, 34, became enraged when he found an immobilization boot on the wheel of his Nissan Altima near Penn Station in Midtown.

October 31, 2018

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New York Man Awarded $1.5M in UOF Suit Calls for Mayor to Hire Outside Chief

A Syracuse man who was awarded $1.5 million for an incident in which he accused police of using excessive force in his arrest has asked the mayor to hire the next police chief from outside the agency.

October 25, 2018

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Guidance Counselor Punches New York Officer at School

A guidance counselor at Grover Cleveland High School in Queens was arrested on Wednesday for punching a police officer in the face during a dispute inside the school.

October 25, 2018

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New York Officers Help 6-Year-Old Boy with Cerebral Palsy Finish Fundraising Walk

Easton Jordan—a 6-year-old boy in Buffalo, NY, who suffers from cerebral palsy—recently completed a "walk, run, and roll" fundraiser to benefit the Make Lemon Aide Foundation for Cerebral Palsy. He insisted on doing the walk under his own power, despite the fact that he typically uses a motorized wheelchair to get around when his disease wears him down.

October 25, 2018