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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

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Video: New York Subway Rider Verbally Abuses Police Officer

The NYC Police Benevolent Association posted on its Facebook page a video of a young man verbally abusing a police officer on a subway train.

July 24, 2019

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Researchers: White Officers Not More Likely to Shoot Minority Suspects

“There are so many examples of people saying that when black citizens are shot by police, it’s white officers shooting them. In fact, our findings show no support for the idea that white officers are biased in shooting black citizens.”

July 23, 2019

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New York PBA President Livid Over "Water Bucket Attacks" on Officers

Lynch said in a statement, "Our anti-cop lawmakers have gotten their wish: the NYPD is now frozen. It's not the fault of these police officers. It's the end result of the torrent of bad policies and anti-police rhetoric that has been streaming out of City Hall and Albany for years now."

July 23, 2019

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Celebrating the Heroism of American Police Officers

Acts of heroism happen all the time in big cities and small communities alike. Officers with departments of all sizes rise to the occasion on a daily basis to ensure the health and welfare of the civilians they serve.

July 19, 2019

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Why Police Should Ignore the Starbucks Kerfuffle

The blowback on Facebook against Starbucks was especially vitriolic, leading an outside observer to conclude that mistreatment of law enforcement officers in the company's stores is a pervasive problem (spoiler alert: it's not).

July 12, 2019

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Starbucks VP Issues Apology to Tempe Police Department

The vice president of retail operations for the Starbucks coffee chain issued a written apology for the events that transpired in one of their stores on Independence Day in which several officers were asked to either relocate away from a complaining customer or leave the establishment.

July 8, 2019

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FOP VP Decries Heckling of Officers Securing Scene of Murdered Rookie

Video has surfaced of citizens heckling officers at the scene where 26-year-old Rookie Officer Tara O'Sullivan was ambushed and murdered, and the vice president of the National Fraternal Order of Police is calling the footage "disgusting."

June 25, 2019

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Phoenix Chief Promises Changes in Department During Angry Meeting Over Shoplifting Incident

Appearing frustrated at times, Williams assured those gathered that the meeting would not be the last. "We are here to listen, we are here to make change," she said.

June 19, 2019

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The Perils and Pitfalls for Police Officers Posting on Social Media

An organization recently made available to the media a significant database of social media posts—that they deem to be potentially offensive—from thousands of officers from places such as Philadelphia, Dallas, Phoenix, St. Louis, and elsewhere. Internal investigations have been launched at several of those agencies. Here's why cops need to use social media cautiously.

June 14, 2019