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Patrol Shift Changes to Revolutionize Crime Fight, Baltimore Police Say

Baltimore police and city officials say a new police patrol schedule will put more officers on the streets at the most needed times, give officers more time off, and cut overtime spending.

January 13, 2015

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De Blasio's Relationship with NYPD Characterized by Missteps

Not long after Mayor Bill de Blasio sat beside the Rev. Al Sharpton at a July summit meeting on police reform, a political adviser gave the mayor a blunt assessment: You have a problem with the cops.

January 12, 2015

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Could Bill Clinton Negotiate Peace Between NYPD Unions and Mayor?

NYPD union leaders think the rift between the rank and file and Mayor Bill de Blasio is so bad, it can only be healed by one man — ex-President Bill Clinton — and police brass are receptive to the idea.

January 8, 2015

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Mayor de Blasio Says He Will Not Apologize to NYPD

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he would not apologize to police union leaders and rank and file cops, despite calls from some top officials for the Democratic mayor to be contrite in the wake of a glaring rift between the NYPD and City Hall.

January 8, 2015

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NYPD Union Leaders, Bratton Meet to Resolve Rift with Mayor

“The problem was not created here in headquarters, it started in City Hall,” Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said in a statement after a two-hour sitdown with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton that de Blasio did not attend.

January 8, 2015

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Leader of NYPD Sergeants Union Wants Mayor to Apologize

The leader of one of the city’s most influential police unions says Mayor Bill de Blasio needs to humble himself to heal the glaring rift between NYPD officers and City Hall.

January 5, 2015

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Video: Houston Police Union Pushes for 2-Officer Cars

"It's time for our department to do everything possible to protect our officers' safety while they work to keep the public safe," said Ray Hunt, president of the Houston Police Officers Union.

December 31, 2014

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Houston Police Union Pushes for 2-Officer Cars

The Houston Police Officers Union president asked the Houston PD chief to put two police officers in each patrol car out of a concern for officer safety after someone drove by and fired three shots at an officer on a traffic stop Tuesday. More Here.

December 31, 2014

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Politico: De Blasio Must Press Reset with NYPD

The low-boil contempt for de Blasio, which has been building for months, erupted publicly on Saturday when dozens of cops turned their backs on the mayor as he arrived at the Brooklyn hospital where the bodies of officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, had been taken.

December 23, 2014

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De Blasio Calls for Suspension of Protests, Politics to Respect Ambushed Officers' Families

It’s time for those of different viewpoints to “put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside everything we will talk about in due time while two families try to piece their lives back together,” he said at a gathering of the Police Athletic League. More Here.

December 22, 2014

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Video: NYPD Slayings Widen Rift Between Police and Mayor

Mayor Bill de Blasio got a chilly reception from NYPD officers at Woodhull Hospital Saturday after two officers were shot to death in Brooklyn.

December 22, 2014

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Video: De Blasio Calls for Suspension of Protests, Politics to Respect Ambushed Officers' Families

It’s time for those of different viewpoints to “put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside everything we will talk about in due time while two families try to piece their lives back together,” he said at a gathering of the Police Athletic League.

December 22, 2014