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Patrol

NYPD Increasing Security on Mosques After Quebec Attack

The NYPD increased security at mosques in the city, following a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that killed six people and wounded 19 on Sunday, police said.

January 30, 2017

Patrol

NYPD Officer Promoted After Helping Bring El Chapo to Justice

Det. Diana Spangenberg, a 15-year NYPD veteran who worked on the investigation that led to the arrest of Mexican drug lord El Chapo, has been made detective first grade, police said Friday.

January 27, 2017

Training

NYPD Plans $275 Million Upgrade to Training Facility

“It is an extremely out-of-date, dilapidated facility,” said Vincent Grippo, the deputy commissioner for management and budget for the Police Department. “Nothing’s been done for 40 or 50 years.”

January 24, 2017

Vehicle Ops

NYPD to Get Armored Patrol Car Windows

The City of New York is planning to spend $10.4 million to outfit all NYPD patrol cars with bullet-resistant window inserts, according to City Hall officials.

January 24, 2017

Patrol

NYPD Detective Awarded Medal of Honor 19 Years After He was Killed

On Jan. 19, 1998, Carrington and his partner were working an undercover drug sting when he was shot in the chest and killed.

January 13, 2017

Patrol

Paralyzed NYPD Officer Who Championed Forgiveness Dies at 59

Officer Steven McDonald, a New York City police officer who was shot by a 15-year-old boy in Central Park in July 1986 and paralyzed from the neck down, but who forgave his assailant and remained in the public eye for his spirit in the face of adversity, died on Tuesday.

January 11, 2017

Patrol

NYPD to Allow Sikh Officers to Wear Turbans, Grow Beards

Commissioner Jimmy O’Neill announced the new policy at a graduation ceremony Wednesday, modifying a decades-long policy that set beard growth at just one millimeter.

December 29, 2016

Patrol

Off-Duty Marshal Arrested for Allegedly Pointing Gun at McDonald's Workers

The off-duty marshal was reportedly drunk during the time of the incident at the fast-food restaurant in Bay Ridge around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

December 20, 2016

Patrol

Feds Want 150 NYPD Officers Assigned to Trump Tower

The Secret Service wants the NYPD on the job at Trump Tower at West 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, where pedestrians walking in front of the building are required to have their bags searched, a police source said.

December 15, 2016

Patrol

ASPCA Honors NYPD Officers and ADAs for Excellence in Helping NYC Animals

The ASPCA today honored 11 members of the New York City Police Department and two Assistant District Attorneys for their commitment and dedication to helping animals through the NYPD/ASPCA Partnership.

December 13, 2016

Vehicle Ops

NYPD Expanding Fleet of Smart Cars

The Smart cars, though, are safer, cheaper and easier to operate. The officers appreciate the air-conditioning. There is also another unexpected benefit: As the Police Department has sought to project its friendlier side in an era of low crime, the Smart car has been an effective icebreaker.

December 12, 2016

Patrol

NYPD Releases Footage of Correction Officer's Murder

The NYPD has released footage showing the moment a corrections officer was shot and killed as she sat in her car in Brooklyn on Monday. More Here.

December 9, 2016