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Video: Hundreds March in Brooklyn to Protest NYPD Tactics

Hundreds of protesters took over the streets of Downtown Brooklyn Friday night, voicing their displeasure with the NYPD and the MTA over a crackdown on people jumping subway turnstiles and refusing to pay their fares.

November 4, 2019

Command

NYPD Commissioner Resigns, Replacement Named

New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill resigned Monday after three years as the head of the nation's largest police force.

November 4, 2019

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Off-Duty New York Officer Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash

An off-duty officer with the Rochester (NY) Police Department was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday evening as he drove to work.

November 4, 2019

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Point Blank Vest Saves New York City Police Officer

Officer Wintermute was shot in the chest, but was saved by his body armor produced by Point Blank Enterprises.

November 2, 2019

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Online Fundraiser for Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo Collects $170K

In the span of just a few months, an online fundraiser for Daniel Pantaleo—who was publicly fired by NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill in August—has raised more than double Pantaleo's annual salary.

October 31, 2019

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Philadelphia Officer Injured in Crash While Responding to Call

An officer with the Philadelphia Police Department was injured when her squad car collided with another vehicle as she was responding to a call of a shooting nearly three miles from where the crash occurred.

October 29, 2019

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NYPD Officer Badly Injured in Deadly Fight Emerges from Coma

An officer with the New York Police Department who was reportedly violently hit in the head with a metal chair during a deadly fight has emerged from a medically induced coma and has been released from the hospital.

October 28, 2019

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Officer Sings Happy Birthday to 9-Year-Old Boy at Traffic Stop

During a traffic stop, an officer with the Susquehanna Township (PA) Police Department learned that the 9-year-old boy in the back seat was celebrating his birthday.

October 28, 2019

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New York Officer, 2 Good Samaritans Save Man from Burning Home

A retired officer with the NYPD was joined by two other individuals in saving a wheelchair-bound man from a burning home in the town of Babylon on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon.

October 25, 2019

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Philadelphia Chief Inspector Charged with Sexual Assault on 3 Female Officers

The chief inspector with the Philadelphia Police Department was arrested and charged with sexual assault on three female officers with the agency.

October 25, 2019

Point of Law

Ex-NYPD Officer Fired in Eric Garner's Death Suing to Get Job Back

Daniel Pantaleo—the former New York City police officer accused in the 2014 death of Eric Garner—filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Wednesday, seeking reinstatement after he was fired from the department in August.

October 24, 2019

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NYPD Officer Saved by Vest in Gunfight with Suspect

An officer with the New York Police Department was saved by his ballistic vest when a man reportedly pointed a 9mm pistol at officers early Wednesday morning.

October 24, 2019