561 new police officers join the NYPD
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of new police officers joined the NYPD Friday.
There were 561 graduates from the NYPD Academy this year.
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They took the oath to serve the city during the graduation ceremony.
Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer himself, welcomed the new officers to the department with a confetti celebration falling from the rafters of Madison Square Garden.
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