Coronavirus Update: NYPD Concerned About Social Distancing As More Than 50 Members Test Positive For COVID-19
There are concerns at the NYPD about social distancing while officers try to keep the city safe during this pandemic.
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There are concerns at the NYPD about social distancing while officers try to keep the city safe during this pandemic.
The mayor and the police commissioner are now reacting to that video, which has been viewed millions of times.
The NYPD is going into full battle mode to cope with a huge increase in crime. It's the second month in a row that crime has spiked, and it's going to cost you.
"If we don't get this right, we will deal with the repercussions," NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
Once inside, they said they were able to calm the man, and he was taken to the hospital.
Tessa Majors, 18, was stabbed multiple times in Morningside Park on Dec. 11.
Police say he was on a mission to kill. Fortunately, the officers are expected to be OK, but investigators say the bullets came very close to taking their lives.
An officer and lieutenant were shot within 12 hours over the weekend in the Bronx, allegedly at the hands of the same suspect.
Another NYPD officer has been shot, allegedly by the same suspect as from an ambush in the Bronx Saturday night that left two officers wounded.
Two apparently staged attacks targeting NYPD officers in the Bronx have police leaders demanding changes to protect officers in the line of fire.
Just before 8:30 p.m., a man approached the officers in the van and engaged them in conversation. The man then allegedly pulled out a gun.
Recently, several trains had to be taken out of service after they were covered top to bottom in paint.
Officials say there is currently no credible threat.
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea talks about the latest rash of anti-Semitic hate crimes, including the Monsey synagogue stabbing, and security preparations for New Year's Eve in Times Square.
As of Dec. 22, murders, robberies, felony assaults, shootings, sex crimes, and hate crimes are all on the rise through the five boroughs.
The new officers speak 34 languages, including one who knows sign language.
The mayor and new police commissioner spent much of the day in Williamsburg discussing the city's response to the targeted attack in Jersey City.
The officer got the sandwich Thursday from Bon Appetit in Belle Harbor, Queens. He says when he took a bite, he pulled a full size razor blade out of his mouth.
The officer pulled the full-sized razor out of his mouth. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.
First came the photo op -- the mayor and his new commissioner -- meeting with neighborhood policing cops in the Bronx. Then came the press conference to introduce the new leadership team.
Harrison, 50, has been a detective, went undercover investigating drug crimes, and received the Police Combat Cross for valor in the line of duty during an 28-year NYPD career.
Starting Jan. 1, the state will eliminate cash bail and pretrial detention for most low-level offenses. In the city, defendants will also receive perks – like New York Mets tickets, movie passes and gifts cards – for showing up to court.
Shea is replacing outgoing Commissioner James O'Neill who spent three years on the job.
The 28-year NYPD veteran takes over after serving as NYPD chief of detectives.
Incoming Police Commissioner Dermot Shea is calling for changes to the state's new criminal justice reform laws, and that's already showing signs of a collision course with some community leaders.
