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REMOVING GUNS & GIVING GREETINGS
The NYPD is proud of the hard work done each day and night by the men and women protecting New York City. Statistics show that the dedication of our officers in protecting New York City continues to make this the safest big city in the country.
An example is the guns pictured that were taken off the streets of Brooklyn. Our cops go in harm’s way to prevent others from hurting people. 
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Of the many specialized patrols conducted by the NYPD in and above New York Harbor is this one on the East River, near the United Nations during the General Assembly every year.
With 170 heads of state, the Pope and the President of the United States visiting New York City, you can expect traffic delays and roads to be closed. Learn more here: http://www.nypdnews.com/…/traffic-advisory-for-united-natio…
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September 21 at 2:50pm
Park Lane South and 108 Street in Richmond Hill, Queens was named Jack Maple Place today during a ceremony presided over by Police Commissioner Bratton. Family and friends came together to honor the memory of the NYPD’s former Deputy Commissioner for Crime Control Strategies only a few short steps from the home where her grew up. The late Jack Maple, a former NYC Transit police officer, developed CompStat along with then-Police Commissioner Bratton in February of 1994, and i...
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September 21 at 8:52am
After years of aggressive, centralized enforcement of its most minor rules, the New York Police Department is changing the way it disciplines its officers.
Police Commissioner William J. Bratton is giving his commanders in the field far more authority in deciding how — or whether — to punish minor infractions, like misplacing a memo book or being late for court.
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September 19 at 6:21pm
WE WILL NEVER FORGET DETECTIVE DENNIS GUERRA
A Queens street was renamed today in honor of Detective Dennis Guerra. Family, friends, Police Commissioner Bratton and fellow officers gathered at the corner of Granada Place and Faber Terrace in Far Rockaway to continue fulfilling the promise to never forget the sacrifice made by Detective Guerra.
Detective Guerra and his partner Police Officer Rosa Rodriguez responded to a call of fire inside a NYCHA building on Surf Avenue in ...
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September 18 at 9:48am
The Ready New York campaign encourages New Yorkers to be ready for all types of emergencies. Develop a disaster plan and decide where you and your family will meet in the event of an emergency. Gather emergency supplies — some to keep in your home and others to keep in backpacks in case you must leave your home in a hurry.
Learn more on how you can be prepared, and your pets too with information from our partners at the ASPCA: http://www.nypdnews.com/…/…/national-preparedness-month.html
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September 17 at 4:43pm
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
NYPD Harbor Launch #702 was christened and dedicated Wednesday morning in memory of Police Officer Jeff Herman. Family, friends, fellow officers and colleagues from partner agencies gathered to fulfill a promise to never forget his sacrifice. Assigned to the 71 Precinct Anti-Crime Unit, Police Officer Herman was shot and killed in the line of duty in 1989. He was 32 years old and had served in the Department for just five years.
On June 2, 1989, Police...
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September 16 at 5:15pm
Multiagency Enforcement Leads to Seizure of Huge Quantity of Poisonous "K2" - Some Stored in this Bronx Warehouse
“This is a scourge on our society, affecting the most disadvantaged neighborhoods and our most challenged citizens," said Police Commissioner Bratton. "It affects teenagers in public housing, homeless in the city shelter system, and it’s quite literally flooding our streets. This is marketed as synthetic marijuana, some call it K2. It is sold by the names of Galaxy, Diamond, Rush, and Matrix. Its real name is poison.”
Read more about the 10 individuals charged and the collaboration between law enforcement: http://www.nypdnews.com/…/major-law-enforcement-action-take…
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September 15 at 1:42pm
NEW NYPD TRAINING- CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
...New York's program is built off a nationally recognized instructional model, called Crisis Intervention Training, that uses mental health consumers, professionals and police officials to train officers on how to recognize signs of mental illness, respond to such calls and empathize with someone in the throes of a crisis. It emerged in the late 1980s from the Memphis Police Department and is now used by nearly 3,000 law enforcemen...
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September 14 at 5:23pm
Multi-Agency Coordination Center Exercise in Preparation for Papal Visit
The NYPD hosted a training exercise Monday at Police Headquarters where officials from over 50 agencies, both public and private, underwent possible scenarios regarding Pope Francis’ visit to New York City. The mayor and police commissioner both took part in the "Multi-Agency Coordination Center Exercise" to talk about the specifics of the Pope’s security during his visit from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26. The ...
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