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$1.3 million to go to installation of bullet-resistant panels, windows on NYPD command units
by Jennifer CruzThe amount is in addition to over $17 million approved earlier this year for equipping the department’s nearly 4,000 patrol cars with the same protection.
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All NYPD patrol cars to get bullet-proof inserts for windows
by Brian SeayOfficials in New York City say Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration will spend more than $10 million on bullet-resistant window inserts for all NYPD patrol cars in the next two years.
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Man files lawsuit, claims harassment, beating by NYPD for giving cop killer directions
by Jennifer CruzBaker had no idea Ismaaiyl Brinsley was about to execute two NYPD cops when he asked for directions, but the chance encounter led to constant harassment.
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NYPD: Lowest level of firearms discharges since 1971
by Chris EgerThe New York Police Department released their annual firearms discharge report for 2014 on Thursday and noted an overall decline in incidents.
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Georgia pawn shop sold guns that killed three officers in two separate incidents
by Jennifer CruzAuthorities have discovered that the gun used to kill Omaha officer Kerrie Orozco was purchased from a Georgia pawn shop, the same shop where the gun used to kill two NYPD officers in December was also purchased.
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Attorney General calls for improved reporting of police brutality, violence against officers (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe current system doesn't require every law enforcement agency to provide data on both instances of suspected police brutality and the number of officers who are assaulted or killed in the line of duty, something which Holder said needs to change.
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NAACP, Everytown, lawmakers call for more gun control after New York attack
by Chris EgerThe brutal execution-style attack Saturday that left New York Police Department officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liuby dead at the hands of a killer with an extensive criminal record has some calling for increased gun laws.
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NY Yankees will pay for the education of murdered officer’s children
by Jennifer CruzThe Yankee Silver Shield Foundation, which was established by former NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, will provide the funds to pay for the education of the children of one of the officers who was fatally shot Saturday. After being moved by a 1982 news broadcast which showed four children and their mother at a funeral […]
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Raw footage of first responders rushing to the scene after NYPD officers shot (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe video, which was presumably captured from a cell phone, was taken from an upper-story apartment on the street where the officers were sitting in their patrol car.
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NYPD officers turn their backs on NYC mayor as he enters press conference (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe very blatant and public show of lack of support and disrespect came after Saturday's brutal execution-style shooting of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
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NYPD officers killed execution-style in ambush after shooter posted anti-cop message on Facebook (VIDEO)
by Joey ClementineThe lone gunman who killed two New York City police officers execution style posted chilling anti-cop messages to social media before carrying out his threats.
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