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NYPD: City safer due to precise, community-based policing

by Andrew Shepperson

New York Police Department officials are applauding the precision and neighborhood policing strategies they say have made New York City a much safer place for everyone.

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Watchdog group eyes Trump to cut presidential travel costs

by Jennifer Cruz

President Trump has long favored Mar-a-Lago as a winter retreat, but with three weekend trips in one month, some are concerned about the costs.

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NYPD’s last Vietnam vet retires (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

In addition to going to Vietnam in 1969, Thomas Ollis later served in Kuwait and Afghanistan before retiring from the Army in 2006.

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NYPD cop paralyzed in 1986 shooting dies at the age of 59

by Jennifer Cruz

Doctors said Steven McDonald would not survive his injuries, but he lived another three decades while traveling on missions of faith, forgiveness and peace.

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New York City crime rates fall to record-breaking lows (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

"We didn't just break the record on the low number of shootings in NYC, we shattered it,” said New York City Police Chief Michael Shea about the 4 percent drop in overall crime last year.

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NYPD pic of the day: Recovering a Phoenix Arms pistol

by Daniel Terrill

NYPD officers recovered a defaced Phoenix Arms Raven .25-caliber pistol on Saturday after hearing a gunshot and seeing a man holding it on a street in the city’s Washington Heights neighborhood.

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Police nationwide step up readiness in wake of Orlando shooting

by Chris Eger

On the heels of a terrorist attack that left over 50 dead a Florida gay club, law enforcement from coast to coast have gone on alert, paying close attention to public gatherings and LGBT events.

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New York man pleads guilty to joining ISIS, threatening to kill President Obama 

by Jared Morgan

An Uzbekistan citizen living in Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to support a terrorist organization in the Middle East.

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NYC settles for $5.9 million with family of Eric Garner for chokehold death

by Jennifer Cruz

The family initially asked for $75 million from the city, but instead of settling with the city's legal department, instead settled more quickly with the comptroller's office.

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