New York City police officers must stop kettling protestors and other &#8220;excessive use of force&#8221; practices after reaching a <a href="https://www.nyclu.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/1099-2_settlement_agreement.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settlement</a> with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who sued authorities for their response to the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020.
The ACLU&#8217;s New York chapter, the Legal Aid Society, and the state Attorney General Letitia James announced the &#8220;landmark agreement&#8221; with the New York City Police Department after they <a href="https://www.nyclu.org/en/cases/payne-et-al-v-de-blasio-et-al" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, Chief of Department Terence Monahan, the City of New York, and several individual police officers for their roles in the protests over three years ago.
&#8220;This landmark settlement holds the NYPD, the nation&#8217;s largest and most influential police force, to its oath to protect New Yorkers&#8217; right to protest,&#8221; Molly Biklen, Deputy Legal Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said in a <a href="https://www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/nyclu-legal-aid-society-and-attorney-general-james-announce-agreement-nypd-reform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>. &#8220;The NYPD&#8217;s violent response to protestors during the 2020 demonstrations for Black lives made clear to the world what too many New Yorkers already knew, that the NYPD is unable or unwilling to police itself. Today&#8217;s settlement ensures the NYPD can no longer indiscriminately deploy the notorious Strategic Response Group to protest and no longer escalate force on a whim.&#8221;
In the weeks after George Floyd&#8217;s death in May 2020, New York City descended into complete chaos after Black Lives Matter protesters and rioters flooded the streets, looted and vandalized private property and businesses across the city. In response, NYPD officers allegedly pepper sprayed and struck demonstrators with batons while others ran into pedestrians with bicycles and trapped protestors in closed spaces.
According to the Attorney General&#8217;s office, authorities <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/attorney-general-james-releases-preliminary-report-investigation-nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> 2,087 demonstrators between May 28 and June 7, 2020, of which the vast majority were charged with felonies on May 31, when there was widespread plundering of businesses.
But now the city&#8217;s police force must abide by a new four-tiered system to determine how authorities can respond to protests.
“During the summer of 2020, the frustrations of a global pandemic, a tragic killing, and the use of spontaneous demonstrations throughout the city drew people from all over the country — some with good intentions and some with bad,” NYPD Commissioner Caban said in a <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/637-23/mayor-adams-nypd-new-approach-handling-protests-resolve-litigation-stemming-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>. “This presented many unique challenges for officers, who did their best to protect people’s rights to peaceful expression while addressing acts of lawlessness. Now, the NYPD has re-envisioned its policies for policing protests to deal with these unique scenarios. This agreement represents the department’s commitment to continually improving to ensure the public remains safe and individual rights are protected.”
According to ACLU officials, officers must amend their internal discipline matrix, improve the treatment of members of the press, and cannot deploy the department&#8217;s aviation unit with &#8220;intent of intimidation&#8221; or &#8220;disrupting, interfering with, or dispersing a lawful protest.&#8221; Authorities are also prohibited from using a crowd-control tactic known as &#8220;kettling&#8221; — unless authorities are encircling an individual or individuals within a crowd who are the target of a particular arrest.
NYPD authorities must create a new oversight review committee estimated to cost city taxpayers upward of $1.45 million.
Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry noted “serious concerns about its impact on the safety of police officers and all New Yorkers in future situations involving coordinated violent actions,” according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/us/nypd-lawsuit-2020-protests/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
“Nearly 400 NYPD members were injured during the summer 2020 protests, but there has been zero accountability for the agitators who used the protests as cover to assault police officers,” Hendry said in his statement. “This settlement does not change that. If anything, it may serve to encourage future violence.”
In July, New York City <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-to-pay-13-7-million-to-george-floyd-rioters-for-mass-arrests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> to pay $13.7 million to more than 1,000 protesters who took to the streets during the George Floyd protests in 2020. The city&#8217;s huge payout settles a major class-action lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that claimed police violated protesters&#8217; civil rights.
According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, protesters who are eligible for a payout can receive $9,950 in compensation. Some of the protesters eligible for payouts were arrested, while others were not arrested but had their First Amendment rights infringed by police, their lawsuit claimed.
Protesters who were arrested on charges of violence, including trespassing, property destruction, assaulting an officer, or arson or weapons possession, will not be eligible for a payout, and those who blocked police from arresting other people may also not be eligible.
A judge must still approve the settlement. It would reportedly be one of the most expensive payouts ever over mass arrests if approved.
The lawsuit dealt with clashes between protesters and police at 18 protests that happened the week after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody at the end of May, which sparked months of civil unrest and resulted in 25 additional deaths and billions of dollars of property damage in cities nationwide.
 Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.

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NYPD Reaches ‘Landmark Agreement’ Over Responses To Black Lives Matter Riots During Summer 2020

NYPD Reaches 'Landmark Agreement' With New York Attorney General, ACLU Over Responses To Black Lives Matter Riots During Summer 2020

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NYPD</a> plans to use drones to monitor Labor Day parties this weekend.
The unmanned drones will be dispatched in response to complaints about large gatherings like barbecues, including private events, officials said Thursday.
“If a caller states there’s a large crowd, a large party in a backyard, we’re going to be utilizing our assets to go up and go check on the party,” Kaz Daughtry, the assistant NYPD Commissioner, said at a press conference.
The drones were announced during a security briefing about an annual Caribbean festival in Brooklyn called J’ouvert that attracts thousands of people. The drones will be deployed for “non-priority and priority calls” off the parade route, Daughtry said.
The announcement sparked immediate criticism from privacy advocates who argued the police drone use is illegal.
“It’s a troubling announcement,&#8221; Daniel Schwarz, a privacy and technology strategist at the New York Civil Liberties Union, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/drones-labor-day-eric-adams-nypd-jouvert-c2787e87bcad8fa87aa8d34b454ee6cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Associated Press.
“Deploying drones in this way is a sci-fi inspired scenario,” he said.
Schwarz argued the NYPD&#8217;s plan &#8220;flies in the face&#8221; of the POST Act, a 2020 city law that requires the police force to be transparent about its surveillance methods.
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“One of the biggest concerns with the rush to roll out new forms of aerial surveillance is how few protections we have against seeing these cameras aimed at our backyards or even our bedrooms,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/drones-labor-day-eric-adams-nypd-jouvert-c2787e87bcad8fa87aa8d34b454ee6cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Albert Fox Cahn, executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP).
“Clearly, flying a drone over a backyard barbecue is a step too far for many New Yorkers,” Cahn said.
The NYPD&#8217;s use of drones has skyrocketed to 124 occasions so far this year, up from only four times using drones in all of last year, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/drones-labor-day-eric-adams-nypd-jouvert-c2787e87bcad8fa87aa8d34b454ee6cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to city data.
Mayor Eric Adams, who previously said the police drones have “endless” potential, dismissed concerns about the drones, promising no one would be &#8220;monitored.&#8221;
&#8220;We have to push back on the sci-fi aspects of drones — nobody’s going to be monitored,” Adams said Friday at a press conference alongside NYPD Commissioner Eddie Caban.
“So what we’re doing over this weekend, there are a number of calls of loud music, disruptive behavior,” Adams said. “Instead of the police having to respond and look at those, they’re going to utilize drones from a safe distance up, not down flying in someone’s backyard to see what they have on a grill.&#8221;
Adams said the NYPD will use the drones to determine whether they need to send crisis management teams immediately to address the problem. He argued that drones can arrive at a problem area much faster than cops trying to navigate crowded streets.
The NYPD commissioner agreed with the mayor and said drones have been “a wonderful thing” for the police force.
“Everybody, like the mayor said, is worried about sci-fi,” the commissioner said.
The city recently deployed the police drones at two Manhattan events that got out of hand — a fight at Washington Square Park after the Pride parade, and during streamer Kai Cenat’s gamer giveaway in Union Square that erupted into violence.

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New York Police Will Use Drones To Monitor Labor Day Parties

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New York City&#8217;s first female police commissioner, Keechant Sewell, announced on Monday that she would step down — and sources say that City Hall was both blind-sided by the move and responsible for it.
Sewell, 51, was appointed by Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/eric-adams">Eric Adams</a> and sworn in on January 1, 2022 but has apparently tangled with the mayor&#8217;s office in recent weeks. And according to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/nypd-commissioner-keechant-sewell-resigning-after-nearly-a-year-and-a-half-on-the-job/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The New York Post, she may have felt as though City Hall was making it more and more difficult for her to do her job effectively.
In a memo to some 55,000 NYPD officers and staff, Sewell shared some of her thoughts but did not give an official reason why she was leaving the position.
&#8220;I have made the decision to step down from my position. While my time here will come to a close, I will never step away from my advocacy and support for the NYPD, and I will always be a champion for the people of New York City,&#8221; she wrote, adding, &#8220;Since I joined you almost a year and a half ago we have faced tremendous tragedy, challenges and triumphs together.&#8221;
&#8220;I have witnessed your compassion, heroics and selflessness on a daily basis. They have reaffirmed to me what people around the globe have always known: you are an extraordinary collective of hard-working public servants dedicated to the safety of this city, engaging our communities and sharing what we know with our partners for the benefit of the world,&#8221; she continued.
According to several of The Post&#8217;s <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/nypd-keechant-sewell-losing-power-to-nyc-mayor-eric-adams/">sources</a>, Sewell had to receive approval from City Hall before promoting police officers — something police commissioners are typically authorized to do on their own.
&#8220;She was fed up. She was tired of being their puppet,&#8221; one source told the Post, while another added, &#8220;They tied her up. There’s no executive choices on her behalf. If a cop distinguishes himself and she wants to promote him, she can’t do it.&#8221;
Sewell also reportedly angered City Hall when she backed the Civilian Complaint Review Board&#8217;s decision to discipline the city&#8217;s highest-ranking uniformed officer — <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/pc-disciplines-nypds-highest-ranking-cop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey</a> — for abuse of power in a 2021 case. Sources told The Post that City Hall had wanted Maddrey to &#8220;get a pass.&#8221;
Sewell&#8217;s resignation was still reportedly a shock to the mayor, one source said: &#8220;The mayor was caught short. They did not think she would be leaving today. The earliest they thought it was later in the summer.&#8221;
&#8220;She was great, someone who genuinely cared about cops, the public and the rule of law. If she was given more authority she would have done great things for this job,&#8221; another source said of her departure.

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NYPD Commissioner Shocks City With Resignation, Sources Blame Tension With Mayor Adams

NYPD Commissioner Shocks City With Resignation, Sources Blame Tension with Mayor Adams

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Left-wing activists jumped on the subway tracks in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> over the weekend, temporarily bringing a part of the subway system to a halt, as they clashed with police over the death of Jordan Neely this week.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/06/protestors-clash-with-nypd-over-jordan-neely-chokehold-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that at least seven people were arrested during the mayhem at the Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street subway stop on the Upper East Side.
The attacks by the leftists on officers from the New York City Police Department happened despite the fact that Neely&#8217;s death had nothing to do with law enforcement.
Photojournalist Rebecca Brannon posted several videos on Twitter of the events that followed Saturday afternoon:
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This woman/man in green is one of the approximately dozen that were were arrested for protesting / demanding justice for Jordan Neely.
He/she repeatedly shouts into NYPD cop’s face: 
“Your officers take black lives!” <a href="https://t.co/TyPJ2TlkAp">pic.twitter.com/TyPJ2TlkAp</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1655016487092903936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NPYD Police wrestle with another protester who resists arrest and is taken down on the ground and cuffed. <a href="https://t.co/WoTgohS2hu">pic.twitter.com/WoTgohS2hu</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1654996172220538880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Female protester prevents subway doors from closing and clashes with female police officer as other protesters clash with NYPD <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JordanNeely?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JordanNeely</a> <a href="https://t.co/ux43B5skcw">pic.twitter.com/ux43B5skcw</a>
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One of many arrests made as tensions escalated in the NYC subway and protesters disrupted the rides. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JordanNeely?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JordanNeely</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZXmMoveTBD">pic.twitter.com/ZXmMoveTBD</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1654980537214173185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Breaking: Protesters are now disrupting the subway in NYC for Jordan Neely <a href="https://t.co/NSO5UjAs7x">pic.twitter.com/NSO5UjAs7x</a>
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Two majors arrests were just made as protesters continue to clash with NYPD.
One protester claims he can’t breathe.
The other is carried away in cuffs.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JordanNeely?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JordanNeely</a> <a href="https://t.co/jdqMYcHxtL">pic.twitter.com/jdqMYcHxtL</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1654994096539279360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A NYPD officer has been injured after being pushed in a clash w/ protesters &#8211; I’m told he may have a broken leg. 
I’m not sure if it can be heard in the audio but protesters shout “I hope you die!” <a href="https://t.co/q6XTHQG4DD">pic.twitter.com/q6XTHQG4DD</a>
&mdash; Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/RebsBrannon/status/1654998204860055554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Neely died after Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old college student and U.S. Marine Corps. veteran, subdued Neely with the help of at least one other passenger after Neely <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-details-emerge-about-altercation-between-unstable-nyc-homeless-man-and-decorated-marine-criminal-charges-weighed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> embarked on an aggressive rant in the subway on Monday afternoon, moving erratically and allegedly screaming that he did not care if he went to jail.
Manhattan prosecutors and detectives met to evaluate whether the case should be presented to a grand jury to determine if charges should be introduced, according to a <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-possible-charges-marine-michael-jackson-impersonator-jordan-neely-20230504-plaznkv5pjbuxaqdu2tlxpieqq-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the New York Daily News. One police source told the outlet that five passengers contacted 911 before and during the altercation. Callers reported that Neely was issuing threats, as well as “harassing people” and “attacking people,” and said that Penny was restraining him until police officers could arrive. Another caller claimed that Neely had a “knife or gun,” although officers did not find any weapons on Neely.
The New York City medical examiner <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/medical-examiner-rules-jordan-neelys-death-a-homicide-after-subway-choking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> on Wednesday that Neely died from a “chokehold” and ruled the incident a “homicide,” although that does not necessarily mean that a crime was committed.
Penny&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-accused-of-killing-jordan-neely-in-new-york-city-releases-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Friday afternoon, saying that Penny “was involved in a tragic incident on the NYC Subway, which ended in the death of Jordan Neely.”
The statement, released by the law firm of Raiser and Kenniff, P.C., continued:
<blockquote>We would first like to express, on behalf of Daniel Penny, our condolences to those close to Mr. Neely. Mr. Neely had a documented history of violent and erratic behavior, the apparent result of ongoing and untreated mental illness. When Mr. Neely began aggressively threatening Daniel Penny and the other passengers, Daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves, until help arrived. Daniel never intended to harm Mr. Neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death.
For too long, those suffering from mental illness have been treated with indifference. We hope that out of this awful tragedy will come a new commitment by our elected officials to address the mental health crisis on our streets and subways.</blockquote>
Neely, 30, had been arrested a staggering 42 times over the past decade by the New York Police Department.
The New York Daily News <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-subway-chokehold-victim-20230503-4o33lbkdufb7lbf36jeur52z3i-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Neely was most recently arrested in November 2021 on felony assault charges after being accused of “slugging a 67-year-old female stranger in the face.” The woman reportedly had serious injuries from the attack and Neely was jailed for over a year.
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report.

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Leftists Jump On NYC Subway Tracks, Brawl With NYPD Over Jordan Neely Death

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-police-department-nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City Police Department</a> officials announced Tuesday that authorities added a dystopian robotic K-9 unit named &#8220;Spot&#8221; to its ranks as crime increases citywide and the department struggles to manage its limited resources effectively.
City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, unveiled the &#8220;Digidog&#8221; with two other pieces of technology the department plans to roll out in the city, arguing the advanced equipment is crucial for resident safety.
&#8220;Digidog is out of the pound,&#8221; the mayor said, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/nyregion/nypd-digidog-robot-crime.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
Authorities claim the unit would assess high-risk situations and &#8220;undoubtedly&#8221; save the lives of police officers and the public. The device would be used to de-escalate situations involving hostage negotiations, counterterrorism incidents, and others, as needed, NBC <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/say-hello-to-spot-the-robot-police-dog-joining-the-nypd/4230665/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;Instead of sending police officers in there, you send Digidog,&#8221; Adams said.
Officials reportedly said two robot dogs would cost the city $750,000.
&#8220;To safeguard our modern city in a forward-looking world, it is essential that our officers are equipped with the tools, training, and technology necessary to do that job safely and effectively,&#8221; Sewell said in a Tuesday morning press conference in Times Square. &#8220;Throughout its history, our department has leveraged the latest available technology and pioneered ways to do our work.&#8221;
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Other technology introduced on Tuesday by city officials included a device called StarChase, a pilot program that allows authorities to track vehicles using GPS-enabled devices attached to projectiles to locate ghost cars and cars with stolen plates.
&#8220;This is a game changer,&#8221; the NYPD said.
City officials also unveiled the K5 Autonomous Security Robot pilot program, which patrols confined areas indoors and outdoors to provide incident notification in real-time to first responders. Authorities hope to use the technology starting this summer.
&#8220;This is the beginning of a series of rollouts we are going to do to show how public safety has transformed itself&#8230;if we were not willing to move forward and use technology on how to properly keep cities safe, then you would not keep up with those who are doing harmful things to hurt New Yorkers,&#8221; Adams said.
Although Sewell noted that neither the robotic dog nor the K5 would come with facial recognition technology, the move from city officials received instant backlash.
Albert Fox Cahn, the executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, condemned the move from the city&#8217;s police force to the Times.
&#8220;The N.Y.P.D. is turning bad science fiction into terrible policing,&#8221; Cahn said in a statement. &#8220;New York deserves real safety, not a knockoff &#8216;RoboCop.&#8217; Wasting public dollars to invade New Yorkers&#8217; privacy is a dangerous police stunt.&#8221;
The Legal Aid Society opposed the new technology announced by city officials in a news release, calling it &#8220;new dystopian technologies to surveil New Yorkers.&#8221;
&#8220;Mayor Adams continues to pour money into the NYPD&#8217;s bloated budget, enabling police to impose new, dystopian surveillance technologies throughout the city without meaningfully engaging New Yorkers in a conversation about whether this is how we want to live,&#8221; the group said.
Headlines about acts of violence in the city of more than eight million people are constant and major crimes did indeed spike last year in New York City.
Despite NYPD reporting that violent crime dropped during the first three months of this year, the city has become home to the <a href="https://wyrk.com/ixp/16/p/new-york-cities-highest-crime-rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">largest violent crime rate</a> in New York, with 49,124 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
However, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officials-give-update-on-march-crime-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS</a> reported authorities said shootings declined by 23% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, homicides fell by 12%, and rape decreased by 7%. The department also said burglary decreased by 6%.
At the end of 2022, NYPD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-crime-stats-show-murder-rate-increases-as-overall-crime-drops-in-november" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statistics</a> showed murder rates and other major crimes increased across New York City in November despite authorities claiming the overall index crime decreased by just over 1% compared to the same time last year.
While the report details crimes like burglary, grand larceny, and cases of rape dropped as much as 14%, other stats show felony assaults were up 3%, robberies jumped by 3.6%, and car thefts jacked up to 9.4%. However, most notably, the police report showed 30 homicides occurred in the city during November, up from 25 in the same month during 2021.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/point-of-no-return-police-leaving-nypd-at-record-breaking-pace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> police officers in New York City are resigning at a record-breaking pace this year. In the first two months of 2023, 239 officers left the New York City Police Department, substantially more than the 176 who left in 2022 and the 110 who left in 2021 during the same time period.
If resignations continue at the current pace, about 1,400 officers will have quit the department by the end of the year. Some of the officers are going to work for New York’s metro system, while others have moved to states like Florida.

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NYPD Adds Dystopian ‘Robot Dog’ To Police Force, Claiming Advanced Technology Could Save Lives In Crime-Ridden City

NYPD Adds Dystopian 'Robot Dog' To Police Force, Claiming Advanced Technology Could Save Lives In Crime-Ridden City

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City Police Department (NYPD)</a> officer died days after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-officer-fighting-for-his-life-after-being-shot-in-head" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being shot in the head</a> during a robbery attempt over the weekend.
The officer, 26-year-old Adeed Fayaz, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced in a tweet, hours after a suspect was arrested.
&#8220;Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city,&#8221; Sewell said. &#8220;Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today. Our Department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers.&#8221;
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Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city.
Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today. 
Our Department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers. <a href="https://t.co/zK9BdHwvM1">pic.twitter.com/zK9BdHwvM1</a>
&mdash; Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDPC/status/1623099816753479680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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While off-duty on Saturday, Fayaz traveled with a relative to Ruby Street in Brooklyn to purchase a vehicle in a transaction arranged on social media, according to officials. Upon arrival, the suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and announced a robbery, leading to an exchange of gunfire during which the officer was struck.
Fayaz was transported to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition.
Police said Randy Jones, 38, was arrested at a hotel in Rockland County on Monday in connection with the shooting. Charges were pending as of press time.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a> | The off-duty NYPD officer, 26, shot Saturday in an attempted robbery has died, law enforcement sources said. Officer Adeed Fayaz, 26, was fighting for his life yesterday. Now, sources say he has succumbed to his injuries. <a href="https://t.co/gf6fXz1yWC">pic.twitter.com/gf6fXz1yWC</a>
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&#8220;We wanted him to know what he did to that officer and that officer&#8217;s cuffs were on him,&#8221; NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said Tuesday, <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-eyed-in-nypd-cop-shooting-arrested-at-hotel-50-miles-away-with-officers-cuffs/4090084/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to NBC New York</a>. &#8220;I think it sends a powerful message.&#8221;
Police said Jones had at least three prior arrests, including one in 2014 for strangulation, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/off-duty-nypd-officer-adeed-fayaz-shot-in-east-new-york-brooklyn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News reported</a>.
Authorities have said they did not believe the suspect knew that the target of the attempted robbery was an off-duty police officer.
Fayaz is survived by his widow and two children.

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NYPD Officer Dies After Being Shot In Head During Attempted Robbery

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An off-duty <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police</a> officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head during a robbery attempt Saturday evening, according to authorities.
The officer, identified as a 26-year-old and five-year veteran of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Police Department</a>, travelled with a relative to Ruby Street in Brooklyn to purchase a vehicle in a transaction arranged on social media, officials said during a Saturday night news conference.
Upon arrival, the suspect pulled out a gun and &#8220;announced a robbery,&#8221; leading to an exchange of gunfire in which the officer was struck, said Michael Baldassano, assistant chief of the NYPD Detective Bureau.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the officer was transported to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition. &#8220;Please keep this young officer in your prayers. He is currently fighting for his life,&#8221; Sewell said.
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Police asked the public for assistance in finding the suspect, who Baldassano said fled from the scene of the shooting. He encouraged anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Baldassano also said police had &#8220;no reason to believe&#8221; the suspect knew the target of the attempted robbery was an off-duty police officer, but he stressed the shooting remained under investigation.
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said the wounded officer is married and has children. “We will catch the person responsible for this act,” he said.
The relative who accompanied the off-duty officer was not injured, police said, <a href="https://www.police1.com/off-duty/articles/off-duty-nypd-officer-shot-in-head-in-robbery-attempt-m3T4jysMvErXrDBe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the New York Daily News</a>.
Patrick Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, said legislators are living in a &#8220;fantasy world&#8221; when they talk about crime as if it&#8217;s not real. &#8220;We&#8217;ve asked for help before. We&#8217;re asking and demanding help now,&#8221; he said.
New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul conveyed well wishes for the officer and denounced the scourge of gun violence.
&#8220;I am praying for the recovery of an off-duty [NYPD] officer who was shot during an attempted robbery last night,&#8221; Hochul <a href="https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1622259030516289541" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Everyone deserves to feel safe in our state. I will keep doing everything in my power to combat illegal gun trafficking and the gun violence epidemic.&#8221;

NYPD Officer ‘Fighting For His Life’ After Being Shot In Head

NYPD Officer 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Shot In Head

The top police union leader of New York City accused NYPD officials of refusing to acknowledge the department&#8217;s recruitment and retention crisis after losing more staff members last year than in the previous two decades.
&#8220;The NYPD is playing a dangerous game by refusing to acknowledge and address its recruitment and retention crisis,&#8221; New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-sees-largest-staff-exodus-decades-as-leaders-refusing-acknowledge-mounting-crisis-union-boss">Fox News Digital</a>. &#8220;New Yorkers are demanding more police presence in their neighborhoods and on the subway, but we just don&#8217;t have the staffing to provide it consistently.&#8221;
Lynch called out authorities after the association claimed the department fell short of some 600 recruits when it needed over 1,200 new recruits to reach the current budgeted headcount and 2,500 new recruits to get back to staffing levels from 2019.
&#8220;Underpaying &amp; overworking police officers is hurting public safety,&#8221; The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, which represents over 50,000 active and retired New York City Police Officers, said in a tweet. &#8220;The time to fix it is NOW. #NYPDExodus&#8221;
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Hiring day at <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDTraining?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDTraining</a> Academy:   We needed +1,200 new recruits to reach the current budgeted headcount, or 2,500 to get back to 2019 staffing levels.⁰ We got 543.   Underpaying &amp; overworking police officers is hurting public safety. The time to fix it is NOW. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPDExodus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NYPDExodus</a> <a href="https://t.co/gLd5mh0l3i">pic.twitter.com/gLd5mh0l3i</a>
&mdash; NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCPBA/status/1615378153236533248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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New York City Police Pension Fund data reported by Fox News show 3,701 members left the force last year, of which 1,955 retired and 1,746 quit in 2022. The figure marks the department&#8217;s largest number of officers leaving the force in the previous 20 years, the news outlet reported.
In the year after the horrific events of 9/11, data showed 3,846 NYPD members left or quit the force in 2002.
Data between 2010 and 2019 showed the department lost an average of 2,112 members.
&#8220;Many talented, dedicated recruits don&#8217;t want to raise their hand for the NYPD because they&#8217;ll be paid better and treated better at almost any other police department,&#8221; Lynch told Fox News Digital. &#8220;New York City needs to make a major investment in paying and treating its police officers like professionals. It can&#8217;t afford not to.&#8221;
Lynch added the crisis has only emboldened criminals and endangered residents and tourists in the metropolitan area.
NYPD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-crime-stats-show-murder-rate-increases-as-overall-crime-drops-in-november">statistics</a> last year show murder rates and other major crimes increased across New York City in November despite authorities claiming the overall index crime decreased by just over 1% compared to the same time last year.
Crimes like burglary, grand larceny, and cases of rape dropped as much as 14%. Other stats show felony assaults were up 3%, robberies jumped by 3.6%, and car thefts increased to 9.4%. However, most notably, the police report showed 30 homicides occurred in the city during November, up from 25 in the same month during 2021.
Those numbers followed a summer of crime waves that washed over city neighborhoods like the West Village and Greenwich Village, where business owners and residents expressed their frustrations over the neighborhood&#8217;s lack of law and order.
NYPD officials in August compared to the same year&#8217;s crime stats, which said Manhattan&#8217;s 6th Precinct saw an 80% increase in overall significant crimes, with burglaries up 119% and grand larcenies up more than 100%.
Union officials said several variables caused officers to leave the force, including burnout due to fewer officers forced to carry the workload and growing scrutiny. At the same time, other factors include some officers receiving 30% less pay than the average New York City officer and, ultimately, low morale among the ranks.
Former NYPD officer and lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Jillian Snider told Fox News authorities began leaving the force in 2019, but the &#8220;Defund the Police&#8221; rhetoric made it a bigger issue.
An NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Thursday that &#8220;the NYPD regularly monitors attrition and plans accordingly to address the loss of officers who retire or leave the Department for a variety of reasons.&#8221;
&#8220;While recent events outside of the department continue to present challenges to recruitment efforts, we continue to focus on the positive results that happen when someone joins this organization,&#8221; the spokesperson said. &#8220;In January 2023, we hired more than 500 individuals who have begun training at the Police Academy in addition to the approximately 2000 individuals we hired in 2022.&#8221;

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‘The NYPD Is Playing A Dangerous Game’: Top Police Union Leader Calls Out Authorities’ Refusal To Admit Recruitment Issues

Top NYC Police Union Leader Calls Out Authorities Refusal To Admit Recruitment Issues

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The teenager accused of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspect-in-nypd-machete-attack-charged-with-attempted-murder-officials-reveal-more-on-alleged-radical-islamic-views" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacking</a> three New York police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve wanted to murder government officials and shouted “Allahu akbar” during the incident, authorities <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/da-times-square-machete-suspect-wanted-jihad-on-police/2023/01/04/d78067fa-8c60-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e_story.html">said</a> Wednesday. 
Prosecutors alleged that the suspect traveled to New York City from Maine last week “to kill people and carry out jihad,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/us/times-square-machete-attack-suspect-trevor-bickford/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. According to authorities, the 19-year-old male from Wells, Maine, attacked three NYPD officers near Times Square on Saturday at roughly 10:11 p.m., attempting to strike one before hitting two other officers in the head with a machete. The suspect also allegedly tried to grab an officer’s gun but couldn&#8217;t get it out of the holster. 
The suspect faces a mandatory life sentence after he was charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of attempted assault. He was arraigned by video from a Manhattan hospital and is being held without bail. The alleged attacker did not enter a plea deal, and he is scheduled for another court appearance on Friday, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/da-times-square-machete-suspect-wanted-jihad-on-police/2023/01/04/d78067fa-8c60-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. 
He was reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-machete-attack-suspect-was-reportedly-placed-on-fbi-terror-watchlist-family-member-said-he-was-radicalized-by-islamic-extremism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">placed on an FBI terror watchlist</a> recently after his aunt claimed he had been radicalized online and expressed a desire to fight overseas for Islamic extremists. He allegedly made pro-jihadi statements from his hospital bed and had writings in his backpack that contained Islamic extremist propaganda. Law enforcement sources <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/teen-suspect-in-times-square-machete-attack-on-nypd-cop-charged-with-attempted-murder/4024250/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NBC that federal investigators had interviewed the suspect before the machete attack. 
Officials claim the teenager had written instructions in a diary about where he wanted to be buried and who should get his belongings. The suspect also allegedly wrote that he was sorry for disappointing his mom and wanted his brother to join him in his radical Islamic beliefs.
The teenager was shot in the shoulder by one of the officers he had attacked and is expected to survive his injuries. 
All three NYPD officers were taken to a hospital and have since been released. One officer, identified as an eight-year veteran, sustained a laceration to the head. Another, who graduated from the police academy on Friday, suffered a skull fracture and large laceration, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.

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NYPD Machete Attack Suspect Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Wanted ‘To Kill People And Carry Out Jihad,’ Prosecutors Say

NYPD Machete Attack Suspect Wanted 'To Kill People And Carry Out Jihad,' Prosecutors Say

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The teenager suspected of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-machete-attack-suspect-was-reportedly-placed-on-fbi-terror-watchlist-family-member-said-he-was-radicalized-by-islamic-extremism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacking</a> three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve has been charged with attempted murder, police said Monday. 
According to authorities, the 19-year-old from Wells, Maine, attacked three NYPD officers near Times Square on Saturday at roughly 10:11 p.m., attempting to strike one before hitting two other officers in the head with the weapon. The suspect has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of attempted assault, NBC New York <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/teen-suspect-in-times-square-machete-attack-on-nypd-cop-charged-with-attempted-murder/4024250/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
The suspect was reportedly placed on an FBI terror watchlist recently after his aunt claimed he had been radicalized online and expressed a desire to fight overseas for Islamic extremists. He allegedly made pro-jihadi statements from his hospital bed and had writings in his backpack that contained Islamic extremist propaganda. Law enforcement sources told NBC that the suspect had been interviewed by federal investigators before the machete attack. 
Officials also said the teenager had written instructions in a diary about where he wanted to be buried and who should get his belongings. The suspect also allegedly wrote that he was sorry for disappointing his mom and wants his brother to join him in his radical Islamic beliefs. 
Authorities are investigating whether the attack was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-attacked-machete-times-square-new-years-eve/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Police believe the teenage suspect traveled via Amtrak from Maine to New York earlier last week, and sources told CBS that the NYPD was not aware the suspect was placed on an FBI terror watchlist.
The suspect was subdued after he was shot in the shoulder by one of the officers he had attacked. All three NYPD officers were taken to a hospital and have since been released. The suspect was also taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive his injuries.
One officer, identified as an eight-year veteran, sustained a laceration to the head. Another, who graduated from the police academy on Friday, suffered a skull fracture and large laceration, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.

Suspect In NYPD Machete Attack Charged With Attempted Murder, Officials Reveal More On Alleged Radical Islamic Views

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The 19-year-old suspect in a New Year’s Eve <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-nypd-officers-injured-in-new-years-eve-machete-attack">machete attack</a> on New York City <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nypd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police</a> officers was reportedly placed on an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> terror watchlist because of his alleged Islamic extremist views. 
According to authorities, the teenager from Wells, Maine, attacked three NYPD officers near Times Square on Saturday at roughly 10:11 p.m., attempting to strike one with a machete before hitting two other officers in the head with the weapon. The suspect was reportedly <a href="https://www.wmbfnews.com/2023/01/02/maine-teenager-named-suspect-machete-attack-nypd/">placed</a> on an FBI terror watchlist recently after his aunt reported that he had been radicalized online and expressed a desire to fight overseas for Islamic extremists. 
Authorities are investigating whether the attack was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-attacked-machete-times-square-new-years-eve/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Police believe the teenage suspect traveled via Amtrak from Maine to New York earlier last week, and sources told CBS that the NYPD was not aware the suspect was placed on an FBI terror watchlist.
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This is the weapon that was recovered at the scene. <a href="https://t.co/Waaux2hUTt">https://t.co/Waaux2hUTt</a> <a href="https://t.co/EijU7QUgkQ">pic.twitter.com/EijU7QUgkQ</a>
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The suspect was subdued after he was shot in the shoulder by one of the officers he had attacked. All three NYPD officers were taken to a hospital and have since been <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-attacked-machete-times-square-new-years-eve/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a>. The suspect was also taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive his injuries. 
One officer, identified as an eight-year veteran, sustained a laceration to the head. Another, who graduated from the police academy on Friday, suffered a skull fracture and large laceration, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said he spoke to one of the injured officers while he was receiving treatment. Adams said the officer was in “good spirits” and “understood that his role saved lives of New Yorkers today.”
The FBI is assisting the NYPD in the investigation.
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NYPD Machete Attack Suspect Was Reportedly Placed On FBI Terror Watchlist, Family Member Said He Was Radicalized By Islamic Extremism

Suspect In NYPD Machete Attack Was Reportedly Placed On FBI Terror Watchlist, Family Member Said He Was Radicalized By Islamic Extremism

A man wielding a machete injured three New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers near New Year&#8217;s celebrations in Times Square, according to authorities.
The attack happened at West 52nd Street and 8th Avenue outside the security screening zone Saturday at roughly 10:11 p.m., NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHapjY_0nc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said during a news conference</a>, noting that she was sharing preliminary information.
The suspect, identified as a 19-year-old man, approached one officer from behind &#8220;unprovoked&#8221; and attempted to strike him over the head with a machete, Sewell said. The suspect then allegedly struck two other officers in the head with the weapon.
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One of the officers shot the suspect in the shoulder, Sewell said.
All three officers were taken to a hospital and are in stable condition. The suspect was also taken to the hospital for treatment. The NYPD shared a photo of the weapon allegedly used in the attack on social media.
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One officer, identified as an eight-year veteran, sustained a laceration to the head. Another officer, who graduated from the police academy on Friday, suffered a skull fracture and large laceration, Sewell said.
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said he spoke to one of the injured officers while he was receiving treatment. Adams said the officer was in &#8220;good spirits&#8221; and &#8220;understood that his role saved lives of New Yorkers today.&#8221;
Adams also said there were &#8220;no credible threats&#8221; to New Yorkers at this time.
The FBI is assisting in the investigation into the incident.
&#8220;I want to be clear that the FBI, through the Joint Terrorism Task Force, is working very closely with [NYPD] to determine the nature of this attack,&#8221; Mike Driscoll, the FBI assistant director in charge of the New York Field Office, said during the news conference.
“I want to be very clear &#8230; there is no ongoing threat,” Driscoll added. “We believe this was a sole individual at this time. There is nothing to indicate otherwise.”

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Three NYPD Officers Injured in New Year’s Eve Machete Attack

Three NYPD Officers Injured in New Year's Eve Machete Attack

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