#Arrest the mango merchants after you get real bad guys

#Arrest the mango merchants after you get real bad guys

“Arrest the mango merchants after you get real bad guys” “Broken windows” policing is a strong deterrent to more serious crimes. But the NYPD’s mango-sale crackdown at a Brooklyn subway station was just goofy when cops seem unable or disinclined to go after the real bad guys right under their noses. Anyone who uses the…

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#Adams must do more than complain about criminal coddling

#Adams must do more than complain about criminal coddling

“Adams must do more than complain about criminal coddling” Another day, another dreary tale of near catastrophe on the streets of New York City. Police Officer Dennis Vargas was recovering Wednesday from a line-of-duty gunshot wound suffered in the early-morning hours during a Bronx shoot-out. Not so fortunate was 25-year-old Rameek Smith, fatally wounded after…

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#Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime

#Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime

“Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime” These are lightly edited remarks Mayor Eric Adams made Monday night at the Association for a Better New York’s 17th Annual Spirit of ABNY Celebration. I’m just so concerned about America. It’s not only New York. I don’t know what has happened to us as…

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#Top NYPD official Edward Caban once involved in cheating scandal, disciplinary records reveal

#Top NYPD official Edward Caban once involved in cheating scandal, disciplinary records reveal

“Top NYPD official Edward Caban once involved in cheating scandal, disciplinary records reveal” The second-highest-ranking member of the NYPD was accused of cheating on his sergeant’s exam nearly 30 years ago — and was disciplined in four other misconduct cases, newly unearthed records show. First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban was among more than two dozen…

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