NYC must hire more cops to combat subway crime: Bill Bratton
1 day ago · Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says the city needs more cops to crack down on subway mayhem and other crime, noting there were thousands more officers when he was first in charge in the 1990s.
Exclusive | NYPD limits subway overtime hours - New York Post
2 days ago · Cops working extra shifts in the subway in the wake of several shocking crimes — including a woman fatally torched on a train — are having their hours cut, but the NYPD is promising rep…
NYC to send 800 more police officers to deter subway fare …
Mar 26, 2024 · New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles.
NYPD working extended shifts after latest numbers show rise in subway …
Feb 22, 2024 · With New York City subway crimes on the rise this year, the mayor says NYPD officers will be working 12-hour shifts. The mayor says the subway system is averaging about six felonies a...
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Providing police services for the busiest metropolitan rail system in the nation, members of the Transit Bureau patrol the subway's 25 lines, 472 stations, and nearly 250 miles of passenger rail line.
NYPD sending hundreds of cops into subway system to curb fare …
Mar 25, 2024 · Cops are looking for a man who allegedly threw a can of fire at a group of people on a subway platform in Manhattan last month, authorities said Wednesday. Checkey Beckford reports.
Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Announce Major Actions to Keep Subways ...
Oct 22, 2022 · NYPD and MTA will surge officer presence on platforms by approximately 1,200 additional overtime officer shifts each day on the subway — equating to approximately 10,000 additional overtime patrol hours every day — as well as two new dedicated units at psychiatric centers to help provide those experiencing serious mental health illness with the ...
Additional police deployment begins in transit system across New York ...
Mar 7, 2024 · The new deployment allowed for an additional 1,000 NYPD officers ordered into the subway last month to conduct bag checks and follows the slashing of a conductor and other high profile crimes.
Subway Violence Stubbornly Defies All Efforts to Quell It
5 days ago · New York police officers investigate the scene where a woman died last month after being set on fire while sleeping in a subway car. ... Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Subway ...
New York City set to bolster police presence in the subway …
Oct 22, 2022 · New York state and city officials are bolstering their efforts to combat crime and mental illness in New York City’s subway system with an increased police presence and new training for...