New York City Police Department

New York City Police Department

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Welcome to the Official NYPD LinkedIn Page. For emergencies, dial 911. To submit crime tips & information, visit www.NYPDcrimestoppers.com or call 800-577-TIPS. The mission of the New York City Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in New York City by working in partnership with the community to enforce the law, preserve peace, protect the people, reduce fear, and maintain order. The New York City Police Department strives to foster a safe and fair City by incorporating Neighborhood Policing into all facets of Department operations, and solve the problems that create crime and disorder through an interdependent relationship between the people and its police, and by pioneering strategic innovation.

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http://www.nyc.gov/nypd
Industry
Law Enforcement
Company size
10,001+ employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Type
Government Agency
Specialties
Law Enforcement, Strategic Communications, Public Administration, Professionalism, Diversity & Inclusion, Neighborhood Policing, Civil Service, and Community Engagement

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  • Great Niece Receives Shield, Recovers Family Lineage By P.O. Daniel Stokes When a rookie cop gets called into the commanding officer’s office, it isn’t usually for a good reason. But for P.O. Deshay Thomas, a recent visit with Insp. Aaron Edwards went better than she could have imagined. During stays at her aunt’s home, Deshay was often curious about a picture of her aunt’s father, and Deshay’s great-uncle—Maurice Smith—proudly displayed on a shelf. Deshay knew her great-uncle had been a police officer, but his career as an officer seemed to be lost to family history. After graduating from the Police Academy, Deshay was assigned to the Midtown South Precinct, the confines of which includes Times Square, Penn Station, and Madison Square Garden. During the new officers’ week-long orientation, she met her new commanding officer, Insp. Edwards. She took the opportunity to ask for his help in finding out more about her great-uncle. She knew only that he had passed away shortly after completing his 21st year on the job. Over five months had passed since Deshay had made her request and, pre-occupied with learning how to conduct patrol in the city’s epicenter, it was the last thing on her mind when she was called into his office. Insp. Edwards welcomed her warmly and presented her with a photo of P.O. Maurice Smith, in uniform, and a folder of documents nearly an inch thick. It turns out, Deshay’s great-uncle was a decorated officer who made some notable arrests. Born in 1930, he was appointed an NYPD Patrolman in 1954, spending his entire career in Harlem—two-and-a-half years in the 30th Precinct, and nearly 18 years in the 25th Precinct. In that time, he received various accolades including a Meritorious Police Duty medal, awarded in 1962, for the off-duty arrests of two men who were wanted for homicide; in 1964, he received an Excellent Police Duty medal, along with three fellow officers, for breaking up a six-man altercation that resulted in arrests and the confiscation of a loaded machine gun. Desperate to hear anything about him, his great-niece was suddenly overwhelmed, and overjoyed. “It’s rare we get a chance to find out this information about family from so long ago,” Insp. Edwards said. “Having the opportunity for her to see the great work Smith did and make that family connection is a really great feeling.” Those weren’t the inspector’s only gifts, however. When Insp. Edwards opened up a box with a navy blue felt cushion displaying a police officer’s shield, number 18371, the number P.O. Maurice Smith proudly wore for the entirety of his career, Deshay teared up. Informed that her current shield was no longer needed, Deshay removed it, and Insp. Edwards pinned her new shield to her duty jacket. “It’s comforting to know he’s with me now,” Deshay said. “Next to my heart.”

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  • Today, Commissioner Jessica Tisch was officially sworn in to lead the nation's largest police department, focusing on enhancing community engagement and advancing the department's public safety mission. Before her appointment as Commissioner of New York City Department of Sanitation , Commissioner Tisch served for 12 years at the NYPD, where she was the Deputy Commissioner for the Information Technology Bureau. Please join us in welcoming her back, this time as Police Commissioner Tisch, as she steps into this pivotal role.

  • Guardian Angel, Present for Duty Sasha Cheng had officiated her sister's wedding that afternoon, but she and her husband, Daniel, returned home early. She was pregnant and not feeling so well. She called her doctor, who instructed her to go to the hospital immediately. Bay Ridge to Lower Manhattan is not a brief trip. And while Daniel was driving, Sasha’s discomfort turned into severe pain. With traffic growing denser, Daniel spotted an NYPD police officer, Joseph An, of the department’s Highway District, parked on the shoulder of the Gowanus Expressway. Daniel rapidly explained that his wife was in labor and that they needed help. Officer An activated his turret lights and instructed Daniel to turn on his hazard lights and follow him. With the cop escorting them through traffic, the couple arrived at New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, where Sasha was rushed into surgery. Their baby boy, who they named Royce, was born about 20 minutes later. Both the anesthesiologist and a nurse mentioned that if Officer An hadn't expedited the trip into Manhattan, the delivery would have had serious complications. Arriving any later at the hospital would have required general anesthesia and all the risks that entails. As it was, the procedure was performed successfully and both Sasha and her new baby were just fine. Daniel, needless to say, went from desperately worried to extraordinarily grateful—to doctors and nurses, and to the young cop who had wandered off. Officer An returned a short while later with a congratulatory card and a stuffed animal he picked up at a nearby CVS. He also gave the couple and their new addition an NYPD Highway Patrol patch he happened to have in his patrol bag. He wanted them to remember the trip, and their escort—as if they could ever forget. 

  • Gun-Toting Robbers Cornered in Brooklyn Basement By: Sergeant Brian A. Beegan Two-and-a-half hours into what had so far been—by Brooklyn standards, at least—a fairly mundane September afternoon on patrol, Sergeant Daniel Edmond’s police radio suddenly crackled with the 911 dispatcher’s voice, informing every cop in the 69th Precinct about an armed robbery unfolding in the basement beneath a small grocery store. As a neighborhood, Canarsie is not large—less than three square miles—and Edmond and his partner, Police Officer Carmin Fontaine, arrived quickly at the Rockaway Parkway market. A young woman, visibly shaken, met them at the curb and explained that this was her father’s store, and that two men came in, went downstairs, and were now holding three employees at gunpoint on the floor. The woman said she saw what happened on a security camera mounted in the basement. The door to the basement was now locked and the woman said there were no other entrances to it inside the building. The officers had to quickly make entry, however, because the lives of three innocent victims were potentially at stake. Edmond called for backup before kicking open the door, and immediately caught a glimpse of one suspect at the bottom of the stairs, who immediately retreated deep into the basement as Edmond and Fontaine descended and ran to catch up. The robbers were apprehended – and their loaded, 9mm semiautomatic gun was seized – on the short stairs leading to a closed delivery entrance that opens up onto the sidewalk in front of the store. Two victims had been pistol-whipped, and the third had $40 in cash and a cell phone stolen. All had been ordered to the floor and told they would be killed if they looked at their assailants. The perpetrators, natives of Panama who live in Queens, were each charged with robbery, burglary, felony assault, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, and criminal possession of stolen property. Both men were held on bail and are awaiting their next court date. The 32-year-old suspect was also wanted in regard to a Brooklyn murder investigation from April 2024; the 21-year-old suspect had four prior arrests, all from this year in New York City, including two robberies, a grand larceny, and a petit larceny.

  • At the 2nd Annual NOBLE NY 5K Run/Walk, held in honor of Det. Dillion Stewart, family members, officers, and participants gathered not only to remember this fallen hero but also to celebrate his legacy. A portion of the funds raised will support a scholarship established in Det. Stewart's name, ensuring his legacy endures and continues to transform lives.

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  • Earlier today, members of New York-Task Force 1, an urban search and rescue team composed of Emergency Service Unit, FDNY, and NYC Emergency Management personnel, were activated by FEMA to respond to Hurricane Helene. With only hours notice, these heroes left the comfort of their homes to support our neighbors as they brace for this natural disaster.

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