New York City Police Disband "Anti-Crime Unit" Of Plainclothes Officers Amid Reform Pressures
- 4 years ago
The New York Police Department is disbanding its aggressive anti-crime unit.
The unit was originally aimed at turning alienated residents into crime-stopping allies.
A nationwide push for policing reforms followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
In a major redeployment, the country’s largest police force will reassign some 600 plainclothes officers.
“Make no mistake, this is a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this great city,” Commissioner Dermot Shea
They will focus on other duties, effective immediately, according to Reuters.
The unit was originally aimed at turning alienated residents into crime-stopping allies.
A nationwide push for policing reforms followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
In a major redeployment, the country’s largest police force will reassign some 600 plainclothes officers.
“Make no mistake, this is a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this great city,” Commissioner Dermot Shea
They will focus on other duties, effective immediately, according to Reuters.