NYPD Eliminates Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units Implicated In Many Shootings
Commissioner Dermot F. Shea says he will move toward more high tech, intelligence-based policing and away from "brute force." "It will be felt immediately in the communities that we protect," he says.
by Quil Lawrence
Jun 16, 2020
2 minutes
New York City is disbanding plainclothes anti-crime units that have a high rate of fatal shootings and civilian complaints.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot F. Shea said his department will move toward more high tech, intelligence-based policing and away from "brute force."
"Make no mistake," Shea
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