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Letters to the Editor — Nov. 10, 2021
The Issue: The Supreme Court’s consideration of a case involving New York’s concealed carry laws. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea stated that if the Supreme Court strikes down the New York...
Fallen NYPD officers honored at 'bittersweet' One Police Plaza event
The NYPD on Tuesday honored 42 fallen police officers by adding their names to the Memorial wall at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
Commish Shea blasts soft-on-crime laws: 'Look at the cover of The New York Post'
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has blasted the city’s soft-on-crime laws, and said The Post’s cover story is yet another sign that “those laws need to be fixed.”
NYC's top cop sounds alarm as Supreme Court weighs gun case
Dermot Shea spoke out about the closely watched case being considered by the nation's highest court -- which signaled last week that it may side with gun advocates.
Who will be NYC's next top cop? Here's who's on Eric Adams' shortlist of candidates
Mayor-elect Eric Adams is mulling a short list of candidates to take the reins of the NYPD, The Post has learned.
De Blasio calls union leaders fighting vaccine mandate 'unpatriotic'
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday blasted city union leaders as "downright unpatriotic" and threatened "consequences" for FDNY firefighters who took part of an alleged sickout over the vaccine mandate.
'Going to be OK': 80% NYPD cops get vaxxed as deadline approaches
The latest doses brought the NYPD’s vaccination rate up to 80 percent, only hours before the 5 p.m. deadline for city workers to earn a $500 bonus for getting their...
'People will die': COVID vaccine mandate could force 20% of FDNY companies to close
The FDNY is preparing to shutter as many as 20 percent of all NYC fire companies ahead of the impending deadline for all city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Mom of Bronx teen shot at playground slams NYPD: 'What are you doing?'
Suleykie Rivera, the mother of 13-year-old Jose Peredes who was shot at a Bronx basketball court, slammed NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea over the latest instance of teen violence.
'We're coming for you': NYPD's Shea warns crooks in high-end robbery ring
Federal charges are in the works against the violent armed robbers who’ve swiped more than $4 million worth of pricey watches and jewelry from patrons of Big Apple hotspots, the...
NYPD misidentifies suspect in Brooklyn mugging
Jeffrey Evans was actually behind bars on Riker's Island on an unrelated case on Sept. 28, the day of the mugging in Fort Greene.
Foolish criminal-justice reform is slamming New Yorkers all across the board
It's not just shootings and homicides surging thanks to soft-on-crime laws and policies: So are lesser offenses like shoplifting and road violations. Post reporters found bare shelves at city drug...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 10, 2021
New York Post readers sound off on Auschwitz bigotry; reform truths; polluters’ free pass and rooster terror in NYC.
NYC doorman arrested for dealing guns at work: DA
A NYC doorman who operated a side hustle dealing firearms outside his building was busted along with three others in a gun-trafficking ring takedown.
'Insanity': NYPD boss on Post article about serial shoplifter and bail reform that cut him loose
Isaac Rodriguez, 22, has been collared by cops 74 times since 2015, and 46 times this year alone, The Post exclusively reported on Oct. 2, 2021.
Shea criticizes early release plans for Rikers inmates
The top cop made the comments on NY1 Tuesday morning, a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio said the inmates would be set free in an early release program.
NYPD's Shea pushes for more laws to keep dangerous drivers off the road
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea commended a city law intended stop dangerous drivers from killing innocent pedestrians, but said more follow-through is needed to ensure they stay off the road.
Letters to the Editor — Sept. 12, 2021
New York Post readers sound off on NYC violence, CUNY's drop in enrollment, support for unions and drive by victims.
'I absolutely guarantee the safety of the city tomorrow': NYPD's Shea on 9/11 anniversary
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea personally pledged the Big Apple would be safe from any terrorist attacks on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Arrests made, drugs recovered in Washington Square Park crackdown
A police crackdown at the problem-plagued Washington Square Park netted a stash of drugs and the arrests of repeat offenders, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said.