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| N.Y.P.D. Plainclothes Units Involved in Many Shootings Will Be Disbanded | |
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| The New York police commissioner announced on Monday that he was disbanding the Police Department’s anti-crime unit, a plainclothes team of hundreds of officers who targeted violent crime and have been involved in some of the city’s most notorious police shootings. | The New York police commissioner announced on Monday that he was disbanding the Police Department’s anti-crime unit, a plainclothes team of hundreds of officers who targeted violent crime and have been involved in some of the city’s most notorious police shootings. |
| “This is 21st-century policing,” the commissioner, Dermot F. Shea, said at a news conference on Monday afternoon. “We must do it in a manner that builds trust between the officers and the community they serve.” | “This is 21st-century policing,” the commissioner, Dermot F. Shea, said at a news conference on Monday afternoon. “We must do it in a manner that builds trust between the officers and the community they serve.” |
| Roughly 600 officers served in the plainclothes units, which are spread out across the city and work out of the department’s 77 precincts. The units would immediately be reassigned to other duties, Mr. Shea said, including the detective bureau and the department’s neighborhood policing initiative. | Roughly 600 officers served in the plainclothes units, which are spread out across the city and work out of the department’s 77 precincts. The units would immediately be reassigned to other duties, Mr. Shea said, including the detective bureau and the department’s neighborhood policing initiative. |
| The unexpected announcement came after weeks of protests and public unrest over police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a black man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. | The unexpected announcement came after weeks of protests and public unrest over police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a black man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. |
| Mayor Bill de Blasio and Mr. Shea have been under pressure from protesters to reduce the size of the police department and shift resources into social programs. The City Council speaker has proposed slashing the Police Department’s $6 billion budget by $1 billion. | Mayor Bill de Blasio and Mr. Shea have been under pressure from protesters to reduce the size of the police department and shift resources into social programs. The City Council speaker has proposed slashing the Police Department’s $6 billion budget by $1 billion. |