New York City Police Disband \'Anti-Crime Unit\' Of Plainclothes Officers Amid Reform Pressures

New York City Police Disband "Anti-Crime Unit" Of Plainclothes Officers Amid Reform Pressures

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New York City Police Disband 'Anti-Crime Unit' Of Plainclothes Officers Amid Reform Pressures

New York City Police Disband "Anti-Crime Unit" Of Plainclothes Officers Amid Reform Pressures

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.

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