[Qiaobao.com reports] As part of Mayor Eric Adams’ crackdown on subway crime, New York City Police Department senior officers are now patrolling the subways.
According to the " New York Post " report, under the new policy initiated by Adams, dozens of senior uniformed police officers will be divided into teams of two and work in shifts every eight hours.
A senior police officer said that the mayor wants to make the subway feel safe, and the presence of senior police officers in the subway will at least initially encourage people to take the subway, although these effects are always temporary.
An email sent to NYPD brass on Monday and obtained by the New York Post shows that more than 100 officers, including one-, two-, three- and four-star officers, will be required to wait on the subway before and after their shifts. Sign in at the NYPD Transit Bureau. The email asked senior police officers to ride the subway during this period and report any incidents.
Chris Monahan, president of the NYPD Captains Endowment Association, said putting senior officers on trains was "the wrong way to handle the situation on the subway." Monaghan believes they want to provide better services to the community to address crime and quality of life issues. The NYPD has enough resources to address the current problems on the subway. Monahan said we should focus more on elected officials who decide not to prosecute violent criminals, change laws that allow felons to walk free and decriminalize minor crimes that have kept subway riders safe for years.
Despite a significant drop in ridership due to the emergence of the or variant, the NYPD reported a slight increase in subway felony cases in January compared to December.
compiled: LH
