NYPD reaches historic hiring record with over 4,000 new officers
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NEW YORK (PIX11) --- The NYPD has hired a record-setting 4,056 officers this year, bringing the department's headcount close to 35,000, officials said. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch welcomed 1,143 recruits during a swearing-in ceremony at the Police Academy in Queens on Wednesday morning. In January, 1,046 officers were hired, followed by 773 in April and [...]