[From article]
Two suspects have been arrested in connection Tuesday afternoon in connection with the shooting of two NYPD officers responding to a grocery store robbery in the Bronx, according to police.
Jason Polanco — the suspected gunman — was charged with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer, as well as robbery and carjacking, police said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. A second suspect, Joshua Kemp, was charged with robbery, police said.
The chain of events started around 10:10 p.m. Monday, when two men – allegedly Kemp and Polanco – entered the Yemen Deli at 180th Street and Webster Avenue and announced a robbery, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce.
As CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported, surveillance video showed a man with a bag jumping the counter, while another man with a gun ordered two customers to the ground.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01/06/massive-manhunt-for-suspects-who-shot-wounded-2-nypd-officers-in-the-bronx/
Police: 2 In Custody In Bronx Shooting Of 2 NYPD Officers
January 6, 2015 12:50 PM
CBS News New York NY
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New York police have cut back on arrests and reduced the amount of summonses they normally issue at this time of year, as relations continue to sour with Mayor Bill de Blasio.
In the week to last Sunday, officers made half as many arrests as they normally do and issued just 347 summonses. During the same period a year ago, police issued 4,077. Parking and traffic tickets also dropped by 90 per cent.
It is the second straight week, officers have reduced their weekly tallies.
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Most New York police precincts' crime tallies were close to zero, the New York Times reported. Coney Island didn't record a single parking ticket, traffic summons or ticket for a low-level crime.
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The reduction in infringements may come at a significant cost to New York, which earns about $10.5 million a week in parking fine revenue.
The head of the union for police traffic agents, Robert Cassar, has reportedly said his uniformed staff are now doubling up on their rounds and were being 'very cautious' not to 'enrage the public'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2898848/Number-arrests-New-York-plummet-holiday-period-compared-year-suspicions-grow-organised-slow-police-amid-plunging-morale.html
Number of arrests in New York plummet over holidays as suspicions grow of an organized 'go slow' by police amid plunging morale
2,401 arrests were made compared to 5,448 during the same period
And just 347 summonses were issued compared to 4,077 last year
Comes after officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio
By STEVE HOPKINS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:08 EST, 6 January 2015 | UPDATED: 11:25 EST, 6 January 2015
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