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A Long Island woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for speeding through an NYPD roadblock while drunk and killing a highway patrolman in a 2021

The 24-year-old appeared before a judge for a hearing to discuss where $15,000 in bail money came from last week.

The number of New York City police officers getting injured by perps has skyrocketed, with the 2023 numbers totaling a whopping 5,363.

Law Enforcement News Woman Suspected Of DUI In Violent Crash That Killed Motorist In Los Angeles A man was killed in a collision with a driver suspected of being under the influence and running a red light in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Los Angeles overnight. The incident was reported shortly before midnight at the intersection of South Western Avenue and West Century

Police say Yohenry Brito instigated a brawl against NYPD officers, but advocates say the bodycam video paints a different picture.

The number of New York City police officers getting injured by perps has skyrocketed, with the 2023 numbers totaling a whopping 5,363.

Nearly 1,300 NYPD officers were assaulted by suspects in just the last three months of 2023.

A total of 1,286 NYPD officers were injured in battles with suspects over the last quarter of 2023, bringing the final annual tally to a record 5,363 injured cops, department data show.

“Well over 5,000 cops were attacked and injured last year – that’s not only a record, it’s a full-blown epidemic,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry told The New York Post.   In a city engulfed in crime, Mayor Eric Adams has decided to cut the police force by 6000 officers.