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‘The worst of the worst’: NYPD showcases hundreds of gun violence arrests as Adams says city ‘failed’ communities of color

By Dean Moses Posted on June 6, 2022
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Inside the offices of the Brooklyn South Detective Bureau Monday, Mayor Eric Adams surveyed four large boards showing mugshots of alleged dangerous gang members arrested in recent gun bust operations.

The NYPD’s Gun Violence Suppression Division spearheaded these arrests — and it was the head of this unit, Deputy Chief Jason Savino, and Chief of Detectives James Essig who pointed out to hizzoner the peaks and lulls in the violence that have resulted.

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‘The worst of the worst’: NYPD showcases hundreds of gun violence arrests as Adams says city ‘failed’ communities of color

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