NYPD ushers in largest class since ’05

States News Service NEW YORK — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today presided over a graduation ceremony for 1,519 new police officers at Madison Square Garden. The graduates recently completed over six months of intensive training at the Police Academy and will be assigned to…

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Speaking to the graduating class

Author: Marty Katz Recently I wrote a commencement speech for the graduating class for a local police academy. Here, I would like to share excerpts of that speech. Just before I spoke to the class I turned to the audience and advised them that I would be talking directly to…

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