Howard Safir
Howard Safir
Howard Safirwas New York City Fire Commissioner from 1994 to 1996 and New York City Police Commissioner from 1996 to 2000...
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It's the longstanding police department policy to release the background information of officers involved in a shooting incident, such as prior shootings, as well as the relevant background information of the civilian involved, such as arrest history,
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There was a pistol on the right front seat -- none of the occupants claimed ownership of it, ... They were all arrested for possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property.
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This is a day of mixed emotions for me, ... I'm leaving probably the best job any human being can have.
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This is E-commerce, ... It's potentially the future of drug sales, and we realize we have to get in front of this very quickly.
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This appears to be something that happened relatively spontaneously, and apparently some of them did not really recognize the seriousness of the matters they were involved in,
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I don't think anybody who's fair-minded believes that those four police officers left their homes that morning with any intention of shooting anybody ... and I think that the verdict in this case is the proper one.
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The head of intelligence for the NYPD is the former deputy director of the CIA, ... I would take his word before I would take some spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security's word.
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This is like protecting the Ku Klux Klan, ... You don't particularly care for the people you're protecting, but it's your duty to do so.