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The Honorable Mention (displayed wearing the MPD medal with a silver star in the middle) is awarded for: An act of extraordinary bravery intelligently performed in the line of duty at imminent and personal danger to life.
The Police Combat Cross is the second highest departmental award of the New York City Police Department.The Police Combat Cross is awarded to police officers who, "having received Honorable Mention awards, successfully and intelligently perform an act of extraordinary heroism while engaged in personal combat with an armed adversary under circumstances of imminent personal hazard to life".
It was last awarded on January 21, 1884. The modern day New York City Police Department Medal of Honor was created in 1912 and was awarded until 1972, when it was redesigned. On the obverse are the arms of the City of New York, the names of the police commissioners, and the words "Municipal Police". On the reverse is an inscription describing ...
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States.
The New York City Police Department's Medal for Valor is the department's third highest medal. It is conferred upon police officers for acts of outstanding personal bravery intelligently performed in the line of duty at imminent personal hazard to life under circumstances evincing a disregard for personal consequences.
New York City’s seas can be rough — and the dangerous conditions set the scene for one of Landi’s most gripping recused, he told The Post. “We saved a family on a stricken sailboat East ...
Law enforcement medals and badges first appeared in the late 19th century, as used by some of the (then) largest police departments in the country, such as the New York City Police Department and Chicago Police Department. Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis.
New York City’s newly minted top cop Jessica Tisch has wasted no time cleaning house at 1 Police Plaza, bouncing brass and nixing cushy perks for others not even a month into the job.