While you were sleeping, @NYPD69Pct cops were attempting to locate a perp wanted for GLA, who fled a stolen vehicle on foot. Using infrared FLIR technology, Aviation Unit pilots located the perp hiding in a residential yard, & led ground units to his location. Great #teamwork
Always great when the @NYPDPC stops by to show her support to the boots on the ground, & to wish #HAPPYHOLIDAYS to the men & women of the Special Operations Bureau. A pleasant surprise for our ESU Truck 3 members tonight. #MerryChristmasToAll, & a to all a safe tour!
While on patrol in Manhattan, SRG officers conducted a car stop in @nypd32pct. The driver was arrested, and an illegal, loaded Springfield 9mm loaded firearm was recovered from inside of the vehicle.
Excellent precision police work by our cops, resulting in safer NYC streets.
Excellent police work by SRG4 officers in the Bronx last night. While patrolling the streets @NYPD46Pct, the officers conducted a traffic stop which led to an arrest. A loaded, illegally possessed 9mm COBRA firearm was recovered from the motorists front right pants pocket.
Meet Police Officer Sean Smith of the @NYPDSpecialops Aviation Unit.
With a view from above, Officer Smith provides assistance, and perspective, to our officers below. Working together with other NYPD personnel, the Aviation Unit is keeping our streets safe.
Always available to assist our neighboring police partners, members of the #NYPD have just been sworn in as United States Capitol Special Police Officers. We will be helping police various events this week in our Nation's capitol in Washington D.C.
Thank you @NYPDPC Caban for meeting with & acknowledging the hard work & dedication of the members of the Emergency Service Unit & Aviation Unit today.
Our Special Operations men & women are dedicated to keeping the citizens of NYC, as well as its visitors safe 24/7.
Yesterday I was honored to present Chief John D'Adamo, Commanding Officer of the Strategic Response Group, with the 2023 Unit Citation.
His leadership & the collective teamwork of his officers help keep NYC's 5 boroughs safer - 24/7.
Congratulations, and job well done!
Bloodhounds have superior K9 scent receptors & are able to distinguish smells 1,000 times better than humans, which gives them exceptional trailing & tracking abilities.
Learn how ESU-K9 Officer Loomis works closely with his partner Daisy to track & locate persons of interest.
A slithering snake causing hiss-teria in Manhattan.
Earlier today, @NYPD24Pct officers received 911 calls of a snake crawling up an exterior gate & attempting to enter a basement apartment. Fortunately, @NYPDSpecialops Emergency Service Unit managed to corral the snake & transport it to the nearest @ASPCA.
2 days
3 guns
2 different locations
1 outstanding ESU-K9 team
ESU-K9 Officer Loschiavo & his partner K-Man assisted the @NYPD83Pct with a search of a vehicle & @NYPD113Pct with a search of a premises. K-Man recovered 3 loaded illegally possessed firearms.
Our ESU K9 officers & dogs welcome members of the @USCG Calhoun to New York City. We're dedicated to providing you security throughout your stay. A big thank you to all of our service members in the Armed Forces. We appreciate your dedication & sacrifice. 🇺🇸 #nycfleetweek2024
Great work by our four-legged crime fighter, ESU K9 Coughlin. After the execution of a search warrant @nypdpsa4, Coughlin was sent into the location & successfully sniffed out a loaded, semi automatic, illegal handgun & ammunition that was hidden.
Good boy 🐕
Members of the Emergency Service Unit responded to a person in crisis climbing the George Washington Bridge @nypd33pct on Saturday. After hours of crisis intervention & negotiation with the distressed male, he was safely brought down & taken for medical evaluation. Great work!
Quick response from our Harbor Unit yesterday led to the rescue of a distressed windsurfer in the Rockaways. The surfer ran into trouble in the vicinity of the Marine Parkway Bridge @NYPD100Pct & our members were able to locate him & bring him safely to shore.
Excellent police work by SRG 5 officers in Staten Island. While patrolling the streets of@nypd120pct, the officers conducted a traffic stop which led to an arrest. During inventory of the vehicle a loaded Taurus firearm with an extended magazine was recovered.
Yesterday, officers responded to a 911 call reporting three males stranded in the water near "The Big C Rock." Two males were rescued by our Harbor Unit, while the third was located and rescued by our Aviation and Emergency Service Units. All three were brought safely to shore by @NYPDSpecialOps.
Watch the body-worn-camera footage of the rescue⬇️
When the public needs help, they call the police. When the police need help, they call ESU.
@NYPDSpecialops ESU detectives recently saved a distraught woman on a rooftop 54-stories up using their rope rescue skills.
Watch the body-worn-camera footage of the rescue⬇️
Gun & Shield Day in the NYPD is the best day for any NYC Police Officer before graduating from NYC’s iconic Madison Square Garden— especially when you pin your original shield on your daughter.
Just ask Detective Gonzalez of the elite @NYPDSpecialOps Emergency Service Unit. He had the honor of pinning his police officer shield on his daughter, Mariana, who is scheduled to graduate next week & officially become NY’s Finest alongside her father.