N.Y.’s Top Cop Is Said to Be Resigning
New York Police Commissioner Howard Safir, a close ally of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, will resign today, police sources say. Safir, a former fire commissioner, came to the high-profile job in April 1996. He and Giuliani presided over a dramatic drop in crime but have been criticized for strong-arm police tactics, especially against minorities. Three high-profile fatal shootings of unarmed black men by police in the last 18 months triggered protests, lawsuits and even a murder trial of four police officers, who were acquitted.
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