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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 ...
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.
The nine-year department veteran was one of 177 civilian and uniformed members of the force who were honored with raised ranks Friday, including 34 of whom turned in their batons for detective status.
Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is an American police officer who was the longest-serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures.
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.
The NYC Police Foundation did not respond to a request for comment — but did disclose that there have been certain times in the past in which reward sums are given to those who call 911 instead ...