Ex-NYPD captain running for mayor slams AOC-backed defund police candidate whose block hired private security
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A former NYPD captain turned New York City mayoral candidate slammed his Squad-backed rival Maya Wiley for her comfortable neighborhood’s hiring of a private security guard as she pushes to defund the police.
Wiley has called for slashing $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget even as police crime statistics show an increase in violent crime in numerous neighborhoods. Shootings are up more than 74% year to date in 2021 compared to 2020, the statistics show. Hate crimes have soared more than 104%. Murders are up nearly 18%. Car thefts are up nearly 25%. And assaults are up 8%.More Related News