Why do New York City police cars blip their sirens a lot at night?
I've noticed on my visits to New York City that during late at night when there isn't much traffic on the streets, the police cars will sort of 'blip' their sirens only when going through intersections. So I would be laying in my bed and hear a lot of "bwoop.............bwoop............ ....bwoop."
Is this just some sort of rule the NYPD have to follow to combat against contributing to late night noise pollution?
When law enforcement is running lights and siren or code, we are required to run both when moving. I would assume that they have adopted a manner of just using it when approaching intersections to warn pedestrians or cross traffic that they are entering the intersection and to beware.
It's really a them being nice and not runnning full sirens. Most states laws require the siren to be on, but many of us will only use it in intersections and when overtaking cars during night to be nice and let people sleep!
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NYPD Gave Weapons to Civic Patrol Volunteers with Criminal History - without a Background Check
The following news story could have been an episode right out of The Gangs of New York, were it filmed today ... Except in contemporary New York City, or rather across the bridge in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, the gang is of a slightly unexpected variety, and the story has an unfortunate, if predictable twist.
In April of last year, Andrew Charles, a young black college student was viciously beaten on the streets of Crown Heights, a neighborhood long, if somewhat reluctantly, shared by Orthodox Jews and African Americans. The victim was shocked to learn who was behind the attack that left him incapacitated for months. He also spearheaded a movement that advocates routine background checks for police volunteers.
As it turns out, the beating was the handy work of Shmira, the Jewish neighborhood patrol group that enjoys the blessing of the New York City Police Commissioner. The victim felt rather chagrined by the fact that Shmira is part of NYPD Civilian Observation Patrol launched by the Commissioner specifically to ease racial tensions in the neighborhood. Charles publicly condemned the process of NYPD volunteer selection, stating that every member should undergo a background check.
Brooklyn's District Attorney was looking into the attack, but now the prime suspect, a Shmira member, has fled to Israel before they had a chance to charge him. A NYPD source confirmed that first they were investigating Shmira, then suddenly they were welcomed, equipped and publicly anointed by NYPD without so much as a single background check, whereas it's public knowledge that at least two Shmira members have a criminal record including prior assault and harassment with racially based motives.
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