The New York Police Department shared a harrowing video on Tuesday, showing one of its brave police officers risking his life to save a motorist from a fiery demise.
Body camera footage captured the moment an officer — who remains unnamed at the time of this reporting — rushed over to a vehicle that crashed into a Bronx storefront and burst into flames in late November.
A motorist was trapped inside the vehicle, prompting the officer to wrench open the driver's side door and pull the man out before it was too late.
According to the New York Post, officers on the scene attempted to extinguish the blaze while the other officer jumped into action to pull the disoriented male victim from the vehicle.
NYPD News' Twitter page shared the video, captioning it, "When seconds matter, NYPD officers are here for New Yorkers — at any cost. We're fortunate that the driver of a vehicle engulfed in flames wasn't seriously injured and grateful to count these heroes as NY's Finest."
At the time of this reporting, the video has been viewed more than 13,000 times.
When seconds matter, NYPD officers are here for New Yorkers \u2014 at any cost. We\u2019re fortunate that the driver of a vehicle engulfed in flames wasn\u2019t seriously injured and grateful to count these heroes as NY\u2019s Finest.pic.twitter.com/nYxNy9GvhP— NYPD NEWS (@NYPD NEWS) 1638910780
NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea lauded the responding officers for their bravery in a tweet.
He wrote, "This is how quickly your cops shift gears from crime fighters to life savers — going into harm’s way every day to protect human life, to keep strangers safe. Truly a noble calling — they earn every bit of the name NY’s #Finest."
No further details have been released at the time of this reporting, including the identities of the motorist or the officer who saved him.
This is how quickly your cops shift gears from crime fighters to life savers \u2014 going into harm\u2019s way every day to protect human life, to keep strangers safe.\n\nTruly a noble calling \u2014 they earn every bit of the name NY\u2019s #Finest.pic.twitter.com/dUBZJql0Kl— Commissioner Shea (@Commissioner Shea) 1638913031
Following news that district attorneys in New York City have dropped the majority of charges against rioters in recent months, an oversight board for the city's police has recommended that 39 officers face disciplinary action for their conduct during last year's Black Lives Matter protests.
In the report released Monday, the Civilian Complaint Review Board concluded that 14 officers — including a captain and a sergeant — should face criminal charges for their behavior, while the remaining 25 should face disciplinary penalties ranging from 1 to 10 days.
Complaints leveled against the officers leading to recommended discipline included force, abuse of authority, offensive language, discourtesy, and untruthful statement.
"So far, the CCRB has substantiated 26 complaints of misconduct containing 48 allegations against 39 officers," the watchdog organization wrote in the report. "The Board has recommended serving Charges in 12 complaints, Command Discipline B in 4 complaints, and Command Discipline A in 10 complaints. The current substantiation rate in fully-investigated protest complaints is 35%."
The CCRB noted that since the start of its investigation last summer, it has received over 750 complaints relating to the behavior of NYPD officers during the Black Lives Matter protests. In the end, those notices resulted in 303 cases containing more than 2,000 allegations that fell within the organization's jurisdiction.
The watchdog added that it is awaiting interviews with officers in 38 of 147 investigations that still remain open and is facing unprecedented challenges identifying officers involved in the complaints due to their failure to follow identification protocols.
The report comes as New York City district attorneys have dropped hundreds of charges against rioters and looters in recent months, angering businesses in the city that were ravaged as part of the protests.
Additionally, in the cases that haven't been dropped, a bulk of the suspects were reportedly tried on lesser counts — such as trespassing — that do not result in jail time.
In the meantime, the district attorneys are reportedly prioritizing a probe into the Trump Organization on allegations of tax, loan, and insurance fraud.
In response to the news, the NYPD told TheBlaze it plans to "study the CCRB's recommendations through the established processes between our two agencies."
TheBlaze reached out to the New York City Police Benevolent Association, the city's largest police union, for additional comment on the CCRB's recommendations, but has not yet received a reply.
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