NYPD withdraws from district attorney’s office following decision not to prosecute protesters

Published June 16, 2020 9:28pm ET



The New York Police Department has removed officers from the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the latest example of the growing rift between city leadership and law enforcement.

Hours after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced his office would not be pursuing charges against some protesters who hit the streets following the death of George Floyd, the NYPD reassigned officers posted at his office to the street to help with crowd control, according to the New York Times.

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