959 new NYPD cops filed into Madison Square Garden on Monday for a confetti-filled police academy graduation.
The graduates completed six months of intense training, preparing to protect and serve New York City. NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch presided over the recruit graduation ceremony.
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