“I have studied these policies and I am very concerned about the implications to your safety as police officers, the safety of the public and justice for the victims,” Sewell wrote in the email obtained by The Post.
“I am making my concerns known to the Manhattan District Attorney and hope to have frank and productive discussions to try and reach more common ground.”…
The top cop also raised concerns about the new policies downgrading felonies to misdemeanors in certain cases.
For instance, Bragg’s memo states that suspects initially charged with armed robbery of a store would get hit with petit larceny instead, misdemeanor, provided no victims were seriously injured and there was no “genuine risk of physical harm.” The DA’s Office clarified on Wednesday that it would still prosecute armed robberies involving a gun as a felony.
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