#N12BX: Cash for bystanders who help police

<p>The NYPD is offering cash to innocent bystanders who help police take down suspects.</p>

News 12 Staff

Aug 22, 2018, 5:22 PM

Updated 2,082 days ago

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The NYPD is offering cash to innocent bystanders who help police take down suspects.
The Sergeants Benevolent Association is offering $500 rewards to those who aide officers at the time of an arrest.
Examples that qualify for the cash reward are helping an officer struggling with a suspect. 
“When you see an officer struggling, rather than take your cellphone out, assist the officer and you’ll receive an award of $500,” SBA President Ed Mullins told the New York Post.
The SBA posted to their Facbook page Wednesday to announce they are working with Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Golden, a retired cop, who is introducing a new good Samaritan law to protect Good Samaritans who help cops. 


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