NEW YORK — NYPD officers were facing off in a softball game in the Police Commissioner’s League recently when a woman got into a “serious” auto collision nearby. So they did what officers frequently do, paused their activity to assist someone in need.
The NYPD 70th precinct, which is located in Brooklyn, tweeted out a photo of officers from both teams tending to the wrecked vehicle. “At a moment’s notice, NYPD officers are ready to help NYers in any way they can,” they wrote on twitter.
The NYPD has long used sports to forge bonds in the community, including by playing against each other in the Police Commissioner’s League and playing with the youth in the Police Athletic League, Fox reported.
