“As a result of the tragic incident in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, I’ve instructed Yonkers Police Commissioner Mueller to review our officers’ current training policies and procedures and to make recommendations for additional training to better safeguard them and the people they have sworn to protect.

Currently, we support the YPD with various training exercises, including yearly taser re-certification, de-escalation training to mitigate potential confrontations, critical incident training for crises, and procedural justice training to better interact with the public.

I have confidence in the Yonkers Police Department and reaffirm my commitment to providing them the resources and tools needed to best serve and protect Yonkers.”