“What we saw in Washington Square Park today was not harmless fun — it was a deliberate, outrageous, and dangerous attack on uniformed police officers

The Detectives’ Endowment Association is calling on Mayor Mamdani and District Attorney Bragg to ensure every individual responsible for this illegal behavior is prosecuted. No free pass. No get out of jail free card.

Make no mistake: detectives will do what they always do. They will identify those involved and they will apprehend them.

Our men and women in blue deserve to be safe. They deserve to be protected. And they deserve to be respected.

They earn it every single day.”

Statement from DEA President Scott Munro:

“What we saw in Washington Square Park today was not harmless fun — it was a deliberate, outrageous, and dangerous attack on uniformed police officers. The Detectives’ Endowment Association is calling on Mayor Mamdani and District… pic.twitter.com/AGYSH9YXUs

— Detectives' Endowment Association (@NYCPDDEA)February 24, 2026

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