NYPD Reports $1M in Damage to 303 Police Cars Since Floyd Death

July 31, 2020

New York City police say 303 department vehicles have been vandalized since George Floyd’s May 25 death, causing nearly $1 million in damage.

The department said Monday that 14 vehicles were a total loss because of fire damage, seven are still being repaired and the rest have returned to service.

Several people were arrested in the early days of the unrest for allegedly hurling Molotov cocktails at police vehicles in Brooklyn. Those cases are still pending in federal court.

In the latest incident, Saturday night in Manhattan, a man was seen on video using a protest sign to bash the window of a parked police van while another man sprayed graffiti onto an adjacent police van.

In all, three vehicles were damaged, police said. None of them were occupied and no injuries were reported.

The first few nights of protests in the city were marred by stealing, unrest and violence inflicted both by and on police officers.

Since then, the demonstrations sparked by the police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis and other instances of police misconduct have largely been peaceful – but there have been flare-ups.

Last week, police in riot gear cleared a month-long encampment in front of New York’s City Hall, days after the NYPD’s top chief and several other officers were hurt as anti-police and pro-police protesters clashed on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Topics Law Enforcement

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  • July 31, 2020 at 3:57 pm
    Captain Planet says:
    Yes, some of the officers were in unrest and being violent. And, if you want to get into the weeds, they didn't do looting but they did steal away some of the peace. Again, by... read more
  • July 31, 2020 at 3:38 pm
    Perplexed says:
    Am I misreading this sentence "The first few nights of protests in the city were marred by stealing, unrest and violence inflicted both by and on police officers".? the police... read more
  • July 31, 2020 at 1:27 pm
    Captain Planet says:
    Yes, totally held liable. I don't care who they are. Violence, inciting violence, and vandalism is not okay, not part of a peaceful protest, and I detest those actions. Especi... read more

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