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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 420-08
October 23, 2008

STATEMENT BY MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON DEATH OF POLICE OFFICER DEON TAYLOR, KILLED IN ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN

“Today, our City received terrible news: We lost one of our Finest, Police Office Deon Taylor, who was killed in action in Afghanistan yesterday while serving in the United States Army.  Officer Taylor worked in the Narcotics Bureau in Brooklyn, helping keep our streets safe from drug dealers, and he served in the U.S. Army, protecting our country from terrorists abroad.  On Tuesday night, Police Officers Jason Maass and Shane Farina reminded us of the bravery displayed daily by our men and women in uniform here at home.  Today, we are reminded that hundreds of city workers – many of them members of the NYPD – are fighting bravely overseas to preserve our freedoms, some giving their lives, as Office Taylor did. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his loved ones during this difficult time.” 







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