NYPD union leader calls out de Blasio, NYC council; accuses them of giving 'the street back to the criminals'
'When a criminal hears from City Hall there's going to be a "soft touch" on crime, they know exactly what that means'
By Charles Creitz | Fox News
Lawrence Jones interviews New York City Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch.
New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city council Tuesday for a spike in shootings this summer, telling Fox News contributor Lawrence Jones: "The city has given our streets back."
"Our city council, our mayor's office, and the state legislature have handcuffed police officers and given the street back to the criminals," Lynch told Jones on "Hannity" after the Fox News contributor reminded him that 18 people had been shot overnight, and at least one person had been killed.
"Remember just a few short years ago, the city was out of control," Lynch said. "Police officers literally took our street corners back block-by-block because our leadership asked us to, and we presented the neighborhoods back to the good, hardworking people that were in them.
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