memeorandum: Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Ex-NYPD cop who assaulted D.C. officer on Jan. 6 gets record-setting sentence  —  WASHINGTON — A retired New York City Police Department officer who was convicted of several felonies for attacking a D.C. cop with a flag pole and then tackling the officer to the ground and attempting to rip off …
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ABC News:
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