OH
>> OH, GET ON THE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT RIGHT THERE
IS NYPD OFFICER CARL FAYETTE
BREAKING DOWN, OVERCOME WITH
EMOTION AFTER TALKING A SUICIDAL
MAN OFF A MANHATTAN OVERPASS
EARLIER THIS MONTH. FAYETTE AND
FELLOW OFFICER ELIODORO MOTTA
WERE BEING PRAISED FOR THEIR
CALM APPROACH AND COMFORTING
WORDS AS THEY BEGGED THE MAN TO
ACCEPT THEIR HELP. THAT BODY CAM
FOOTAGE HIGHLIGHTS THE TRAUMA
THESE INCIDENTS CAN HAVE ON
OFFICERS AND THE STRESS THEY
FACE EVERY DAY. OFFICER FAYETTE
JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO LIVE.
OFFICER THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US. IT'S A PLEASURE. IT'S A
AMAZING STORY. IT REALLY IT
TOUCHES A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEING
THAT VIDEO. HOW DOES THAT MAKE
YOU FEEL WALKING THROUGH THE
MOMENTS AFTER YOU SAVE THAT
PERSON'S LIFE?
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE
JOB THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY
ON A DAILY BASIS AS AN NYPD
POLICE OFFICER, YOU KNOW, WE DO
THE JOB WITH PRIDE AND WE GO OUT
THERE TO SAVE LIVES, TO RENDER
AID AND, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT WE DO
BEST. RIGHT.
>> SO YOU'RE IN THE SPECIAL
OPERATIONS UNIT, WHICH DEALS
SPECIFICALLY WITH THESE TYPE OF
SITUATIONS. I'M NOT YOU'RE NOT?
>> NO, I'M NOT. I'M NOT. I'M
SIMPLY ON PATROL OR PATROL
OFFICER. NO KIDDING.
>> SO DOES EVERYONE WHO IS AN
OFFICER HAVE SOME SORT OF
BACKGROUND OR TRAINING IN THIS?
>> OR I CAN TELL YOU THE
EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT, WHICH IS
STANDARD FOR ESU. YEP. THE
ACTUALLY GRABBED THEM. YOU'RE
ACTUALLY TALKING, BUT YOU WERE
THERE TALKING.
>> I MEAN, YOU DID PROBABLY SAVE
THIS PERSON'S LIFE WHEN YOU WERE
IN THOSE STRESSFUL MOMENTS. YOU
SAID, I'VE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES,
MAN. IT'S NOT WORTH IT. WALK US
THROUGH WHAT THAT MEANT WHEN YOU
WERE SAYING THAT TO THAT MAN SO
DISTRESSED.
>> WHAT I SAW WAS A MAN IN
CRISIS AND AS A HUMAN BEING,
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A
SPOT WHERE WE DON'T FIND
SOMEBODY TO GIVE THAT WORD, YOU
KNOW, TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AS
AND THAT DAY I WAS THERE FOR
HIM. SO I MADE SURE THAT I TELL
HIM THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE FOR
YOU AND YOU HAVE A SHOULDER TO
LEAN ON AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
LISTEN. YEAH.
>> AND HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO
SPEAK WITH THIS PERSON SINCE
I'VE REACHED OUT?
>> I, I DID REACH OUT. AND SO
FAR, HE'S DOING WHAT HE'S DOING.
WELL, YEAH, HE ACTUALLY, YOU
KNOW, IT'S TOUGH.
>> IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION. IT
WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. WE ALL
KNOW ALL THAT. SO IT'S
CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN A
YOU EVER BEEN IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS BEFORE IN YOUR JOB OR.
>> NO? IT WAS MY FIRST TIME
ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO A JOB
LIKE THAT BECAUSE THE JOB CAME
OVER AS SOMEONE WHO WAS
EXPRESSING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND
WE DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC
DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN. OKAY AND
AS OFFICERS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY
IS TO ACTUALLY LOOK FOR THE
PERSON YOU KNOW. AND AS WE WERE
LOOKING FOR HIM, ANOTHER CALL
CAME OVER AND THEN WHEN WE
RESPONDED, I SAW THE GENTLEMAN
STANDING OVER THERE AND THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.
>> AND CERTAINLY EVERY MOMENT
COUNTS IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS,
OF COURSE. IS IT TYPICALLY THE
LONGER IT GOES ON, THE BETTER,
OR DOES IT GET MORE CONCERNING
THE LONGER YOU'RE THERE, IT'S
MORE CONCERNING BECAUSE YOU
DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING
TO BE THE OUTCOME. OKAY AND AS A
POLICE OFFICER, YOU KNOW, YOU
HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE
SHOES OF THE PERSON. OKAY? YOU
HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE WE HAVE
THAT COMPASSION BECAUSE PEOPLE
SOMETIMES THEY THINK LIKE, YOU
KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE EMOTIONS.
WE'RE NOT COMPASSIONATE. YOU
KNOW, WE DO ACTUALLY FEEL, YOU
KNOW, WHAT PEOPLE ARE FEELING.
SURE. YEAH NO, THAT'S THE REASON
WHY WE ALWAYS PUT OURSELVES ON
THE LINE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE.
>> AND AS YOU TOLD US BEFORE,
DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK,
ENGLISH NOT YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE.
IT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE
REMARKABLE. IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE.
I JUST HAVE ALL THE RESPECT IN
CROWLEY SHOWS US TONIGHT,
HUNDREDS OF OFF DUTY OFFICERS
PACKED INTO A RETIREMENT SEMINAR
HELD IN QUEENS. THE LINE WRAPS
AROUND THE BUILDING, 800 OFF
DUTY NEW YORK CITY POLICE
OFFICERS WAITING OUTSIDE ANTON'S
CATERING HALL IN QUEENS VILLAGE
TO GO INSIDE TO A MEETING ABOUT
RETIRED BENEFITS.
>> WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
RETIREES THAN ACTIVE MEMBERS
THIS SESSION FILLED UP SO
QUICKLY.
>> ANOTHER ONE IS PLANNED FOR
ANOTHER 800 COPS NEXT MONTH.
>> THERE'S A LEVEL OF DISRESPECT
OUT IN THE STREET IN REGARDS TO
POLICE OFFICERS. LIKE PEOPLE
YELL THINGS AT YOU AND WHEREAS
BEFORE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING
US.
THE BEAT IN QUEENS FOR 19 YEARS
AND HE MAY RETIRE NEXT YEAR.
>> I THINK. WHAT WOULD HELP
WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE
MANPOWER, THE SPIKE IN NYPD
OFFICERS QUITTING OR RETIRING AS
SOON AS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE,
STARTED IN 2020.
>> COPS LEAVING IN RECORD
NUMBERS FOLLOWING THE DEFEAT AND
THE POLICE MOVEMENT AND PROTESTS
ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE
WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH.
THIS CROWD IS PROOF WHAT'S ON
THE MINDS OF NEW YORK CITY
POLICE OFFICERS IS TO EXIT THE
NYPD. PBA PRESIDENT PATRICK
HENRY SAYS THE ANTI-POLICE
SENTIMENT, COUPLED WITH BAIL
REFORM LAWS, MAKES IT HARD TO
RETAIN VETERAN COPS. WE'RE
LOSING A VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS
WHO ARE OUT IN THE STREETS EVERY
DAY RISK ING THEIR LIVES TO
PROTECT NEW YORKERS. HE'D LIKE
TO SEE LAWS CHANGED IN ALBANY TO
CREATE BETTER FUNDED PENSIONS
AND INCENTIVES TO KEEP SEASONED
OFFICERS ON THE FORCE FOR 5 OR
10 YEARS LONGER.
>> ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS
OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE LEAVING
AT 20 YEARS BECAUSE THERE'S NO
INCENTIVE TO STAY PAST 20 YEARS
FINANCIALLY. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
SENSE.
>> AS THE POLICE UNION TRIES TO
GET ATTENTION FROM STATE
LAWMAKERS IN ALBANY, THEY DO
APPEAR TO HAVE AN ALLY IN CITY
HALL. MAYOR ADAMS, A FORMER
POLICE OFFICER HIMSELF, RECENTLY
AGREED TO A NEW CONTRACT WITH
THE PBA, ONE THAT INCLUDES PAY
EVERS HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS
ON WHAT'S BEING DONE TO IMPROVE
QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR ONE PART OF
EAST HARLEM.
>> WE'RE HERE AT 125TH STREET IN
LEXINGTON AVENUE FOR AN
EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT OPERATION FOR
CORNERS, A NEW INITIATIVE BY THE
NYPD AND CITY AGENCIES TO TRY TO
CLEAN UP THIS AREA AND MAKE IT
SAFER AND BETTER FOR THE
RESIDENTS, THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
HERE, THE KIDS COMING HOME FROM
SCHOOL AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> THEY CALL THIS AREA THE
WALKING DEAD. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT
WE CALL IT. THIS RESIDENT IS
TALKING ABOUT THE LEXINGTON
AVENUE STRIP LEADING INTO THE
125TH STREET INTERSECTION IN AN
EMPTY LOT WHERE A PATHMARK
GROCERY STORE USED TO BE AND
FILTHY ABANDONED STOREFRONTS ARE
THE BACKDROP FOR OPEN AIR DRUG
SALES AND USE AT ALL TIMES OF
THE DAY.
>> PEOPLE OVERDOSE ON THE STREET
OR JUST PASS OUT WHILE THE VAST
MAJORITY ARE JUST TRYING TO GO
ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS AND GET TO
THEIR JOBS, SCHOOL OR HOME, ALL
THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
>> THIS IS CRAZY. THIS WHOLE
THESE FOUR CORNERS ARE CRAZY.
IT'S ALSO A BUSY AND IMPORTANT
MASS TRANSIT HUB FOR SUBWAYS,
BUSSES AND METRO NORTH.
>> LAST WEEK, WE SAW A LARGE
GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS AND
OTHER PEOPLE WALKING THE STRIP.
WE FOUND OUT IT WAS NYPD CHIEF
OF PATROL JOHN SHELL AND THE
HEADS OF VARIOUS CITY AGENCIES
COMING TOGETHER TO ANSWER THE
MAYOR'S CHALLENGE TO FIND A NEW
APPROACH.
>> NOW, WE CAME OUT HERE LAST
WEEK ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ALL
THE AGENCIES DOT SANITATION
PARKS, DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND WE ALL STOOD
ON THIS CORNER HERE AND POINTED
OUT WHO COULD FIX WHAT. SO WHEN
IT COMES TO JUST PAINTING THE
PAVEMENT MARKINGS WHITE DOT, I
COULD DO THAT.
>> CHIEF SHELL SAYS SIMPLE
THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE, LIKE REMOVING
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS STORED ON
THE STREET THAT WERE UNUSED FOR
MANY MONTHS.
>> WE PUT TEMPORARY LIGHTING OUT
HERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR
EXPLORERS. WE'RE GOING TO COME
OUT AND GET RID OF THIS GRAFFITI
. SANITATION IS GOING TO
POWERWASH RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. DOT
IS GOING TO GET RID OF THIS
EYESORE HERE.
>> BUT THE REAL ISSUE, RESIDENTS
AND SOME COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE
CONCERNED WITH IS THE OBVIOUS
DRUG USE AND SATURATION OF DRUG
TREATMENT PROGRAM ARMS, WHOSE
CLIENTS SPILL OUT ONTO THE
STREETS. THEY'RE GIVEN FREE
NEEDLES FOR HARM REDUCTION. BUT
THAT'S JUST PART OF THE PICTURE,
SAYS CHIEF SHELL.
>> WHAT WE WANT TO HELP HELP
PEOPLE FEEL. BUT SOMETIMES IT'S
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO HAVE THAT
HERE. AND WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
IN THIS COMMUNITY? RIGHT? WHAT
THIS COMMUNITY DOESN'T SERVE
THAT MUCH. SO YOU COME HERE TO
DO YOUR DRUGS IN A SAFE WAY, BUT
YOU GOT TO BUY THE DRUGS BEFORE
YOU GET THERE. AND WHEN YOU USE
THE DRUGS, THIS COMMUNITY
DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE SLEEPING ON
THE STREET HERE. SO IT'S HELPFUL
IN ONE WAY, BUT IT'S ALSO
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. SO WHERE DO
>> CHIEF SHELL SAYS THE VAST
MAJORITY OF LAW ABIDING
RESIDENTS HERE DESERVE MORE THAN
WHAT THEY'RE GETTING.
>> WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WALK
YOUR KID TO SCHOOL OR HOME FROM
NAVIGATE PEOPLE HIGH ON DRUGS
AND SHOOTING NEEDLES. THAT'S
UNACCEPTABLE.
>> THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES
ADDITIONAL HIGHLY VISIBLE
CONTINGENTS OF POLICE OFFICERS
STATE OWNED ON THE CORNERS.
WELL, THE PRESENCE WILL MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL SAFE, BUT THEY GOT
TO FIND A WAY TO CLEAN IT UP.
THERE WILL BE ENFORCEMENT ACTION
TAKEN WHEN NECESSARY. IN FACT,
IN THE FEW DAYS THIS HAS BEEN
SEVERAL DOZEN ARRESTS. CHIEF
SHELL SAYS THEY'RE SENDING A TWO
PRONGED MESSAGE COMING TO