NYPD orders officers not to interfere with press

November 24, 2011 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography



Breaking News Via the Associated Press:

Nov 23, 6:53 PM EST

NYPD orders officers not to interfere with press
By COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Police Department's commissioner on Wednesday sent an internal message to officers ordering them not to unreasonably interfere with media access during news coverage and warning those who do will be subject to disciplinary action, after several journalists were arrested covering Occupy Wall Street demonstrations last week.

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