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By Miranda Ferrante

Kopy: Policing Underage Use of E-Bikes and Scooters Starts at Home

Public safety commissioner says state law requires e-bike riders to be 16, adding, "Someone is going to have to take this item from 13-, 14-, 15-year-olds, and say, ‘You can’t ride that anymore.’"
By Rosie Newmark

NY State Waiver Greenlights Kopy to Continue Overseeing Police, Fire Operations in Rye

Kopy, who lives in Mamaroneck, brings in roughly $340,000 a year in total compensation, based on a review of city and state records.
By Rosie Newmark

To Pee or Not to Pee: Council Debates Softer Stance on Public Potty Offenses

With only three officers sometimes on patrol, removing one for even two hours can take away 25 percent of their shift.
fire and police vehicles
By Rosie Newmark

Rye Passes on Splitting Public Safety Department, Instead Seeks New State Waiver for Commissioner Kopy

And with a reshaped City Council set to take office come January, including a new mayoral administration, the issue has been pushed off until at least next year.
The front exterior of the rye police station
By Rosie Newmark

Council to Debate Separating Police and Fire Departments, Eliminating Public Safety Commissioner Role

The police and fire departments merged into one department in 2016 in an attempt to modernize and streamline the city's emergency services.
Rye police car
By Julie Iles

Police Commish to Answer Council Questions on Facial Recognition

Michael Kopy is set to appear before City Council to answer questions about the police department’s new controversial technology.

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