Hundreds of police from the Hudson Valley are among the
thousands gathered in Manhattan today in a show
of support for fallen NYPD Detective Wilbert
Mora.
The MTA reserved eight train cars they
call the “Blue Line Express” to help transport police into the city
The Metro-North train made two stops, in White Plains and
the Fleetwood station in Mount Vernon, as it headed to
and from Grand Central Station so officers could attend
today's funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
This is the second time in
less than a week members of New York's 32nd Precinct are saying goodbye to a
member of their own squad. "Every one of those officers that stood in that line, has answered
the exact same call that Detective Rivera and [Detective]
Mora answered. We've all been there hundreds if not thousands of
times and it's one of those things that literally could have happened to
anybody," says Westchester County Police Sgt. John Butcher. "Police officers come
together, there's no other job like it in the world and we're all proud to be a
brother and sisterhood," says Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul
Oliva.
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On Tuesday, officers lined
the streets of Manhattan for Detective Mora's wake
services.
The 27-year-old died last
week after he was shot on Jan. 21 responding to a domestic dispute call.
Police say it's among the
most dangerous type of call they answer.
His partner, Detective Jason
Rivera, 22, was also killed. His funeral was held last Friday, also at St.
Patrick's.
Officers on the train today say support from the people
they serve and protect, and sometimes give their lives for, goes a long
way…especially during times like this.