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Senate Republicans tout $4M for NYPD vehicle upgrades

ALBANY State Senate Republicans announced Monday they will steer $4 million in government funds to retrofit New York Police Department vehicles with bulletproof windows and door panels in the wake of the fatal shooting of a city police officer.

OfficerMiosotis Familia was shot and killed while sitting in a police vehicle last week in the Bronx. The violence was reminiscent of the 2014 slaying of two NYPD officers who were shot as they sat in their patrol car.

Bulletproof side panels and windows will be installed on 3,800 patrol vehicles and the department's 72 mobile command units, according to the Senate GOP.

The money will come from the State and Municipal Assistance capital program. The state Division of Budget recently approved the use of $4 million in SAM money for the police vehicle upgrades. Sen. Martin Golden, a Brooklyn Republican and former NYPD officer, said the investment "will save lives."

"Every day we cherish and thank the proud men and women of the NYPD for putting their lives on the line to protect New York's largest city," Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-Long Island, said in a statement. "It's only appropriate that we do everything possible to help defend those who defend us."

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