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The NYPD is transferring oversight of its 3,600 school safety agents from the Community Affairs Bureau to the office of Chief of Department John Chell, according to multiple sources, in a move that comes as the department’s commissioner pushes for stricter repercussions for some teens convicted of serious crimes.

A police department spokesperson confirmed the move is in the works, calling it a structural one related to management and oversigh

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