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Cop: NYPD enforces quota on arrests, frisks

People walk by a Times Square police precinct

Photo credit: Getty Images | People walk by a Times Square police precinct in Manhattan. (July 10, 2012)

A second New York City police officer testified Wednesday that the NYPD has enforced a "quota" system for arrests, summonses and street stops, at a closely watched trial in federal court in Manhattan over the use of stop-and-frisk tactics.

Pedro Serrano, 43, a nine-year veteran serving in the 40th Precinct in the Bronx, described one "good month" in which he recorded three arrests, 20 summonses,...

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