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Fallen NYPD cop Jason Rivera given hero’s farewell at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Slain NYPD cop Jason Rivera was given a solemn final farewell on Friday as his grieving brother told the thousands of officers gathered for his funeral that the rookie’s “first love was policing.” Rivera, 22, was posthumously promoted to detective first grade during the service at Manhattan’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral — one week after he was murdered in the line of duty.

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    Fallen NYPD cop Jason Rivera given hero’s farewell at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

    Fallen NYPD cop Jason Rivera given hero’s farewell at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

    Slain NYPD cop Jason Rivera was given a solemn final farewell on Friday as his grieving brother told the thousands of officers gathered for his …

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