Chief who vaulted over barricade to chase ISIS-inspired wannabe bombers at Gracie Mansion protest awarded NYPD’s Medal for Valor

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The NYPD chief who vaulted over a barricade to chase down ISIS-inspired wannabe bombers outside Gracie Mansion earlier this year was awarded the department’s distinguished Medal for Valor Monday.  Assistant Chief Aaron Edwards – the commanding officer of Patrol Borough Manhattan North – was among five heroes in blue who received the NYPD’s third-highest honor for their efforts taking down the suspected terrorists as unruly warring protests raged outside the mayor’s mansion back in March.  “