Seymour Pine

New York City Police Inspector (1919–2010)

Seymour Pine (July 21, 1919 – September 2, 2010) was an American deputy police inspector with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) who served on the force from 1941 to 1976. As deputy inspector, he led the police raid on the Stonewall Inn, which took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969. The resulting Stonewall riots helped spark the development of the nascent gay rights movement in the United States. Biography. Pine was born on July 21, 1919, in Manhattan and attended Brooklyn College, where he graduated in 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Pine

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