I agree. All around fake news.
Well, for what it's worth, the Daily Mail has the story in addition to the New York Post.
Surprising the number of people who still refuse to accept that most cops are complete and utter cowards. This story may well be inaccurate. But to discount it outright simply because one prefers not to hear what's being reported is pretty telling.
Time to join the world that is instead of the world you like to imagine exists.