Port St. Lucie Police Chief Leo Niemczyk was a Queens, New York, police officer when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty-five years later, he is opening up about his experience.
Niemczyk sat down with WPTV anchor Mike Trim at Port St. Lucie Police headquarters to share his story.
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Port St. Lucie police chief reflects on 9/11 respoonse
“I was assigned to the Queen South Auto larceny unit, and my job at that point in my career was essentially catching car thieves,” Niemczyk said. “The morning of Sept. 11, I was completing a night shift, and I ended up responding to the Trade Center.”…