After a Peek at the Police Dept., a Thanks With a Check

April 28, 2010, New York Times — The chef Daniel Boulud was shown how to use a Taser gun. The television anchor Dan Rather joined in a search for a robber at a housing project. The media tycoon Barry Diller was assigned to the Police Department’s harbor unit.

Hundreds of high-profile New Yorkers over the years have participated in a program of the New York Police Department and the privately run New York City Police Foundation, allowing them to accompany task-force units, visit precinct station houses and observe the workings of the counterterrorism division.