Oct 31, 2018
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Thousands of People Participated on the Annual Village Halloween Parade in New York City. Photos: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire By Kurt Wheelock NEW YORK – Security for the annual Halloween parade was stepped up as it fell on the one year anniversary of the terror truck attack which claimed eight lives and injured a dozen on the west side of Lower Manhattan. “We will have deployed thousands of plainclothes as well as uniformed members of the service,” NY Police Department Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison said. “As well as our Critical Response Command, our Strategic Response Group, K-9, aviation, as well as [Read More]
Sep 22, 2018
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By Kurt Wheelock UNITED NATIONS, September 22 — While diplomats coming to the UN for the General Assembly this week will see some of the New York Police Department’s more than 200 concrete block barriers and 48 sand trucks meant to block vehicle attacks, there is a level of protection and preparation they will hopefully not see. NYPD deputy commissioner for counter-terrorism and intelligence John Miller on September 20 told reporters that the recent biological attacks in the United Kingdom on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are a new concern for this year’s UNGA week. “We’ve [Read More]
