NYPD Plans to Step Up Subway Patrols

[DeeDeeNY]

NYPD Plans to Step Up Subway Patrols

Feb 2, 6:02 AM (ET)

By VERENA DOBNIK


NEW YORK (AP) - Teams of police officers equipped with submachine guns and bomb-sniffing dogs have become a part of the landscape of post-Sept. 11 New York, patrolling around Wall Street and such landmarks as the Empire State building.

Similar squads are set to begin daily patrols of the busiest sections of the city subways this month, in what officials describe as a first for a U.S. mass transit system.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Friday that a major boost in funding from the Department of Homeland Security made the extra protection possible for the city's vast subway system, long considered a potential target for terrorists.

"Whether conventional crime or terrorist threat, we will not let our guard down," Kelly said at a news conference at Grand Central Terminal, where officials announced the increase in security dollars.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080202/D8UI4SSG0.html

[Martino Navratilovo]

1. Sounds like overkill to me

Why all the powerful weapons?

[Fredda Weinberg]

2. Because they fear a squad n/t

[algoreagain]

3. Bloomberg has done a good job

lowering crime. I believe 2007 was an all-time low in crime in the city. Kudos.