NYPD

Safety issues with New York’s most highly trained unit

by jonathansoroko on February 2, 2011

in Force (use of force)

Safety issues with New York’s most highly trained unit, the Emergency Services Unit, which has the NYPD’s heavy-weapons, hostage-rescue, and counter-sniper functions, among others. Of course,  it’s also the most heavily armed, perhaps the only officers with regular access to long guns and automatic weapons.  Thus,  Gawker’s report,  Elite NYPD Unit Having Gun Safety Issues,  [...]

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NYPD purchases 40 hybrid vehicles

by jonathansoroko on May 4, 2009

in Hybrids

: the NYPD has purchased 40 Nissan Hybrids  – 22 to be used unmarked, 18 as marked blue-and-white “RMPs” (internal terminology for “Radio Motor Patrol [vehicles]). If it takes – it’ll be significant – but we don’t have the numbers at hand. Cross-posted on Caton Avenue. download tron: legacy the movie

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New York City receives larger DHS grant for subway security

by Jon on March 6, 2008

in underground systems

Jen Chung at Gothamist and Al Baker of the Times have good coverage of the new, much-increased Department of Homeland Security grant to provide security for New York City subways, including the 16 underwater tunnels that link the boroughs to each other, and to the mainland (the Bronx, of course, is actually on the mainland). [...]

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