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Topline
The New York City Police Department announced Tuesday it will have hundreds of additional uniformed officers stationed throughout the city to quash any potential trouble in the days leading up to Election Day.
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Key Facts
The NYPD doesn’t see any potential threats to the elections, and none are expected, Chief of Department Terrence Monahan said Tuesday during a press conference.
“It is no secret that this election is more contentious than in years past,” he continued, and the department plans on being able to quickly respond should any trouble arise.
The extra officers will be in place around the city beginning October 26, Monahan said.
Officers will be stationed at the 1,201 polling locations across New York City’s five boroughs, as well as the 88 early voting sites, which open on October 24.
There will also be special teams of officers stationed throughout the city who can quickly respond to violent situations, should they occur, Monahan said.
He added all of the officers were given additional training in crowd control tactics.
Crucial Quote
New York City’s largest police union, the Police Benevolent Association, endorsed President Donald Trump in September, the first presidential candidate the union has endorsed in decades. When asked during the press conference if officers could be unbiased given the endorsement, Monahan said “when we put this uniform on we are apolitical.”
Tangent
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea told all uniformed members of the NYPD to “prepare for protests growing in size, frequency, and intensity leading up to the election” according to a memo obtained by CNN.
Further Reading
How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump (New York Times)
NYPD tells officers to prepare for deployment in expectation of election protests (CNN)
N.Y. Attorney General Urges NYPD To Cease Making Routine Traffic Stops, Citing Violence (Forbes)
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