NYPD monitoring internet threats, lawmakers call for bullet-proof police cars
ALBANY, N.Y. --
Some anti-police sentiment in the wake of the fatal shootings of two NYPD officers has prompted the department to make changes to better protect officers.
The NYPD is investigating more than a dozen threatened copycat attacks, mostly made over the Internet.
In one case, an 18-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with making terroristic threats.
Authorities say Devon Coley surrendered to detectives in the 73rd Precinct after his Facebook postings were spotted by police.
Coley reportedly admitted he was responsible for making the statements after police say he wrote the phrase "73Nextt," a reference to the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn.
He came into his precinct with his mother Sunday night and said he was remorseful for his actions.
Meanwhile, four state lawmakers are proposing that all police cars in New York state be retrofitted with bullet-proof glass.
The bill is being drafted by Assembly members Jim Tedisco and Nicole Malliotakis and senators Phil Boyle and Marty Golden, all Republicans.
According to a news release Sunday, the legislation to be introduced in the next session would have the bullet-proof glass installed over a phased-in period, starting with the New York Police Department.
The lawmakers are calling for part of the $5.1 billion state surplus to be used to pay for the retrofit.
The legislators don't include a cost estimate. Texas Armoring Corp. of San Antonio says it charges $55,000 and up, depending on level of bullet-proof protection.
Monday, December 22, 2014 06:27PM
ALBANY, N.Y. --
Some anti-police sentiment in the wake of the fatal shootings of two NYPD officers has prompted the department to make changes to better protect officers.
The NYPD is investigating more than a dozen threatened copycat attacks, mostly made over the Internet.
In one case, an 18-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with making terroristic threats.
Authorities say Devon Coley surrendered to detectives in the 73rd Precinct after his Facebook postings were spotted by police.
Coley reportedly admitted he was responsible for making the statements after police say he wrote the phrase "73Nextt," a reference to the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn.
He came into his precinct with his mother Sunday night and said he was remorseful for his actions.
Meanwhile, four state lawmakers are proposing that all police cars in New York state be retrofitted with bullet-proof glass.
The bill is being drafted by Assembly members Jim Tedisco and Nicole Malliotakis and senators Phil Boyle and Marty Golden, all Republicans.
According to a news release Sunday, the legislation to be introduced in the next session would have the bullet-proof glass installed over a phased-in period, starting with the New York Police Department.
The lawmakers are calling for part of the $5.1 billion state surplus to be used to pay for the retrofit.
The legislators don't include a cost estimate. Texas Armoring Corp. of San Antonio says it charges $55,000 and up, depending on level of bullet-proof protection.
