A new partnership between the NYPD and federal agents aims to increase safety in New York City during the FIFA World Cup. The effort focuses on protecting residents and tourists while keeping criminals away. A major concern is the potential use of dangerous drones to disrupt large-scale events. The NYPD purchased $6.5 million in drone mitigation equipment and trained with the FBI to curb illegal drone use. The commissioner cited drone use in conflict zones such as Ukraine and the Middle East as evidence of evolving threats. The Safer Skies Act created a pathway for state and local agencies to receive drone mitigation authority with federal training, certification, and oversight, described as an operational breakthrough for the NYPD.
"Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced on Thursday a new partnership between the NYPD and federal agents to boost safety in the Big Apple during this summer's FIFA World Cup, including efforts to combat the potential use of weaponized drones to wreak havoc. Tisch stood alongside U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton and Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York Field Office James Barnacle for the May 21 announcement at One Police Plaza. The primary goals of the partnership, the city's top cop said, are to ensure native New Yorkers and tourists alike are safe during the tournament, and that criminals are kept away."
"According to Tisch, one of the biggest potential issues is that of dangerous drones that could be used to lay waste to large-scale events. In response, she says the NYPD purchased $6.5 million in what she called drone mitigation equipment, and have trained with the FBI to curb the use of illegal drones. The commissioner pointed out the use of drones in war-torn corners of the world such as Ukraine and the Middle East, and expressed concern that evildoers could try to do the same here in the Big Apple."
"The Safer Skies Act, passed by Congress last December, created a pathway for qualified state and local law enforcement agencies to receive drone mitigation authority for the first time, subject to federal training, certification, and oversight for the NYPD. That represents a major operational breakthrough. This is something that we have been advocating for, because this is something that New York City needs, Tisch said. Look at what's going on in Ukraine, in Russia time and again. In countries across the world, we are seeing weaponized drones being used to target people, and it is, we always have to adjust and adapt to evolving threats."
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