NYPD: Extra Security On Subways
Acting On 'Credible Threat' To Subway SystemBy Marcus Solis
New York -WABC, October 6, 2005) - The New York City police are responding to what they are considering a credible threat to the subway system.
Eyewitness News reporter Marcus Solis joins us live from the 96th Street subway station with the story.
Sources say that the NYPD has stepped up patrols on the city subways over the last couple of days - especially Thursday after developing information that has been deemed credible.
One source says that it may be 85 percent credible. Apparently the target is the New York City subways system - this information was learned after a raid between an FBI/CIA team in Iraq.
They arrested a number of people and apparently during that raid they learned information that New York City subways were perhaps being targeted. Because police have not been able to discount that threat they are taking it seriously and have deployed additional resources.
At the 96th Street subway station there are bag checks in place and we're also hearing that various officers from a number of different units have been told to report to staging areas where they are awaiting further instructions.
Whether or not they'll be deployed in the subway system is unclear.
Breaking News: Terror Threat On NYC Subway
(CBS) NEW YORKMayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly are announcing an increase in security on the New York City subway system, after intelligence reports indicate a "credible security threat" to its transit system.
A source tells CBS 2 News that the threat is "specific to place, time and method," and that the method is bombing.
Rep. Peter King confirmed the threat, saying "Obviously, this is a significant threat." King is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
The law enforcement official said authorities are especially concerned about bags on the subway, and plan to flood New York's mass transit system with police officers.
An estimated 4.5 million passengers ride the New York subway on an average weekday. The system has more than 468 subway stations.