Scotland Yard Thinks NYPD GivesToo Much Information

Two days ago, the NYPD briefed hundreds of security types from city businesses to discuss what it knew from the London bombings - which led to local news items about how everyday items like bleach were used. Now Scotland Yard is upset, saying that Commissioner Kelly should not have disclosed any details from the investigation. Mayor Bloomberg defended the NYPD's actions, saying, "We have a responsibility to make this city as safe as we can. That includes informing the people who manage and run the buildings in this city." The NYPD claims it used information that was unclassified. The NYPD's aggressiveness under Police Commissioner Kelly is sort of breathtaking; there was that New Yorker feature on him and the NYPD a few weeks ago that said he dispatched detectives to London as soon as he had word of the bombings, and a few hours later, the Feds told him not to get involved, so Kelly could only say too late.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 5, 2005 7:15 AM

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Johnie

Yeah, there were a couple articles a while back about how DHS wasn't really giving enough information or it took too long to get information down to the NYPD. I'm actually glad that the NYPD is actually taking the offensive on these international issues. The truth of the matter is we are the biggest target in the US. It's not some grain silo is Kansas or some mall in Tennessee. As long as Washington is screwing around with security by playing politics, I'm fully for NYPD going out there and taking an aggressive stance in city security.

It does make for new/interesting relationship between the city and the federal government though. In addition, the NY Times had an article the other day about how an NYPD officer was killed in Iraq.

S.D.

I could be mistaken, but the "cooperation" between DHS (Code Orange anyone?) and the NYPD may be a Myth...

Huh?

Why are the NYPD and the DHS both inventigating the same things? So much for sharing information across agencies.

S.D.

"We have a responsibility to make this city as safe as we can. That includes informing the people who manage and run the buildings in this city."

He left out: "Besides, I'm up for re-election!"

I wonder if Scotland yard implicitly Told the NYPD to keep this close to the vest?