NYC-WTC_000230678

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NEW YORK. POST, S ATOP bay, OCTOBER 6, 2001

NYPD plans ‘shoot-to-kill’ anti-terror unit r 1 the proposal, referring to dination with private se­ Unit training in the com­ the team as a “Dirty curity. Dozen’’-stylc crew. ■iTie NYPD is already ing weeks. Of the 23 miss­ I EXCLUSIVE The round-the-clock op­ working under its highest from ESU. eration, which would be state of alert, known as ing NYPD cops, 14 were ■ Extra measures at attached to the NYPD's Operation Omega, and is 1 Police Plaza, including a By LARRY CELONA Emergency Services Unit, paying extra attention to couple of hundred cops The NYPD is planning is one of several wide- more than 1,000 sites city­ freed up to work security an elite counter-terrorism ranging proposals the de­ wide — including land­ details around headquar­ assault team that would partment is eyeing to beef marks, bridges, tunnels, ters and the attack site; stand ready to spring into up security in the wake of government buildings, fire and evacuation drills; action ana “kill or cap- the Sept. 11 World Trade mosques, synagogues and and new police ID cards ture" terrorists who try to Center atrocities. gun shops. that are more difficult to wreak havoc on the city, “We have to start polic- At this week’s Compstat duplicate. The Post has learned, ing a different way," one meeting^ the first such ■ An order for all 1 Po­ Top cops want to desig- official said. "We have to citywide crime analysis nate a lieutenant, three be as proactive as possible session since the terror lice Plaza personnel to sergeants and 24 officers and, if there is another at- strikes, commanders were work in uniform, making for the initiative, which tack, be able to respond as grilled not about how they them easier' to identify if would have similar train- quickly as we did.betore were keeping down crime they respond to another ing to Army Special and be mote organized,” in their precincts, but how terrorist assault. Forces and might work Heading the to-do list is well they were guarding ■ Designating meeting closely with the military, identifying potential ter- Operation Omega sites, points in the outer bor- police sources said, rorist targets and drawing Other efforts to oughs where off-duty “If needed, they will be up plans to protect them heighten security include: cops could gather to re­ trained to go in and hill or — including higher police ■ A hew class of 24 cops- ■ ceive orders, weapons and capture terrorists," said visibility, - increased--sur- ' - being dispatched' for [sixf equipment in the event of one source familiar, with .vejllance and better coor- _ month-EmetEenev Setyice another crisis.______ ____

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