New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday that law enforcement agencies will boost surveillance online and in-person in an effort to protect communities from hate crimes.
Law enforcement agencies will boost surveillance online and in-person in an effort to protect communities from hate crimes, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Sunday. directs New York State Police to"ramp up monitoring" on social media, and through physical outreach, to identify hateful sentiments and possible threats to"communities that are potential targets of hate crimes.
Hochul, who earlier this year directed state police to create an intelligence unit that focuses on tracking domestic extremism, said the new surveillance order comes in response to the deadly nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs on Saturday, as well as the series of alleged threats to New York City synagogues that led to two arrests in Pennsylvania Station late last week.
"Amid recent threats to Jewish & LGBTQ communities, I have directed @nyspolice to ramp up monitoring & increase support for communities that are potential targets of hate crimes," the governor wrote in a Amid recent threats to Jewish & LGBTQ communities, I have directedHere in New York, violence or bigotry will never be tolerated. We stand united against hate.
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