NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – John Miller, the NYPD's deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, said Thursday that there were no credible threats to New York City ahead of the inauguration but that people should expect to see heightened protection at certain locations.
“There are no specific, credible threats to New York City as an outgrowth of the events of Jan. 6,” Miller said in a briefing with reporters on radicalization and domestic terrorism. “That said, we wake up every day on the assumption that there is a specific, credible threat, and we hunt for it.”
Miller said New Yorkers should expect “heightened protection around certain government locations” in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20.
“I think you’ll see additional police resources around City Hall,” he said, noting that it was out of an abundance of caution and not because of specific intelligence.
“During this time, it is prudent to protect government installations and sensitive locations,” he said.
The FBI has warned police departments across the U.S. about potential threats to state capitols ahead of the inauguration. Miller said the NYPD is working with other law enforcement agencies, including state and federal, to monitor reports.
It comes a little over a week after the deadly Capitol siege in which supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building.
The NYPD is sending 200 officers to Washington, D.C. They’ll be deputized as federal law enforcement officers to assist with inauguration security, Miller said.
Asked if this compares to similar past threats, Miller said, “Nothing compares to any past threats.”
“We have never had Americans fighting Americans on the streets of the nation’s capital or anything like that probably since the Civil War,” he said.
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