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Give NYPD Power to Counter Drones, House 'Homeland' Hearing is Told

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 5/15/19

The NYPD’s top counter-terrorism official told a congressional panel May 6 that the city needs a change in Federal law that would empower specially trained local police to neutralize weaponized drones that pose a threat to the civilian population, particularly at large-scale outdoor events.

John Miller, the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence & Counterterrorism, told the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism that under existing law, such action requires a sign-off from the U.S. Attorney General and has to be executed by a special FBI unit from Quantico, Virginia.

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