Three days after Muslim terrorists murdered 129 defenseless civilians in Paris, the NYPD unveiled its new Critical Response Unit, which Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said would be equipped to deal with the kind of multiple attacks that hit the French capital.
“We had to take our efforts to the next level, and create an ever-stronger and better force to deal with the realities of the world we live in,” Mayor de Blasio said Nov. 16 on Randall’s Island as he and Mr. Bratton introduced the first 100 members of the force, which will eventually include 560 officers and eight police dogs. Another 180 officers are undergoing training and will graduate in a few weeks, Mr. Bratton said.
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