ONE POLICE PLAZA, NYC, May 21 – There was a
drone-heavy press conference on May 21 in One Police Plaza
by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S.
Tisch and Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York
Field Office James Barnacle "to brief the media on recent
cases."
Inner City Press was there and live
tweeted:
Commish Tisch: I want to thank Jay
Clayton... The extremist who moves to real-world danger,
those cases demand more than one office. The World Cup and
250th Anniversary of our country is coming. We partner, as
we'll discuss
Commish Tisch: NYPD does the work on the
ground, SDNY prosecutes on Federal charges. We have acting
on guns from South Carolina. I began my career building
out the NYPD's counter-terrorism work. Just last week, the
defendant brought in from Iraq... For drone
mitigation, we've bought $6.5 million of equipment and
will work with SDNY, we won't say how. The Safer Skies Act
creates a pathway.
US Attorney Jay Clayton: NYC is popular, it
embodies the best of America. But our successes make us a
target. There are nation-states and organizations
dedicated to targeting us. Threat levels are high, but
violent crime is down, largely due to NYPD
US Attorney Clayton: The IRGC, ISIS, Hamas,
the drug cartels and others are all committed to attacking
our society. Let me make it clear: if you plan to attack,
you will be caught and be subject to the full weight of
Federal prosecution.
US Attorney Clayton: Look at Washington
Square Park drug dealing. With NYPD, we shut it down. If
you use a gun in a crime, we want you off the streets. Our
office has sought detention of 223 gun defendants
[How many were and are in fact
detained?]
US Attorney Clayton: You can call
1-800-CALL-FBI.
FBI NY Field Office James Barnacle: Every
time I speak with Commissioner Tisch she asks about
drones. We are the only ones who could have brought
al-Saadi back from Iraq. FBI's Barnacle (looking
down at lectern) I'm going to skip over some things... We
arrested a man wanted for rape in El Salvador. Thank you.
M.C. On topic only
Q&A Q1: Knick crowds? Commish Tisch:
Depends if watch party for away game, hope for run to the
NBA Finals etc
Presser ends - Inner City Press raised hand
for question about detention rate in SDNY Mag Court, but
time ran out.
Only this week, a defendant charged with
using a straw man to buy guns in Pennsylvania and
shipping them to the Dominican Republic was released on
bond in the SDNY Mag court, as exclusively covered by
Inner City Press. No appeal to Part 1 was taken. So what
is the batting average, not only in 100 Centre Street
but also 500 Pearl?
