NYPD adds more cops to subway patrol amid transit violence surge as Cuomo urges Big Apple to 'figure it out'
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Hundreds of additional law enforcement officers have flooded the New York City subway system to protect straphangers amid a surge in violent crimes in transit – as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s up to Big Apple officials to "figure it out."
"We are able to achieve this through overtime, deployment of officers normally assigned to administrative duties and re-assignment of other non-transit officers," she said during a Tuesday morning press conference, according to the New York Post. Police officials said earlier this week they would move 500 additional officers into the subway system. But transit heads argued it wasn’t enough and asked for 1,000 more. On Sunday, the NYPD arrested 21-year-old Rigoberto Lopez and charged him with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder for his alleged slashing spree along the A-train subway line late Friday into Saturday.More Related News