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2015-01-20 -Land of the Free

Anti-terror cops are still chauffeuring around bureaucrats

[NYPOST] Anti-terror cops are still chauffeuring around New York City bureaucrats, even on the heels of terror Âattacks in La Belle France.

The offices of Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito could not come up with a defense for the ongoing practice, first exposed by The Post two months ago, and passed the buck to the NYPD. Comptroller Scott Stringer's office said he was doing what the NYPD recommended.

Each of the relatively unknown politicians has an eight-person security detail pulled from the elite NYPD Intelligence Division whose members usually spend their time looking for criminal activity and potential terrorists. The Post reported that the detail of drivers is made up of six detectives, one sergeant and one lieutenant -- and two of them are on duty at a time.

Most members of Stringer's detail asked to be transferred back to their regular work, fed up with the comptroller ordering them to drive his wife, Elyse Buxbaum, to work and chewing them out for being late to do so, sources told The Post. Stringer would be in the car with his wife so as not to break city rules.

"Comptroller Stringer follows all New York Police Department recommendations regarding his security detail," a front man said.

The city's Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in 2009 that police can drive bureaucrats to both official events and on personal errands Âincluding weekend trips.

James told The Post in November that she would support an independent review of the current policies, but apparently no such examination has started.

Deputy Chief Kim Royster, an NYPD spokeswoman, said without elaboration, "Security for elected officials is determined based on threat assessments."

Posted by Fred 2015-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Oy vey, and don't forget my Challah bread and be ON TIME ok ?

Posted by Besoeker 2015-01-20 02:04|| 2015-01-20 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 "Hey Bugsy, let's kidnap Letitia James and get a big ransom!! Who?

Posted by Steven 2015-01-20 03:34|| 2015-01-20 03:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Each...unknown politicians has an eight-person security detail

I don't know that I've read a more disgusting example of the corruption that has become inherent in our society in the last 5 years.

This is what we pay taxes for, great isn't it?

Posted by AlanC 2015-01-20 08:33|| 2015-01-20 08:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Got to have security for the ~~big~~ important people.

Peasants should know that. /sarc off

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-01-20 09:01|| 2015-01-20 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 if the enemy had any strategic and tactical brains they would never target these bureaucrats; these bureaucrats are exactly what has led to the fall of America.

Posted by Airandee 2015-01-20 11:24|| 2015-01-20 11:24|| Front Page Top

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