Gang members threaten to shoot up NYPD station house
Four Emergency Services Unit officers, outfitted with helmets and assault weapons, were stationed at the 79th precinct. Another two were at the 81st.
The beefed up security was prompted by a confidential informant, who told cops of overhearing a member of the Baltimore-based Black Guerrilla Family talking with fellow gang members about plans to “shoot it out with police” at the two precincts, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The gang member served three years in jail for robbery and attempted murder.
Officials differed in their characterizations of the seriousness of the alleged threat.
A senior police official conceded to The Post that, “We’re investigating that threat, but at this time, “It does not appear to be credible.”
“I’m told it’s credible,” Ed Mullins President Sergeants Benevolent Association countered of the threat. “We’ve got emergency service personnel providing additional security outside of precincts. It’s credible.”
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