Undercover Cops to be Redeployed to NYC Streets to Handle Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

New York Post

Undercover NYPD cops will be redeployed to help handle the recent surge of anti-Asian hate crimes across the city, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Tuesday.

The top cop acknowledged during an NY1 appearance that anti-Asian attacks have “certainly ratcheted up since last year.” He said the department is working to step up patrols.

“When you look at different sections of New York City, whether it’s in Chinatown, whether it’s here in Lower Manhattan, whether it’s in Flushing or parts of Brooklyn, you’re going to see uniformed, as well as some people that may surprise you,” Shea said.

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