With All Eyes On Minneapolis, NYPD Says It Is Prepared For Reaction To Derek Chauvin Verdict

CBS New York

April 20, 2021

Anticipation is mounting as the Tri-State area braces for a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

As CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported, the NYPD is getting ready for possible protests.

Times Square is one of a handful of locations the police are focusing on because of vandalism and destruction of property last summer. But after mounting tensions with peaceful protesters, the Department says this time officers’ tactics will be different.

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