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'These hard-core groups are looking to take us on. They have increased their level of violence.' - Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
The NYPD aims to keep things well in hand during the convention.
'Where is the legitimate protest in trying to endanger the public?' an angry Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The News.
Fringe elements are hoping to spark major disruptions at the Republican National Convention with a series of sneaky tricks - including fooling bomb-sniffing dogs on trains bound for Penn Station, the Daily News has learned.
Internet-using anarchists are telling would-be troublemakers to decoy specially trained Labrador retrievers with gunpowder or ammonium nitrate-laced tablets in a bid to halt trains or even spur the evacuation of Madison Square Garden.
Top cops are girding against the attempt to foil strong anti-terrorist strategies aimed at protecting conventiongoers - including President Bush - as well as peaceful protesters during the Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 GOP fete.
'Where is the legitimate protest in trying to endanger the public?' an angry Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The News.
'It is the height of irresponsibility,' he added. 'These hard-core groups are looking to take us on. ... They have increased their level of sophistication and violence.'
So in addition to guarding against the most vile, organized and destructive of terrorists, Kelly and company have to combat a shadowy, loose-knit band of traveling troublemakers who spread their guides to disruption over the Internet.
The dog decoy ploy is the among most insidious in the fringe groups' bag of tricks - which includes throwing marbles under the hooves of police horses and using slingshots to pelt the animals.
'They're trying to use up our resources with false alarms. ... The sensitive dogs would become burned out with too many alerts,' said a police source."
'These hard-core groups are looking to take us on. They have increased their level of violence.' - Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
The NYPD aims to keep things well in hand during the convention.
'Where is the legitimate protest in trying to endanger the public?' an angry Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The News.
Fringe elements are hoping to spark major disruptions at the Republican National Convention with a series of sneaky tricks - including fooling bomb-sniffing dogs on trains bound for Penn Station, the Daily News has learned.
Internet-using anarchists are telling would-be troublemakers to decoy specially trained Labrador retrievers with gunpowder or ammonium nitrate-laced tablets in a bid to halt trains or even spur the evacuation of Madison Square Garden.
Top cops are girding against the attempt to foil strong anti-terrorist strategies aimed at protecting conventiongoers - including President Bush - as well as peaceful protesters during the Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 GOP fete.
'Where is the legitimate protest in trying to endanger the public?' an angry Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The News.
'It is the height of irresponsibility,' he added. 'These hard-core groups are looking to take us on. ... They have increased their level of sophistication and violence.'
So in addition to guarding against the most vile, organized and destructive of terrorists, Kelly and company have to combat a shadowy, loose-knit band of traveling troublemakers who spread their guides to disruption over the Internet.
The dog decoy ploy is the among most insidious in the fringe groups' bag of tricks - which includes throwing marbles under the hooves of police horses and using slingshots to pelt the animals.
'They're trying to use up our resources with false alarms. ... The sensitive dogs would become burned out with too many alerts,' said a police source."
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