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via Police to protect cities on New Year’s Eve over ISIS fears | Daily Mail Online

New York City 

Officers with specialized training to stop suicide bombers will be on patrol at Sunday’s New Year’s Eve celebration when up to two million people will flood the streets of Times Square in New York.

In addition to its usual army of snipers, bag-inspecting officers and metal detectors, the department this year is relying on help from a growing corps of ‘vapor wake’ dogs, which are trained to sniff out trace amounts of explosive particles that trail behind someone carrying a bomb.

More officers will be positioned throughout the area this year and all parking garages in the vicinity of Times Square will be emptied in advance of the celebration and sealed off, so no one has a chance to sneak in a car bomb, police said.

As well, reflective markers will be placed on the outside of certain buildings with the goal of helping officers quickly identify where a sniper might be, the New York Times reports.

‘You will see an increase in heavy weapons, bomb squad personnel, radiological detection teams, and our technology to include over 1,000 cameras in and around the area of Times Square for the event,’ the NYPD’s chief of counterterrorism, James Waters, said at a news conference.

Officers involved in the New Year’s Eve security operation will receive a tactical bulletin and a training video on suicide bombers that they will be able to review on their department-issued phones starting Friday.

The training material will include instructions on protecting bystanders if officers suspect someone has a bomb and guidance on apprehending and disarming suspects with the assistance of the bomb squad, he said.

Detectives posted in hotels will keep an eye on guests, and additional emergency services and critical response teams will be on hand, Police Commissioner James O’Neill said.

O’Neill declined to say how many of the department’s 36,000 officers will work on New Year’s Eve, in order to keep would-be attackers guessing.  In years past there have generally been 5,000; officers said there would be more this year.

People who want to see the New Year’s Eve musical acts and other entertainment up close in Times Square will have to pass by dogs trained to detect explosives and heavily armed officers, go through a magnetometer to check for weapons, have their bags inspected, and then repeat all those steps a second time.

Police will again use dump trucks filled with sand, police cars and cement blocks to close streets starting at 11am on Sunday.

Even so, police acknowledged a possible suicide bomber could manage to get close to large crowds of people before the checkpoints are set up. Asked how to stop someone in this situation, Waters said: ‘As a last resort: deadly physical force.’

Las Vegas

Homeland Security officials and the Las Vegas police department are gearing up for New Year’s Eve, which has been deemed a National Special Security Event this year.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Los Angeles Times that there would be more snipers, aircraft surveillance and more than 4,000 metal barricades along the Las Vegas Strip, which will be pedestrianized for the celebration ringing in the new year.

The increased security comes even though the city expects fewer visitors this New Year’s Eve than in years past (334,000 people; down 1.2 percent from last year).

The Strip, along with the city’s McCarran International Airport, will be patrolled by 300 National Guard troops, Newsy reports.

Meanwhile, Nevada Department of Transportation officials told the Los Angeles Times that around $350,000 would be spent on protective measures.

‘Nobody puts on a New Year’s Eve show like Las Vegas, and never will it be as safe as it will be this year,’ a Clark County official told the Los Angeles Times.

Revelers will also not be allowed to bring large baggage into the pedestrianized section of the Las Vegas Strip.

San Francisco  

After the December 20 arrest of a man who allegedly was inspired by the Islamic State to commit an act of terrorism at a tourist hot spot, the Northern California city is beefing up its New Year’s Eve security measures.

The nation’s second-most densely populated city will see ‘additional deployment,’ police said at at a news conference attended by San Francisco Gate.

Police said that will be ‘a very visible presence along the wharf area at Pier 39’.

The annual fireworks show along the Embarcadero will also see a greater police presence, ACB7 reports.

Police declined to cite specific counter-terrosim efforts in the interest of secrecy but also said there are ‘no credible threats’  to the city.

‘Our public needs to be able to do the things they want to do freely,’ Police Chief William Scott, with regard to terror threats. ‘We stop doing things that we as Americans or residents of this nation that we have a right to do, then we’re in the wrong place.’

Chicago

The nation’s Second City has deployed concrete barriers along the Magnificent Mile, the city’s major thoroughfare, and at Navy Pier.

More than 3,000 people are expected to attend festivities at Navy Pier.

A report from CBS Chicago notes that the increase in concrete barriers serves as an effort to stymie any vehicular attacks such as those seen in Nice, Berlin and New York in the past year.

Los Angeles

Los Angelenos will see beefed up security for the Rose Parade in Pasadena.

People will be allowed to camp out along the suburb’s Colorado Boulevard, where the parade takes place, but will not be allowed to drive down the street.

This new rule specifically meant to curtail the potential for a vehicular attack, CBS Local reports.

via Philadelphia Police Using Blocking Trucks, Drone For Mummers Parade

Wilson says for the parade, to ensure the safety of participants and the public, “all hands will be on deck.”

“You’ll see a lot of uniform patrols. We’ll have plainclothes officers that you won’t see. There are many layers of security,” explained Wilson.

Blocking trucks will be deployed.

“That’s every large event now. Every intersection will have blocking vehicles off of Broad Street. The main viewing area will have larger blocking vehicles, and more of them,” said Wilson.

Wilson says police will also be using a drone.

“We are using a drone this year. As far as I know, it’s the first time,” said Wilson.

The department has received clearance from the FAA to experiment with a drone.

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