New: @NYPDShea seems to backtrack a bit on an early NYPD narrative about "outside agitators" causing the worst problems during NYC protests. Shea now says most arrested looters have been New Yorkers. Some seem organized w/vehicles for scouting locations & hauling off merchandise.
Shea confirms in one case looters used U-Haul to carry away their take.
He says looters have used legal protests as cover & seem to be "people taking advantage of the situation."
That's a little different than the take over the weekend where police suggested more organization.
He says looters have used legal protests as cover & seem to be "people taking advantage of the situation."
That's a little different than the take over the weekend where police suggested more organization.
Gov. Cuomo now seconds the looters-as-freebooters take.
"These are opportunists who see the police are busy dealing with the protesters," he says.
"These are opportunists who see the police are busy dealing with the protesters," he says.
