Less than two weeks before Election Day, the New York City Police Department warned that violent extremists could attack polling stations.
A police bulletin received via CBS News on Thursday said violent extremists and racially and ethnically motivated anti-government extremists “continue to prioritize political demonstrations, polling places, election officials and election officials. “
The NYPD said, however, that it is not aware of any express or credible threat to the city’s polling stations, political candidates or election officials.
The bulletin said hostile rhetoric and a host of widespread threats from other like-minded people in newsgroups and other online forums “may well create circulating echo chambers and false narratives and identify a permissive environment for violent movements opposed to election-related infrastructure and personnel. “. . “
The midterm election monitoring survey.
Early voting in New York begins Saturday and will continue through Election Day, Nov. 8.