#NYPD organizes task force to help identify suspected looters

The NYPD has created a task force to investigate looting at city stores during the summer’s George Floyd protests and identify those who took part, police said Wednesday.

“The NYPD’s newly formed Looting Task Force is prepared to investigate any acts of looting that can potentially occur,” Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said in a video posted to Twitter.

“The task force is equipped with the department’s latest technology and video monitoring software to help them investigate these criminal acts thoroughly, help identify perpetrators, and bring them to justice,” Harrison continued.

The city experienced widespread looting over the summer at shops in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, including Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square. Part of the task force’s charge will be to go back and identify those looters, police sources said.

Many stores were boarded up this week in preparation for expected election unrest.