NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the truck attack on a bike path near the World Trade Center (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A New York Police Department official says beefed-up security at the New York City marathon will include sniper teams, sand truck barricades, and counterterrorism officers.
Chief of Department Carlos Gomez vows that the marathon on Sunday will be a “very safe event.” Gomez said Wednesday that there also will be an abundance of plainclothes officers, bomb dogs and helicopter surveillance. Continue reading “The Latest: NYPD official: Beefed-up security for marathon”

