THE POLICE COMMISSIONER

CITY OF NEW YORK

October 11,2001

Memorandum to: Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani

From: Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik

Subject: WEEKLY REPORT

The following report represents information on major events of the past

week, major events of the coming week, and future issues requiring your attention.

Major Events Related to the World Trade Center Incident

The following represents the most recent data available regarding the World Trade Center
incident of Tuesday, September 11 (figures are subject to revision):

Total confirmed fatalities 442

Civilians 303
FDNY firefighters 72
Port Authority Police 6
FDNY Emergency Medical Technicians 2
New Jersey Fire Department personnel 1
Unidentified bodies 58

Total NYPD injuries 1,143

NYPD hospitalizations 22
NYPD remaining hospitalized 3
NYPD sick reports 483

Total reported missing 4,776

Unidentified body parts 6,132
DNA samples collected 9,582
Swabs 3,121
Personal Items 6,461
Death Certificate applications 1,533

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Today, October 11, commencing at exactly 8:48 a.m. to commemorate the one-month
anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy, a memorial service honoring the victims
was held at the recovery site. Participating with you in prayer were about 200 members of
rescue and recovery teams still active at the site, including the NYPD and the FDNY.
Two one-minute moments of silence were held for the NYPD's and FDNYrs deceased and
missing.

In the wake of the United States military offensive launched Sunday, October 7, the U.S.
State Department requested, and the NYPD implemented, fixed-post coverage at the
following locations. The posts will remain staffed until midnight, Friday, October 12,
when security measures will be re-assessed:

United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations 885 Second Avenue

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Consulate 845 Third Avenue

Residence of the Consul General of the United Kingdom 4 East 66th Street

Residence of the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the 1 Beekman Place

United Nations

Residence of the Consul General of Pakistan 200 East End Avenue

Residence of the Pakistani Ambassador to the . 47 East 92nd Street

United Nations

On Monday, October 8, the FBI received information about an anthrax threat directed at an
office building, located at 551 Fifth Avenue. The threat, originally received via e-mail by
a newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, claimed that "anthrax spores were being released" in the
elevator shaft of the building. The New York City Department of Health responded to the
location and declared it safe. This is the second anthrax threat received for this location in
the past year. A British tourism office located in the building was the target of an
unfounded anthrax threat in late 2000. The FBI and the NYPD continue their
investigation.

Today, at 9:00 a.m., the United Nations complex, closed shortly after the terrorist attacks
of September 11 and operating since then at a limited capacity with only essential
governmental operations conducted, reopened to the general public and resumed both
regular business and visitor tours. The visitor's gate, located on First Avenue between 45 th
and 46Ih Streets, will close at 5:00 p.m., as normal. Additional security measures
implemented September 11 will remain in place indefinitely.
In accordance with the daily assessment of police deployment, the area of lower
Manhattan affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks remains divided into 3 patrol
enforcement zones and 1 traffic enforcement zone, with the Commanding Officer of Patrol
Borough Manhattan South responsible for all NYPD operations. Each 12-hour tour of
duty is now covered by approximately 455 police officers/detectives, 62 sergeants, 21
lieutenants, 10 captains, and 5 deputy inspectors/inspectors from the Patrol Services
Bureau and Traffic Control Division. Conditions are continually monitored to gauge and
adjust staffing levels as needed. Effective 8:00 a.m., Friday, October 12, except for
personnel assigned to the frozen zone security detail, normal tours of scheduled duty, as
per authorized duty charts, will resume Department-wide.

For purposes of direction, control, accountability, and to help safeguard both emergency
rescue workers and their equipment, vehicular and pedestrian access to the "frozen zone,"
the area south of Canal Street and west of Church Street, remains restricted to properly
identified residents and buses. Commercial vehicles making deliveries in the area
bounded by Canal Street, Greenwich Street, Duane Street, and Church Street are permitted
to do so between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. only, after passing through checkpoints on Canal
Street. 'Drivers making deliveries in the area south of Canal Street and east of Church
Street may do so after passing through checkpoints, located on Canal Street, and at South
Street and Catherine Slip. (The previously imposed ban on non-emergency vehicular
traffic south of Canal Street and east of Broadway was lifted at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
October 2.) On Sunday, October 8, passenger vehicles were permitted south of Canal
Street and east of Broadway. Although reports of criminal activity in or near the frozen
zone are sporadic, the following arrests were made: on Thursday, October 4, 2 arrests for
Criminal Trespass and 1 arrest for Disorderly Conduct; Saturday, October 6, 2 arrests for
Criminal Trespass; and on Tuesday, October 9, 1 arrest for Petit Larceny.

On Wednesday, October 10,4MV4HPk M/37, was arrested in Staten Island for Grand
Larceny, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, and Forgery of a Vehicle Identification
Number after he was found in possession of a defaced NYPD construction vehicle. The
vehicle, known commercially as a "Bobcat," was stolen Saturday, September 15, from in
front of 2 Rector Street. ^•MttP^3 no previous arrest history.

The ban on single occupant vehicles entering Manhattan below 62nd Street between 6:00
a.m. and 12:00 p.m. instituted Friday. September 28, was shortened on Monday October 8.
by one hour, with the restriction now in effect between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Access
to Manhattan-bound crossings (the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and 59lh Street
Bridges, and the Queens Midtown and Lincoln Tunnels) remains limited to vehicles
occupied by at least two occupants during the time restriction. Exceptions include
authorized emergency vehicles, vehicles carrying essential medical personnel, vehicles
bearing official, commercial or New York Press license plates, vehicles with New York
City handicapped parking permits, medallion taxis and liveries licensed by the Taxi and
Limousine Commission, trucks and motorcycles. The single occupant vehicle ban is
suspended weekends. On Friday, September 28, the New Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel
was re-opened to passenger vehicles at 3:00 p.m. The prohibition against all Manhattan-
bound vehicles remains in effect. Today, alternate side of the street parking rules are in
effect for the first time since September 11.

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11. a total of 128 possible hate crime incidents
were reported to the NYPD. Of this total, 85 were ethnic or religious in nature, involving
individuals or locations associated with Middle Eastern culture. As a result of these
incidents, 22 arrests have been made. The remainder of these incidents continue to be
investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force.

Since September 11, from the time shortly after the terrorist attacks through Wednesday,
October 10, a total of 1,216 bomb threats and/or reports of suspicious packages were
received at'911. This includes 28 reports received during the twenty-four hour period
ending midnight, Wednesday, October 10.

On Wednesday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m., a memorial Mass for victims of the September
11 terrorist attacks was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Attendance at the service,
organized by Colombian government officials and several ecclesiastical organizations
within the Roman Catholic'Church, was significant, with approximately 1,000 celebrants
participating Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, the "Papal Nuncio (Representative)" of the
Holy See to the United States, presided over the service attended by Luis Moreno, the
Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Alfonso Valdivieso, the
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and the Honorable Mauncio
Suarez, Consul General of Colombia in New York.

Queens Community Boards 5,6,8,9, and 10 will co-sponsor a candlelight vigil tonight at
7-00 p m at the George Seuffert Bandshell, located in Forest Park. The vigil will honor
victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks and their rescuers. As of this report, the
likely number of participants is unknown.

The wake for Police Officer Walter E. Weaver of Emergency Service Squad 3 will be held
today between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the Wagner Funeral Home, located at 125 Old
Country Road, Hicksville. New York. Tomorrow, a memorial Mass will be held at 3:00
p.m. at Holy Family Church, located at 5 Fordham Avenue, Hicksville, New York.

Tomorrow Police Officer Brian McDonnell of Emergency Service Squad 1 will be

honored at'a memorial Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

A memorial service honoring Detective Claude Richards of the Bomb Squad will be held
tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at St. Raphael's Church, located at 600 Newbridge Road, East
Meadow, New York.

On Saturday October 13. a memorial Mass honoring Police Officer Paul Tally of
Emergency Service Squad 10 will be held at 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis Church, located at
1309 Wantagh Avenue, Wantaghu New York.
 A memorial Mass honoring Police Officer Stephen P. Driscoll of Emergency Service
Squad 4 will be held on Friday, October 19, at 11:00 a.m. at St. James the Apostle Church,
located at 12 Gleneida Avenue, CarmeL New York.

On Monday, October 22, at 11:00 a.m.. a memorial Mass for Sergeant John Coughlin of
Emergency Service Squad 4 will be held at St. Boniface Church, located at 5 Willow Tree
Road, Wesley Hills, New York.

Other Major Events of the Past Week