Police to Increase Presence at Long Island Polling Locations

Polling locations will be closely monitored across Long Island to prevent any possible terrorist attack or violence on Election Day, Nassau and Suffolk County public officials have announced.

New York, along with Texas and Virginia, were reportedly named as possible targets for al Qaeda attacks Monday. Although there has been no credible threat made to Long Island on Election Day, patrols in both Nassau and Suffolk County will be out in full force.

Uniformed and plainclothes officers will be monitoring Suffolk County to ensure the safety of voters, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy D. Sini said.

“I want to ensure the community that our officers have been instructed to closely monitor polling locations in order to protect our residents as they exercise their constitutional right to vote,” Sini said in a statement.

In Nassau, patrols will be intensified at polling locations as well as at public gatherings, houses of worship and near critical infrastructure, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas C. Krumpter announced.

Mangano and Krumpter said they “will be taking all steps necessary to ensure the safety of the public during this time of heightened security.”

Both departments will be closely monitoring social media.

Residents across Long Island are encouraged to report any suspicious activity to the police. Call 911 or send an anonymous tip in Nassau County to 1-800-244-TIPS.

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have announced they will be in nearby Manhattan on Election Night. Clinton will be at the Javits Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood while Trump is holding an invite-only party at the New York Hilton Midtown.

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