NYPD Unveils Cars Outfitted With Bulletproof Windows
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- On Tuesday, the NYPD unveiled new equipment that will help keep police officers safe while on patrol in their cars.
Cruisers will be outfitted with bulletproof windows on both the passenger and driver's side.
Panels will also be added to the driver and passenger side doors that will be able to stop a .44 magnum or a shotgun slug.
The pilot program came after detectives Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol cars.
"This is the latest in the effort of the department to try to every degree possible to protect our officers as they go in harm's way as they seek to patrol the city in a safe and effective manner," Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.
Initially there will be 60 vehicles outfitted with added protection, but the department hopes to have it in 4,000 cars down the road.