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No 'shred of evidence' for lax anti-terror cops

New York Post Saturday 14th May, 2011

Here's an anti-terror tip for the NYPD -- buy a paper shredder! A "law-enforcement sensitive" document telling cops how to detect explosive materials in vehicles was left outside a Midtown police station in a garbage can -- where it was scooped up by a passing Internet blogger. The eight-page memo warns cops to watch out for drivers who show "obvious shaking" or "hair on arms standing on end" when stopped by police, according to a copy posted by the Web site Animal New York. It also says to be on the lookout for "wire and tape stored in vehicle," "fresh bodywork," "fresh undercoating" or a "false compartment that are not part of the vehicle design." "We would have preferred it was disposed of more discreetly, but its discovery by a Dumpster-diver posed no threat to the public or anyone e...

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