Joker Threat Concerns Has NYPD on ALERT

Joker Threat Concerns Has NYPD on ALERT

Apparently, New York PD believes that some people are going to get some bad ideas from the Joker movie.

Continue on to get the latest drama coming from NYPD about concerns about potentially violent situations erupting during the opening weekend of the controversial Joker in New York City. Read on from more about the Joker Threat Concerns

CelebNMovies247.com has the latest controversy over the upcoming Joker movie since the NYPD believes there will be problems opening weekend.

With this type of hype, there may be, but it will probably help ticket sales increase, but if you’re heading out to NYPD to see it, you will have plenty of police around.

Here is what we are hearing from Deadline.

The site reports:

Earlier this week, NYPD’s Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison told officers that the department plans to visibly station cops at theaters in America’s largest city showing the Joaquin Phoenix-led film.

There will also be a significant undercover detachment that will also be deployed to make sure nothing untoward occurs inside cinemas in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.

Law enforcement officers of the strategy to have plain-clothed police in a number of Big Apple theaters starting with the October 3 previews and throughout the expected to be heavily attended weekend.

Here is the plan:

This is a 360°-degree policing approach to ensure safety for ticket buyers in their seats, as well as on the streets. If something happens inside one of the screenings, we intend to be able to pacify the situation quickly and conclusively,” the well-placed source added, noting that large scale and security hefty events go off without a hitch in New York daily.

However, an NYPD spokesperson had this to add:

There are no specific or credible threats at this time and these events will continue to be closely monitored. Any additional personnel will be deployed as needed. Members of the public are encouraged to help police in the shared responsibility of public safety. If you see something, say something by calling 911.

The Joker, which debuted at the Venice International Film Festival in late August is set in a near collapsing and crime invested Gotham City of 1981. The Todd Phillips directed and Golden Lion-winning Joker pays distinct homage to Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver and 1982’s King of Comedy. both films starred Robert De Niro.

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