Law enforcement officials from a New York region where a local paper
published a map identifying gun owners say prisoners are using the
information to intimidate guards.
Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, who spoke at a news conference
flanked by other county officials, said the Journal News' decision to
post an online map of names and addresses of handgun owners Dec. 23 has
put law enforcement officers in danger.
"They have inmates coming up to them and telling them exactly where
they live. That's not acceptable to me," Falco said, according to Newsday.
Robert Riley, an officer with the White Plains Police Department and
president of its Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, agreed.
"You have guys who work in New York City who live up here. Now their
names and addresses are out there, too," he said adding that there are
8,000 active and retired NYPD officers currently living in Rockland
County.
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