There are questions surrounding a major police department’s use of the outdated technology. New York Police Department officials said the faxed wanted poster didn’t show up until minutes before Ismaaiyl Brinsley fatally shot two cops.
The Baltimore police used fax machines to warn the NYPD about a gunman who soon after killed two officers. Baltimore police said they sent the alert around two minutes before Saturday's ambush.
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Initially, the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) said they faxed the "wanted" flyer to the NYPD at 2:10 p.m. The NYPD said they only received the fax at 2:45 p.m. The BCoPD later released a statement saying they the sent the fax at 2:46 p.m., two minutes before the gunman shot two NYPD officers in Brooklyn.
According to BCoPD's latest press release, the NYPD asked them to send the wanted poster to the 70th Precinct's fax machine after a phone conversation lasting 30 minutes between the two departments.
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