DCPI Deputy Commissioner Sheppard: Around 40 to 50 People Were Taken into the Custody at Columbia Last Night

BRZEZINSKI That s where ░░░░░░░░ want to turn to ░░░░░░░░ Commissioner Sheppard about that ░░░░░░░░ as you told us ░░░░░░░░ you were walking in ░░░░░░░░ were part of the ░░░░░░░░ last night Tell us ░░░░░░░░ you ve discovered along ░░░░░░░░ way I know you ░░░░░░░░ in a pretty staggering ░░░░░░░░ And then what do ░░░░░░░░ know about these outside ░░░░░░░░ where they re very ░░░░░░░░ with these students do ░░░░░░░░ know each other How ░░░░░░░░ this turn out the ░░░░░░░░ it did and culminate ░░░░░░░░ such a I mean ░░░░░░░░ m glad it was ░░░░░░░░ but how did it ░░░░░░░░ to this point SHEPPARD ░░░░░░░░ so the first thing ░░░░░░░░ that as the mayor ░░░░░░░░ said once we realized ░░░░░░░░ and expected that the ░░░░░░░░ agitators would step in ░░░░░░░░ started to prepare for ░░░░░░░░ and the worst case ░░░░░░░░ which is BRZEZINSKI Right ░░░░░░░░ their job they they ░░░░░░░░ not coming in to ░░░░░░░░ and unify anybody or ░░░░░░░░ actually protest they are ░░░░░░░░ in to create discord ░░░░░░░░ Right They really wanted ░░░░░░░░ moment where police and ░░░░░░░░ you know had that ░░░░░░░░ and maybe there could ░░░░░░░░ video of them being ░░░░░░░░ off and you know ░░░░░░░░ and and you guys ░░░░░░░░ a pretty good job ░░░░░░░░ containing it inside the ░░░░░░░░ and just walking them ░░░░░░░░ I m sure that ░░░░░░░░ not what the plan ░░░░░░░░ SHEPPARD Yeah our cops ░░░░░░░░ a phenomenal job last ░░░░░░░░ of staying calm organized ░░░░░░░░ really precise operation last ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Tell us about ░░░░░░░░ chain crosstalk SHEPPARD Yeah ░░░░░░░░ when we ve entered ░░░░░░░░ Hall this is not ░░░░░░░░ students bring to school ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Don t think ░░░░░░░░ SHEPPARD This is what ░░░░░░░░ bring to campuses and ░░░░░░░░ These are heavy industrial ░░░░░░░░ that were locked with ░░░░░░░░ lock bike locks And ░░░░░░░░ is what we encountered ░░░░░░░░ every door inside of ░░░░░░░░ Hall And so in ░░░░░░░░ for our emergency services ░░░░░░░░ to enter into the ░░░░░░░░ they had to first ░░░░░░░░ through these chains but ░░░░░░░░ get rid of debris ░░░░░░░░ and and and barricaded ░░░░░░░░ that were barricaded with ░░░░░░░░ vending machines chairs you ░░░░░░░░ it they pushed it ░░░░░░░░ against those doors to ░░░░░░░░ and stop us from ░░░░░░░░ in But our guys ░░░░░░░░ not be stopped They ░░░░░░░░ a fantastic job of ░░░░░░░░ into that location and ░░░░░░░░ people into custody without ░░░░░░░░ last night They took ░░░░░░░░ 40 to 50 people ░░░░░░░░ custody inside of the ░░░░░░░░ of Hamilton Hall last ░░░░░░░░