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Photo Press Release | Presidential Visit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 13, 2010

	PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITS POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THANKS MEMBERS OF NYPD BOMB SQUAD, MOUNTED UNIT, AND OTHER INVESTIGATORS FOR WORK IN TIMES SQUARE MAY 1

	Click here to see video Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a link analysis depicting some of the investigative work by the NYPD Real Time Crime Center while Commissioner Kelly explains its function to President Obama during the President's visit to Police Headquarters May 13. The President was given an honorary NYPD jacket with "POTUS" embroidered on the right breast. (Seated, L to R: First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro; Inspector Kenneth Mekeel, Commanding Officer of the Real Time Crime Center; Chief of Department Joseph Esposito) Lieutenant Mark Torre, Commanding Officer of the NYPD Bomb Squad (seated left) describes his team's response to the May 1 Times Square car bomb to President Obama. (L to R at table: Lt. Mark Torre, Sgt. John Ryan, Det. Raymond Clair, Det. Patrick LaScala, Det. Gregg Abbate, Det. Jason Hallik of the Bomb Squad; Police Officers Pamela Duffy and Wayne Rhatigan of the Mounted Unit)