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New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons. Wednesday’s move follows a series of high-profile crimes in the system. The Democrat says she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers and transit officers to help the New York Police Department check bags at subway entrances. It is part of a larger plan from the governor’s office to address crime on the subway. It includes a legislative proposal to ban people from trains for three years if they are convicted of assaulting a subway passenger.

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