NYPD reads social media, makes arrests for alleged threats to officers

The most recent arrest came on Wednesday after a 26-year-old allegedly posted pictures of weapons on his Facebook page along with threats to kill police officers, the NYPD spokeswoman confirmed. That individual is charged with making terroristic threats.

Also Wednesday, a 41-year-old was arrested on charges of aggravated harassment and making terroristic threats after he allegedly called into the 84th precinct — where Liu and Ramos had been stationed — and, requesting to speak to Ramos, asked whether the bullets had been removed from the dead officer’s head so “he could kill more cops,” Mason confirmed.

Of the six arrests, according to police, three stemmed from postings made on social media and two came on misdemeanor charges of false report incident, in which the suspects allegedly called into 911 — reporting threats made by a third party that were later debunked. One arrest was made after the suspect phoned in a direct threat to 911.