McLaughlin says this is just one of several places where the NYPD stores evidence, so most cases will not be affected. No word yet on whether either of those vehicles were damaged. When that gets lost to something like a fire, it's really a blow to a lot of investigations, potentially,' McLaughlin said.Īlso inside the warehouse were the patrol car of Officer Ed Byrne, who was killed on the job in 1988, and the NYPD mobile unit where Detective Miosotis Familia was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2017. 'I know some of the materials there go back several decades. Police say they don't yet know the extent of what was damaged or destroyed. He says investigators will no doubt be combing through each item to see what is salvageable. 'Some cases get solved by the smallest of details, or that small detail that didn't help solve the one case suddenly becomes important for another one that you're working on,' he said. McLaughlin worked with NYPD's evidence collection team for 15 years. 'You never want to be rid of evidence,' said Pat McLaughlin, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. DNA, things from past crimes, burglaries, maybe shooting incidents,' NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. 'We did have some vehicles in there, and we had some biological evidence and. The NYPD uses the property to store a range of evidence, including e-bikes and motor vehicles connected to crimes and more.Ĭhopper 2 did spot a plethora of vehicles lined up outside, but investigators are concerned about what's inside. The FDNY says it could be days before it's fully extinguished.Įight people were hurt, including six first responders, and they're all expected to survive.Īs the fire raged on, Chopper 2 reporter Dan Rice spotted FDNY marine units hosing down the side of the building. More than 12 hours after that fire started, firefighters were still there. It happened in Red Hook, Brooklyn, along Gowanus Bay. Investigators are trying to salvage what they can after a massive fire ripped through an NYPD warehouse where DNA, motor vehicles and other evidence for crimes are stored. NYPD evidence warehouse still burning hours after fire started 02:41

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