three nypd officers injured. law enforcement tells cnn the suspect also carried a handwritten diary in which he wrote about his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and desire to die as a martyr. john miller is here. it s terrifying. they work so hard to protect and fortify times square for new year s eve and this what s. what do we make of what we know so far? is this potential motive? i think based on the diary and based on the travels of trevor bickford, it looks like he intended to go to times square to commit this act, and that he intended to target police. listen do they we know that nypd is the best at this, best at terrorism and all these attacks. how do you plan for something like this, someone coming to swing a machete at your head, you know? it s something that they ve seen before. if you go back just a few years
Police in Midtown are investigating a wild incident that left two police officers stabbed and a suspect shot just 10 blocks away from the heart of the New
we had two employees leave. they decided that they didn t want to be in the area anymore and they went home and we can t really blame them for that. it s a pretty scary time. it was a really scary time for the community and hopefully there s a little bit of relief now that somebody is in custody. reporter: in less than two weeks the students will be coming back to school at the university of idaho. police say they will maintain a strong security presence to make students feel safe. paula? jean casarez and veronica miracle, thank you. a violent machete attack near times square s iconic ball drop leaving three nypd officers injured. police say the unprovoked attack unfolded just after 10:00 outside a security screening zone set up for last night s festivities. the suspect was just 19 years old. police say this is the weapon used to strike the officers at least one suffering a skull fracture. the attack ended when one of the