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This interview was recorded before the shocking violence that we have seen...

... break out tonight in Los Angeles and Washington.

Welcome to Talk the Night, with you till dawn! I'm Dawn Stevenson.

I'm here with the the Deputy Chief of the NYPD, Patrick O'Hara.

Firstly, thank you for being with us at such a busy time.

That's perfectly okay - truth be told it's the guys on the ground with their hands full.

We've seen footage of the demonstrations nationwide...

... some of our viewers might even have been part of them.

What do you say to them?

We know you're angry. We know you're frustrated.

So are we.

There is however a line we're seeing crossed.

It's my job, and the job of my men and women in the NYPD, to keep the peace.

And it's clear peace is not on some minds.

So you're saying: stay away?

I'm saying: act responsibly.

The Knox Event has us all wired up.

But listen to what we're being told.

You don't have to stockpile food.

If you are not in the direct vicinity of the Event line, you are not in danger.

We're hearing a lot of talk about curfews if public order continues to deteriorate.

Any truth in that?

We're looking at all eventualities.

In all likelihood in a few days this will have all blown over.

Thank you for your time Deputy Police Chief O'Hara...

... for joining me and talking...

... through the night.

This was a pre-recorded interview, that took place...

... before tonight's violent scenes.

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