SECRETARY RIDGE VISITS NYPD

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, left, joins police commissioner Raymond Kelly, second left, and New York State governor George Pataki, second right, as they visit a policeman and his K-9 unit as they check out special security vehicles and aparatus at the New York City Police Department's headquarters August 25, 2004 in New York City. Ridge is on hand to discuss security measures with city officials in preparation for the Republican National Convention and the demonstrators it will attract to the city. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)