- Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans: The NYPD has a secretive program that uses unmarked vans with X-ray machines designed to detect bombs. ProPublica tried to find out more about it, but the NYPD refused to answer for three years http://www.propublica.org/article/judge-orders-nypd-to-release-records-on-x-ray-vans 25 comments politics