# ‘Today’ Reviewing Security Protocols After Intruder Confronts Anchor Craig Melvin In “Unauthorized Area”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/today-reviewing-security-protocols-after-intruder-confronts-anchor-craig-melvin-in-unauthorized-area/
- Published: 2026-07-16T18:27:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T20:14:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/craig-melvin-intruder-arrest-1236984000/
- Topics: Software, Technology

## Key points

- A man entered an unauthorised area near Today’s studio.
- Craig Melvin alerted security and nobody was injured.
- Today and police are reviewing the incident.

## Summary

Today is reviewing its security procedures after a man entered an unauthorised area near Studio 1A at 30 Rockefeller Center and approached anchor Craig Melvin. The incident, which happened off-air, ended without injuries or an altercation, but has prompted an internal review while police investigate.

According to the NYPD, officers responded to reports of a disorderly person at about 9.19am ET and took a man into custody. Reports said he had asked for meteorologist Al Roker, then confronted Melvin while shouting a racial slur; Today said Melvin alerted security, which detained the individual before law enforcement arrived.

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