“The recent events in the Capitol Building in our country and in our own State House illustrate the need for law enforcement to be prepared and properly staffed for major gatherings,” Oregon Police Spokeswoman Terri Davie said in a statement.
The National Guard also provided assistance to state capitals in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Law enforcement increased at the Capitol in California, Sacramento, with California Highway Patrol officers on standby and outside at the entrances, and with cars parked on the site, blocking the sidewalks. The FBI set up a joint command post with local authorities in Sacramento, and members of state, federal, and local law enforcement met daily.
Although Los Angeles officials did not receive specific threats, the head of the Los Angeles Police Department instructed that all officers, nearly 10,000 people, should be in uniform every day before the inauguration so that they are ready for a moment to deploy. notice. The Las Vegas Police Department has adjusted staff levels in anticipation of protest activities.
Part of the challenge for law enforcement agencies gathering intelligence was to erase ‘aspiring’ comments, said Miami Chief Colina. The FBI admitted during the call Wednesday that unrest was sweeping across the country in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, he said.
‘It all kind of shook up, you know, who saw what happened at the Capitol. It gives you a terrible feeling of discomfort, and that’s why they are concerned about it, ‘he said, adding,’ They are concerned about the mindset of ‘Are we safe here in this country?’ “
John Eligon reports from Kansas City, Frances Robles of Miami and Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Helene Cooper of Washington. Contributing report was Adam Goldman of Washington; Mike Baker of Seattle; Shawn Hubler of Sacramento, Simon Romero of Albuquerque; Richard Fausset in Atlanta; Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio in New York; Julie Bosman in Chicago and Tim Arango and Manny Fernandez in Los Angeles.