This has been a tradition for other Presidential swearing in’s , but this years maybe be more important for cops from around the country to join in greeting and protecting the new President and the ceremony of the swearing in….
The NYPD is dispatching 200 of its own to members to Washington, DC on Jan. 20 to help police the area during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, sources said.
The district is seeking the assistance of 3,000 officers from departments across the country for the swearing-in ceremony, law enforcement sources said.
The inaugural festivities will be much smaller than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden urged his supporters not to travel to DC and the traditional parade on Pennsylvania Avenue was scrapped in favor of a “virtual” parade…
The Governors of New York and New Jersey are also sending around 1,500 National Guard Troops from their states to Washington to help in the security operation that will be overseen by the US Secret Service….
Other state and Federal law enforcement people will be working the January 20th event which could have further protests by Trump supporters…