Law enforcement from Tulsa to Maryland and North Carolina volunteer to assist during RNC
Sgt. Hall and Officer Humphrey's from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Public Order Bike officer division who were working the Wells Fargo Championship this year at Quail Hollow Golf Club in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Law enforcement from Tulsa to Maryland and North Carolina volunteer to assist during RNC
Prior to Saturday’s failed assignation attempt against former President Donald Trump, federal agents from multiple agencies, state police, county sheriff’s deputies and local law enforcement from Tulsa and suburban Baltimore to Charlotte, North Carolina, have arrived in Milwaukee to assist in keeping the area safe during the RNC.
Carroll County Maryland Sheriff’s Office deputies traveled to Milwaukee over the weekend to provide Milwaukee Police additional support during the RNC. Staff Photo Steve Schuster
According to Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley, 40 law enforcement agencies will be on hand in Wisconsin this week.
“We feel very comfortable that we’re working with the Secret Service. We’re working with 40 different law enforcement agencies,” Whatley said during an interview with Fox News.“This is going to be a facility where we’re going to be able to have 50,000 delegates and alternates and guests and members of the media, who are going to be here and who are going to be safe.”
Before the RNC even began, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said early Monday that two police officers have been injured requiring attention and multiple arrests have been made.
According to Johnson, a Capitol Police Officer sustained “minor injuries” and an out-of-state police officer required medical attention due to the extreme heat.
Johnson said two intoxicated individuals were arrested. As previously reported, bar closing time in Milwaukee was pushed back to 4 a.m. during the week of the RNC.
Scarlett Johnson, Mom’s for Liberty posing at the ‘Red, White and Brew’ RNC kickoff event Sunday in Milwaukee. Submitted photo
The RNC kicked off a “Red, White, and Brew” event with country music star Trace Adkins Sunday night on the Summerfest Grounds.
In a somewhat rare Oval Office speech, President Joe Biden Sunday night called upon American’s to ‘take the temperature down.’
“In America, we resolve our differences at the ballot box. Not with bullets,” Biden said, who recently called for the U.S. Secret Service to review Milwaukee RNC security plans.
On both ABC and CBS News Sunday, interviews were held with law enforcement and intelligence community experts who opined the Secret Service should revamp security plans for Milwaukee in light of the recent assassination attempt against Trump and Wisconsin’s open carry gun law.
The Secret Service issued a statement Sunday that existing security plans would remain without change, despite the assassination attempt on President Trump.
The increased security has sparked criticism from Wisconsin Democrat Senator Chris Larson.
Prior to Saturday’s assassination attempt, law enforcement agencies from across Wisconsin and the nation have also offered their services on a volunteer basis to the Milwaukee Police Department.
According to a Maryland law enforcement source, a national emergency management office called for volunteers.
During an interview with the Wisconsin Law Journal on Friday, Michael Allinger with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, said “public order bike officers” were enroute to Wisconsin.
“They will be riding around Milwaukee on bikes wearing vests to help with ground security,” Allinger said, noting they will be “lending some expertise since Charlotte hosted the RNC back in 2020.”
“They have been training all week,” Allinger added.
In a general statement issued to the Wisconsin Law Journal and other news media, Allinger wrote, “The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is sending a group of Public Order Bike officers to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to assist with event security for the Republican National Convention taking place July 15 – 18, as requested by the Milwaukee Police Department. CMPD leaders are also sharing expertise having provided security and logistics for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte in 2020. The CMPD requested and received assistance from other departments in 2012 when the City of Charlotte hosted the Democratic National Convention. CMPD has helped other cities for major events in the past including national political conventions, international summits and presidential inaugurations.”
Several protests are expected to take place in Wisconsin during the week of the RNC.
As previously reported, protest groups won’t be allowed inside the Secret Service security zone.
A small group protesters gathered in Milwaukee Sunday, largely outnumbered by news media and law enforcement. Staff photo Steve Schuster.
Self-described pro-democracy Principles First is holding a rally Wednesday with former Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele as speaker.
Historically, Southern law enforcement agencies have restored law and order more efficiently in the recent pro-Hamas campus protests resulting in immediate arrests versus none in Milwaukee with weeks of illegal encampments.
According to Milwaukee Police, the following out-of-state and local agencies have arrived in Milwaukee.
Columbus, Ohio police are among the out-of-state agencies who traveled to Milwaukee this past weekend to assist MPD. Staff Photo Steve Schuster
Bradenton -FL
Florida Highway Patrol -FL
City of Miami PD -FL
Miami-Dade PD -FL
Orange County Sheriff -FL
Palm Beach County Sheriff -FL
Panama City PD -FL
Michigan State Police- MI
Sandy Springs PD – GA
Bloomington PD – MN
Hennepin County Sheriff – MN
Rochester PD – MN
NJSP – NJ
Cary PD -NC
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD – NC
Concorde PD -NC
Greensboro PD -NC
Kansas City PD -MO
Missouri Highway Patrol -MO
Nebraska State Patrol -NB
North Las Vegas PD -NV
Burleigh County Sheriff – ND
Fargo PD – ND
Cleveland Division of Police – OH
Cleveland Metroparks PD – OH
Across Wisconsin, law enforcement agencies have offered to assist from the following departments:
Wauwatosa PD
Superior PD
Whitefish Bay PD
Muskego PD
Jefferson PD
Lake Mills PD
West Bend PD
East Troy PD
Shorewood PD
South Milwaukee PD
Green Lake Sheriff
Whitewater PD
St. Francis PD
Glendale PD
Greendale PD
Oak Creek PD
According to NBC Chicago, the following are expected to speak this week:
U.S. Senators: Marsha Blackburn (TN), Katie Britt (AL), Tom Cotton (AR), Ted Cruz (TX), Steve Daines (MT), Ron Johnson (WI), Marco Rubio (FL), Eric Schmitt (MO), Rick Scott (FL), Tim Scott (SC), JD Vance (OH)
U.S. Representatives: Monica De La Cruz (TX), Byron Donalds (FL), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN), Matt Gaetz (FL), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), Richard Hudson (NC), Wesley Hunt (TX), Ronny Jackson (TX), John James (MI), House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Nancy Mace (SC), Brian Mast (FL), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA), Elise Stefanik (NY), Jeff Van Drew (NJ), Michael Waltz (FL)
Governors: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Other Officials: Iowa AG Brenna Bird, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway
Former Trump Administration Members: Dr. Ben Carson, Kellyanne Conway, Ric Grenell, Linda McMahon, Peter Navarro, Mike Pompeo
Candidates: Jim Banks, Sam Brown, Hung Cao, Eric Hovde, Jim Justice, Kari Lake, Dave McCormick, Bernie Moreno, Mike Rogers, Tim Sheehy
Others: Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, TV personality Tucker Carlson, TV personality Savannah Chrisley, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Pastor Franklin Graham, country star Lee Greenwood, Trump campaign advisor Alina Habba, ABC Supply owner Diane Hendricks, former ICE director Tom Homan, country musician Chris Janson, businessman Perry Johnson, TPUSA CEO Charlie Kirk, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, influencer Amber Rose, Yammer CEO David Sacks, Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue, UFC CEO Dana White, “businessmen” Steven and Zach Witkoff .
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