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Milwaukee Journal SentinelAbout 1,100 law enforcement officers from outside the city are expected to assist Milwaukee Police during the Democratic National Convention,&nbsp;according to a&nbsp;letter submitted by the city&nbsp;to the U.S. Department of Justice.Although that number will&nbsp;fluctuate, it is&nbsp;a from the approximately 3,000 outside officers who&nbsp;were anticipated before the coronavirus pandemic led to a massive downsizing of the convention.All but a handful of&nbsp;the 56 departments tabbed to provide officers are in Wisconsin, though about 260 total officers are expected from&nbsp;the Chicago and Detroit police departments, the Florida Highway Patrol and the New Jersey State Police.The&nbsp;Milwaukee Police declined to specify how many officers will be staffing the event, citing safety and security, but said in a statement that "MPD’s top priority remains to ensure that next month’s DNC is a safe event for all visitors and participants."Police are anticipating protests at the Aug. 17-20 event, despite the convention being significantly .Last week, officials said the DOJ had&nbsp;approved the for the convention. The federal grant was originally set to be $50 million.The city has put out including a “tactical gas delivery system,” pepper spray and&nbsp;barricades. A new bid two "marine navigation and communications" packages&nbsp;that would operate along with the U.S. Coast Guard "to ensure a safe response to the city’s nautical responsibility."But officials are also seeking equipment to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including three self-service,&nbsp;&nbsp;that will take the temperatures of law enforcement officers as part of "health stations.""The Milwaukee Police Department is implementing additional layers of personal security regarding COVID-19 for its members assisting in the DNC," police said in a statement. "The Department will be utilizing mitigation steps to ensure everyone’s personal safety is met and we do not participate in spreading the disease."On Friday, a committee of the Milwaukee Common Council will also take up a that bans a long list of items within the security footprint during the convention, from air rifles and nunchucks to drones and containers of bodily fluids.It also includes prohibitions on obstructing the public right of way and leaving certain things within the security footprint.Ald. Robert Bauman, who chairs the committee that will discuss the measure, said he could envision an event in which the city would have to contend with throngs of protesters while seeing almost insignificant&nbsp;financial gains because so few people will attend the convention itself.He noted President Donald Trump's move to send federal law enforcement officers to U.S. cities ,&nbsp;saying,&nbsp;"What better scenario from the Trump&nbsp;standpoint than massive commotion at the Democratic Convention."&nbsp;Bauman thought Friday's meeting might feature pushback against the list of prohibited items."If 1,000 people show up with two-by-fours, what are they going to do?" he said of the ordinance, which as it's written prohibits pieces of wood&nbsp;larger than 2 inches wide and .25 inches thick in the security footprint.&nbsp;Work on the area around the&nbsp;Wisconsin Center, where the convention was relocated after it was downsized, is expected to begin next week.Contact Alison Dirr at 414-224-2383&nbsp;or . Follow her on Twitter .

Milwaukee Journal SentinelAbout 1,100 law enforcement officers from outside the city are expected to assist Milwaukee Police during the Democratic National Convention,&nbsp;according to a&nbsp;letter submitted by the city&nbsp;to the U.S. Department of Justice.Although that number will&nbsp;fluctuate, it is&nbsp;a from the approximately 3,000 outside officers who&nbsp;were anticipated before the coronavirus pandemic led to a massive downsizing of the convention.All but a handful of&nbsp;the 56 departments tabbed to provide officers are in Wisconsin, though about 260 total officers are...

Milwaukee could see 1,100 police officers from outside the city at Democratic National Convention

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