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By | | Boston HeraldOne day ahead of the presidential election, Gov. Charlie Baker has called up 1,000 members of the National Guard as a precaution in the event of “large-scale” protests on election night.“There is no indication of any public safety risk in Massachusetts. Just as the Administration does for all major events, we have made additional resources available should local leaders request them,” Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco.Guardsman will be available to assist local officials in efforts to maintain public safety or protect opportunities to exercise first amendment rights, according to a press release.The Baker administration has enacted similar orders in recent months following unrest in the wake of high-profile police killings. None have required any Guard operations/ The Guard was last put into service on June 1 following the eruption of violence after protests over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police.“At this time we are aware of no specific or credible threats to election sites in Massachusetts,” State Police Colonel Christopher Mason said in a statement. “We continue to monitor all available intelligence and will maintain an enhanced operational posture for Election Day and beyond, and will be prepared to assist in any situations that arise in order to protect public safety and the rights of all our citizens.”State and local police have stepped up staffing levels on and following Election Day, according to the announcement.Additionally, the State Police Watch Center and Division of Homeland Security and Preparedness will continue to monitor any developing incidents and intelligence for situational awareness and to maximize potential response capabilities.Developing…&nbsp;.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.Sign up for email newslettersFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | | Boston HeraldOne day ahead of the presidential election, Gov. Charlie Baker has called up 1,000 members of the National Guard as a precaution in the event of “large-scale” protests on election night.“There is no indication of any public safety risk in Massachusetts. Just as the Administration does for all major events, we have made additional resources available should local leaders request them,” Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco.Guardsman will be available to assist local officials in efforts to maintain public safety or protect opportunities to...

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