Law enforcement from Tulsa to Maryland and North Carolina volunteer to assist during RNC

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.

Law enforcement agencies from across Wisconsin and the nation have also offered their services on a volunteer basis to the Milwaukee Police Department.

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.

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.

According to Milwaukee Police, the following out-of-state and local agencies have arrived in Milwaukee.

• 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

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