LOS ANGELES (CNS) – With ceremonies set to take place Thursday to honor victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, authorities in Los Angeles said they will be on heightened alert, with some agencies adding patrols around sensitive locations.
The Los Angeles Police Department has not announced any special precautions. But at UCLA — where violent clashes erupted between protesters following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel — additional officers will be on hand, said Lt. James Echols of the UCLA Police Department’s Community Services Division.
No 9/11 events are scheduled on campus, but Echols said there will be a visible increase in patrols.
“Our communities know that we are active and we have a visual presence because we think that’s a deterrent,” Echols said.
In West Hollywood, extra patrols are typically scheduled on Thursdays, and Sept. 11 will be no different, Sgt. Evelio Galvez said.
“We haven’t received any information about threats to the city or community, but we will have regular patrol staffing,” he said.
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