Police on Thursday said there is no
credible threat to the city of Chicago or any of the major New Year's
Eve events taking place this year, but much of the city will see
heightened security measures amid celebrations.
“I’m confident that New Year’s Eve 2016 will be another great and successful event,” said Deputy Chief Steve Georgas.
Georgas
encouraged revelers to report suspicious people or activity, but said
extra officers will take to downtown streets and city neighborhoods
ahead of the celebrations.
“In every neighborhood across the city, officers will be out to enforce the law,” he said.
Security was tight at New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide, in a response to high-profile attacks on public gatherings claimed by ISIS and other groups over the past year.
Hundreds of
officers carrying long guns, radiation detecters and bomb-sniffing dogs
were set to guard the expected 1 million revelers in Times Square, with
New York City partygoers sent through a series of checkpoints. France
deployed 11,000 police officers, military personnel and firefighters to
Paris, a boost of 2,000 more than last year's New Year's Eve security
presence.
Thousands
are expected to attend the city’s new major outdoor bash Chi-Town
Rising, but Georgas said authorities have been working with organizers
since the beginning to ensure security at the event.
“Security and
safety was at the forefront of everybody’s attention,” he said. “You
just prepare and have contingencies in place and adjust.”
The
security plan is one authorities have routinely used for holiday
celebrations, but Georgas noted that resources from city neighborhoods
will not be used for the extra downtown presence.
“These are
things that have been at the forefront of law enforcement for a long
time now,” Georgas said. “We just try to put plans in place to make sure
that we can respond to, mitigate, and have a safe event for anybody.”
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