Wellton Border Patrol agents with the help of the Arizona Department of Public Safety State Troopers tracked down two people who fled from an attempted vehicle stop.
Officials prep for possible inauguration protests at Arizona Capitol Officials erected fences around the Arizona Capitol complex last week after demonstrators, some armed, showed up to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s win. That protest came the same day that a demonstration in Washington turned deadly, as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Source: Cronkite News) By Ryan Knappenberger | January 18, 2021 at 1:03 PM MST - Updated January 21 at 1:51 PM
WASHINGTON – The Arizona Capitol is surrounded by two rows of chain-link fence and police presence has been increased, as authorities brace for possible violence in response to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Officials erected fences around the state Capitol complex last week after demonstrators, some armed, showed up to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. That protest came the same day that a demonstration in Washington turned deadly, as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
The FBI’s Phoenix office “has not received any specific and substantiated threat to the Arizona state capitol or other government buildings,” but said it’s working closely with state and local police. State capitals across the U.S. are on high alert after the FBI warned of possible armed protests against President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)