The Cary Police Department is sending 26 officers to assist with security at this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, a town spokesperson said Monday.
They will be joining officers from more than 60 other law enforcement agencies across the country for the 4-day event, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday.
Three other North Carolina police departments are participating: Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Concord and Greensboro.
The out-of-state personnel will mainly serve in roles that are not public-facing, such as traffic control, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The officers from Cary, which has about 200 police officers overall. are participating as part of a “mutual aid agreement” between the two departments, town spokesperson Kenric Alexander told The N&O in an email.. All costs for the collaboration are covered by the federal government as part of a “designated national security event,” he added.
Alexander did not comment on why or how the Cary Police Department was selected to assist in Milwaukee.