Sgt. Steve Addison with the Vancouver police said there are a number of planned and unplanned events expected to take place and officers have stepped up patrols.
WATCH: Vancouver police officers will be out in force for demonstrations and possible counter-protests on October 7. As Travis Prasad tells us, police will be highly visible at the city's synagogues and mosques.officers have been deployed around the city on Monday as the world marks one year since the Oct. 7 attacks.
Addison said uniformed school liaison officers have also been deployed along with members of the emergency response team at high-profile locations throughout the city.“Our objective is to maintain calm, peace and reassurance in the community at a time when people are feeling quite uneasy,” he added.Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Tampa Bay, Florida
He said there were no serious events, but noted there were some incidents where officers had to intervene to prevent people from breaching the peace or inciting violence.
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