The FBI is warning that armed protests are being planned at every state capital in the United States, including in Augusta.
The Maine State Police and the Capitol Police, according the Bangor Daily News, is taking the FBI warning “extremely seriously.”
The Augusta Police Department is working in collaboration with our County, State and Federal partners to ensure the…
Posted by Augusta Maine Police Department on Monday, January 11, 2021
Police step up security around Maine State House https://t.co/AYKolax7Or
— Bangor Daily News (@bangordailynews) January 12, 2021
https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/news/local/security-increased-at-maine-capitol-amid-fbi-warnings-of-armed-protests-across-us/97-317d81f8-4be6-4b02-91c8-0e80b62621ff
Posted by Augusta Maine Police Department on Monday, January 11, 2021
Maine Dept. of Public Safety boosts presence outside Capitol following FBI warning https://t.co/Hj1Khd5mGl
— WABI_TV5 (@WABI_TV5) January 12, 2021
Maine’s Department of Public Safety confirmed Monday that it has increased security around the State House and will continue to make adjustments in the days leading up President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.https://t.co/pytHX21A5t pic.twitter.com/PqMh2gPa7k
— Morning Sentinel (@OnlineSentinel) January 12, 2021
