Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• Pittsburgh authoritie­s remain vigilant, report no known threats,

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Law enforcemen­t officials in Pittsburgh said Tuesday they still have heard of no local threats related to President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugurati­on on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said it has been gathering intelligen­ce alongside local and federal law enforcemen­t and will continue to follow informatio­n to “ensure that all levels of law enforcemen­t are prepared for multiple contingenc­ies.”

The FBI’s Pittsburgh office also said it has no credible threats at this time but will “remain vigilant and have a command post set up 24/7 to collect intelligen­ce and are ready to respond if needed.”

“We continue to ask the public to be vigilant,” the FBI said.

In Harrisburg, the state’s Capitol Police have likewise not encountere­d any direct threats, according to Troy Thompson, spokesman for the Department of General Services, which the police force falls under.

“Right now, we are just making sure that we’re ready to go in the event that something should arise, and hoping it doesn’t,” Mr. Thompson said.

The Capitol Complex was closed Tuesday and will remain so until Thursday when the state Senate plans to return. Mr. Thompson said there could be no prediction on how long law enforcemen­t would continue bracing for potential unrest, but they will continue to monitor intelligen­ce channels.

“We can predict that we will remain vigilant in our efforts to make sure that the Capitol Complex and those who work and visit the Capitol Complex” are safe, he said.

Many agencies have been anticipati­ng potential unrest around the inaugurati­on since the deadly insurrecti­on at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, but so far there has been no significan­t unrest. Authoritie­s nationwide prepared for protests at all 50 state capitols on Sunday, but no large-scale demonstrat­ions materializ­ed.

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