Media Release: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office sends deputies to the Presidential Inauguration

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News Release 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Jon Collins, 612-919-5918

Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office sends deputies to the Presidential Inauguration

January 18, 2017 (MINNEAPOLIS) – This morning, a group of Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office deputies departed for Washington D.C. where they will work at the Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20, 2017.

The Sheriff’s Office is sending 40 personnel to the inauguration where they will provide security along the route of the Inaugural Parade. Sheriff’s personnel are officially sworn-in as deputy marshals during their security assignment.

“It is an honor for our Agency to be selected to assist with this national event,” said Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, “I think it is a testament to the professionalism of our deputies, and I know they will proudly represent Hennepin County at our Nation’s Capital.”

This is the fourth consecutive Presidential Inauguration in which the Sheriff’s Office has provided personnel. There will be approximately 200 law enforcement officers from throughout Minnesota working at the event including personnel from several metro area agencies.

Because more than a million people are expected in Washington D.C., law enforcement organizers ask other agencies to augment existing personnel in order to handle crowd control and security duties. 

Travel expenses for the Sheriff’s Office personnel and all costs associated with the inauguration are paid by the federal government.

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Look for more news on the Hennepin County Sheriff's website at http://www.hennepinsheriff.org.