NATO Summit in Washington, DC shields world leaders from crime threats in nation's capital
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As Washington, D.C., implements heightened security across downtown as world leaders meet for the 2024 NATO Summit, experts say the precautions are necessary.
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Mike Verden, former Secret Service agent and founder and CEO of security firm Lake Forest Group, says Washington, D.C., is likely the best-equipped city in the United States to handle security for the international event, because the capital has a range of city and federal agencies that handle both local crime and coordinated threats.
"With Washington, D.C., you have a number of different local and federal law enforcement agencies. It is like no other place in the world, really. … You have the U.S. Capitol Police, you have the U.S. Marshals, you have the Metro Police for the city of Washington," he told Fox News Digital.
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