WASHINGTON—Every January brings a few important political events to the nation’s capital, and this year local law enforcement have beefed up security protocols following two terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas on New Year’s Day.
“Any time there is an incident such as what happened in New Orleans, we always heighten our security, and here in the District we will continue to do the same today and throughout the rest of the week,” Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith told reporters the morning after the attacks.