Authorities within the Northern Virginia area are on alert going into the Halloween weekend amid unspecified potential threats to purchasing facilities and malls.
Counties within the area – which embrace a number of the most densely populated communities within the Washington, D.C. suburbs – have elevated police presence round purchasing facilities, a number of police departments mentioned Friday.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis mentioned he couldn’t supply specifics in regards to the risk in a press convention Friday concerning the place it originated, however mentioned he had been made conscious of the potential risk on Thursday.
“As we work to corroborate it, we’ve got elevated our police presence all through the county to incorporate main thoroughfares, transit hubs, purchasing plazas and purchasing malls,” Davis mentioned on the press convention.
He mentioned his division was already getting ready for a protracted weekend with Halloween on Sunday, colleges in Fairfax out on Monday and Virginia elections on Tuesday.
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“Whereas we’ve got not acquired any credible data of a risk, we do ask our group to stay vigilant whereas we proceed working with our legislation enforcement companions to make sure everybody stays protected,” the Prince William County Police Division said in a statement.
The Arlington County Police Division said in a statement the risk is unspecified and unconfirmed, however there can be stepped up police presence across the county. “There is no such thing as a particular or recognized risk to our area,” the police division mentioned.
The Division of Homeland Safety issued an advisory late this summer season about possible terrorism threats main as much as the Sept. 11 anniversary and holidays surrounding it. The company often points bulletins about nonspecific potential threats.
The company mentioned in a press release to USA TODAY that it’s going to proceed to work carefully with native companies to share details about any potential threats, however didn’t remark particularly about any threats to the Northern Virginia area.
Contributing: Rebecca Morin
