“Given the significance of the week leading into 9/11, we have increased security,” said port spokesman Phillip Sanfield. The agency added patrols and is working more closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the police departments in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sea marshals are also boarding more boats and vessels entering the harbor, Sanfield said.
Sanfield said there had not been any incidents Sunday and there were no known threats. “We haven’t had any incidents today but we are on alert,” he said.
Port police are responsible for safety at the seaport and the nearby harbor communities. The port police and other law enforcement partners do patrols and surveillance by boat, bicycle, automobile and helicopter. There are also dive teams on hand, Sanfield said.
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Photo: Sgt. Ralph Edwards watches from the bow of a Los Angeles Port Police boat as fellow officers check out a sport fishing vessel last week. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
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