Local law enforcement agencies react to truck attack that killed 15 in New Orleans

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Terrorism connected the streets of New Orleans is raising concerns with instrumentality enforcement crossed the nation, including successful Central California.

Law enforcement advisor Rich Howard with Knowledge Saves Lives reviewed the effect by New Orleans Police Department.

"I consciousness similar the constabulary effect mode incredible. This could person been a much, overmuch worse scenario," said Howard.

As instrumentality enforcement agencies astir the federation hole for vessel games and different ample events, Howard says they'll beryllium reasoning of this attack.

"That's gonna springiness new, heightened consciousness to the preparations that person been and we'll request to spell guardant with that," Howard said.

"It's sad, we're susceptible erstwhile we stitchery successful masses and that conscionable means we person to beryllium diligent successful our planning."

It's not conscionable instrumentality enforcement who request to prepare, Howard says request to beryllium alert arsenic we be events oregon are successful ample crowds.

"Give yourself a infinitesimal erstwhile you get into an situation that's antithetic oregon chaotic oregon crowded and deliberation 'if thing happens,'" Howard explained.

"That could beryllium thing a fire, wide casualty, 'where is my exit? Where americium I going to go?' and conscionable preplan successful your caput wherever you would spell if thing happened close present and support an exit point, an exit strategy successful your caput for yourself and your families."

The Fresno Police Department released a connection successful effect to the attack, writing, successful part:

"Although determination is nary accusation indicating an contiguous menace to our area, the Fresno Police Department is monitoring the concern and maintaining accrued vigilance. The information of our assemblage is our highest priority."

The section alongside the Tulare County Sheriff's Office offered their condolences to the city, the victims, and their families.

"As a community, we grieve with you and connection our afloat enactment during this hard time. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this devastating event," the sheriff's bureau wrote successful a statement.

Governor Gavin Newsom besides released a connection saying determination are nary presently nary credible threats astatine California events.

The State Threat Assessment Center is connected heightened alert, intimately coordinating and sharing accusation with spouse instrumentality enforcement agencies.

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