OF TOURISTS AND LOCALS LOOKING
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
JOINING US NOW IS THE OFFICER
FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI ME --
EACH DEPARTMENT.
-- BEACH DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE
COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
AND COME PARTY HERE. WHAT IS
THE STORM GOING TO DO WITH THE
TURNOUT?
I THINK WE'VE ALREADY SEEN
THE FIRST DAY OF IT.
WE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN
IMPACT WITH FEWER PEOPLE OUT ON
THE STREET AND ON OCEAN DRIVE.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WE HAVE THE
SECOND ANNUAL AIR AND SEA SHOW
AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
COME OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT IS SPECTACULAR SO COME OUT
AND SEE IT.
WHAT PRECAUTIONS ARE THE
POLICE DOING TO NOT SEE THE
REPEATS OF SOME THINGS THAT
HAPPENED AND IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE SEEN SHOOTINGS AND
FIGHTS.
WE LEARN EACH YEAR HOW TO
BETTER POLICE SUCH A LARGE
GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COME OVER
TO MIAMI BEACH.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE
OFFICERS WORKING OUT ON THE
STREET AND OTHER AGENCIES LIKE
THE MIAMI DADE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THEY WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE
HAS A GOOD TIME.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
LIVING ON THE BEACH OR STAYING
ON THE BEACH, IS IT GOING TO BE
A HUGE HARDSHIP TO HAVE THE
TRAFFIC REDUCED TO ONE LANE?
WE DO THAT FOR THE SAFETY
ASPECT.
WE GET IT DOWN TO ONE LANE JUST
AT THE ENTRANCE TO MIAMI BEACH
AND IT IS NOT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH.
WE NEED A SAFE SPACE FOR THE
OFFICERS TO READ THE LICENSE
PLATES. IT IS NOT AN ALL DAY
PRACTICE AND ITS EACH NIGHT AT
7 PM THROUGH 7 AM TOMORROW. WE
COMMUNICATE THAT OUT TO THE
RESIDENTS SO THEY PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.
I THINK MOST PART IT IS FOR
THEIR SAFETY.
SO WITH THE CARS COMING IN
TO MIAMI BEACH, THE LICENSE
PLATE IS RED?
LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE
SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO
EXPAND UPON. WE HAVE IT ON THE
ENTRANCES OF OUR CAUSEWAYS NOW
FOR THIS WEEKEND.
SEVERAL ARE ON OUR POLICE
VEHICLES AND WHAT WE DO ON THIS
WEEKEND IS GO TO THE MAIN
ENTRANCE.
WE ENSURE THE PEOPLE COMING IN
THEIR -- COMING INTO THE AREA
ARE NOT CRIMINALS. WE WANT
EVERYONE COMING HERE COMING
HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
VEHICLES GOING INTO CROWDS
AND SIDEWALKS.
MIAMI BEACH HAS BARRICADES --
BARRICADES NOW RIGHT?
YES YOU ARE GOING TO SEE
BARRICADES NOW.
WE HAVE HARDENED SOME OF OUR
MAIN PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS LIKE
LINCOLN ROAD AND ESPINOZA
WALKWAY.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THOSE
FEDERAL PARTNERS AND A LOT OF
BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK THAT IS
GOING ON TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
IS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
THE WEATHER IS A BIG IF
FACTOR. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE
TO GIVE FOLKS AND WE WANT THEM
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME?
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT.
WE HAVE THE POLICE PRESENCE AND
WE HAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE
CITY SANITATION CREWS TO CLEAN
UP AFTER ONE -- AFTER EVERYONE.
HAVE A GOOD TIME BUT BE
RESPONSIBLE.
IT IS MEMORIAL DAY AND IT IS
THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR OUR COUNTRY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET THAT.
ARE THERE ANY NEW CHALLENGES
THIS YEAR THAT YOU ARE
PREPARING FOR THAT YOU HAVE NOT
SEEN IN THE PAST?
I DON'T KNOW OF ANY NEW
CHALLENGES BUT I'M SURE THINGS
WILL POP UP. WE HAVE A VERY
PROFESSIONAL POLICE FORCE.
EVERYONE WILL BE READY TO SEE
WHATEVER CHALLENGES PRESENT
THEMSELVES AND I'M SURE OUR