TAMPA, Fla.—Tampa is a regular locale for major sporting events that draw huge crowds, but Major Brian Dugan of the Tampa Police Department said that the Republican National Convention “is the largest event and the highest security event we’ve ever had.”
YARMOUTH, Maine—With Congress in recess in mid-August, security industry watchdogs geared up for two big events outside the Beltway: the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week, and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4-6.
