Officers surprised with Trump rally responsibilities: Source

(NewsNation) — Local police authorities were stunned areas outside of Donald Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally perimeter were assigned to them prior to the attempted assassination of the former president.

A source close to the Butler Township Police Department says officers were surprised they were assigned partial responsibility for the area outside the Trump rally perimeter, especially with tall buildings.

Given the size of the department — Butler Township Police has 12 full-time patrol officers — they had believed traffic operations would be their duties, as opposed to security measures.

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