Miami officers to serve at inauguration

MIAMI (AP) -- Officers from several Miami police departments are heading to Washington to help with security at the presidential inauguration.

A team of officers from the Miami-Dade, City of Miami Beach, and City of Miami police departments will be leaving Miami-Dade police headquarters Saturday to participate in the historic event.

The Miami Herald reports the officers from the Miami-Dade department belong to the Rapid Development Force which specializes in crowd control tactics.

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