Protesters who could be violent are on O‘ahu and being tracked by law enforcement. That’s according to Frank Montoya, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Honolulu Division, who spoke to reporters today at a Multi-Agency Communications Center in Honolulu
Protesters who could be violent are on O‘ahu and being tracked by law enforcement.
That’s according to Frank Montoya, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Honolulu Division, who spoke to reporters today at a Multi-Agency Communications Center in Honolulu established just for APEC.
“Are there indications that some of these kinds of individuals are on the island? The answer is yes,” he said. “They have a propensity for violence. Are they doing anything that is causing us concern right now? The answer is no. But, we are paying attention to who they are. We have investigations against some of them. And the key there is just to make sure that we can try to mitigate a problem before it becomes a problem. To respond to it before it becomes (a problem).”
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