Christie to Send New Jersey Cops to Baltimore

New Jersey governor Chris Christie will be sending New Jersey cops to Baltimore. The Republican governor made the announcement on Twitter.

“I spoke directly with Maryland Governor @LarryHogan last night and let him know that New Jersey is offering our full support & solidarity,” Christie tweeted. “…in their efforts to protect the lives and well-being of the people in the city of Baltimore while calm and order are being restored. Following my conversation with Gov @LarryHogan, the @NJSP placed an assessment team on the ground in Maryland.

“And our full deployment of @NJSP will unfold later today to help ensure a peaceful resolution for the city and people of Baltimore. There will be a deployment of 150 @NJSP and personnel and 100 of those troopers will provide operational support. Approximately 50 enlisted and civilian personnel will provide investigative and logistical support..@NJSP will be on the ground for the initial term of 72 hours, as per the request from Maryland.”

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