alt=Will there be enough police officers on hand to secure the Republican National Convention? MnIndy political reporter Paul Demko was a guest on The Mark Heaney Show on KTNF AM 950 on Friday to discuss his ongoing "Convention Cops" series and how local law enforcement continues having trouble getting enough officers to cover a convention that’ll showcase the Twin Cities like never before. Listen to the full hour here.

Paul Demko on The Mark Heaney Show, Aug. 8, 2008, 12:40

 

Demko’s "Convention Cops" series:

Convention cops: Chief Harrington insists RNC security planning is on track (August 4)

A whiff of desperation? St. Paul now seeking firefighters to assist with RNC security operations (August 4)

Convention cops: Five weeks out, St. Paul still coming up short on police for RNC duty (July 28)

Convention cops: How many licensed police officers are employed by the state of Minnesota? (July 25)

Numbers game: St. Paul police sign up more convention cops–but may still have fewer than they claimed last week (July 24)

Convention cops: More discrepancies emerge in St. Paul’s RNC security force tally (July 22)

Convention cops: Head of gang strike force denies RNC participation (July 21)

Convention cops: SPPD official asks for more police volunteers, offers to forgo JPAs (July 18)

Convention cops: SPPD releases list of departments sending officers to RNC (July 18)

Convention cops: St. Paul struggling to recruit enough officers for RNC security (July 17)