Security! LAPD Deploys 3,200 Officers

LAPD officers stand in front of Michael Jackson's rented home the day of his death (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

With the eyes of the world on downtown Los Angeles today, the LAPD took an abundance of caution, more than doubling the amount of officers to work announced yesterday. "Past events including the 1984 Olympics 'pale in comparison to what we have assembled today,'" reported the LA Times, quoting LAPD Deputy Chief Earl Paysinger. The department has two main concerns for today: the "cold zone"--the space immediately outside the security area where large numbers are expected to gather--and the airspace, where the FAA granted a the city a temporary flight ban below 2500 feet.

Also: The northbound 110 freeway will be closed between Adams and 6th.