He says adding insult to injury, Broward County, which usually provides around $25,000 in security resources for the event, decided it can’t afford it this year. In light of the recent mass shootings across the country and the documented credible threats of violence against Pride events, from Idaho to West Palm Beach earlier this month, Wilton Manors City Commissioner Chris Caputo told Local 10 News the security bill at his city’s pride festival planned for Saturday is going way up from roughly $50,000 to a whopping $92,000 this year.Ĭaputo said it’s not just the required number of officers, hours and equipment. Security will be tight after scares at pride events across the country, including in South Florida. – Wilton Manors will mark Pride Month this weekend with their annual Stonewall Pride Festival, one year after a deadly crash marred the occasion in 2021.
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