Cleveland, July 19 (RHC)-- Thousands of police, federal agents and military personnel are also flooding into Cleveland, which has received nearly $50 million in federal funding to beef up security.  At least 3,000 FBI, Secret Service and other federal agents have been sent to Cleveland, in addition to 1,500 county police officers and state troopers.

According to reports, the Pentagon has also deployed Ohio National Guardsmen, U.S. Coast Guard officers, military personnel from U.S. Northern Command.  The Cleveland Police Department ordered an additional 2,000 sets of riot armor in advance of the convention.  Police officers have also begun carrying AR-15 semiautomatic rifles and military-style M-14 rifles, which are typically reserved for snipers.