“This year, by far, will be the largest security force that we’ve had for a 5th/3rd River Bank run to date,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk told city commissioners Tuesday.
21,000 runners are registered for the race.
He’s coordinating security with the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and five police forces from neighboring communities.
Belk says Michigan State Police will fly helicopters overhead and use bomb-sniffing canine units
