PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Thousands are expected to gather once again on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Fourth of July concert and fireworks show . And with a national heightened security alert, Philadelphia police say they’re prepared for anything.
The city hosts many large events each year, and this July Fourth is no different: All hands are on deck.
“We kind of prepare for anything because, in past years, we would have some of the younger crowd go down on Broad Street and sometimes go down on South Street and get a little bit too crazy,” recalled Deputy Commissioner James Kelly.
The No. 1 thing they worry about: “A large crowd and afterward — getting everyone in an orderly fashion,” he said…