The Long Beach Police Department is warning its officers to be extra aware and on the lookout for any potential threats of violence or other local disruptions tied to Joe Biden’s inauguration this morning.

In a video message Monday, Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna said the department so far hadn’t been informed of any credible threats locally, but he emphasized the department is staying in close touch with other law enforcement agencies and monitoring for any problems after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

“Last week, we all watched in horror as we watched the events around the U.S. Capitol,” Luna said. “I want to ensure you that for us as a police department, we are paying attention. We are very concerned about any and all threats that are coming out of this event.”

As a precaution, the LBPD has placed its officers on a level 1 tactical alert, which is the lowest level tactical alert for the department. The alert essentially lets the LBPD more easily coordinate communication in case there’s a major event and gives supervisors some flexibility in staffing.

The department said it will stay in this mode through Thursday morning.

“Our objectives for the next few days will be to monitor regional and national events while supporting peaceful demonstrations, protecting critical infrastructure, and remaining committed to safeguarding our community and policing in an objective, apolitical, and constitutional manner,” the LBPD said in a statement.

Other nearby police departments, including the LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, have taken even more aggressive stances.

The sheriff’s Special Operations Division is deploying its deputies in “larger numbers than normal,” the division’s chief said. There will also be an increased presence on transit systems throughout the county, and a large contingent of the department’s special weapons team on the ground and in the air throughout the week. The sheriff’s department’s hazardous materials teams, canine units and tactical bomb technicians will also be deployed.

As for the LAPD, its officers have “been in uniform since yesterday, the entire organization. We’ve been working 24 hours a day, seven days a week on the intel cycle, on planning of eventualities and potential realities,” Chief Michel Moore said. “We will be here and we will meet any threat that comes our way.”

However, Kristi Johnson, assistant director in charge of the FBI-Los Angeles field office, said the agency is not aware of any credible threats in the counties her office covers: L.A., Orange, San Bernardino, San Louis Obispo, Riverside and Ventura.

“I can understand people’s anxiety, here in Los Angeles and certainly around the country after watching what happened in our nation’s capital on the Jan. 6 attack,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

“The insurrection wasn’t an attack on Congress or on a party, it was an assault on our democracy and on the peaceful transition of power and the will of the people,” he said “While that mob failed … it did embolden armed groups across our country and provoked new threats to American cities.”

In the event that local resources are depleted, the National Guard has 200 troops stationed in Los Alamitos on standby and ready to respond, but there are no current plans to deploy them, Garcetti said.

The U.S. Postal Service also temporarily removed mailboxes in key areas of Los Angeles, notably in the downtown Civic Center area and the Van Nuys civic area.

Residents were urged to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity or violence to law enforcement.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Jeremiah Dobruck is managing editor of the Long Beach Post. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.