LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial

Jul 4th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk

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Associated Press Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) â?" Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.

Assistant Police Chief Earl Paysinger says anywhere from a quarter-million to 700,000 people may try to reach the arena, even though a wide area around Staples Center will be sealed off to those without tickets.

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