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Did you see a lot of police at Bank of America Stadium? CMPD says it's just training

There is no active threat to the community as officers will be training at Bank of America Stadium Wednesday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced it will conduct a training exercise at Bank of America Stadium Wednesday. 

CMPD hasn't released any further details on Wednesday's training in Uptown but the department did say there is no active threat to the public and Charlotte residents shouldn't be concerned if they see an abnormal number of officers around the Panthers' stadium. 

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WCNC Charlotte asked CMPD for more information about Wednesday's procedure. As of 11:30 a.m., CMPD hasn't responded to that request. 

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