Looks like many cities across the Nation is battening down due to Ferguson.

US cities brace for protests off Ferguson decision
Posted: Nov 15, 2014 9:45 AM Updated: Nov 15, 2014 4:18 PM

By PHILIP MARCELO
Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) - From Boston to Los Angeles, police departments are bracing for large demonstrations when a grand jury decides whether to indict a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri.

The St. Louis County grand jury, which has been meeting since Aug. 20, is expected to decide this month whether Officer Darren Wilson is charged with a crime for killing 18-year-old Michael Brown after ordering him and a friend to stop walking in the street on Aug. 9.

The shooting has led to tension with police and a string of unruly protests there and brought worldwide attention to the formerly obscure St. Louis suburb, where more than half the population is black but few police officers are