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This could be a pretty bad situation tomorrow 
A Neo-Nazi group with a history of violence is headed to Central Florida. Orlando police and local leaders are preparing for its presence and are ready for any trouble it might bring.
The group chose Parramore to hold the Saturday's rally in part because it's a predominantly African-American neighborhood.
Police are preparing to keep the march peaceful and are doing so by sending extra patrols out. But police are not the only ones getting ready.
"I wish it was a different day. I wish it was on a different street," said bride Kimberly Croft.
Croft and her husband-to-be are getting ready for the biggest day of their lives, their wedding, which happens to be on the same day and on the same route as the Neo-Nazi parade scheduled for Saturday.
"We did want a non-traditional wedding that people would remember and, unfortunately, that is what we are ending up with," she said.
Their venue is on the corner of Church and Division Street, an area the march will pass through before starting their mid-afternoon rally near the Orlando police department. But after seeing the groups last rally in Ohio, Croft is worried about the police response for everyone in the neighborhood.
"They assured me that the situation was not close to what will happen there," she said.
The police department said it is geared up to prevent any rioting, saying there will be enough police to deal with any situation.
Business owners in Parramore also got the same assurance. Timothy Adebule has owned an African art shop for 11 years and plans to open on Saturday.
"It's a free society out there and they can obviously march along while I stay in my shop," he said.
Everyone hopes the march will remain peaceful and not turn into a piece of Orlando's history.
"It's not the story I would have picked about my wedding day," Croft said.
Channel 9 asked Orlando officials why they would allow the parade to march through such a historically black neighborhood. They said it was the group's first amendment right. And they are not the only ones. Senator Gary Siplin is hosting a vigil in Parramore an hour before the rally at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Orlando police will have a command post along the march route. They have also arranged for an onsite booking center, complete with corrections officers, just in case they need to make arrests. There will also be 60 emergency response personnel on hand.
A Neo-Nazi group with a history of violence is headed to Central Florida. Orlando police and local leaders are preparing for its presence and are ready for any trouble it might bring.
The group chose Parramore to hold the Saturday's rally in part because it's a predominantly African-American neighborhood.
Police are preparing to keep the march peaceful and are doing so by sending extra patrols out. But police are not the only ones getting ready.
"I wish it was a different day. I wish it was on a different street," said bride Kimberly Croft.
Croft and her husband-to-be are getting ready for the biggest day of their lives, their wedding, which happens to be on the same day and on the same route as the Neo-Nazi parade scheduled for Saturday.
"We did want a non-traditional wedding that people would remember and, unfortunately, that is what we are ending up with," she said.
Their venue is on the corner of Church and Division Street, an area the march will pass through before starting their mid-afternoon rally near the Orlando police department. But after seeing the groups last rally in Ohio, Croft is worried about the police response for everyone in the neighborhood.
"They assured me that the situation was not close to what will happen there," she said.
The police department said it is geared up to prevent any rioting, saying there will be enough police to deal with any situation.
Business owners in Parramore also got the same assurance. Timothy Adebule has owned an African art shop for 11 years and plans to open on Saturday.
"It's a free society out there and they can obviously march along while I stay in my shop," he said.
Everyone hopes the march will remain peaceful and not turn into a piece of Orlando's history.
"It's not the story I would have picked about my wedding day," Croft said.
Channel 9 asked Orlando officials why they would allow the parade to march through such a historically black neighborhood. They said it was the group's first amendment right. And they are not the only ones. Senator Gary Siplin is hosting a vigil in Parramore an hour before the rally at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Orlando police will have a command post along the march route. They have also arranged for an onsite booking center, complete with corrections officers, just in case they need to make arrests. There will also be 60 emergency response personnel on hand.
