Kamala Harris will no longer receive protection from LAPD
The article reports that former Vice President Kamala Harris will no longer receive protection from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). This decision follows criticism and backlash from LAPD officers who were taken away from crime prevention duties to provide security for harris, after her Secret Service protection was revoked by former President Donald trump. The LAPD detail,composed of about a dozen officers and funded by the city where Harris owns a home,was described as a temporary measure in coordination with the California Highway Patrol.
The disbanding of the protective detail was confirmed by sources to the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Police Protective League,the largest police union in the city,criticized the arrangement as unreasonable and stated that taxpayers should not bear the costs,suggesting Harris should pay for her own security. This comes as Harris prepares for a 15-city book tour starting in late September to promote her new book,”107 Days,” set to be released on September 23.
Kamala Harris will no longer receive protection from LAPD
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will no longer receive protection from the Los Angeles Police Department after backlash from officers who were reportedly pulled from crime prevention efforts for the security detail.
Officers within the LAPD’s Metropolitan Division had been assisting California Highway Patrol in protecting Harris after President Donald Trump revoked her Secret Service protection late last week. The detail consisted of about a dozen officers and was funded by the city, where Harris has a home in the Brentwood neighborhood.
As of Saturday, that detail has since been disbanded, sources told the Los Angeles Times.
The move is relatively unsurprising, as the additional LAPD protection for Harris was previously described by an official as a “temporary coordinated effort” with CHP “until an alternate plan is established.”
But it does follow frustration from LAPD officers, with the biggest police union in Los Angeles slamming the earlier formation of the detail, which was organized by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, as “nuts.”
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“Mayor Karen Bass should tell Governor Newsom that if he wants to curry favor with Ms. Harris and her donor base, then he should open up his own wallet because LA taxpayers should not be footing the bill for this ridiculousness,” a statement from the Los Angeles Police Protective League said.
The union added that Harris can “easily afford to pay for her own security,” which may be needed as she is set for 15-city book tour starting on Sept. 24 and lasting until Nov. 20. The book, 107 Days, is slated to release on Sept. 23.
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