LAPD Withdraws Protection for Former VP Kamala Harris Amid Union Outcry
LAPD Withdraws Protection for Former VP Kamala Harris Amid Union Outcry
The Los Angeles Police Department on Saturday ceased providing security detail for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a decision that follows significant internal criticism regarding the diversion of officers from crime suppression duties. Sources within the department confirmed the withdrawal, which saw LAPD Metropolitan Division officers, previously visible outside Harris’s Brentwood home, discontinue their assistance to the California Highway Patrol.
The move comes after a week of scrambling by California police agencies to secure Harris, whose Secret Service protection was controversially revoked by President Trump last Thursday, September 4th. While President Biden had extended Harris’s Secret Service detail beyond the traditional six months post-office, Trump’s recent action necessitated local intervention. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had initially directed the LAPD to provide short-term assistance to the CHP, a directive that reportedly pulled Metro officers from critical crime suppression work in the San Fernando Valley.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, representing rank-and-file officers, vehemently criticized the deployment. In a strong statement, the union condemned the use of taxpayer funds to protect a “failed presidential candidate who also happens to be a multi-millionaire… and who can easily afford to pay for her own security.” The CHP has yet to comment on how the LAPD’s withdrawal will impact its ongoing security arrangements for the former Vice President, who is slated to begin a book tour next month.
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