LAPD’s Decision Follows Backlash from Police Union Over Allocation of Officers to Protect “Multi-Millionaire” Former Official

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has ceased providing security for former Vice President Kamala Harris, following intense criticism from a police advocacy group that argued the protection detail was diverting officers from crime-fighting duties.

The decision comes after a short-lived arrangement in which the LAPD, at the direction of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, stepped in to provide security for Harris after President Donald Trump canceled her extended Secret Service protection.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), which represents over 8,700 LAPD officers, publicly condemned the use of city resources for the former vice president’s securit

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