After more than a week of dealing with agitators at protests, looting, and getting violent, LAPD officers are finally getting a break.
“It was a long 9-day period that the LAPD and our partner agencies, such as the L.A. County Sheriffs and California Highway Patrol, participated in this prolonged activation as a result of these federal immigration operations,” LAPD Deputy Chief David Kowalski told KNX News’ Emily Valdez.
“I think [Monday] is the first day where we can step back and hopefully get many of our officers that have been working long hours some time off to relax and recover with family,” Kowalski said.
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He said that most people at the protests were peaceful, but there were several agitators. According to Kowalski, many of these troublemakers have a history of hijacking otherwise lawful demonstrations…