Fontana police officers conducting a narcotics investigation in Cudahy had several vehicles damaged on Oct. 30 after a crowd mistakenly believed they were federal immigration agents. At least three cars had flattened tires. The officers had arrived to search a home.
According to NBC Los Angeles, the officers were conducting their narcotics investigation on Live Oak Street near Florence and Wilcox avenues when the crowd gathered and some bystanders mistakenly believed they were federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Fontana police, in a statement reported by the San Bernardino Sun, said the narcotics-unit officers were dressed in civilian clothing.
According to the department, officers identified themselves as Fontana police and explained their operation, but the crowd grew increasingly disruptive despite those explanations.
Vehicles Damaged During Incident
Images from the scene showed at least three cars with flattened tires, the station’s report noted, and no officers were injured. Fontana police said crowd members vandalized the vehicles…