90 Arrested, Thousands Dispersed Amid LA County’s New Year’s Eve Party Crackdown

90 Arrested, Thousands Dispersed Amid LA County’s New Year’s Eve Party Crackdown
Police officers patrol in their car in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, on Nov. 1, 2020. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Law enforcement officers have broken up at least a dozen New Year’s Eve gatherings deemed “super-spreader events” across Los Angeles County, California, arresting 90 partygoers and sending thousands more back home, the authorities said.

County sheriff’s officials said last Friday that a special task force, made up of hundreds of detectives, patrol deputies, and specialized response teams, had shut down at least five parties involving more than 900 people, including at a rented house, a vacant warehouse, a hotel, and a closed business.