Former Los Angeles Sheriff Shares Insight Into Ongoing Riots

Several actions taken by local law enforcement officials and state leaders have inflamed the situation, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Shares Insight Into Ongoing Riots
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva in an interview with EpochTV's California Insider program broadcast on Feb. 8, 2022. Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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Several actions taken by local law enforcement since the start of the Los Angeles protests on June 6 have escalated criminal behavior and did not protect federal agents, according to former Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

“Unfortunately, the [Los Angeles Police Department] and the sheriff’s department did not come to the aid of the [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents when they were being blocked and under attack,” Villanueva told EpochTV’s “California Insider” on June 10. “That is a sad chapter in the history of Los Angeles. That has never happened before.”
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