Sheriff Condemns Effort to Defund LA Transit Police

Then Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva speaks at a press conference in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 2, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The Los Angeles County sheriff called the effort by the Los Angeles-area Metro Board’s police advisory committee to remove law enforcement from public transit a “scary proposition” on Nov. 17.

The committee unanimously recommended canceling Metro’s policing contracts, at a meeting on Nov. 3.