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LAPD Makes Abrupt Decision Following Criticism

LAPD Makes Abrupt Decision Following Criticism

In the span of one week, political theater in Los Angeles collided head-on with public outrage, as the LAPD was forced to pull its elite officers off security duty for former Vice President Kamala Harris—a move many now view as a cautionary tale in political overreach and tone-deaf priorities.


It all began after President Trump, following the Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008, rescinded Harris’s extended Secret Service detail—a protection Biden had quietly prolonged beyond the standard six-month window. Within hours, California’s top Democrats, Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, rushed to fill the gap. But instead of a private security firm or state-funded option, they reached for a more controversial solution: 14 members of the LAPD’s elite Metropolitan Division, pulled directly from crime suppression duties in Los Angeles to form a round-the-clock detail outside Harris’s Brentwood home.

The response from the rank-and-file was swift and furious.

“Pulling police officers from protecting everyday Angelenos to protect a failed presidential candidate who also happens to be a multi-millionaire… is nuts,” the LAPD Police Protective League declared. Their frustration was echoed across the department, especially from officers already overextended by a crime wave that has continued to plague key parts of the city—including the San Fernando Valley, where some of those officers had been stationed before being reassigned.


Within days, public pressure began to mount. Citizen journalists and local media blew the lid off the story. Fox 11’s aerial footage showed LAPD cars parked discreetly outside Harris’s gated neighborhood. The public perception was clear: the political elite were once again protecting their own at the expense of taxpayers and public safety.

By Saturday, LAPD unceremoniously ended its involvement in the Harris security detail.

The damage, however, had already been done. The mayor’s decision to divert city police resources—even temporarily—during an ongoing public safety crisis ignited bipartisan criticism and revealed a gaping disconnect between elected leadership and the residents they claim to serve.


LA Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami, a vocal opponent of former DA George Gascón and now a prominent figure in California’s law enforcement reform debate, did not mince words. In a statement posted to X, Hatami accused Harris, Newsom, and Bass of acting like “children,” highlighting the hypocrisy of multimillionaire politicians using armed security while preaching that “crime is down” and gun control is paramount.

And the irony wasn’t lost on voters.

Harris, who has long championed criminal justice reform, helped push for Prop. 47—a ballot measure designed to reduce incarceration rates but widely blamed for the explosion of property crime across California. Newsom, her political ally and co-defender of the measure, attempted (and failed) to sabotage Prop. 36, the voter-led repeal passed in 2024 with overwhelming support.

Now, both figures are under renewed scrutiny—not just for their policies, but for the perception that they expect to live above the consequences of those policies.

Written by Mark Stevens - September 8, 2025