L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris
By Orlando Mayorquín and Matt Stevens
Reporting from Los Angeles
Sept. 6, 2025
The Los Angeles Police Department ended its protection services for former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday after facing criticism from an elite unit of its officers and the police union, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The police force stopped providing the services for Ms. Harris on Saturday morning, according to a law enforcement official and a person with close ties to the department. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss closely held security details.
The department said this week that it had assigned officers to assist the California Highway Patrol in providing security for Ms. Harris. The agencies stepped in to fill the security gap that was left after President Trump terminated Ms. Harris’s Secret Service security detail beginning Monday…