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Sheriff Luna, LAPD enforce curfews and report arrests as National Guard and CHP bolster security
Summary
Los Angeles County Sheriff Luna and LAPD Chief Jim McDonald described an expanded law-enforcement response—curfews, arrests for looting and impersonation, National Guard and CHP support—and urged residents to avoid evacuated areas and verify donation requests.
Sheriff Luna said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has increased deputy staffing to about 1,200 personnel and that deputies have been assigned roughly 1,500 missions including road closures, traffic control and welfare checks. He said many deputies are working 12-hour shifts and that National Guard personnel of roughly 400 are assisting multiple agencies across the region.
“If you are asked to leave and you're in an evacuation order area, your life is in danger. You need to leave,” Sheriff Luna said, urging compliance with evacuation…
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