LOS ANGELES — A confrontation between U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and a group of abortion rights protesters in downtown Los Angeles in May prompted L.A. police officials to call a meeting a week later to discuss how federal officers should respond at street protests, according to emails obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
Those expectations, outlined by a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant in a follow-up email to meeting attendees, called for clearer communications about big protests and civil unrest between the LAPD and its federal partners and a restrained role for federal agents on the ground.
"During major events with civil unrest, the posture will be to document crimes for prosecution at a later date and immediately advise the Los Angeles Police Department command post with intel," Sgt. Chris Jarvis wrote to DHS and Justice Department officials.
