By City News Service
Jan 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department s Super-Spreader Taskforce busted three large parties, two in downtown Los Angeles and the third in Mid-City, and arrested 137 people. The events took place at three locations Thursday night: In the 400 block of Seaton Street; In the 500 block of West Pico Boulevard; In the 5600 block of Washington Boulevard.
In addition to those arrested, a discarded firearm was recovered at one of the parties, the department said.
“(Sheriff) Alex Villanueva has made it clear he will seek out & take law enforcement action against ALL underground party events occurring anywhere within Los Angeles County, who fall under the Health Orders of the County s Department of Public Health, the department said in a post on Twitter.
California’s Attorney General says he’s opening a civil rights investigation into the LA County Sheriff’s Department following recent allegations of misconduct and complaints that the sheriff has been resistant to public oversight. I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2021.