Los Angeles police arrested two people outside of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Southern California home during a curfew due to the deadly wildfires.
The Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that they arrested two individuals at Harris’s Brentwood home at around 4:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, responding to a tip reporting a possible burglary. The two were arrested for a curfew violation, as the area was under an evacuation order, but they were soon released as there wasn’t evidence showing they were intending to commit a crime.
One law enforcement source familiar with the matter told KNBC that the duo “likely had no idea where they were.”
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Harris was not present at the time of the incident. The residence is usually guarded by the U.S. Secret Service, state, and local police, but it’s unknown if this changed due to the evacuation order.
The National Guard is assisting in patrolling the evacuation areas, which have a curfew of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Dozens of suspected looters have been arrested during the fires so far. Over 150,000 citizens are under evacuation orders so far.
Brentwood has become increasingly threatened by the Palisades fire, the first and largest of the wildfires consuming the Los Angeles area. The resumption of high Santa Anna winds on Monday could exacerbate the danger.
The death toll from the fires has risen to 16. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, and Hurst fires had scorched roughly 63 square miles, an area larger than San Francisco, and they destroyed over 12,300 structures.
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Emergency personnel from nine other states have joined firefighting efforts, utilizing 1,354 fire engines and 84 aircraft. Over 14,000 emergency personnel have been mobilized.
According to a preliminary estimate from AccuWeather, the wildfires are the costliest in U.S. history, with the damage being valued between $135 billion and $150 billion.
