The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) had previously assured that it would not allow clandestine parties which, in addition to being prohibited, are very dangerous in terms of the spread of the coronavirus and on Saturday arrested 182 people in at least two parties that were held in the city.
According to information shared by LASD, on Saturday they held the arrest of almost 200 people in two commercial buildings, one south of the city on the block 600 of W. 61 st Street in the area of Vermont-Slauson , and the second located on the 400 block of W. Pico Boulebar in Downtown Los Angeles .
LASD @LACoSheriff Alex Villanueva has made it clear he will seek out & take law enforcement action against ALL underground party events occurring anywhe re within Los Angeles County, who fall under the Health Orders of the County’s Department of Public Health.
– LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) January 12, 2021
“He Sheriff Alvex Villanueva has made it clear that he will seek and subject under the law to all clandestine parties that take place in Los Angeles County, “said the county sheriff’s agency in a message posted on Twitter.
The LASD assured that the actions are carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health that prohibits parties.
In fact, two previous events would have shown that tolerance for parties during the pandemic is void , when more than 150 people were arrested in Palmdale and near 70 in Compton.
The 182 people arrested on Saturday at the clandestine parties, would have been summoned to court according to the LA Sheriff
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