The violence and looting that sprung from the protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown resulted in more than 40 arrests and injured at least five law enforcement officers, officials say.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol collectively arrested 42 people, an LASD spokesperson said.
LAPD Officer Madison confirmed that number and said charges include failure to disperse, assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, looting and arson.
Sgt. Daniel Keene of the CHP said 19 of those arrests were made by his agency.
Over the weekend, throngs of protesters took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to protest federal immigration raids.
Some of those protests turned violent, with stores broken into, Waymo vehicles burned and rocks and other debris thrown at law enforcement.
Madison added that five LAPD officers were hurt in the chaos. Three of them were treated at the scene and two others sustained minor injuries.
Keene said six CHP officers were also hurt, though they were minor injuries.
The LASD said no injuries to deputies were reported.
President Donald Trump has brought in thousands of military personnel in response to the unrest, a move that local and state officials say has only heightened tensions even more.
Nancy Fontan and Erin Myers contributed to this report.
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