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REPORT: Los Angeles County Sheriff Warns ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy For Looters, Rioters, and Violence In Election Day Aftermath

Jeffrey Cawood
REPORT: Los Angeles County Sheriff Warns ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy For Looters, Rioters, and Violence In Election Day Aftermath
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned potential vandals, arsonists, and rioters on Monday that he will have a “zero tolerance” policy for violence and other crimes as the region prepares for possible social unrest in the aftermath of the contentious presidential election.

“Don’t try it in L.A. County,” Villanueva advised.

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