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NOW - LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell just shattered the "peaceful protester" narrative.
What's happening in Los Angeles isn't civil unrestit's urban warfare.
"They have weapons of all kinds."
McDonnell said officers made several arrests during the citywide curfewand what they discovered was alarming.
"We arrested a number of people last night for curfew violations, that I think 14 and 3 out of the 14 were armed with weapons, handguns."
"And so when you look at that, what appears to be one thing is something very different."
Backpacks weren't just backpacksthey were mobile arsenals.
"We've seen in those backpacks that they'll have hammers, they'll break up curb stones and concrete bollards, break up into smaller pieces, which they'll then throw at police."
"They put them in backpacks and walk around like that."
"I've seen somebody today walking around with golf balls in a backpack, so all sorts of weapons, all very potentially dangerous."
Even the fireworks were modified to be more deadly.
"We've seen commercial grade fireworks being fired at our people, with shrapnel being put in, from what I'm told, into some of these packages."
"Again, that is that is pretty scary stuff when you look at it."
"Liquid being thrown on our officers."
Despite the violence, McDonnell says his officers held the line with discipline.
"The attitude of our officers and the professionalism and restraint that they've shown is remarkable."
"They've done a tremendous job out there and I'm very proud of them."
NOW - LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell just shattered the "peaceful protester" narrative.
What's happening in Los Angeles isn't civil unrestit's urban warfare.
"They have weapons of all kinds."
McDonnell said officers made several arrests during the citywide curfewand what they discovered was alarming.
"We arrested a number of people last night for curfew violations, that I think 14 and 3 out of the 14 were armed with weapons, handguns."
"And so when you look at that, what appears to be one thing is something very different."
Backpacks weren't just backpacksthey were mobile arsenals.
"We've seen in those backpacks that they'll have hammers, they'll break up curb stones and concrete bollards, break up into smaller pieces, which they'll then throw at police."
"They put them in backpacks and walk around like that."
"I've seen somebody today walking around with golf balls in a backpack, so all sorts of weapons, all very potentially dangerous."
Even the fireworks were modified to be more deadly.
"We've seen commercial grade fireworks being fired at our people, with shrapnel being put in, from what I'm told, into some of these packages."
"Again, that is that is pretty scary stuff when you look at it."
"Liquid being thrown on our officers."
Despite the violence, McDonnell says his officers held the line with discipline.
"The attitude of our officers and the professionalism and restraint that they've shown is remarkable."
"They've done a tremendous job out there and I'm very proud of them."
NOW - LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell just shattered the “peaceful protester” narrative.
— Overton (@overton_news) June 12, 2025
What’s happening in Los Angeles isn’t civil unrest—it’s urban warfare.
“They have weapons of all kinds.”
McDonnell said officers made several arrests during the citywide curfew—and what they… pic.twitter.com/z5VH4IrzRv
