Los Angeles Riots Enter Fourth Night as Law Enforcement Prepares for Mass Arrests
On Monday night, the fourth installment of the Los Angeles riots unfolded, prompting law enforcement to gear up for significant arrests. Thousands of demonstrators protesting against ICE surrounded a federal facility in downtown Los Angeles, while the California National Guard, now deputized, alongside 700 U.S. Marines, joined local police in a show of force.
By Monday afternoon, hundreds of LA Sheriff’s deputies arrived in armored vehicles, fully outfitted in tactical gear. In response to the escalating situation, a citywide tactical alert was issued, signaling an urgent law enforcement mobilization.
BREAKING: HUNDREDS of LA Sheriffs department in armored vehicles and tactical gear have just arrived where protests are currently happening, in downtown Los Angeles.
A citywide tactical alert has been issued.
Los Angeles, CA
Protests Day 4 pic.twitter.com/WfjGDjuAzaā Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 9, 2025
According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly in downtown LA earlier that afternoon.
NEW: Another unlawful assembly just declared in DTLA, and a large force of LASD Special Response teams have just arrived. A dispersal order has been given. pic.twitter.com/mccTbsugdz
ā Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 10, 2025
As darkness fell, police swiftly moved to enact mass arrests. The LAPD implemented a controversial crowd control tactic known as kettling, effectively enclosing a large group of protesters and declaring them all under arrest.
āThe police just said weāre all under arrest!ā exclaimed a reporter who was caught in the kettled group, capturing the surreal atmosphere as tensions heightened.
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UPDATE ā The police have just notified us that we are all under arrest, including members of the media.
We have been kettled in by LAPD. pic.twitter.com/ZuFGOu7Bk9
ā Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 10, 2025
A second reporter corroborated the situation, confirming his entrapment alongside protesters.
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BREAKING: LAPD has us boxed in, about to make mass arrests of rioters.
I am on the ground now pic.twitter.com/2xn9brfizH
ā Cam Higby | America First (@camhigby) June 10, 2025
Protesters were subsequently arrested and transported away in an LAPD shuttle bus. Reports indicated that these individuals would be cited for unlawful assembly, highlighting the legal ramifications of their participation in the protests.
HAPPENING NOW: Protestors are being arrested and taken in to a LAPD shuttle bus. From my understanding, they will all be taken in, processed, and cited for unlawful assembly.
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ā Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 10, 2025
