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UPDATE, 2:25 PM: There are about to be a lot more boots on the ground in
LA to stop crime amidst the fires that have reduced large swaths of the
county to ash, Gavin Newsom made clear today.
Two days after around 400 National Guard troops were first deployed to
counter looters and the wildfires blazing across the county, the Governor announced that CalGuard�s presence in the region will be boosted up to
1,680 service members.
�We are continuing to rush in resources to rapidly respond to the
firestorm in Los Angeles fueled by hurricane-force winds,� Saturday said Newsom, who has been among the officials receiving a backlash for the way
much of the defense to the widely destructive fires has occurred. �The
men and women of the California National Guard are working day and night
to help Los Angeles residents during their greatest time of need. We are grateful for their continued bravery and commitment to be of service to others.�
As fires old and new rage from the Santa Ana winds and possible arsonists, today�s additional activation makes it very straightforward what one of
the top priorites besides fire suppression is for the millions of
residents of the county and the tens of thousands of seething acres hit by
the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and others the past five days. Of the
over 1,600 CalGuard personnel now on the streets of LA County, 1,000 of
them are part of the Military Police Forces, the cops of the Guard.
With dozens arrested and citizens reporting suspicious individuals
stalking out residences, looting and crime has become a top concern for overwhelmed law enforcement. As in past situations like the unrest
following the Rodney King verdict in 1992, the heavily armed Guard is in
place as the ultimate deterrent.
https://deadline.com/2025/01/wildfires-national-guard-deployed-1236253407/
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