LOS ANGELES: "Law enforcement agencies in Southern California, including the Los Angeles Police Department, made 6 arrests and issued dozens of citations during a two-day operation to crack down on illegal street takeovers. The LAPD announced Tuesday that, in addition to the arrests, officers issued 82 citations, 34 vehicles were impounded, and “numerous” takeovers were either disrupted or stopped before they could get going. Among those arrests included one person who was taken into custody on a warrant for attempted murder and another for possession of a loaded “ghost gun.”

Street takeovers, where large crowds and drivers block streets to do donuts, “burn rubber,” and race, have become increasingly common in the Los Angeles area. They can also lead to other dangerous and criminal behavior including crashes, the looting of businesses, and shootings."

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/authorities-make-40-arrests-during-weekend-street-takeover-crackdown/

UVALDE, TX: "The Uvalde school district's embattled police chief was fired Wednesday following allegations that he made several critical mistakes during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Arredondo is the first officer dismissed over the hesitant and fumbling law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Only one other officer, Uvalde Police Department Lt. Mariano Pargas, who was the city's acting police chief on the day of massacre, is known to have been placed on leave for their actions during the shooting. Arredondo, who has been on leave from the district since June 22, has faced blistering criticism since the May 24 massacre, most notably for not ordering officers to immediately breach the classroom where an 18-year-old gunman carried out the attack. Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, has said Arredondo was in charge of the law enforcement response to the attack.

Arredondo was not in attendance but through his attorney released a blistering and defiant 17-page letter that lashed out at state officials, defended the police response to the May 24 massacre and accused the school board of putting his safety at risk by not allowing him to carry a weapon to the meeting. As the board convened into a closed session, some in the auditorium yelled "Coward!" and "What about our children?"

https://abc7.com/uvalde-chief-pete-arredondo-fired-mass-shooting/12162722/