Police say two people were arrested early Saturday morning near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Brentwood for violating the curfew that was put in place when the Palisades Fire rages nearby.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving reports of a burglary. Upon arrival, they found no evidence pointing to such a crime.
They did arrest two people who violated a curfew in force in evacuation zones near the site of the fire.
The Harris neighborhood was under an evacuation order as the fire, which has burned nearly 24,000 acres and destroyed thousands of structures since igniting on Tuesday, intensified and headed toward Mandeville Canyon and the Brentwood area.
“No one was in her home at the time,” said a post on X from Ernie Apreza, press secretary to the vice president.
It is unclear who made the burglary call to the LAPD dispatch center.
Prior to the evacuation order, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and other local leaders posted a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn in places affected by evacuation orders and warnings. They say the move was in response to the threat of looting in unattended homes and to better give firefighters enough space to fight fires.
