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SPD clocked 7,176 hours of overtime and more than $600,000 to police pro-Trump demonstrations at the State Capitol.
SPD Police Chief Daniel Hahn said 27 arrests and citations from the protests also included 16 that involved Antifa and counter-protesters. Eleven arrests involved Proud Boys and other far-right affiliates.
“We have tried to keep our community safe, prevent violence, minimize property damage, and ensure everyone’s constitutional rights were protected,” Hahn told the City Council in a virtual setting.
At various moments, the protests were edgy and full of emotions, turning into violence. Many critics say the police department was picking sides, protecting Trump supporters in their opinion.
Sacramento police chief details protest response strategy to city leaders We have tried to keep our community safe, prevent violence, minimize property damage, and ensure everyone’s constitutional rights were protected, Police Chief Daniel Hahn says Share Updated: 7:39 AM PST Jan 20, 2021
Sacramento police chief details protest response strategy to city leaders We have tried to keep our community safe, prevent violence, minimize property damage, and ensure everyone’s constitutional rights were protected, Police Chief Daniel Hahn says Share Updated: 7:39 AM PST Jan 20, 2021
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Show Transcript EFFECTS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY SO FAR. GULSTAN: SACRAMENTO POLICE EMBRACE THE POSSIBILITY THAT AT THE EGGNOG GRATIAN POSSIBILITY OF VIOLENCE AT THE GRATIAN. AT THE INAUGURATION. STEPHANIE: FOLLOWING A HISTORIC YEAR OF PROTEST WITH CLASHES FROM EXTREMIST GROUPS, SACRAMENTO POLICE NOW PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON ITS HANDLING OF E
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) Authorities are bracing for potential violence at California s state Capitol building amid warnings from the FBI of the possibility of attacks at all 50 state capitals and at the U.S. Capitol in the days leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
District Attorney George Gascón is reminding potential demonstrators that California is a concealed carry state. That means people may not carry a firearm in public unless they have a valid carry concealed weapon license.
Officials say people who break that law will be prosecuted. We have a big challenge ahead of us next week with what happened last week and what some people are calling for for the inauguration, said Chief Danial Hahn. They re not just in DC but all over our country. It is very much a potential here and we are doing everything we can to ensure that doesn t happen.