From ABC30 Fresno · · 1m 10s
Trespasser stopped at Kamala Harris' Malibu home
A late-night security call at the former vice president's house, and the protection question it reopens.
In brief
A late-night security call at the former vice president's house, and the protection question it reopens. Harris' private security handled the intrusion because her federal detail was revoked last August, leaving a hired team as the first line. Originally reported by ABC30 Fresno.
A Friday night call
Around 10:30 p.m., Kamala Harris' private security detail phoned in a suspicious person at her Malibu home. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies drove out.
No arrest, no incident
Deputies made contact with the person and told them to leave. They walked off voluntarily, and the department took a trespassing report.
“The person left voluntarily without incident.”
Nobody was home
Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff were away, her spokesperson Eduardo Negron said. The couple thanked the responders.
“They are grateful to the security and law enforcement personnel who responded swiftly.”
Stopped before the house
Negron said the person illegally entered the property and was intercepted by security before reaching the home itself.
“illegally entered”
Extra patrols now
Deputies from the local station said they would increase patrols around the neighborhood as a precaution.
Her federal detail is gone
Former VPs normally get six months of government protection. Biden extended Harris' coverage; Trump revoked that extension last August, so private security is what's left.
In short
Harris' private security handled the intrusion because her federal detail was revoked last August, leaving a hired team as the first line.
