A woman was arrested on suspicion of stealing another protestor’s property — a swastika sign — at City Hall just minutes before the start of Friday’s City Council meeting.
Several Los Angeles Police Department officers surrounded the woman and escorted her outside of council chambers. Prior to the arrest, she was seen outside council chambers being asked by three officers whether she took a swastika sign away from another protestor.
She denied the accusation, and officers repeatedly told her she could be arrested for taking someone else’s property. At one point, she was seen lying face down on the floor.
After being released, she was returned to council chambers, but LAPD officers returned and arrested her for the alleged theft.
LAPD officers involved in the incident did not comment, and the LAPD’s Security Services Division did not respond to calls.