LA County sheriff blames 'defund the police,' progressive policies for murder, violent crime wave
https://www.theblaze.com/news/alex-villa...Breaking%20News

'Yet they're the very first ones to pick up the 911 when someone's crawling over their back gate trying to get into their house'
Chris Enloe
April 18, 2021


Los Angeles County's top cop, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, says the far-left "defund the police" narrative and progressive officials are responsible for a worrying spike in violent crime.

What is the background?

Major cities across the U.S. have experienced a spike in violent crime this year.

In Los Angeles, for example, murders are up nearly 200%, Fox News reported. Through the first two months of 2021, there were 60 murders in Los Angeles County compared to just 21 during the same time period last year.

Portland is another major city experiencing a wave of homicide. There were 25 murders in Portland through the first three months of 2021 compared to just three during the same time period in 2020. -- excerpt, rest at link above --