UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been temporarily reassigned following criticism over his handling of recent campus demonstrations. The reassignment comes after violent protests and a pro-Palestinian encampment on the UCLA campus, where security lapses led to a mob attack on activists, resulting in over 200 arrests. The incident, which occurred three weeks ago, drew widespread criticism as law enforcement failed to intervene promptly during the hourslong attack. UCLA officials have not commented on the reassignment, and investigations into the security lapses are ongoing. The university's vice chancellor is set to be grilled by Congress over the incident.
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🚨 🇺🇸UCLA SUSPENDS POLICE CHIEF UCLA has temporarily removed Police Chief John Thomas allegedly for a delay in breaking up a fight between masked counter-protesters and pro-Palestinian students that led to over 200 arrests. Source: Reuters https://t.co/2P6GSqHsFJ https://t.co/BkNxaVp2EX
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The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-#Palestinian activists encamped at #UCLA. https://t.co/cNrgze9GqG
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The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists encamped at UCLA https://t.co/y8i0yRRd95
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UCLA’s campus police chief has been removed from his post and reassigned after drawing criticism for his response to pro-Palestinian student protests — including a violent attack on an encampment that went for hours before law enforcement intervened. https://t.co/jqDPNLQcAL
UCLA police chief temporarily reassigns after violence at pro-Palestine encampment. https://t.co/CCQA30Cy7h
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The police chief at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been reassigned following criticism over his handling of recent campus demonstrations that included a mob attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment. https://t.co/vzlgPINwgP
UCLA Police Department chief temporarily reassigned, vice chancellor says. https://t.co/HZKAWGqank
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UCLA’s police chief was “temporarily reassigned” following chaos at a pro-Palestine encampment on the school’s campus. https://t.co/1e2KKrEmtM
The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles has been removed from his post three weeks after campus officials came under fire for their handling of a violent, overnight mob attack on pro-Palestinian activists encamped at UCLA. https://t.co/Hm5Izi3SmA
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Breaking News: UCLA removed its police chief weeks after a violent, hourslong attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school, during which officers did not intervene. https://t.co/T5iQfDoja3
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Weeks after law enforcement cleared a massive pro-Palestinian encampment from the UCLA campus and arrested several people, the university's police chief has been removed from his job and reassigned. https://t.co/EjH2ZisVv8
JUST IN: @UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been removed from his post and reassigned pending investigations into security lapses that failed to stem violent attacks on a pro-Palestinian encampment. w/ @jaweedkaleem https://t.co/p0iJNAYBff
BREAKING: UCLA’s police chief has been “temporarily reassigned” in the aftermath of the violent protests & encampment on campus. https://t.co/osngd9yBy8
UCLA Police Chief John Thomas told the Daily Bruin late Tuesday that he had been “temporarily reassigned” from his duties as chief. A spokesperson for UCLA declined to comment. This is a developing story. https://t.co/8yNI72ksPk