Protests, Pandemic Take Toll on Officers, Head of California Police Chiefs Group Says

Protesters hold signs as they block the freeway during a demonstration calling for the removal of District Attorney Jackie Lacey and to defund the police, in Los Angeles, on July 1, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

Activists and celebrities who tell people that police are hunting “black and brown targets” are hurting minority communities more than helping, says one of California’s top cops.

“It’s just reprehensible to me. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Eric Nuñez, the president of the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) and chief of police of Los Alamitos in Orange County, told The Epoch Times.