UCLA Campus Police Chief Reassigned After His Handling of Pro-Palestinian Protests

Published on May 22, 2024

After widespread criticism over his handling of recent pro-Palestinian protests and counter-protests at UCLA, campus Police Chief John Thomas was temporarily reassigned pending an examination of security processes. The reassignment was announced in a statement on May 21 by Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for communications. From April 30 to May 2, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters set up a large encampment on UCLA’s campus and clashed with hundreds of pro-Israel counter-protesters May 2, prompting police to respond at the request of university officials. Officers arrested more than 200 protesters, who face misdemeanor charges of failing to disperse, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Dominic Choi....

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