Overview
- Private security at the Point Dume property stopped an unidentified woman who had been dropped off nearby and then returned after being told to leave, with the incident occurring late Friday and deputies alerted at about 10:30 p.m.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies made contact with the private security detail, warned the person who left voluntarily, filed a trespassing report and said patrols in the area would be increased as a precaution.
- Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff were not at the home when the episode happened and a Harris spokesperson publicly thanked security and law enforcement for their response.
- The episode has refocused attention on Harris’s protection because President Donald Trump revoked an 18‑month extension of Secret Service coverage that had been issued by President Joe Biden, leaving a mix of state, local and private security roles.
- Under federal law former vice presidents receive up to six months of Secret Service protection which Biden briefly extended for Harris to 18 months and Trump later ended, a shift that has prompted debate over the use of local resources and the responsibilities of state agencies and private firms.