Security guards - not LAPD - to protect graffitied downtown L.A. towers, officials say

Private security would be cheaper than paying LAPD officers to "babysit" the property.

"For LAPD to be outsourced, quasi-outsourced, as a security team to secure the perimeter of these buildings, at this moment, it's not sustainable."

"LAPD is a trained, professional police force. They are there to protect and serve the city of L.A., not to protect and babysit buildings."

Former LAPD Chief Michel Moore said in February that his officers had spent "more than 3,000 hours" on securing the complex.

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