SDPD officers called in by Homeland Security agents confronted by protesters

A San Diego police cruiser Photo courtesy of OnScene TV A dispute on Wednesday between masked federal officers conducting immigration enforcement and a group of onlookers near state Highway prompted police officers to intervene The San Diego Police Department arrived on scene to ensure that the situation remained peaceful an SDPD spokesman declared who added that no violence occurred Homeland Assurance Investigations personnel made a call at about noon to description feeling threatened by a small but hostile crowd in the block of Linda Vista Road San Diego police Officer Colin Steinbroner reported SDPD personnel positioned themselves between the onlookers and the immigration officers who were wearing face coverings and clothing bearing the letters HSI Local police also set up crime-scene tape as a barrier to separate the two factions each of which comprised about people Steinbroner reported Within less than an hour the federal personnel completed their tasks and left and the SDPD officers did the same without making any arrests It was unclear why the HSI agents were in the neighborhood just west of the Interstate -SR- interchange or if they took anyone into custody while they were there Ice agents in Linda vista byu Little Call insandiego