Lakewood: Deputies used pepper ball rounds
Deputies in Lakewood deployed pepper ball rounds and smoke Friday to break up a protest the city’s mayor said started out peaceful but “ended in an ugly way.” The events began about 1 p.m. when a group of roughly 500 protesters walked to Lakewood City Hall from Long Beach City College, Lakewood Mayor Todd Rogers posted on his Facebook page. “The crowd was peaceful and there were several positive interactions between protesters and on scene deputies,” Rogers stated. Rogers, wh
