By Nathaniel "Beltway" Steele
A trespasser was stopped by police Friday outside former Vice President Kamala Harris' home in Malibu, California, according to reporting from CBS News, NBC News and the Los Angeles Times.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the individual tried to enter Harris' cliffside residence. CBS News and NBC News both confirmed deputies responded to the property and that the trespasser was stopped by police, though none of the available reports name the individual, specify what charges — if any — were filed, or describe how the person gained proximity to the home before being intercepted.
Harris has kept a relatively low public profile since leaving office, and her Malibu home has occasionally drawn attention from the press and, now, from at least one uninvited visitor. Security incidents at the homes of current and former high-ranking officials are not unusual, but they are treated seriously by the agencies responsible for protective details.
What this story does not yet answer: whether the Secret Service, which typically retains a protective detail for a former vice president for a limited period, was involved, or whether local sheriff's deputies handled the matter independently. None of the three outlets reporting on this incident have published the trespasser's identity or motive. Readers should treat those gaps as open questions, not settled facts, until law enforcement or court records fill them in.
— Compiled from reporting by CBS News, NBC News and the Los Angeles Times.
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