In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.

CNN National Correspondent Jason Carroll found himself a part of the story tonight when he was detained and briefly questioned by police in Los Angeles.

Hundreds of arrests were made during a multi-agency crackdown on the violent protests that have left large swaths of DTLA vandalized and scrawled with profane graffiti that includes threats against law enforcement officers,

Forty-nine people were arrested in downtown L.A. on Thursday night: 33 for failure to disperse, 13 arrests for curfew violation, one for resisting a police officer and one for pointing a laser at an airship, the LAPD said.

The LAPD said it arrested 96 people overnight Monday during protests in the downtown area. Charges included assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, failure to disperse and looting and arson.

The suspects have been identified as 41-year-old Rolando Guardado (Booking No. 7033848), and 45-year-old Madeline Fresia Rivas (Booking No. 7033869), both residents of Palmdale. Guardado and Rivas are being held without bail.

In Los Angeles, 38 people were arrested downtown on Saturday night, police said Sunday. In Huntington Beach, police arrested a convicted felon they said had a loaded handgun.