Ben Affleck was finally able to leave his Brentwood home and relax in the neighborhood with his son and a new dog…after a dramatic start to the new year with wildfire fears and subsequent safety issues in the area.
It appears Ben has increased his personal security in the form of a four-legged pal… and took his child – and men from Trident Elite Protection Dogs – for a relaxing walk with the K-9 on Friday.
The trip initially marks a stark contrast for BA fled from his villa …then had to deal with one safety issue after another right on his doorstep after the massive, deadly fire in Palisades.

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Days later he had to vacate his seat Jennifer Garner's… the FBI visited Ben's house – because there were agents in the area investigate an incident A private drone collided with a firefighting aircraft and damaged it. According to our sources, Ben was not the target of the investigation.

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Then earlier this week…Ben was spotted with one Tense conversation with the police He sounds like he's annoyed by the amount of questions he gets peppered with as private security guards come and go in his neighborhood.
Don't get it twisted – Ben didn't seem mad at the real officers, but rather annoyed by the private security team.

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And to round out a week of annoyances… on Thursday there was a huge sand-colored military Humvee parked in front of his house with a man in uniform – the National Guard was deployed to help with the Pacific Palisades wildfire last week.
To be fair… Ben's house is on the edge of the evacuation zone, so the area is constantly patrolled.
Hey…maybe Ben will name the dog “Deep Breath.”