Two children were sent to St. Francis Medical Center in Lynnwood, California after being rescued from their locked vehicle. A concerned citizen was officially thanked by the LAPD after reporting seeing the children locked in a car in 92 degree weather. The temperature inside a car is up to 15 degrees hotter than the outside temperature, making it extremely dangerous to leave people…
Almost fifty years ago, the country was shocked at the murder of a Los Angeles police officer as well as the attempted murder of his partner. On March 10th, 1963, Gregory Ulas Powell and Jimmy Lee Smith were driving through Hollywood, CA looking for a liquor store to rob. Powell had grown up in a difficult family in Michigan and spent most of…
Angry protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Anaheim in order to protest the recent police shootings in the area. Among the family members of those killed was 65-year-old T.S. She lost her 35-year-old son in 2009 after he was shot dead by the Anaheim police. On July 29th 2012, M.D. was fatally shot while he was attempting to avoid arrest, even though…
Los Angeles has a 26 crime index rating, meaning that it is safer than 26% of the cities in the U.S. In one year, there were over 21,000 violent crimes and 91,792 property crimes. The national median for violent crimes is 4.0. Los Angeles was only slightly higher coming in a 5.74. The breakdown of the type of violent crimes seen in the…
Every month, Los Angeles hosts an Art Walk event with the goal of bringing art lovers and the community together. However, on July 12th, the scene was quite different from expected. It all started with a planned demonstration formed in support of those arrested in the Occupy L.A. Movement. However, when the police came to disperse the crowds which had gathered on Spring…
According to the California Penal Code §§9.4.277-280 (2011), child abduction occurs when a person who does not have lawful child custody of a minor takes the child away from their guardian or parent. Under this law, a child is anyone under the age of 18. If a court order has been issued which stipulates who the legal guardian is, then any effort to…
Everyone knows that homicide charges are among the most difficult to face. According to the California Penal Code §9.1.177 (2011), homicide is defined as the“unlawful killing of a human being or fetus with malice aforethought.” The only exception in regards to the killing of a fetus is if it is in compliance with the Therapeutic Abortion Act and it is done by a…
Bath salts are one of the newest types of substances to emerge into the drug abuse scene. Known as Ivory Wave, Purple Wave, and Vanilla Sky, this drug is made up of other synthetic substances like methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MPDV), mephedrone, and pyrovalerone. They actually have no connection with real bath salts, but were given the name in order to market them and avoid them…
Just over a month ago, Los Angeles remembered the riots which occurred twenty years ago. This series of riots which took place over six days in the city of Los Angeles left over 2,000 people injured and 55 dead, as well as up to one billion dollars in property damage. The spark that led to these riots was an incident involving police brutality….
Stories regarding delinquency among teenagers are not uncommon. However, when a mother was involved and actually aided in this delinquency, it begs the question, “Wouldn’t she know better?” A 43-year-old mother from Northridge, CA has been formally charged with two counts of vandalism, two counts of trespassing, and two counts of tampering with a vehicle. She has also been charged with three counts…
