Officer-Involved Shooting

An officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of a gang member in the 2700 block of 14th Street occurred August 28 around 3:25 p.m., Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Eric Mollinedo reported in the Neighborhood Watch News.  Before the shooting, officers “observed a possible robbery in progress by the…

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Koreatown Gambling Houses Busted

The Asian Crime Unit, within the Gang Support Section of Gang and Narcotics Division, initiated an illegal gambling investigation in August 2013. The investigation focused on several residences situated within the Koreatown community of Los Angeles that housed illegal gambling equipment, including slot machines and card tables.  The residences are…

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Dejon Willie Ward Murder

Dejon Willie Ward Murder{jcomments off}At a news conference Aug. 27, Wilshire Community Police Station officers announced a $50,000 reward for any information about the murder of Dejon Willie Ward, 21, near Venice Boulevard and 12th Street July 12 around 12:45 p.m. Ward, a resident of Victorville, had become lost in the Wilshire…

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Officer Shootings at Wilshire Division

Officer Shootings at Wilshire Division About 25 community members attended a community meeting at the Wilshire Community Police Station July 1 to hear the latest developments in the ongoing investigation of the attempted murder of LAPD officers, Offc. BernardRomero and Det. Humberto Tovar, in front of the gates of the Wilshire station June 25 at about…

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Queen Anne Park Shootings

Two unrelated shootings occurred on May 1 and May 22 near and in Queen Anne Park, according to LAPD Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Ruben Gonzales. The May 1 incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. when an LAPD patrol car patrolling the Queen Ann Park area stopped a driver and his passenger…

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Crime update Feb: Gold Chain Snatching Warning

A coordinated effort between concerned community members, LAPD Wilshire Area patrol officers and detectives led to the rapid arrest of an armed burglar, Wilshire detectives announced yesterday. On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at around 11:30 a.m., Wilshire officers received a radio call of a possible burglary suspect in…

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Police Need Your Help: Pico Shopping DIstrict Robbers Still At Large

Police Need Your Help: Pico Shopping DIstrict Robbers Still At Large The Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Burglary Detectives are investigating a series of commercial burglaries along Pico Boulevard that occurred during the month of October 2012 when Wilshire Area experienced five commercial burglaries during the early morning hours. The burglaries occurred between the 4200 to 5500 block of…

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Police Need Your Help

Police Need Your Help Wilshire Area patrol officers found Anita Henderson, 51, dead on her driveway in the 2100 block of South Redondo Avenue November 8, 2012 around 5 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department West Bureau Homicide Detectives. Henderson’s death seems to have been the result of a…

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