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Tonight & This Week in Rock: See the Foxboro Hot Tubs

Tonight & This Week in Rock: See the Foxboro Hot Tubs

Tonight, the Green Day side project heads down to Alex's Bar in Long Beach. The website says no lineups prior to 6:00 p.m. Good luck to all. more ›

Saying Goodbye to The Wire

Saying Goodbye to The Wire

Back in June 2002, a crime drama from the minds of former Baltimore Sun writer David Simon (who spoke at USC earlier this week) and former Baltimore police officer Ed Burns made its debut on HBO. The Wire was more than just another cop show, it was an examination of both sides of the Baltimore drug trade - the organization profiting off of the projects' heroine addiction and the police department trying to stop them. The gritty, realism and complexity of the show helped the show win over critics coast-to-coast. However, that very same gritty, realism and complexity that won over the press might be the reason why nobody outside of the people who were being paid to watch television were watching the show. The American public, including myself, didn't want to jump into a fictional world that was as depressing and bleak as our actual world. more ›

Big Gun and Dope Seizure Displayed in Torrance

Big Gun and Dope Seizure Displayed in Torrance

So The Torrance Police Department busted these four people living in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. It turns out that they weren't tipped off by his Afghan rocket launcher, or the imitation police badges, or even the "Anarchist Cookbook" and other illegal books. They were busted because the police where there looking for drugs, and apparently ended up hitting the jackpot. more ›

Tonight in Rock: Listings & Police/American Idol News

Tonight in Rock: Listings & Police/American Idol News

First, some non-tonight news. This is for Sunday, but you should know now. The Police have added a second Hollywood Bowl show on Wednesday, May 28. They play with Elvis Costello. "General on-sale begins March 9 - that’s this Sunday - at 10am," says LosAnjealous. more ›

200 Cops Raid Valley, Target 'Vineland Boys' Gang

200 Cops Raid Valley, Target 'Vineland Boys' Gang

So that's why cops were all over the Valley this morning. The Daily News is reporting that around 200 cops raided 15 homes, arresting 16, in an early morning operation called "Wild Card" which is "the police department's effort to challenge a particularly active and violent clique of Vineland known as the Jokers." more ›

Cal State Dominguez Hills Shut Down by Alleged Gunman*

Cal State Dominguez Hills Shut Down by Alleged Gunman*

The Daily Breeze is reporting that police were searching earlier this morning for a possible gunman at California State Dominguez Hills in Carson:

Two students apparently reported around 8:30 a.m. they saw a gunman carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a green jacket and no shirt, according to news reports. more ›

Missing Woman Found Dead In Police Employees' Parking Space

Missing Woman Found Dead In Police Employees' Parking Space

For the second time in two months, police and rescue workers overlooked a woman's dead body in a vehicle that was in their possession. more ›

SoRo to Fight Robertson Blvd. Strip Club

SoRo to Fight Robertson Blvd. Strip Club

Move a strip club into a neighborhood full of single family homes and you're looking for a big freak out. Skin is set to open at 3388 S. Robertson Blvd. (that's where Robertson, Exposition and Venice all meet) pending a police permit hearing set for tonight. A well organized South Robertson community effort has delayed the opening of the new local amenity at the border of Los Angeles and Culver City. more ›

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC Apartment

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC Apartment

Gothamist, parent site to LAist, is reporting the death of Heath Ledger. "Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in downtown Manhattan apartment by the police. Some reports say he died from an overdose." Ledger lived on Broome street. more ›

DEVELOPING: Explosion in Downtown, LAPD Officer Injured

DEVELOPING: Explosion in Downtown, LAPD Officer Injured

The 4th St. bridge and 3rd Street is closed between Alameda and Central due to an explosion at 637 E. 3rd St. Unknown in nature at this point, the explosion left one LAPD officer with minor injuries who was transported to the hospital. Another officer in the patrol car was not hurt. more ›

Some Justice for Britney, Paparazzi Arrested

Some Justice for Britney, Paparazzi Arrested

Some of the most annoying and disgusting people in Los Angeles are the cut-throat paparazzi. There is a special circle in hell reserved for them. more ›

LAPD Could Lose 500 Narcotic & Anti-Gang Cops

LAPD Could Lose 500 Narcotic & Anti-Gang Cops

The Police Commission approved earlier this month to agree with the LAPD federal consent decree that officers in specialized units dealing with narcotics and gangs must "disclose all of their sole and jointly owned assets, liabilities and income every two years. Refusal to disclose such information would bar officers from working in those units." And refusal is what they will do if the city writes the policy down as law. 500 LAPD officers in these specialized units will request transfers or retire before abiding by this 'draconian' financial disclosure requirement. more ›

Watts Gang Task Force Making Life Safer for the Community

Watts Gang Task Force Making Life Safer for the Community

The community of Watts seems to be undergoing a shift in atmosphere, reports the Daily News, as the area's gang violence has been decreasing, thanks in part to the Watts Gang Task Force. In terms of statistics, homicides were halved last year from the year before--11 in 2007 as compared to the 24 in 2006, and 2007 saw "a three-month stretch without a single slaying. Gang homicides for the approximately 1-square-mile home to an estimated 2,000 gangsters dropped from 13 in 2006 to eight last year." The larger area, known as the South Bureau, which includes 35,000 Watts residents, also saw a marked decrease in homicides from 2006 to last year. more ›

Could Yesterday's Two Valley Murders Been Prevented?

Could Yesterday's Two Valley Murders Been Prevented?

The answer is yes, there was good chance that these two domestic violence related homicides could have been prevented. If it took place in another part of the city, say the Van Nuys area, Eagle Rock, Hollywood, South LA, or even the Pacific Palisades, something maybe could have been done. Though, in Tunjunga where two murders took place yesterday, under the jurisdiction of the the LAPD's Foothill Division, the funding just wasn't there for a program known for its "homicide prevention." more ›

Andy Summers Sets Aside Guitar and Camera to Sign New Book

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Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA

Get Your Lit On: The Week in Bookish LA

The week in Los Angeles bookish events from Monday, January 7th - Sunday, January 13th. Readings, signings and bookish events this week include Andy Summers, Jami Attenberg, Judith Freeman, Alice Fulton, J.A. Jance and Robert Gottlieb. more ›

Rush Hour Alert: 8 Vehicles Crash on La Brea; Gunshots Fired on Wilshire

Rush Hour Alert: 8 Vehicles Crash on La Brea; Gunshots Fired on Wilshire

The Los Angeles Fire Department is reporting an 8 vehicle traffic accident at 1301 S. La Brea with 2 critical and 11 minor patients reported thus far. No extrication was needed and further details are forthcoming. more ›

Hello, Kitty: Cats Prowl for Rats at LAPD Stations

Hello, Kitty: Cats Prowl for Rats at LAPD Stations

Unemployment is no longer an issue for LA's population of feral cats. more ›

Mischa Barton Driving Drunk in West Hollywood, Arrested

Mischa Barton Driving Drunk in West Hollywood, Arrested

L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. just announced that Mischa Barton was pulled over at 2:46AM this morning while driving in the 900 block of north La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood. According to the police report, her vehicle was seen "straddling two lanes of traffic and failed to signal when making a turn." more ›

Arraignment Postponed in CHP Officer Cocaine Theft Case

Arraignment Postponed in CHP Officer Cocaine Theft Case

California Highway Patrol Officer Joshua Blackburn, charged with stealing $1 million worth of cocaine being held as evidence, has had his arraignment postponed at his lawyer's request until early next month, KTLA is reporting. more ›

Arrest Made in Last Night's Pacoima Drive By Shooting

Arrest Made in Last Night's Pacoima Drive By Shooting

Last night, 20 year old Ricardo Hernandez was killed by gunfire in a gang-related shooting in Pacoima. The incident took place in the 11800 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard. more ›

Body Parts of Man Found in Los Feliz Dumpster*

Body Parts of Man Found in Los Feliz Dumpster*

It's starting to feel like a Michael Connelly novel chock full of mob hits and urban noir. The Pink Elephant liquor store in Los Feliz, a mysterious suitcase and body parts found in a dumpster. Much is still unexplained after the body's discovery on Friday, which broke in the news last night. A store worker was throwing away boxes at the store on the 1600 block of Western Avenue when he noticed the suitcase and... more ›

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