march 18 march 24

Robber


LAPD Wilshire detectives are investigating a string of robberies that occurred within a one-hour period through the areas of Wilshire, Pacific and West Los Angeles. The suspect entered a fast food restaurant in the 1900 block of South Crenshaw Blvd and presented a note to the store cashier demanding money. He continued to do that at two other fast food restaurants. The second restaurant was at the 3100 block of Sepulveda Blvd and the third at 11000 block of Pico Blvd. The suspect didnt appear to be armed but the threats made caused employees to give up the money. The suspect is described as being a male White or a light skinned Hispanic, stands between 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs between 140-160 pounds.  The suspect wore a black hooded sweat shirt with a white design. 


New Parking on LaBrea


This week the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) will be replacing older parking meters along La Brea Avenue between Melrose Avenue and West Third Street. No more digging for change. The new parking meters accept credit cards, debit cards, and even gift cards-actually, any card with a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express logo. The meters are solar-powered parking meters. They also use wireless communication to report their status and activity to staff, and send text alerts to instantly report jams to parking meter technicians in the field.


Bus Subsides

In these tough times, Metro is offering a helping hand, offering subsides for passes on LADOT buses. The Rider Relief Transportation Program ( RRTP) offers discounts for daily, monthly or weekly Metro passes. The income levels range from $25,900 to $42,900, depending on how many people are in your household. Its intent is to help families save up money to use for more important things that will benefit their families. 

March 3-March 9

Work in L.A

At 11.1%, California has the second highest unemployment rate in the country, far above the national rate of 8.5%. So when anyone announces that they are hiring for new jobs it gets peoples attention fast.

Metro is announcing that they are looking for bus drivers. The Wilshire Metro Worksource-Metro Bridge Program is handling recruiting and training of prospective drivers. It is holding orientation seminars in the area, so if you are looking for work, you might want to attend one of the sessions. No previous experience is required.

Crime is high

The crimes committed in the last week in Mid city has been going up in the last couple weeks. In one day alone March 7th there were five reported crimes most being theft, burglary and grand theft auto. There were eight violent crimes and 23 property crimes. In the seven days between March 1 and March 7, both violent and property crime reports were a little over average. Over the last three months, Mid-City averaged 5.8 violent crimes and 21.4 property crimes per week.

Cars gone missing

A stolen vehicle was reported at 9:30 a.m. on March 6, 2012, in the 4300 block of West Pico Boulevard between mid city and mid wilshire. The report has been classified as grand theft auto.

The report was filed as number 120706848 in the Los Angeles Police Department's 758 reporting district, which is in the Wilshire division. 

Grand theft auto is defined as the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.

Feb 26---March 3

Shooting


On Friday, February 24, 2012, two victims were shot across the street from Los Angeles High School.  The shooting was precipitated from an ongoing incident between two different gang members who attend Los Angeles High School. The incident happened at the end of the school day were an adult suspect with a handgun shot one victim in the back and another victim in the leg. Officers from the  Wilshire Division and Los Angeles School Police located and stopped two individuals who were also involved in the shooting. The victims were taken to a local hospital where one was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg and later released.  The other victim was treated for a gunshot wound to his back and remains in critical condition. Kevin Salazar,18, was arrested for attempt murder.  Salazar’s bail has been set at $500,000.00.

Public Safety Committee Agenda February 28, 2012  

Mid City 

Public Safety is on everyones mind these days especially in the mid city area. The public is encouraged to fill out a Speaker Card to address Mid City West on any item on the agenda. Comments from the public on agenda items will be heard only when that item is being considered. Comments from the public on other concerns, not appearing on the agenda but within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, will be heard during the Public Comment period. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per speaker, unless waived by the presiding officer of the Board or committee chair.

New crime fighting group formed 

There has been a recent increase in crime in the Mid City neighborhood, and many residents have decided they will not stand for it. They have formed a website called  613Watch.com in an effort to alert the community and stop the problem before it gets any bigger. There was an email sent to members in the community referring to the problem. The email goes on to say, "You are receiving this email because you live near the Beverly-LaBrea area and have expressed concern about the recent increase in crime." The email also goes on to say that at the most recent meeting community volunteers met with "representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department,  Mid City Wilshire community council, as well as the head of the Los Angeles Guardian Angels."  They discussed ways in which the community can come together to address the current crime wave.