Murder Down But Shootings Up in LA

Despite a well-publicized decrease in LA murder rates last month, shootings between June 29 and July 26 increased a dramatic 24% from the previous reporting period. While July marked the lowest number of homicides –19 — in Los Angeles since March 1970, 141 people were shot.
In California, gun and weapons charges are serious crimes that […]

LA Crime Rate Drops to ‘Historic’ Lows

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Police Chief William Bratton and City Council members are celebrating an across-the-board drop in Los Angeles crime rates that the mayor categorized as “historic” lows. At a news conference last week, Villaraigosa praised Chief Bratton and the Los Angeles Police Department, saying, “a tide of safety and security is surging throughout […]

Hate Crimes Increase in Los Angeles

Hate crimes in the Los Angeles area increased by 28% from 2006 to 2007, according to a recently released report by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations. In 2007, 763 hate crimes were reported, a five-year high. Blacks were the most-targeted group, subjected to 39% (310) of hate crimes; followed by gays and […]

Drug Offenses, the NFL and You: Tips on How to Cope

Matt Jones, star wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, was arrested on drug charges after being founding cutting up cocaine with a credit car in his car.  There was also a jar that allegedly had marijuana residue.
 While Jones faces felony charges, the two individuals with him face misdemeanor charges.
The specific charge Jones will […]

How to Minimize Further Vehicle Tragedy

Tragedy struck the lives of four individuals whose car struck a pillar on the Santa Monica Freeway on Sunday, July 6.  On the same day, an Acura was in an accident which killed one of the passengers, however the driver in this incident was healthy enough to flee the scene of the accident. 
Car accidents are […]

Update on Weapon Permits

The newly appointed Orange County Sheriff will review the weapon permits given out by her disgraced predecessor, and will likely revoke many of those permits.  Gun owners who can’t prove a legal need to carry the firearm they received the permit for will likely have their license revoked.
The former sheriff doled out over 1,100 active carry […]

Police Corruption, Muddying the Legal Waters

The State of California, as well as the City of Los Angeles, have a number of laws in place governing everything from DUI standards to weapons charges.  However, there’s a major problem that arises from time to time that ruins not only the system, but the public’s trust in that system.  That problem is police […]

Gang Violence: A Target for Law Enforcement

The last few months have seen a huge rise in the attention put on gang violence in Los Angeles.  Racial issues, weapons, drug offenses and more are all a part of what law enforcement faces when it comes to gangs.  Police have begun focusing on how to deal with gang violence, and are cracking down […]

Murder: The Scary Truth, and How to Cope With It

Murder in Los Angeles is a serious issue.  Since, January 2007, there have been almost 400 murders in Los Angeles, centralized in the metro area, but every part of the city and county has suffered.  The murder rate in Los Angeles is almost twice that of New York City, a city with twice as many people.  While Controller […]

The Pellicano Case: Privacy Rights On Trial

Former “Private Investigator to the Stars” Anthony Pellicano has been on trial or in jail for the last five or six years of his life.  He was put in jail originally for possessing weapons (including practice hand grenades and enough explosives to take down a passenger jet) with authorities found while investigating him for a […]

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