An individual broke into Getty House, the official home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, without causing any injuries, leading to the suspect's arrest by the Los Angeles Police Department. The incident occurred amidst rising crime rates and criticism towards Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon's soft-on-crime approach, including directives like avoiding advanced punishments for gang members.
The Getty House is the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles, California. It is located at 605 South Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square, a historic district east of Hancock Park, about five miles west of the Los Angeles City Hall.
A man in California hijacked a Metro bus in Los Angeles by holding the driver at gunpoint with a BB gun, forcing the driver to crash into several vehicles before ultimately crashing into the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The suspect, believed to be homeless, was apprehended by the Los Angeles Police Department after fleeing the scene. The incident took place in the context of a growing homeless crisis in Los Angeles.
An affluent Los Angeles community is upset over a home buried under piles of garbage, with the owner ordered to remove the trash multiple times since 2014. The property, valued in the median price range of $3.42 million, has raised concerns about fire hazards, filth, and unsanitary conditions. Neighbors have lodged complaints dating back to the early 2000s, with the Department of Building and Safety fielding dozens of investigations. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky have declared the situation a public health emergency, showing compassion while urging for a cleaner environment.
Two men have been arrested in Los Angeles for suspected involvement in a graffiti vandalism incident on a high-rise building. The suspects, Victor Daniel Ramirez and Roberto Perez, were apprehended on Tuesday on charges of trespassing but have been released. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is still investigating the matter and is working to identify others involved. The LAPD has been collaborating with property developers and city officials to enhance security measures, while the city mayor's office is seeking a solution to remove the graffiti considering legal constraints related to private property.
During the late night of February 11 and the early morning of February 12, 2024, three people opened fire from a vehicle in four separate locations in southeastern Los Angeles County. A total of four people were killed, including a teenager, and another teenager was injured. The perpetrators, 17-year-old Deair Delerence, 42-year-old Gary Garcia Jr., and 20-year-old Timberland McKneely are alleged gang members and apparently shot their victims at random. Another man, 18-year-old Josevian Mendoza, was charged with killing two men alongside McKneely on November 24, 2023 in unincorporated Los Angeles County and Cudahy.
George Gascón (born March 12, 1954) is an American attorney and former police officer who is the district attorney of Los Angeles County. A member of the Democratic Party and a former Republican, Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019. Prior to his work as a prosecutor, he was an assistant chief of police for the LAPD, and Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona and San Francisco.Gascón was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1967, his family emigrated to the United States and settled in Bell, California. He joined the United States Army at the age of eighteen and became a sergeant. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in history from California State–Long Beach, Gascón joined the Los Angeles Police Department as a patrol officer.During his tenure with the Los Angeles Police Department, he attained the rank of assistant chief of police under Chief William Bratton. In 2006, Gascón was appointed chief of police for the Mesa Police Department. He had frequent clashes with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over immigration sweeps targeting Latinos. In 2009, then-Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Gascón as the chief of police for the San Francisco Police Department. In 2011, after Kamala Harris was elected California Attorney General, Newsom appointed him to be the San Francisco district attorney. He was subsequently elected in his own right in November 2011, and again in 2015. In 2020, Gascón unseated incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey with a reformist agenda. Gascón's liberal and progressive policies received backlash during his time in San Francisco and Los Angeles, leading to several recall attempts in the latter role.
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