Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

LA City Council Gets Tough on Hit-and-Run Crimes: New Rewards and Alerts

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2015 | 8 Comments

Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve two new city programs that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander, hit-and-run crashes killed 27 people in Los Angeles in 2014, and 80 percent of recent hit-and-run crimes remain unsolved. The city’s hit-and-run efforts were previewed […]

Eyes on the Street: Cars Running the Red at Venice and Robertson

By Damien Newton | Feb 9, 2015 | 18 Comments

Expo super-fan Gökhan Esirgen sends along the above video of cars running the red light at the newly-reconstructed intersection of Venice Blvd. and Robertson Blvd. Esirgen writes, “Note that this is not a seldom event — it happens for about five seconds in almost every cycle during rush hour and it’s typical of this intersection now. […]

Members of the Black Kids on Bikes and their supporters gather for a photo during the MLK Day Parade along King Blvd. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Are You Supposed to Be Here?: Officer Harasses Black Cyclists During MLK Day Parade

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 20, 2015 | 19 Comments

“Are you supposed to be in the parade?” Arms outstretched to halt the glacially-paced forward movement of the group, the LAPD officer stepped in front of long-time South L.A. Real Ryda and one of the area’s best-known cycling elders, William Holloway. We all looked at each other. Is this man serious? The Real Rydaz and […]

Days of Dialogue Opens Conversation on Police-Community Relations in South L.A., Gets an Earful

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 31, 2014 | 4 Comments

Dialogue was great, said a young man from Youth Justice Coalition as we left the Days of Dialogue on Police-Community Relations in the Aftermath of Ezell Ford and Michael Brown event held at Dr. Maya Angelou High School in South L.A. last night, but what he cared about was action. It seemed to be a […]

Law Enforcement and Bike Safety: Top Cops Must Innovate, not Prevaricate

By Roger Rudick | Sep 2, 2014 | 11 Comments

If you approach LAPD headquarters from First Street, City Hall is reflected in the windows. This was designed into the building intentionally, to remind cops that they’re not there to serve the police department itself; they’re to serve the people of Los Angeles. When I first moved to downtown from Los Feliz in 2009, I […]

LAPD: No Public Record Evidence That Bike Lanes Delay Emergency Response

By Joe Linton | Jul 28, 2014 | 7 Comments

There is new evidence that the testimony given by a Los Angeles Police Department captain against a road diet on North Figueroa Street was, similar to Metro and LAFD testimony: not based on any actual LAPD evidence. LAPD Captain Jeff Bert appeared in uniform at the May 8th public meeting hosted by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil […]

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