Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

Announcing a Q and A with LAPD Seargent David Krumer

By Damien Newton | May 23, 2011 | 10 Comments

Over the past year, LAPD Sergent David Krumer has emerged as one of the key figures in the Los Angeles bicycle scene. Charged with improving relationships between the LAPD and the bicycling community Krumer has been involved with the LAPD’s presence at Critical Mass, the “Give ME 3” Poster Campaign that is now being used […]

LAPD Posts Officer Training Program for Bicycle Safety on YouTube

By Damien Newton | Mar 16, 2011 | 16 Comments

(While working on the Wilbur Road Diet Story, I received this letter from Sargent David Krumer of the LAPD announcing that the Department had posted their fifteen minute bicycle training course online. Krumer’s email is posted in its entirety after the video. I’ll leave the commenting up to you. – DN) Hello Everyone, At the […]

Rosendahl, LAPD Announce Reward for Information on Hit-and-Run Crashes

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2011 | No Comments

Tomorrow morning, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the families of two hit-and-run victims will publicly ask for help in solving two separate crashes from last January. During the news conference, Rosendahl and the investigating detectives will announce a $50,000 reward in each case for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the […]

Bicyclists/LAPD Issues Bike Theft Alert

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

The LAPD/Cyclists Task Force has released a “Bike Theft Alert” to encourage and educate cyclists on the many ways to best secure your bicycle. There are a few nitpicks I have with the two page flyer, I think Streetfilms’ bike locking expert would have kittens at the thought of someone locking their bike with just […]

Concerns about Safety? Muggings? LAPD Announces “Zero Tolerance” on Downtown Jaywalkers

By Damien Newton | Nov 30, 2010 | 24 Comments

The Downtown LAPD is at it again. Downtown has long been known as one of the least pedestrian-friendly precincts. LAPD officers on the downtown beat have routinely ticketed pedestrians for such “infractions” as crossing an intersection against a flashing red hand signal while motorists breeze through red lights mere feet away; now the Division is […]

Group Rides and the LAPD, Still Working It Out

By Damien Newton | Sep 21, 2010 | 4 Comments

While the relationship between the Los Angeles Police Department and large group bike rides, such as Critical Mass or CRANK Mob, have improved by leaps and bounds over the summer; reactions to last Saturday’s CRANK Mob ride, aka CRANKMAS III, shows there is still some work to do. Readers may remember that after an ugly […]

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