City Attorney Carmen Trutanich said today his office is seeking a court injunction designed to limit the activities of six rival gangs across much of Echo Park, Elysian Valley as well as a portion of Silver Lake . The injunction, if approved, would prohibit about 300 ... Read More »
An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg earlier this week near Silver Lake Boulevard and Parkman Avenue. The victim told police that a man shot him in the left thigh on Tuesday, May 28 at about 7:45 p.m., according to Lt. Wes Buhrmester of the ... Read More »
A team of police, probation officers and officials from other agencies are conducting surprise compliance checks on parolees this morning across the Highland Park area, with teams of heavily armed officers focusing on parolees who live near schools. Parents who were dropping off their children at ... Read More »
One man was fatally shot late this afternoon in Highland Park near S. Avenue 57 and Benner Street. The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital, said Lt. Teresa Gutierrez with the Northeast Division. Few other details were available about the shooting, which took place at ... Read More »
The Rampart Division today released surveillance photos of a man suspected of breaking into or attempting to break into as many four homes this month in the southern portion of Echo Park and Angeleno Heights. The suspect, described as a male Latino, approximately 5’7″ tall; 16-22 ... Read More »
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night on First Street in East Los Angeles in the second deadly shooting of the holiday weekend. The victim was shot once in the upper torso by an unknown suspect at about 11:16 p.m. in the 4200 block of ... Read More »
After a neighbor’s car was keyed six months ago, an Atwater Village couple living on Edenhurst Drive north of Los Feliz Boulevard installed a surveillance camera to help protect on their property. That camera may did not prevent a crime but it did capture images of ... Read More »
A man and woman suspected of assaulting and robbing a cyclist riding on the L.A. River path in Elysian Valley last week have been arrested. Capt. Jeffrey Bert with the Northeast Division today confirmed that the two persons, who are members of the Frogtown gang, were ... Read More »
The man who was fatally stabbed during a fight on an Echo Park street early Sunday morning has been identified by police as 33-year-old Darrin Jeffries. Homicide detective Julian Pere with the Rampart Division provided a few more details about the fatal stabbing that took on ... Read More »
Police today arrested a man suspected of attempting to break into an Angeleno Heights home earlier this month after a resident recognized him from a surveillance video that was posted on The Eastsider and other websites. The 36-year-old man was arrested in front his home in ... Read More »