Category Archives: Accidents/Fires
Earthquake Strikes at 7:28 A.M.
A measured 4.7 earthquake struck this morning, September 12, at 7:28 a.m. off Kanan Dune Road in Malibu. It was seven miles deep according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was initially reported as 5.1 magnitude earthquake but was later...
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Waiter Assaulted by Homeless Man
A homeless man named Joshua kicked an Angelini waiter in the chest, knocking the waiter to the ground, where the server hit his head. The incident happened in the Ralphs parking lot, today August 15, shortly after 4 p.m. The...
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“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” a Tale of Wildfires
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by the Platters was number #1 on the charts in 1959 “. . .when your heart’s on fire, You must realize smoke gets in your eyes.” Wildfire smoke contains large amounts of carbon dioxide, black...
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CRIME – July 14 to 20 and “I Need Directions Scam”
Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin released the following report. “Recently while I was patrolling in the Palisades [Thursday, July 25]. I happened to come across a suspicious fire in the YMCA field at Sunset and Temescal. There was no...
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Transient Recognized as Possibly One that Set an Earlier Fire
Circling the News ran a brief story about a one-eighth acre brush fire at 4:39 p.m., in the 1000 block of Palisades Drive, on July 18. No structures were threatened. Crews quickly surrounded the fire with hose lines and extinguished...
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Highlands Brush Fire Extinguished
Firefighters put out a fire on one-eighth of an acre of medium brush at 4:39 p.m., in the 1000 block of Palisades Drive, today, July 18. No structures were threatened. Crews quickly surrounded the fire with hose lines...
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Most Dangerous Site in Pacific Palisades
A homeless man had been reported camping in the deep undergrowth in Marquez Canyon. Officers from the LAPD Beach Detail walked into the dense undergrowth and were followed by Bruce Schwartz, Sharon Kilbride and a volunteer. The man, who was...
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People at Costco Help a Person in Distress
(Editor’s note: A resident sent me this story and is allowing me to share it.) I talked my husband into stopping at Costco Culver City on the way to his medical appointment last Friday. I love getting there early to get...
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Law and Order Night Honors the Best: Brings Tears
Photos: RICHARD LOMBARI Described as one of the best officers assigned to the division, Officer II Darrell Cunningham, was described as very humble, hard working and “if something needed to be done, he was your guy.” While off-duty, Cunningham and...
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Car Accidents Near Canyon Elementary Increasing
Several residents have tried to call the City’s attention to the dangers of West Channel Road. One wrote “This is a huge intersection of two one-lane, one-way roads, around the intersection of Entrada Drive and Channel Road, Canyon Elementary and...
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