Category Archives: Crime/Police

Palisades Crime Update Through April: LAPD Safety Recommendations

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin reported in an April 17 email, “Our Beach detail has been doing a great job of checking our known areas where people have been known to camp out. As you can see in … Continue reading

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Illegal Dumping on Temescal Costs Taxpayers

Illegal dumping of wood and other items on Temescal Canyon Road just below the “continuation” high school at Palisades High School continues to cost the City (and taxpayers) money to have items removed. The Temescal sidewalk, just below the “continuation” … Continue reading

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Loud Explosion on Friday Caused by Teens/Young Adults

There was a loud explosion around 9:25 p.m.on Friday, April 21 that was clearly audible to Temescal Canyon Road residents. One person wrote on a social media platform, “We were driving from PCH towards Sunset on Temescal Canyon. A group … Continue reading

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Espin Releases Crime Report and Tips from LAPD Detectives

  Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin releases weekly crime reports. CTN has compiled the list from the past three weeks. When Espin released the April 12 reported, he also wrote: “Detectives have recently seen a trend in the … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: Do Not Support Unlicensed Eateries

Several people have asked why this editor does not like the illegal food vendor that sets up on the sidewalk in front of Ralphs. Start with illegal. What part of illegal do people not understand? All other restaurants in town … Continue reading

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Vandalism to a Neighbor’s Apartment Results in SWAT team

A person started pounding on the door of a resident in the apartments in the 17000 block of Sunset, around 11 p.m. on Monday, April 10. While damaging the door and trying to gain access, the person shouted racist comments/hate … Continue reading

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Man Seen with Knife on La Cruz

A man was spotted sitting on a bench on La Cruz Drive with his backpack on the ground and a 6-inch knife in his lap. It appears that it was the same homeless individual that may have been sleeping in … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades History: Two Teen Murders

  (Editor’s note: While working at the Palisadian-Post I was contacted about writing a story in July 2008 asking residents to send letters to deny parole to a transient, who had lived in his van in several locations in Pacific … Continue reading

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Community Meeting Highlights Crime, Homelessness, Brush Clearance

By ALISON BURMEISTER The Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) hosted a public safety meeting at the newly renovated American Legion Hall on April 6. In collaboration with Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, Commander Jim Cragg, who received PPCC Sparkplug … Continue reading

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Community Safety Meeting to Be Held April 6

A town hall meeting sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Community Council and Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283 will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Legion Hall, 15247 La Cruz Drive. People, who are … Continue reading

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