LAPD Searching For Driver Who Drove Over Manhole, Killing Pedestrian Inside It
The LAPD is looking to identify a driver who ran over a manhole on Saturday in Panorama City, killing a pedestrian who was inside it attempting to push the lid open, it was reported Monday. According to the LAPD, around 10:25 a.m. Saturday, a 2008-2012 white Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck was traveling westbound on Parthenia Street when it drove over the manhole cover as a man underneath the manhole cover was attempting to open it. Authorities have not said why the pedestrian was in the manhole in the first place. The public is reminded that manholes are used for city services to access various maintenance tunnels that are located underground. Manhole covers should not be disturbed or moved due to their weight and could cause serious injury or death, LAPD said in a statement Monday.
By City News Service
Jul 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The White House announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice launched a gun trafficking strike force in Los Angeles to prevent guns coming across state lines from areas with weaker gun laws.
The funding for the strike forces which will also be in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., the Bay Area comes from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, according to the White House. The strike forces will work to combat gun violence by targeting firearms that enter from other states with less restrictive gun laws. With gun violence surging by 70% here in Los Angeles for the first four months of this year, the latest actions by the Biden Administration are timely and needed, said Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer who also co-chairs Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, a coalition of 46 prosecutors working toward solutions to end gun violence.
Biden convenes session on gun violence amid surge in crime
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Replay Video UP NEXT As part of his effort to get out in front of a politically sensitive issue, President Joe Biden on Monday convened a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, law enforcement leaders and elected officials to discuss rising crime rates across the country. Glancing at Garland at the top of the meeting, Biden opened his remarks by acknowledging that he s been trying to solve this problem for many years. We ve been at this a long time, a long time. Seems like most of my career I ve been dealing with this issue. While there s no one-size-fits-all approach, we know there are some things that work. And the first of those that work is stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes, Biden said.
(The Center Square) â President Joe Biden met Monday with Attorney General Merrick Garland and other law enforcement and community leaders from around the nation as a surge in violent crime continues in the nationâs largest cities.
A recent report from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund showed that murders increased by 25% from 2019 to 2020, one of several data points that have drawn scrutiny for the Biden administration. We ve been at this a long time.â Biden said at Monday s meeting. âSeems like most of my career I ve been dealing with this issue. While there s no one-size-fits-all approach, we know there are some things that work, and the first of those that work is stemming the flow of firearms used to commit violent crimes.â