New encampments have also formed at numerous parks like Pan Pacific within view of the playground for small kids and next to the Yucca Park Youth Soccer Field, where the I-Team captured on camera a homeless man yelling and threatening another man with a large switchblade.
Tthe I-Team obtained and reviewed data gathered by the Los Angeles Police Department, which shows the arrival of encampments near some schools in recent months has coincided with reports of rising crime in some of those areas.
In the neighborhood surrounding Westminster Elementary, the I-Team found crime reports are up 29% this year so far, compared to the same time last year. Reports of Assaults With A Deadly Weapon are up 190% in the neighborhood around the school.
New encampments have also formed at numerous parks like Pan Pacific within view of the playground for small kids and next to the Yucca Park Youth Soccer Field, where the I-Team captured on camera a homeless man yelling and threatening another man with a large switchblade.
Tthe I-Team obtained and reviewed data gathered by the Los Angeles Police Department, which shows the arrival of encampments near some schools in recent months has coincided with reports of rising crime in some of those areas.
In the neighborhood surrounding Westminster Elementary, the I-Team found crime reports are up 29% this year so far, compared to the same time last year. Reports of Assaults With A Deadly Weapon are up 190% in the neighborhood around the school.
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Angela McGregor, Venice Current / SMDP Staff Writer
Almost 100 community members stood in front of a photo of Togo Sunday and lit candles at sunset in honor the dog who lost his life in an early morning blaze believed to have been started by homeless individuals.
The vigil was held on Venice Beach by friends of Togo and his owner Dr. Courtney Gillenwater.
During the vigil – friends of Togo described the 80-pound, eight-month-old husky mix as, “the kind of dog who considered you a member of his pack the moment he met you.” Gillenwater described Togo as “a talker” smart, funny and a fantastic running companion.