Pre-Teens and Gangs: Telltale Signs
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, gang involvement can begin as early as elementary school. Children as young as seven or eight years of age have been recruited to…
Police Council Supports Van Nuys Police Division
The Mid-Valley Community Police Council is comprised of local business owners, Corporate Community Stakeholders and Area Residents who share a commitment to support the LAPD Van Nuys Area Police Station.…
Attempt Murder Suspect Aims Guns at Officers
An officer-involved shooting occurred after a man armed with two handguns pointed his weapons and fired at LAPD officers. On September 24, 2011, just after 4:30 p.m., Los Angeles Police…
Knife Attacker To Be Charged with Murder
Los Angeles, CA — Kevivon Dayzhawn Brown, who was brutally stabbed in front of the Union Rescue Mission in Downtown Los Angeles on July 29, 2011, died September 16, 2011…
Man Attempted To Engage In Sexual Acts With Minor
LOS ANGELES, CA — Detectives from the Sexually Exploited Child Unit have announced the arrest of 34-year-old Joseph Lee Hedderich, a resident from Culver City. On September 1, 2011, at…
Survey Shows Many in Van Nuys Unprepared For Disaster
By Barbara Lewis, Special to the Van Nuys News Press A recent emergency preparedness survey shows that many in the Van Nuys area are unprepared for an emergency. The survey…
Missing Person Melvin Gelfand
The family of Melvin Gelfand and the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public’s help in finding Gelfand. On September 14, 2011, at about 8 a.m., Gelfand was…
What Is The Mid Valley Community Police Council?
“Crime Prevention is Everyone’s Responsibility” The Mid-Valley Community Police Council is comprised of local business owners, Corporate Community Stakeholders and Area Residents who share a commitment to support the LAPD…
Deadly Hit and Run on Valley Street
San Fernando Valley, CA — On Sunday August 28th, 2011, at approximately 1:40 a.m., a 70-year-old male resident of Sun Valley was walking in the number two lane on Saticoy…
Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run Collision in Reseda
San Fernando valley , CA — The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Valley Traffic Division detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a driver who critically injured a…