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Culver City police broke up an illegal street takeover near La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards on Sunday morning and arrested a motorist on "ghost gun" charges. Shortly after midnight, police units responded to that area to prevent a possible takeover/sideshow, which triggered an exodus of cars in all directions, according to the Culver City Police Department. "As vehicles were leaving the area, one driver committed several hazardous moving violations," said CCPD in a Facebook post. After...
We are a youth-led campaign to lower Culver City’s voting age to 16 in municipal and school board elections Initial reactions to our movement are often immediate and negative. This is understandable; allowing youth empowerment is the way forward. Eighteen became the national voting age only relatively recently during the 1970s. It can change to fit the priorities and attitudes of our community and will ultimately lead to fairer elections that represent public interest. So, why should you s...
Culver City police arrested a motorist in the early hours of September 13 on "suspicion of manufacturing assault weapons." The arrest occurred around 1:45 a.m. near the corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Pigott Avenue, after officers conducted a traffic stop for numerous hazardous violations, according to the Culver City Police Department. "While speaking with the driver and passenger, the officers could see illegal drug paraphernalia in plain sight," said CCPD in a Facebook post. "Through their...
Culver City police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who robbed at gun point on Monday morning a man withdrawing money from a local ATM, the site of a similar crime last month. The armed robbery occurred around 1:35 a.m. on August 8 at the Chase Bank, located at 5670 Sepulveda Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. The male victim has just withdrawn $400 from the Chase's ATM when he was approached by the suspect holding a black handgun and demanding his money, police...
by Meghann De Jesus, Age 11 KSM KidScooper An official press badge. A purple wristband. These were just a few items giving me access to my very first National Women’s Soccer League game. It was also my first time covering a live sports event as a KidScoop Media (KSM) reporter. I have played soccer since I was 5 years old. Since I love soccer, my mom thought it would be a great idea for me to cover the May 29th Angel City FC versus NJ/NY Gotham FC game at the Banc of California Stadium. So, she signed me up for the experience with KidScoop M...
July 11th, Day Watch Officers of the Culver City Police Department conducted a traffic stop for several hazardous moving violations in the area of Sepulveda Blvd and Green Valley Circle. The officers contacted the driver and his two passengers. During their investigation, the driver admitted to possessing a firearm. A search of the vehicle was conducted and a loaded Ruger handgun with an extended magazine, containing 21 live rounds was recovered. Additionally, the firearm was unregistered. The...
On June Tuesday June 28 at approximately 7:40 pm, the Culver City Police Department responded to a call of a shooting the Westfield Culver City (6000 Sepulveda Blvd). Multiple witnesses reported two subjects shooting at another subject in the parking lot. Culver City Police Officers quickly responded to the scene but were unable to locate the suspects. Officers found vehicles at the scene that had been struck by gun fire however no gunshot victims were located. Police are looking for 2 black...
by Meghann De Jesus, More than an Age 11 KSM KidScooper An official press badge. A purple wristband. These were just a few items giving me access to my very first National Women’s Soccer League game. It was also my first time covering a live sports event as a KidScoop Media (KSM) reporter. I have played soccer since I was 5 years old. Since I love soccer, my mom thought it would be a great idea for me to cover the May 29th Angel City FC versus NJ/NY Gotham FC game at the Banc of California S...
Letter to Editor, I have one simple question to ask the anti-gun folks protesting in Culver City. How would you defend yourself if an armed criminal broke into your house and threatened your life? I have posed that question to our local Culver City social network groups, and I never got a coherent answer. Infact, one person whined to me and asked me what I would do. I simply answered that I would shoot the intruder and the person who was anti-gun would be dead. As a consequence, to my answer,...
Culver City police are looking for two men who allegedly held up at gunpoint a local gas station last weekend. The armed takeover robbery was reported about 9:35 p.m. on June 11 at a Shell gas station located at 10332 Culver Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. Responding police officers found three victims and learned two men entered the store and one pointed a silver and black semi-automatic handgun at one of the victims, said CCPD. The men then forced two employees face down on...
The Dodgers finished up the four-game series split with the Mets on Sunday at Dodger Stadium with an extra-innings 5-4 loss, but the highlight was the debut of Eddy Alvarez at third base. He got two hits with four at bats and one RBI. But that RBI was a crucial one off of Mets pitcher Seth Lugo, a ripping first-pitch fastball, two-out single up the middle, plating Chris Taylor to tie the game at 4 in the bottom of the 9th inning, sending the game into extra innings. Alvarez also had a golden...
Culver City will host two community marches next Saturday that will focus on keeping school zones gun free and advocating for gun violence prevention. Families, teachers, students and community members are urged to take part in the Culver City Community March Gun Free School Zones starting at Washington Boulevard and Tilden Avenue on June 11 at 9:30 a.m. More info: bit.ly/CommunityMarch. This march will lead to the next event, the March For Our Lives: Culver City Rally, which will take place at...
Associated Press 5.27.22 The baby formula shortage took a dramatic turn for the worse last week, according to data on 130,000 stores across the US. Out-of-stock rates spiked to 70% nationally for the week ending May 21, up from 45% the prior week, based on data from the retail-tracking firm Datasembly. In many cities and states, the situation was far more dire. More than two-thirds of states had shortage rates over 70%, with California, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Montana, Louisiana, Arizona...
To play soccer is to suffer. Angel City FC had a packed crowd of 18,784 at Banc of California Stadium on the edge of their seats with a sustained offensive blitz late in the second half but came up empty in a 1-0 loss to the Gotham FC of New Jersey New York on Memorial Day Sunday. ACFC deserved a better result as they dominated NJYGFC in every conceivable facet except for the all-important scoreboard. "We showed real dominance in the second half. Initially, we were just rushing in the final...
The National PTA has named El Rincon the winner of the 2022 Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Award! El Rincon Elementary is the only individual school in the nation to be given this distinction. The award includes $1,000 cash, a plaque, and recognition at the National PTA 125th Anniversary Convention in Maryland. Huge thanks and congratulations to El Rincon PTA Diversity & Equity Committee Co-Chairs VK Shah and Eleanor Lipat-Chesler, and the rest of the committee members! The school’s man...
By John Alle, Local Business Owner I am responding to the Opinion piece co-authored by City Manager David White and Police Chief Ramon Batista. They responded to the "recent local and regional news coverage of a report portraying Santa Monica as unsafe". I have lived, played and/or worked in Santa Monica since the 1970's. My son attended and graduated from from school here in Santa Monica. The City Manager's and Police Chief's only factual statement is that the "messages (from the media) are...
A Culver City man, suspected of being drunk, was arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm for allegedly firing at least two shots inside his home on Saturday night, local police said. The suspect's girlfriend called police at about 8 p.m. on April 9 to report that he had fired a shot inside their home in the 4000 block of Van Buren Place, was under the influence of alcohol and had access to other firearms, the Culver City Police Department said in a press release. The girlfriend evacuated from the residence just prior to...
Culver City police have arrested one of the four suspects who held up at gunpoint and pistol-whipped three people inside a local hotel room, stealing a French Bulldog puppy and cellphones last week. The armed takeover robbery at the Astro Motel, located at 3850 Sepulveda Boulevard, occurred about 9:57 p.m. April 5, according to the Culver City Police Department Four armed suspects went inside a motel room where they forced three victims to take their clothes off, then pistol-whipped them in the...
Priceless! The Los Angeles Rams 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, was well-worth the six-year effort since owner Stan Kroenke brought the team back to Southern California. It was worth more than the multi-billion dollars he has invested into the Los Angeles area. It was for the players, the coaches, the front office and more importantly... for the fans who have waited since 1967 for the team to win its first Super Bowl in Los Angeles. "It's...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer K-9 Jack is an explosives expert at moving and static explosives; a fine distinction we'll explain in a moment. We met the yellow Labrador and his trainer, Officer Elaina Hassan, playing catch on the lawn in front of the Santa Monica Courthouse. "We got him on a federal grant," explained Hassan, Jack's full time trainer. "He's already found two guns on the Promenade, and one gun on the Santa Monica Pier. Not to mention numerous suspicious packages," she sa...
On Saturday, January 29, a WWII 102-year-old veteran and Culver City resident EUGENE L. LESSNER was presented a Veteran's Honor Quilt by Army LTC Marc Yim. The quilt was from Blue Star Mothers of America (South Bay Chapter 5), South Bay Quilt Guild, and The Embroidery Station. Lessner joined the Army when he was 24 years old on June 10, 1943 and served through November 6, 1945. His military occupation was "Fire Control Instrument Operator, Field Artillery." Eugene served as an artillery Officer...
By John Alle Early Friday morning I met an unhoused person charging his phone on the 3rd level of Garage 4. He gave me his permission to record our conversation. We spoke for 40 minutes, sitting between one filthy water drain and a phone charging outlet. His answers and information corroborate my other interviews with the homeless in our garages. The following is information he volunteered (that we already know) - - 1) Garages 3, 4 and 6 are the places to charge one's phone. Garage 6 is best because all the stairwells have doors they can hide b...
From Las Vegas: Former Baltimore Ravens head coach Ted Marchibroda used to say that "more games are lost than won in the NFL." The truth is that many head coaches have said that, including the best head coach in the NFL, Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots. For the Los Angeles Chargers, that saying pretty much epitomizes their 2021 season. The Los Angeles Chargers needed a win in the season finale, and they were in the NFL Playoffs. The only thing standing in their way was the Las Vegas...
Culver City police are looking for two men who robbed at gunpoint a local 7-Eleven store on New Year's Eve. One of the suspects entered the store located at 5495 Sepulveda Blvd., about 1:10 a.m. on December 31 and pointed a black handgun at a clerk, demanding money while the second suspect stood outside of the store acting as a lookout, according to the Culver City Police Department. The clerk handed over money from the register and the armed man left the store, fleeing with the lookout on foot...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer The word of a shooter at Santa Monica High School (there was no actual shooter), also caused an evacuation 3 miles up the road at Pacific Palisades High School (Palihi). When parents and students arrived at PaliHi Monday morning at 8:00 am, they found LAPD officers waiting out front. Apparently, word of a rumored school shooter had reached authorities as to PaliHi as well. Students were sent home from PaliHi later that morning. The press of students all rushing to leave school ahead of the rumored but...
