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  • 100,000 Grant for the Culver City Police Department to Help Reduce Fatalities an Serious Injuries on City Streets

    Nov 21, 2024

    $ The Culver City Police Department on Wednesday announced it received a $100,000 state grant that will help fund enforcement and education programs. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will support the department's ongoing enforcement and education programs meant to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on the city's roads. The grant runs through September 2025, according to the CCPD "We are grateful to receive this grant, which will strengthen our traffic enforcement...

  • Community Invited to Culver City Police Department Strategic Plan Meeting

    Nov 21, 2024

    The Culver City Police Department invites the community to a presentation of the CCPD Strategic Plan scheduled for Monday, December 2nd, at 6:30 PM at City Hall in Mike Balkman Council Chambers. At this meeting, Micah Conor of Conor Consulting will present insight on the department's strategic plan process, goals, and initiatives, and invite community input. The Strategic Plan will drive initiatives for the department over the course of the next three years. The meeting will be held both in...

  • $12,000 ROLEX Stolen in Armed Robbery

    Nov 21, 2024

    On Saturday, November 9, at approximately 10:00 pm, Culver City Police received a report of an armed robbery that occurred earlier that morning at approximately 3:00 am. : Rolex watch with silver band, black face with diamonds, worth approximately $12,000.00 were believed to be the watch that was stolen. Initial investigation indicates that the victim was standing in a parking lot with a friend on the 3800 block of Midway Avenue, when two suspects approached the victim. Suspect one (S/1) stood...

  • Elderly Woman Missing

    Nov 14, 2024

    Culver City Police are asking for the community's help locating Michelle Lerner (age 63). Michelle was last seen on Saturday, November 16th, at 5:41 pm walking near Prospect Avenue and Venice Boulevard. Michelle is a white female last seen wearing a white puffy jacket with fur on the hood, red shirt, dark colored pants, three long necklaces. Authorities are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 63-year-old woman last seen in the Culver City area. Michelle Lerner, who suffers...

  • CC Firefighters Head Home After Fighting Mountain Fire

    Nov 14, 2024

    Strike Team XLA-1075A was released from the #MountainFireMonday morning. It was a challenging few days for our firefighters battling this wind driven fire and seeing the devastation it caused to the Camarillo community. Culver City Engine 43 encountered an American flag severely damaged after the fire tore through this neighborhood. The damaged flag was taken down and replaced with the 🇺🇸 flown on our fire engine....

  • Fleeing Driver Crashes into Home-Three Arrested

    Nov 14, 2024

    Culver City Fire Department responded to a vehicle into a structure on the SB 405 at Washington Blvd off ramp Saturday night, November 16. The vehicle fleeing from CHP blew through the guard rail and into the living room of the home below. he California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported the chase began around 9:41 p.m. on the northbound 405 Freeway near La Tijera Boulevard. Officers attempted to stop a burgundy Dodge Durango driving on the freeway’s right shoulder, but the driver failed to yield. T...

  • CCFD Aids in Fighting Mountain Fire

    Stephen Hadland, Culver City Observer Editor & Publisher|Nov 7, 2024

    Culver City Engine 41, Engine 43 and Battalion 41 were deployed as part of strike team XLA-1075A to the #MountainFire burning in Ventura County. They joined engine companies from the Santa Monica and Los Angeles Fire Departments. Firefighters are facing very difficult conditions and unfortunately have battled multiple burning structures today. Dozens of Home along with numerous cars were destroyed in the Camarillo Heights area of Ventura County as Santa Ans winds spread the fire over a wide...

  • LAPD Tactical Alert-Violence Will Not be Tolerated

    Oct 31, 2024

    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said local police are on "alert" after looting and violence occurred across the city following the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series win. "As we celebrate this achievement tonight and in the coming days, violence will not be tolerated. LAPD is currently on tactical alert and has activated a strategic plan to protect communities and businesses, which includes proactive deployment and coordinated strategy with regional partners to ensure that all Angelenos are able to...

  • Traffic Stops Lead to Arrests for Drug Sales, Stolen Vehicles, and Illegal Firearms

    Oct 31, 2024

    The Culver City Police Department has issued a recap of police activity via social media channels, the recap is as follows: Culver City Police Department officers made several notable arrests during the week of September 9–15, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety across the city. On Monday evening, a traffic stop on Sepulveda Boulevard resulted in the arrest of both the driver and passenger for drug sales. Officers recovered numerous fentanyl pills and other evidence of n...

  • Xuanhan Zhang is charged with killing three people after he intentionally started a house fire in Temple City

    Oct 31, 2024

    LOS Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has announced that Xuanhan Zhang is charged with killing three people after he intentionally started a house fire in Temple City on October 27. "Our thoughts are with the victims' loved ones who are now grappling with this profound loss. No words can express the sorrow felt in our community over this senseless act," said District Attorney Gascón. "Our Arson and Explosives Unit prosecutors will work diligently to hold the offender a...

  • Chicago Rapper Lil Durk Arrested on Murder for Hire Charges

    Oct 31, 2024

    A Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he conspired with others to murder a rival rapper, resulting in a shooting and murder that took place at a gas station near the Beverly Center shopping mall in Los Angeles in August 2022 – an attack that resulted in a family member of the rival being shot and killed, the Justice Department announced today. Durk Banks, 32, a.k.a. "Lil Durk," was arrested near Miami International Airport late T...

  • Police Arrest Female for Assault With Deadly Weapon

    Oct 24, 2024

    At approximately 9:17 pm on Friday, October 25, Culver City Police responded to a call for service of an assault with a deadly weapon that had occurred on the 3800 block of Sepulveda Boulevard. Within one minute of receiving the call, officers were on scene and provided medical aid to the victim who was bleeding profusely from a head injury. Culver City Fire personnel arrived at the scene and the victim was transported to a local hospital to receive additional treatment for non-life-threatening...

  • District Attorney Gascón Seeks Resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez

    Oct 24, 2024

    DA Gascón announced his decision Thursday on the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez at a news conference at the Hall of Justice Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced his decision to recommend the resentencing of Erik Menendez, 53, and Lyle Menendez, 56, after being in custody for approximately 35 years for the murders of their father and mother, Jose and Kitty Menendez in August 1989. This matter will now go before a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge who will m...

  • 16 Defendants Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Bulk Shipments of Cocaine to Canada, Four Murders

    Oct 24, 2024

    Canadian former Olympic snowboarder and 15 other defendants have been charged in a 16-count superseding indictment for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations in the United States, and whose leaders orchestrated multiple murders in furtherance of these drug crimes. Ryan James Wedding, 43, a Canadian citizen residin...

  • Catalina Plane Crash Victims Identified

    Oct 24, 2024

    Los Angeles officials on Thursday October 10 released the identities of three of the victims of a small plane crash that occurred on Catalina Island onTuesday night. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office released the names and ages of three of the five people found dead at the scene. One of the people who died in the crash wasa 33-year-old Sr. Haris Ali of Fullerton. Another body recovered from the crash was confirmed to be that of 55-year-old Margaret Mary Fenner. The registered...

  • High Speed Chase With Suspect Hitting Cars and Damaging Property Ends in Culver City

    Oct 17, 2024

    The Los Angeles Police Department chased a dangerous high-speed chase that began near Exposition Park and ended in Culver City, where the individual surrendered to authorities. The suspect fled after police realized the truck he was driving was stolen and police began to pursue him. The driver narrowly missed a car driving by and collided with two police cars and a parked car before speeding onto the westbound 10 Freeway. After exiting the 10 Freeway in Culver City, the driver continued to...

  • California Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement with a Weapon and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

    Oct 17, 2024

    A California man pleaded guilty on Oct. 9, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jerry Daniel Braun, 70, of South El Monte, California, pleaded guilty to six felonies, including one count of civil disorder; two...

  • Fatal Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Traffic Collision

    Oct 10, 2024

    On Monday, September 30 at 4:26 pm, Culver City police responded to National Boulevard and Wesley Street regarding a major-injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a male adult pedestrian. Culver City Fire Department personnel rendered medical aid and transported the pedestrian to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries sustained in the collision. Culver City Police Traffic Investigators and Forensics responded to investigate the collision. The driver of the vehicle remaine...

  • New Details on Fatal Pedestrian Accident at National Blvd Intersection

    Oct 10, 2024

    The Culver City Police Department has released new details in the investigation of a fatal collision that claimed the life of a male pedestrian last week. According to the press release, the tragic incident took place at the intersection of National Boulevard and Wesley Street on the afternoon of Monday, September 30. Authorities have disclosed that neither impairment nor speed played a role in the deadly event, as initially believed. After a meticulous examination of the scene, it was...

  • Del Rey Yacht Loaded with Ammunition and Fireworks Catches Fire

    Oct 3, 2024

    A luxury yacht carrying 1,000 rounds of ammunition and fireworks erupted in flames Wednesday night September 18 in Marina del Rey, causing explosions and a massive fire that took hours to extinguish. The yacht, which was approximately 100 feet long, eventually sank, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). The fire was first reported around 8:30 p.m. at 2201 Basin A, LACoFD said in an initial statement. Two passengers aboard the yacht were able to escape without injury, but...

  • Annual Report on Use of Military Equipment used in Culver City

    Sep 26, 2024

    Thursday, September 26, at 6:30 PM a public meeting will take place To discuss use of Military Equipment. An annual report by The Culver City Police Department, as required by state law. The meeting will be held in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at city hall 9770 Culver Blvd. located in Culver City. A link will be provided on the day of the meeting....

  • Former Assistant Track Coach Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex with Minor

    Sep 26, 2024

    On August 14, LBPD Detectives arrested Jonathan Xavier Cabral, age 24, of Fullerton, California, following an investigation into him having sex and committing other lewd acts with a 14-year-old girl. On July 27, 2024, detectives were notified of the incident by the Culver City Police Department, who were already investigating Cabral. Detectives from the Laguna Beach Police Department and Culver City Police Department immediately began investigating the incident, which was determined to have...

  • Traffic Stops Lead to Arrests for Drug Sales, Stolen Vehicles, and Illegal Firearms

    Sep 26, 2024

    The Culver City Police Department has issued a recap of police activity via social media channels, the recap is as follows: Culver City Police Department officers made several notable arrests during the week of September 9 through 15, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety across the city. On Monday evening, a traffic jam on Sepulveda Boulevard resulted in the arrest of both the driver and passenger for drug sales. Officers recovered numerous fentanyl pills and other evidence of...

  • Sean "Diddy" Combs Denied Bail

    Sep 26, 2024

    U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved "by clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions" that will ensure that Mr. Combs doesn't mess with witnesses or anything else involved with the case. Mr. Combs pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom to federal charges of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy. A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday painted a...

  • Romanian Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Public Assistance Funds

    Sep 26, 2024

    A one-time Orange County man who is one of Romania's most notorious criminals was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for stealing victims' identities to withdraw money from their public-assistance accounts without their permission. Florin Duduianu, 39, whose last known residence was in Mission Viejo, was sentenced by United States District Judge John W. Holcomb, who also ordered him to pay $1,850 in restitution. Duduianu pleaded guilty on January 5 to three counts of bank fraud and...

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