Tag: Laurel Canyon

LAUREL CANYON—On Friday, March 21, at 8:16 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sent out an alert for everyone in the area between Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Terra Street, 5 Freeway, and Pierce Street was urged to evacuate. Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, located at 10736 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Pacoima.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) website on the Alert page.

A limited evacuation order INC #0486 was put in place at 7:07 p.m. following a structure fire located at 13555 W. Rimington St. in Pacoima. Sixty homes were evacuated due to a planned LAFD operation.

Reports indicate that the fire was caused by explosives (fireworks) stored in the home. The planned operation was to detonate the fireworks/explosives that were still in the partially destroyed home.

A 40-year-old man was hospitalized for burns caused by fireworks at Remington Street and Remick Avenue. The patient is reportedly in critical Condition. No one else was home at the time of the explosion. There are no other reported injuries at this time.

By Sharon

LAUREL CANYON—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Detail announced on Saturday, February 10 that they are asking for the public’s help in locating Missing Person, Alexis Gabi Bader who was last seen on February 3, at 6 p.m. on the 6000 block of Laurel Canyon Blvd., in North Hollywood.

Bader is described as a 25-year-old, White Female, standing 5 feet and 8 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown hair with a ponytail. She has a tattoo of “Birds” on the left shoulder.

Bader’s family is concerned for her well-being. Anyone with information about Bader’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau – Missing Person’s Detail. To provide information anonymously, call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

By Trevor

SANTA MONICA—The City of Santa Monica is seeking volunteers for the 2024 homeless count to be held on January 24, from 8:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. The effort will be overseen by the Los Angeles Homeless Authority (LAHSA) in an effort to address and strengthen the lives of those living in homelessness.

According to the City of Santa Monica’s webpage, volunteers may register to help with the homeless count at TheyWillCountYou.org. For more information, please contact LAHSA at homelesscount@lahsa.org or call (213)683-3333.

Reports indicate that the homeless count rose by nine percent between 2022 and 2023 in Los Angeles and by 45 percent in Santa Monica. This is an increase from 4,604 in 2022 up to 6,669 people living in homelessness in Santa Monica in 2023.

Los Angeles County is divided into eight service planning areas. Santa Monica is included in SPA 5 along with many of the other cities in our coverage area including, Bel Air, Beverly Hills Brentwood, Laurel Canyon, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Westwood.

The cities in SPA 5 outside or on the outskirts of the Canyon News coverage area are Beverly Crest, Century City, Culver City, Holmby Hills, Mar Vista Marina Del Rey, Manchester, Palms, Rancho Park, South Robertson, Venice, and Westchester.

By Sharon