Tag: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Malibu/Los Hills Sheriff Station

MALIBU—On July 31, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors issued a public safety advisory stating that Westward Beach Road, which leads to Point Dume, was closed to the public. It was the result of beach erosion from recent high tides and surf.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff Station issued a road closure advisory stating that the entrances to Point Dume at Birdview Avenue and Westward Beach Road were closed.

The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors asks visitors to Point Dume not to go past barriers, safety cones, or caution tape, as the bluff’s edge is currently unstable due to erosion and can create steep drop-offs. Serious injury could result if a person enters a closed area.

The first three restrooms at Point Dume are closed because the facilities’ water meter and water line were damaged by beach erosion. For those visiting the beach, hand-washing stations are available in place of sinks, and temporary chemical toilets are also available.

Malibu residents are asked to avoid the area while driving and to use alternate routes until Point Dume reopens, but there is no estimate of when that will happen. Further information will be released to the public as it becomes available.

By Daniel Diquinzio

MALIBU—At 9:16 p.m. on July 23, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff Station conducted a traffic stop in Calabasas that led to an arrest. The individual was in possession of a firearm, plastic bags containing narcotics intended for sale, and drug paraphernalia.

No additional information has been released to the public, including the individual’s name or the location where the stop occurred.

Deputies remind citizens of Malibu they patrol the streets each day and work to remove illegal guns and drugs from the streets.

By Daniel Diquinzio