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Cuffed and Ticketed for No Front Light, 2010 Edition

Cuffed and Ticketed for No Front Light, 2010 Edition

“I turned left on to a one way street (the correct way) and a cop started yelling at me while I was catching up to the ride. He drove over, started yelling, didn’t allow me to say anything really and then handcuffed me.” – Chris That’s what you get for riding bikes Chris. “When I [...]

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Judge Elden Fox to Mahdavi: Don’t Drive Without A License, 90 days community service for maiming

Judge Elden Fox to Mahdavi: Don’t Drive Without A License, 90 days community service for maiming

“She shouldn’t drive unless she has a valid driver’s license.”  That was Judge Elden Fox’s message today to Celine Mahdavi, the women who clobbered Louis Deliz into 49 days of hospitalization. Lindsay Lohan will likely serve 14 days of the 90 day sentence in County jail she began today.  She violated the terms of her [...]

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Undiscovered Country: LACM & LAPD

Undiscovered Country: LACM & LAPD

Tonight, while executives and lawyers and lobbyists and assistants wined and dined and worked the room, while producers and directors and agents and actors made war and contracts with blackberries and iPhones, while all of them struggled mightily to meet in the middle, two men from two worlds crossed the gap to shake hands and [...]

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Los Angeles Police Protective League – Hollywood bike incident statement

Los Angeles Police Protective League – Hollywood bike incident statement

Los Angeles Police Protective League For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Rose (805) 624-0572 or Paul Haney (626) 755-4759 Hollywood bike incident statement LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2010 Today the Los Angeles Police Department notified the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) of an incident that occurred in Hollywood on May 28, 2010 involving LAPD officers [...]

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“Los Angeles Police Department Investigates Complaint of Use of Force Against Bicyclist”

“Los Angeles Police Department Investigates Complaint of Use of Force Against Bicyclist”

Los Angeles: Hollywood Area LAPD bike officers are involved in an incident that results in a complaint filed by representatives of the LA biking community. On May 28, 2010 around 9:30 PM, LAPD Hollywood Area bike unit officers were patrolling the Entertainment District in Hollywood, at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard, just east of Highland [...]

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