LAPD

Dec 16 2010

Unidentified individuals

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—More than 100 photographs of unidentified individuals found in connection with the arrest of the suspect in the "Grim Sleeper'' killings will be released by the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday with the hope they can be identified.

The photographs were found in a search of the possessions of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., following his arrest July 8 on suspicion of killing of at least 10 young women and one man in South Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007.

Dec 16 2010

Approximately 180 women pictured

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Photographs of about 180 women seized from the "Grim Sleeper'' serial killer suspect were posted online today by the Los Angeles Police Department to determine whether any of them may have been victims.

The photographs were found at the home Lonnie David Franklin Jr. after he was arrested July 8 on suspicion of killing at least 10 young women and one man in South Los Angeles between 1985 and 2007.

The suspect was dubbed the Grim Sleeper because of a long gap between killings.

Dec 14 2010

The program has not netted income for the city

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—With the backing of Police Chief Charlie Beck, the Los Angeles Police Commission today approved the continued use of red light cameras, despite a recent audit questioning their effectiveness.

Beck said the cameras played a vital role in reducing collisions at the 32 intersections where they have been in place since 2006.

Nov 29 2010

Last seen Thanksgiving Day

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—An 86-year-old man is missing in Los Angeles, and police sought the public's help locating him.

Eddie Lowe Jr. was last seen Thanksgiving Day near the 2200 block of South Mansfield Avenue, said Officer Bruce Borihanh of the Los Angeles Police Department.

"Lowe may be in need of medical attention for a serious medical condition,'' Borihanh said.

Lowe is black, 6 feet and 165 pounds, with gray hair, brown eyes and a gray beard.

Nov 23 2010

DMV scam

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A 54-year-old man claiming he was a Department of Motor Vehicles employee who could obtain driver's licenses and Social Security cards for cash was arrested in the Mid-City area, police said today.

Julio Alvitres, also known as Julio Cesar Campos, targeted Mexicans, Central and South American nationals in the Mid-City area asking if they were interested in obtaining the identification cards.

Alvitres carried a fake Department of Motor Vehicles employee card, claiming he was an employee of the department in West Covina.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”