LA residents mourn gang violence victims
A mock funeral procession of hearses and cars rolled through
South Los Angeles and neighboring cities to mourn those killed in
the gang-ridden areas.
With participants shouting “Stop the violence, increase
the peace,” Saturday’s motorcade carried a coffin that
was removed from a hearse at an Inglewood Park before two guns were
symbolically laid inside of it.
“We bury far too many people on a monthly basis as a
result of homicides,” said Curtis Morris, 51, director of the
Simpson Family Mortuary, which provided one of the hearses.
“We see the families bruised by the violence ““ it
comes right to our front door.”
Cal State Northridge trains for terrorism
Campus police at California State University, Northridge, have
been trained to respond to potential terrorist attacks.
The Northridge campus was the first in the public university
system to enroll its officers in a federal Justice Department
training course on dealing with chemical, biological and nuclear
terrorist strikes.
Police at nearly half the 23 CSU campuses have undergone
anti-terrorism training.
“Universities are soft targets,” said campus police
chief Anne Glavin, who heads the 26-officer force.
“We’re open 24-7, we have stadiums and
everything’s open for easy student access.”
The CSU training initiative began last fall.
Compiled from Bruin wire services.