Police are searching for a man who jumped on top of another person’s car and damaged its wiper blades and rear view mirrors on Wilshire Boulevard Tuesday evening. The man got off his motorcycle and jumped on top of the car while at a red light about 7:30 p.m. on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard […]
Category Archives: Westwood
City council approves mobility plan aimed at making LA less car-centric
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 Tuesday to approve the L.A. Mobility Plan 2035, a 20-year transportation plan that aims to prioritize the safety of those who walk, bike and use public transit. Councilmembers will decide next month whether the proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane will remain a part of the plan, after the […]
Capturing a Legacy: Family-run Bel Air Camera switches ownership after decades
Suzanne Herskovic Ponder handed over the keys to Bel Air Camera, a company that had been run by her family for more than 50 years, with a sense of finality. The store, located at the corner of Gayley and Kinross avenues, was her home for decades and where she worked with customers on a daily […]
City committees to vote on future of Westwood Boulevard bike lanes
This post was updated on Aug. 6 at 4:09 p.m. Two Los Angeles City Council committees approved the city’s mobility plan and heard councilmembers’ amendments Tuesday, including an amendment that would remove plans to add bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard. Councilmember Paul Koretz, who represents Westwood and surrounding neighborhoods, submitted an amendment that could invalidate […]
LAPD searching for four men involved in Westwood parking lot shooting
This post was updated on Aug. 3 at 5:47 p.m. Police are searching for four men in connection with a shooting in a Westwood Village parking lot Sunday morning that left a 26-year-old man in the hospital. The shooting took place around 1:50 a.m. in a parking lot on Broxton Avenue next to Barney’s Beanery after the four men were […]
UCPD looking for woman responsible for stealing another woman’s purse
University police are searching for a woman who stole another woman’s purse on Sepulveda Boulevard south of National Boulevard and then fled in a car Wednesday afternoon. The woman approached the second woman at about 2:15 p.m. near 3241 Sepulveda Boulevard and asked for her purse, according to a UCPD statement. When the second woman […]
Man wanted for scamming several students sentenced to jail, probation
This article was updated on August 2 at 5:55 p.m. A man wanted for scamming several UCLA students in the North Village was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in county jail and a three-year probation for two scams. University police said James Webb Hunter III, 38, was known to scam people out of money by […]