Over the past 6-months, several 911 calls were placed that claimed violent crimes were being committed in various neighborhoods in the South Bay. The act is known as "swatting," and typically involves one or more people calling 911 and reporting a serious, violent crime in the hopes of eliciting a significant police response. In one recent [...]
In 2010, the LAPD was given a $5 million dollar grant to create and fund the Community Safety Partnership program in Los Angeles. This year, the two leaders of the program: Cmdr. Phillip Tingirides and his wife, Sgt. Emada Tingirides, were recognized by the Anti-Defamation League for their efforts. The two officers were presented with [...]
A misguided Ohio couple recently found themselves incarcerated in lieu of $250,000 bail and facing robbery charges after posting pictures of themselves with stolen cash on Facebook. It all started when the tattoeed John Mogan and his girlfriend Ashley Duboe decided to make some quick money by robbing a bank. On paper, their plan appeared to [...]
