Hermosa Beach election recount called off, Duclos still in fourth
The month long Hermosa Beach election has finally come to a close after recount efforts were put to a halt Tuesday evening. “Hardly a whisper of a difference emerged in the final totals, and nothing that would come close to changing the outcome” local activist Dency Nelson wrote in an email. “Not a single ballot […]
Manhattan Beach City Council OKs pay raise for upper police ranks
The Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday green-lit salary increases for police lieutenants and captains in an effort to address salary compaction within the force. The council voted 4-0, with Councilmember Tony D’Errico absent, to give all employees in the Manhattan Beach Police Management Association a 3 percent base salary increase effective the first full […]
Break-in, arson light Manhattan Beach school grounds
The Manhattan Beach Police Department is investigating two separate arson cases on school grounds. On Monday morning, Manhattan BeachMiddle School principal John Jackson discovered that a break-in had occurred over Thanksgiving break in a counselor’s office. The window next to the door was broken, and through it the intruder had apparently gained entrance, Jackson said. […]
Manhattan Beach police among agencies seeking hat-wearing serial bank robbers
The Manhattan Beach Police Department is working with the FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to locate serial bank robbers known as the “New Hat Bandits,” who they believe is responsible for five local bank robberies over the past six weeks, including two in Manhattan Beach. Two suspects entered the Citibank location on […]