Police Beat: Hermosa Police steps up drone program
by Liz Mullen The Hermosa Beach Police Department has been using drones for about five years in police work, including tracking down suspects, giving officers real-time views of illegal activity, and even finding missing persons. Now, HBPD is conducting a pilot program using its drone at different times of the day and night and different […]
Police Beat: Egg on Hermosa Police, rock assault, gun suspect steals bike
by Liz Mullen E-bikers egg on Hermosa police About a dozen people on e-bikes and e-motorcycles taunted a Hermosa Beach Police Department officer using the N word, and threw an egg at him, leading to a chase by eight other HBPD officers. HBPD has an on-going investigation into the incident, which occurred Saturday night, March […]
Beach Cities Police Beat: Hermosa goes tech on burglars, HBPD helps homeless
by Liz Mullen HBPD turns tech on burglars Hermosa Beach Police Department detectives used technology, including surveillance cameras, a license plate reader and drones, to catch a man they believe burglarized at least four vehicles in the city in January, February and March of this year. “With the help of technology we have seen a […]
Police Beat: knives and guns, HBPD full emplyment, Five MB Burglaries, $10,000 for shooting suspect
by Liz Mullen Hermosa Beach Police Department officers responded to reports of a man brandishing a gun in two separate incidents, in recent weeks, as well as two male transients wielding knives. Officers arrested the two men with knives and one of the men with a gun, but are still seeking two other suspects in […]
Police Beat: Deadly hands, homeless invaded home, burglaries, and missing cruiser
by Liz Mullin Deadly hands Hermosa Beach Police Department officers arrested a woman for assault with a deadly weapon after she choked a woman neighbor. HBPD started getting 911 calls shortly after midnight early Tuesday, Feb. 18, about a fight between two women on the 200 block of 32nd Place, according to HBPD Officer Keaton […]