by Liz Mullen

A DUI education in Hermosa 

Hermosa Beach Police Department officers conducted a citywide traffic enforcement operation and stopped 51 drivers of cars and riders of e-bikes, issued 24 citations, arrested two drivers and impounded two vehicles on Friday, Dec 27, starting at 10 a.m.

The two people arrested had been driving even though their licenses were suspended due to prior arrests for driving under the influence, Dadigan said. Three people were cited for driving with no license at all.

“HBPD often conducts these details in addition to the everyday traffic enforcement by patrol officers,” Officer Keaton Dadigan told Easy Reader. “The objective was to conduct saturation enforcement to educate the public and enforce (laws prohibiting) dangerous behavior. The ultimate goal is to prevent tragic crashes.”

“Traffic enforcement is a top request from residents in Hermosa Beach,” Dadigan said. “We want people to see the officers making traffic stops and issuing citations.”

Traffic issues include speeding, running stop signs and red lights, drivers distracted by cell phones and noise. HBPD pulled over one driver for loud exhaust. Even those car owners and bike riders who did not get a citation, got an education, Dadigan added.

“We believe that by stopping 51 drivers for unsafe driving, we may have potentially avoided 51 crashes,” Dadigan said.

Shoplifting record?

On Monday, Dec. 30, a woman shopper left a Hermosa Beach store with 114 items without paying for any of them.

Officers collected all 114 items and returned them to the store.

MBPD warns parents about e-motorcycles

The Manhattan Beach Police Department recently warned parents against buying their kids e-motorcycles, arrested one “suspicious subject,” took a suspected burglar in for a mental health evaluation

MBPD, on its social media channels, posted a photo of an electric motorcycle that it had impounded.

“We continue to come across these e-motorcycles ridden by juveniles around the city,” the MBPD said in the post. “Parents, please make sure those Christmas presents are being used legally and responsibly so we don’t have to play the role of the Grinch.

“Talaria, Surron, ERidePro, and other similar type electric motorcycles are not safe or legal for operation on city streets, sidewalks, or The Strand. A few juveniles have learned the hard way and found their ‘bikes’ on the back of a tow truck,” MBPD said, in the post.

On Dec. 19 on the 2100 block of Ocean Drive, MBPD received calls about a suspicious person looking into cars and walking onto properties, apparently looking for packages.

When officers tried to contact the person, the subject ran. Police gave chase and booked the subject into the MBPD jail.

On Dec. 20 at about 2:27 p.m. on the 4400 block of Highland Avenue, MBPD officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress.

The resident told police someone known to them was trying to break into their home. The officers found the would-be burglar, whom MBPD said had been arrested before under similar circumstances near the same home.

The man, MBPD said, appeared to be suffering from “mental delusions,” and was taken for a mental health evaluation.

RBPD shuts down unlawful car show

Redondo  Beach Police Department officers, with the aid of the Torrance Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff, dispersed an unlawful car show on the night of Friday, Dec. 27 in the Living Spaces Parking lot at 1519 Hawthorne Boulevard.

RBPD began monitoring the unpermitted gathering at about 8:30 Friday night and observed vehicles performing exhibitions of speed and burnouts and participants igniting fireworks.

RBPD and Torrance Police issued several citations and impounded two vehicles. Due to the large number of people and dangerous driving and behavior, RBPD, TPD and the L.A. Sheriff’s Department officers ordered the crowd to disperse at about 11 p.m.

The crowd complied and the area was cleared in about 30 minutes. RBPD then discovered graffiti the participants had left behind. RBPD is conducting an ongoing investigation into the graffiti. ER