Hermosa Beach Civic Center open house shows deficient work facilities
by Kevin Cody “Why do cops like donuts?” Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBarron asked the approximately 50 residents attending the Civic Center open house last Wednesday, October 24. The chief’s answer was more factoid than funny, but it was the evening’s most light-hearted moment. Answer: In decades past, cops on night shifts wrote their […]
Police chief: Redondo e-bike efforts seeing results
by Garth Meyer Redondo Beach Police Chief Joe Hoffman reported progress on the e-bike front in an Aug. 6 update to the city council, saying accidents are few, complaints are down and enforcement is up. “Overwhelmingly, people are saying we want more enforcement,” he described about input at RBPD town events over the past six […]
Police Chief Retirement Celebration at the Palos Verdes Golf Club & Civic Center Park
After 27 years of service with the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, Police Chief Tony Best retired at the end of 2022. Chief Best began his career in law enforcement with PVE as a service officer. He subsequently served as the department’s first motorcycle officer, a canine handler, range master, training sergeant, patrol division commander […]