Keep Bailing

With the city facing a major budget crisis, making any improvements to any of Los Angeles Police Department’s facilities seems nearly impossible. But thanks to nearly a dozen volunteers, the LAPD Foothill Station in Pacoima will be seeing some much-needed renovations.

The Foothill Station including a jail has been in use for nearly fifty years and it shows. The seats in the station’s lobby are peeling or stained; officers are stuck using desk chairs that are too short; and the green paint on the walls is a depressing shade of green.

Vicki Burch, a regular volunteer in the Sun Valley area and co-chair for Foothill’s Community Police Advisory Board, took charge of asking local businesses to donate items and assist with making improvements to the station.

“A nice place to work makes your workforce more productive,” said Burch. She also hopes that the station Read more »

Despite the significant cut in budget for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothills Division, it is reported that the station is trying their best to alleviate some of the criminal activity that has been on the rise.

The LAPD Foothills Division is responsible for providing service to a 46.13 square mile radius including the city of Pacoima, which reportedly has one of the worst violent crime rates. So far this year, the LAPD Foothill Division has seen 13 homicides, which is an 8 percent increase from the same time last year. Crimes of rape have gone up 77 percent also.

Sergeant Moody of the Foothills Division is all too familiar with this. Moody grew up in this area and has served on the police force since he was 29-years old. Moody vowed Read more »

Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to an out-of-hand party in Pacoima Sunday morning, when neighboring residents called police with several complaints. The event has launched an investigation of the responding officers use of ”excessive force” One officer was injured at the scene and was later taken to a hospital and treated for a concussion.

When officers from the LAPD Foothill Station & Jail dispersed party goers early Sunday, the whole thing was caught on tape. It’s allegedly shown that some of the officers were dressed in riot gear. As more officers arrived to scene, party goers reportedly began throwing bottles, cans, rocks and other items at them. It was then, that an air support unit made a call out for more assistance.

According to reports, officers Read more »