This morning at 5:30 a.m. a resident called LAPD saying there was a trespasser on their property. Then they called back and said he made entry into their house and they screamed and him and he walked out…then hung around. When officers showed, he was uncooperative. They called for backup… and he was subsequently tazed.

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Despite the blight that the EBT hustling Henry’s Market drew to Dudley… The empty shell is better than what had been a long standing nuisance of a shop. Today I spoke with a guy who hopes to have a fancy schmancy coffee / juice shop in there by October. Not a moment too soon. A few methy dropouts are still holding out….

NEW UPDATE! Victim was in surgery all night and is expected to survive. This crime is classified as assault with a deadly weapon and a robbery…supposedly all for a bike.

UPDATE: Victim is in bad shape. Word is things don’t look good – but that is typical. Stabbing a look really bad and take a bit to stabilize. Sgt. Skinner has a busy welcome back… She is on the beach working this case with several other officers.

Right on the heels of a large group fight at The Bistro… two male Hispanics stabbed a victim near Dudley and Ocean Front Walk and stole the victims bike. The suspects fled south on Ocean Front Walk. LAPD shut down pedestrian traffic at Dudley to deal with the crime scene. The severity of the victims injuries are unknown. They were transported to the hospital. More info when available.

Today Angelenos vote for a new mayor, and not a moment too soon. Vote for your choice of the lesser of two evils today! Not sure where your polling place is? Put your info in below to find out.

Welcome back to Teresa Skinner who will be coming back to Venice Beach in the capacity of Sergeant for the Summer!

There has been a lot of action near Braddock and Slauson lately… and today was no exception. A caller reported a group of male Hispanics and it looked like one had a gun. This was a regular radio call from a citizen and officers arrived about two minutes after the call came out. Upon approaching the group, they males ran and officers immediately engaged in a foot pursuit of the man with a gun. Two were taken into custody… positive ID on the suspect that had the gun and they are now doing an article search to look for the weapon.

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Thanks to twitter follower Dianna for the image!

Do you need cleanup work done? A local man who has been homeless, but is very responsible and is eager to work is looking for a job. Unlike many in Venice, he truly did just hit hard times and has done everything possible to stay away from the seedy side of Venice while living on the street as he transitions to work and housing. He does not use any drugs or alcohol. He has no lofty aspirations, he is just looking for steady work, and will work as a bus boy and/or general labor to earn his way up.A local business person offered to help, but never came through which has really been heartbreaking as the words spoken to myself, the homeless man and the local police took them to be true and he relied on the offer, but he isn’t giving up. If you have any work that needs to be done, shoot me an email and I will arrange a meeting.

Let’s see if our community actually can help one of the few who really does want to work and help themselves out of homelessness.

Big thanks to @GregAgnewLA and @misterdna for the photos of this confusing-looking 4 car piler at Abbot Kinney and Woodlawn. Bummer.

Photo courtesy of KTLA

Your friendly neighborhood bomb maker had his bail increased from $500,000 to $2.5 million today. As mentioned in the video news story below from KTLA, his defense is going to have to convince the court that he had NO intention of exploding the myriad of bombs and explosive devices he had in his possession. I am sure he was just using them as fragrance sachets in his sock drawer. Also shown in the video are his “pipe bomb gigante” sized explosives. Go big… and go to jail.

Are you concerned about marijuana use in the teens of the Venice community, and would like to have a voice on a community council that will help develop and implement an educational campaign for parents and other adults?

Join The Bridge Project’s first meeting
Thursday May 23rd at 1:00 p.m.
Please RSVP at bridgeproject@publicstrategies.org

or call us at (310)215-9924 ext 134

This is NOT a debate about the legality of marijuana. Substance abuse that starts during the teen years can result in problems and challenges that can plague a person their entire lives.