Topic Archive: First responders
The firefighter who suffered fatal injuries today in Westchester was identified this evening as Brent A. Lovrien. He was a 10-year veteran assigned to the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted March 26, 2008 10:37 PM
An underground explosion around 2 pm blew off manhole covers on Sepulveda Boulevard near La Tijera. Both streets were closed briefly for air ambulance operations.... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted March 26, 2008 03:39 PM
The headline above is the first line of Dr. Mauricio Heilbron Jr.'s Op-Ed piece in today's Long Beach Press-Telegram. The boy is the 11-year-old who... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted March 18, 2008 04:20 PM
It wasn't until I saw the 10 o'clock news that I fully appreciated how many people lined Vermont and Slauson to greet the procession escorting... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 15, 2008 10:44 PM
Every network owned TV station in Los Angeles plus KTLA has switched live to the Simmons funeral. Channel 4 handled the bringing in of the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 15, 2008 11:08 AM
Motorcycle officers working the route of the Randy Simmons funeral procession have marked their helmets with the radio designation of his SWAT unit: 41-D. Holy... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 15, 2008 10:30 AM
The paralyzed former LAPD officer and her husband, officer Tim Pearce, welcomed Lucas Braedon Pearce into the world yesterday. All are doing well. Ripatti was... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 14, 2008 09:19 AM
The LAT's Al Seib captures the memorable image of a sad day for the LAPD. It's posted on the Times website, along with a profile... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 7, 2008 06:06 PM
SWAT team veteran Randal Simmons, left, was killed this morning during a shootout with a suspect in the Valley community of Winnetka. He is the... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted February 7, 2008 08:30 AM
Remember the murder last year in Long Beach of off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Maria Cecilia Rosa? She was apparently surprised by two guys... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted December 11, 2007 11:40 PM
Hector Villalta, a rookie officer in the West L.A. station, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexual assault. A female companion complained the assault occurred... $MTEntryExcerpt$>
Posted July 10, 2007 04:22 PM