This is what happens when prejudice meets boredom and insanity.
The man who constructed a never-before-seen launcher that fired a projectile into the roof of a building adjacent to a Jewish outreach center in Santa Monica, Calif., is a transient known in Los Angeles for towing a trailer full of possessions behind a bicycle, police sources said.
via Santa Monica Synagogue Attack: Police Say Transient Made Improvised Launcher – ABC News.
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Robert Carl Hopkins Jr., a Costa Mesa resident who could face charges of assault with a deadly weapon and will likely remain in custody until he can post $25,000 bail, wore what authorities say was an all-black “ninja” outfit during the incident.
I know its inherently temporary and its destruction reminds of the futility of existence, but still …
A mere week from the opening of “Art in the Streets” at MOCA, works by Os Gêmeos, SABER, REVOK, RIME, RETNA, NORM, JERSEY JOE are currently being destroyed by the City of Los Angeles, even as tax money goes to supporting contemporary arts. Furthermore, the city also plans to buff the murals on Melrose, which have served as an outdoor gallery for thousands of Angeleños for the past few years and drawn thousands of visitors to the city.
via LA TACO » One Week From “Art in the Streets” and Someone is Destroying Art by Famous Artists.
I bet if her family had a lot of money he might do more than ten months. Good to know if I ever get a Bentley; apparently they come with their 3 year/36,000 mile homicide immunity warranty.
That’s right, folks! You get the whole package! The Amana washer dryer set, the Napco outdoor luxury patio beach set, and the grand prize, two weeks in Hawaii!
LA Weekly’s chilling prose:
Thats when a dark, unidentified vehicle barreled out of the darkness, through the Sunset Boulevard and Hammond Street intersection — throwing Freeman 50 feet to her early grave.
The guy who called it in as a bomb threat is going to have some explaining to do.
A mechanical failure that was initially believed to be a pipe bomb caused damage to a roof near a Jewish synagogue early Thursday morning.
The incident took place near the Chabad House of Santa Monica at 1448 17th Street at 6:45 a.m. Some debris from the explosion landed on a nearby roof, but no injuries were immediately reported.
via Mechanical Failure Caused Explosion By Santa Monica Synagogue « CBS Los Angeles.
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