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5 firefighters injured in fire at illegal cannabis operation in downtown LA
Five firefighters were hospitalized after they responded to a fire at an illegal cannabis operation in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Fire erupts at illegal cannabis operation in downtown LA
Five firefighters were injured while battling a fire at an illegal cannabis operation in downtown Los Angeles.
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Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters block downtown LA streets to call for ceasefire
Thousands of protesters flocked to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in support of Palestine, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza days after Israeli troops fired at a crowd of Palestinians who were seeking food from an aid convoy.
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Thousands of protesters block downtown LA streets in support of Palestine
Thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles in support of Palestine, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on March 2, 2024.
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Teens seen on social media sneaking into under-construction Intuit Dome
A video posted on Tiktok Thursday shows the two teens trespassing into the Clippers’ new arena, the Intuit Dome, currently under construction in Inglewood.
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Arrests made outside DTLA graffiti-covered towers
Police arrested two men outside of the graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza towers, this after city officials began the process of putting a fence around the property to veer off trespassers. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 28, 2024.
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Arrests made at graffiti towers in downtown LA
Trespassers have been arrested at the downtown LA graffiti towers. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m.
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LAPD surrounds downtown LA graffiti towers
Police respond to reports of trespassers at Oceanwide Plaza. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Feb. 28, 2024.
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LAPD officers surround vacant downtown LA graffiti towers after break-ins
Officers surrounded a high-rise tower covered with graffiti early Wednesday after a report of trespassers on the fenced-off property in downtown Los Angeles.
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Crews begin building fence around graffiti-covered towers in DTLA
A protective fence is being built around the graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza towers in downtown LA as a part of the city council’s $1.1 million in initial funding for measures to address the defaced skyscrapers. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 23, 2024.
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Fencing raised at site of graffiti-covered downtown LA skyscrapers
Work began Friday to place fencing around an unfinished downtown Los Angeles high-rise building that became a target for taggers.
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Arrest made in LA model's brutal slaying
Police arrested a 31-year-old man in Minnesota suspected of killing LA model Maleesa Mooney in September 2023.
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LAPD Chief ‘concerned' about use of deadly force
The family of a man shot to death earlier this month by an LAPD officer in downtown LA while “armed” with a plastic fork has hired an attorney and is contemplating legal action against the City of Los Angeles. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 I-Team on Feb. 20, 2024.
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Downtown LA's ‘Graffiti Tower' owners accused of owing millions
A project contractor says Oceanwide Plaza, the company that owns the graffiti-filled towers that has captured attention in downtown Los Angeles, is accused of owing a contracting company and its subcontractors about $200 million. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 16, 2024.
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Contractor says owners of LA's ‘Graffiti Towers' owe them, sub-contractors around $200 million
“There’s a lot of vandalism that is in the stairwell, there’s a lot of paint and vandalism inside the rooms, there are some built out rooms in there and it’s destroyed,” LAPD Sergeant Gordon Helper said. “It’s destroyed by graffiti.”
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Graffiti-covered towers a ‘disaster', LAPD sergeant says. See inside the unfinished skyscrapers
“There’s a lot of vandalism that is in the stairwell, there’s a lot of paint and vandalism inside the rooms, there are some built out rooms in there and it’s destroyed,” LAPD Sergeant Gordon Helper said. “It’s destroyed by graffiti.”
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City officials tour inside downtown LA ‘graffiti towers'
City officials and LAPD toured inside the graffiti filled Oceanwide Plaza towers for the first time to determine the costs to secure the perimeter and deter vandalism. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 15, 2024.
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Parts of downtown LA seeing 300% increase in graffiti in recent weeks, officials say
Nearly 30 floors of 3 towers are covered with graffiti at the Oceanwide Plaza development and its appeal to taggers may be increasing vandalism throughout downtown Los Angeles.
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Video captures tagger in the act as downtown LA graffiti problem grows
The LAPD is continuing police presence at the graffiti-filled Oceanwide Plaza development in Downtown Los Angeles as the city works to address the skyrocketing rates of graffiti in the area. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 14, 2024.
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More arrests made at DTLA graffiti high-rise
The LAPD arrested four more individuals at the graffiti-filled Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown LA on Tuesday morning. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 13, 2024.