4:45pm: A man parks a truck in front of your house, blocking your driveway. He is dressed in para-military clothing and boots. He gets out of the truck and walks up and down your street, throwing objects at various houses. He gets back in the truck and puts something in his nose. He is doing something in his truck, assembling something, getting ready for….what? He gets back out of the vehicle and walks up to your neighbor’s house and walks onto the property and throws something at the house. He walks up the block and back down the block and then back into his truck and reaches into his glove compartment for? This goes on for an hour.
At 5:05pm you call “911”. The operator, here in Van Nuys, answers in Spanish. Not English. You don’t know if you’ve reached 911. Then you say, “Is this 911?” She answers back in Spanish. Then you are transferred to a police operator. You describe a weird man in front of your house, doing strange things, and ask if they can send a cop car over to check it out.
5:30pm: He is still doing odd things in his truck, that still blocks your driveway. The LAPD still hasn’t come.
5:45pm: He is walking up and downt he street, throwing objects at houses. You again call LAPD. They still aren’t here.
5:55pm: He gets back in his truck. And puts something up his nose. But the LAPD still isn’t here. You call again. You give them the license plate number. The police still aren’t here.
6:02pm: He finally drives away.
6:10pm: The LAPD drives past your house.
That’s why we don’t feel safe in Los Angeles. Do we need to be shot dead to get a response from LAPD?
Here in Van Nuys 