Los Angeles Port Police Association
The stucco cottage looks every bit the California dream: a grassy yard and big patio, encircled by a white picket fence. Next to the front door, a Santa figurine greets visitors and a dog’s snout peeks through a window, as if an advertisement for domestic bliss.
Two days after Veterans Day was unseasonably warm and reminiscent of summer. I wasn’t planning on doing much except to drive over the Vincent Thomas Bridge to pick up a book. But my trip to Long Beach was stalled by a bridge closure due to a reported “jumper,” who had climbed up the west tower. This wouldn’t be the first time this has happened.
A police chase ended in a standoff on the 105 Freeway in Willowbrook on Wednesday morning, prompting the brief closure of all westbound lanes.
