Lt. Deedrick also claims to have found 4 missing persons on the Venice boardwalk, one of which is allegedly an autistic man from the UK. He says he is going to connect with INTERPOL after the press conference.
Lt. Deedrick of @LASDHQ says that the HOST team exemplifies Maslow's hierarchy of needs by providing food water and shelter and also security through trauma informed care. This seemingly contradicts @LACoSheriff previous statement about it being wrong to help the unhoused.
Lt. Deedrick says a significant portion of the boardwalk population is "nomadic travelers" or people allowed to keep a "dual residence". Many shelters do not allow residents to keep most of their belongings, which is why they store things outside.
Now Bob Carlson, who owns a store on the boardwalk, lists a number of assaults he claims occurred on his property, including an incident where he claims to have been "stabbed with a hypodermic needle." He also recounts an incident where his security guard "nearly bled out."
Chie Lunn, a candidate for the Venice Neighborhood Council who's from New Orleans, is now speaking. She says she wants city councilman @mikebonin to apologize and support the sheriff.
Lunn says that she and teachers can't use public spaces because of unhoused people. "I see people going through trauma who did not sign up for it.. more families need to set up cameras. Do not be afraid to use public spaces even though they are being violated and taken over."
Sheriff Villanueva says that @LASDHQ has sent a letter to the Board of Supervisors asking for a declaration of emergency regarding homelessness, and is sending a letter to Mayor Garcetti asking him to "un-handcuff the LAPD."
Sheriff Villanueva says that if people do not adhere to the rule of law deputies will remove them. "That is the fourth option."
"We've had ten years of diplomacy, how's that worked out for you. This is that moment in history...where we say enough is enough, let's get the job done." - @LACoSheriff
.@KateCagle now asking about what will happen to people who have accepted shelter but don't know if it will be ready before the July 4th deadline of clearing the boardwalk that @LACoSheriff has spoken about.
Lt. Deedrick says that if @KateCagle gives the name of the unhoused person @LASDHQ will have him housed "by tonight." Kate previously reported that the last time the department claimed to house someone, the unhoused man ended up sleeping on the street.
Lt. Deedrick is asked if the aren't just shuffling people from one place to another. "I disagree," he says. "It's disgraceful to say [what the department is doing] is shuffling."
Lt. Deedrick says what they are doing is not a "sweep", it is outreach. He also says that while they have connected people to services, the department does not know the final outcomes.
.@KateCagle asks if @LASDHQ will work with LA Sanitation to take away items and tents left behind. Lt. Deedrick says that the department is willing to work with any "outside groups." Chie Lunn steps to the mic and says that she and others will "support the Sheriff" & "clean up."
Last question is on providing Brady names, lists of deputies with credibility issues. Villanueva says he won't provide any lists but will "provide" the information as cases come to DA George Gascon.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Lt. Geoffrey Deedrick and business owners from the Venice Beach Boardwalk are about to gold a press conference about @LASDHQ strategy in Venice. I'll be livetweeting the conference here, and you can tune in here: facebook.com/LosAngelesCoun…
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