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“… JERKY KIDS DOING THEIR THING”: SLASHING TIRES

Theo DouglasTue. May 13
 

Last night, a person or persons unknown slashed more than 100 tires on vehicles in San Pedro, hitting parked cars “near 21st Street between Gaffey Street and Pacific Avenue; Ninth Street and Patton Avenue; Sebastian and Channel streets; and Battery Street and Cabrillo Avenue” according to the Daily Breeze’s Donna Littlejohn.

That’s a huge loss for folks in San Pedro–probably well into the tens of thousands of dollars–and, as noted by LAObserved.com, Los Angeles police Officer Ana Aguirre had the great quote.

“We’re looking for commonalities in the victims to see if there’s a trend,” Aguirre told the Breeze. “But it appears that it was just a bunch of jerky kids doing their thing.”

Indeed–”jerky kids” being the modern term for “young whippersnappers.”

“Gone are the days of toilet papering or throwing confetti or eggs on someone’s yard,” Michelle Arthur told the Breeze. Arthur’s mother-in-law was visiting, and had her tires slashed; so did Arthur’s husband. “It’s not so innocent anymore.”

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  1. 1

    If they could slash some of those pink bailbonds cars’ tires in East Long Beach, that would be appreciated. Anything to get those off the road.

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    Posted By EastLB Homeowner on May 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am

     

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    Jerky kids hardly … I live in San Pedro and I am sure that it is the same “jerky kids” that spray paint & tag everything. The police need to start dealing with the “gang problem” in San Pedro.

    THIS WAS NOT JUST “JERKY KIDS” THIS WAS 100 CARS!!!

    Maybe Los Angeles police Officer Ana Aguirre is blind or stupid, but the rest of us homeowners aren’t.

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    Posted By greg m. ingerson on May 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

     

  3. 3

    Could it get much, worse?

    joeedwardmack.com

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    Posted By Joe Mack on May 14th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

     

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    Comment removed because of spamming.

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    Posted By THE DISTRICT on May 16th, 2008 at 11:42 pm

     

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