LAPD HQ: Today officers responded to a radio call to meet the fire department. What they found when they arrived was a 60’ Connex box containing approximately 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. Bomb squad transferred the items to a single box truck and moved them to an approved storage facility. The presence of these volatile fireworks in our communities can have devastating consequences, especially when stored improperly. Please be safe and if you see something say something. 1(877) 275-5273 (ASK LAPD).

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating At Risk Missing Person Shadi Pakatchi. She is a 46 year-old female White who was last seen on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at approximately 5:00 a.m., on the 4500 block of Vahan Court in Lancaster.

Shadi is 5’7” tall, 125lbs with shoulder length blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and black scrub-type pants. She was last seen driving a white 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage, CA license plate: UT 6L1VV.

Ms. Pakatchi suffers from Schizophrenia and her family is very concerned for her well-being.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477) http://lacrimestoppers.org

LAPD Hollywood Division: While conducting extra patrol near the bars on Hollywood Blvd, officers assigned to our HED unit observed a man walking down the sidewalk with a gun in his waistband. The man was detained and a records check revealed the gun was stolen. He was arrested & booked at Hollywood jail.