Why was San Pedro death not news?
Q. How come there was never a story in the Daily Breeze regarding a death/murder in San Pedro? Last Sunday on 19th/Grand? Police were there all night along with crime scene investigators?
A. I did ask Detective Jim Perkins at the LAPD's Harbor Division about this on Tuesday. He is the senior detective in the homicide unit.
The death at this residence was a suicide. Because it occurred privately inside someone's home, we didn't cover it the newspaper. As soon as Perkins told me "suicide," I didn't ask any more questions because I had no plans to write anything.
Sometimes a suicide becomes a more public event, such as the person who hanged himself on a Hermosa Beach lifeguard tower recently. Then I have to write something.
Homicide detectives respond to any death scene. They conduct a full investigation and determine whether a death is a murder, suicide or accident. That's why so many police were there.
A. I did ask Detective Jim Perkins at the LAPD's Harbor Division about this on Tuesday. He is the senior detective in the homicide unit.
The death at this residence was a suicide. Because it occurred privately inside someone's home, we didn't cover it the newspaper. As soon as Perkins told me "suicide," I didn't ask any more questions because I had no plans to write anything.
Sometimes a suicide becomes a more public event, such as the person who hanged himself on a Hermosa Beach lifeguard tower recently. Then I have to write something.
Homicide detectives respond to any death scene. They conduct a full investigation and determine whether a death is a murder, suicide or accident. That's why so many police were there.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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