Shining a light in parks

A bright light flashed under a row of low-lying tree branches one recent evening in the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, revealing scattered remains of secret vices and fleeting pleasures.Susan Abram in the Daily News.

Beach towels. Used condoms. Rusted syringes. Empty beer cans.

The debris is a reminder that anyone will do anything, anywhere, as long as they believe they won't get caught.

"After 10:30, we'll see men sitting alone in parked cars," said Victor Carrasco, a police officer with Los Angeles' General Services who patrols Sepulveda Dam at night.