Monday morning, SMPD officers responded to a report of an individual with what was believed to be a rifle in his backpack.

According to witnesses, it was a homeless man on a bike.



Upon arrival, SMPD determined the item was a toy. The suspect was transported to a local hospital for a mental evaluation.




Photos via SMPD and The Mason Brown Surf Report.




Remember, See Something... SAY Something. 9-1-1 for Emergencies and 310-458-8491 to speak with a non-emergency dispatcher.

Here's surfing photos from Monday, September 19th at Topanga.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Body Glove.

These are just a few of the 200+ photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.
















You can find about 200 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Topanga - Monday 9-19-2022 Gallery #1
Topanga - Monday 9-19-2022 Gallery #2


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Surf Video from Topanga, edited together from our Monday, September 19th​ Instagram Stories.

This happen on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at approx 12PM. This is on Speedway near Navy in Venice Beach, near the Santa Monica border. Unknown who is the real owner of the bicycle.

A large earthquake just occurred at approx 11:05AM on Monday near the Pacific coast of central Mexico.

The NOAA has issued a NO TSUNAMI THREAT for California.

* There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska.

* Based on earthquake information and historic tsunami records, the earthquake is not expected to generate a tsunami.

The violent crackheads that have been occupying the tables near the Venice Pier were cleared out on Friday morning so the city workers could clean up the mess they made.

Authorities responded to reports of a shooting.

When the first officers arrived on the scene, they found two victims suffering gunshot wounds.

The first victim had a gunshot wound to the chest and the second was shot in the leg.

Paramedics arrived and transported both victims to a local hospital. The first victim was in critical condition the second was in serious condition.

The suspect was described as a male Hispanic 5’7 to 5’8 last scene running on Rose.

No other injuries have been reported.

Morning surfing at the Venice Beach Pier, shot on Friday, September 16, 2022.

Cell phone video shot overnight, shows a suspect going in and out through a broken window and loading stolen surf boards and several items into a BMW.

Witness tells me, “I was sitting outside African surfboards last night on Abbott kinney, and some guy shattered the window behind me with a crow bar then stole a bunch of stuff.”

Guy smashes front window of Mami Wata surfboards in Venice Beach and casually makes several trips in and out stealing surfboards and other items. This shop is located on Abbott-Kinney which is a popular block for shopping and nightlife in Venice. 📷 @ppv_tahoe pic.twitter.com/5K9GtnD0fc

— STREET PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES (@streetpeopleLA) September 18, 2022