Firearms and Explosives

City Council Approves Curren Price Motion for $5 Million to Help South LA Recover from Bomb Squad Blast

The Los Angeles City Council today passed a motion introduced by Councilman Curren Price to identify $5 million in funding — some of which would come from the Los Angeles Police Department budget — to help a South Los Angeles neighborhood recover from a massive explosion set off by an LAPD bomb squad error that injured 17 people and forced many residents from their homes.