Update: Los Angeles Mayor and Chief of Police Raise Security Level to Orange

KESQ/ KABC ^ | July 7, 2005

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LOS ANGELES Los Angeles police have set up a special command center following a series of deadly explosions in London today.

Police dispatcher Anthony Rivers says officials are meeting to discuss whether to step up security locally.

He says he doesn't know whether officials will upgrade the city's security alert level at this point.

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airborne wrote: "No offense to any Freepers in LA or California, but I find it hard to believe that Al-Queda would target any area (Hollywood especially) of the country where sympathy for their cause is so strong.
Not yet, anyway."

You may not recall New Year's 2000. A Canadian border crossing guard had a sense that something was unusual about an Arabic man driving across the Canadian American border so she asked him to open the trunk of his car.

That is how one lone Canadian border patrol agent prevented a nuclear explosion scheduled for later in the year at Los Angeles International Airport when she discovered a small nuclear bomb device with all parts included.

You may also have forgotten that President Reagan was Governor of California for eight years and that Orange County and San Diego County have a very large conservative presence.

[newgeezer]

You may not recall New Year's 2000. A Canadian border crossing guard had a sense that something was unusual about an Arabic man driving across the Canadian American border so she asked him to open the trunk of his car.

You may be right. But, for some reason, I'm thinking that was post-9/11, like maybe New Year's 2002. No biggie.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping!

[markman46]

If they could do it here on the west coast they will given enough time. Hollywood or not they just love to kill us if they can

[markman46]

You guys want to know something really sad, I have been at work for 2 1/2 hrs and not one person has mention one word about what happended in London. not one word.. I am very sad.

[BurbankKarl]

Just last week Mayor Villar had a shaken look after being given the LA threat assessment.

[airborne]

That is sad. For some people, they won't get it till it strikes them down.

[BurbankKarl]

To tell you the truth, all they have done is added a deputy to each platform of the Red Line.

Then they checked to see if the WMD sniffer at Pershing Square station was functioning....I thought they left that thing on all the time!

[airborne]

For those in denial, it's going to be an even bigger shock when the fight on American soil begins.

[BurbankKarl]

Man with a gun on the Red Line right now.

Hollywood and Highland.

[markman46]

I fear you are right,and even then I don't think some will wake up!

[BurbankKarl]

Some type of containment at Red Line Station 7th and Metro.

[BurbankKarl]

LAPD Bomb Squad on site....still not sure what the incident is....Command Post is 6th and Central in Downtown LA.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Sad SAD morning to all of you....

[BurbankKarl]

A blue line train just collided with a vehicle at 12th and Flower.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks for reporting, Karl...

[Black Tooth]

No offense to any Freepers in LA or California, but I find it hard to believe that Al-Queda would target any area (Hollywood especially) of the country where sympathy for their cause is so strong.

So why did they attack NY? Because it's so conservative? Where do you people get this stuff?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Frustrating, isn't it?

[Black Tooth]

Actually, the bad guys made it clear today, that they continue to like subways for targets.

The west has very few subways, and can easily operate without them.

The east is a different story. Shutting down the subway system can shut an entire city down.

[Black Tooth]

Yes it is.