By Brian Maquena
March 12, 2022
LAKEWOOD, CALIF. — Video of a gang of hooligans with bats and crowbars, taking over a suburban street, cannot be released since it has been handed over to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, said the City Clerk.
Sean Dolan (whom the Lakewood Populist incorrectly identified as “Doug”) spoke at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, telling the public how his residential street behind the Lakewood Sheriff’s station is being taken over by hooligans robbing and smashing residents’ vehicles.
Dolan said the gang of six to eight hooligans with bats and crowbars, and possibly a gun, occurred at around 5 a.m. on March 5. He has video of the incident and emailed a copy to City Clerk Jo Mayberry for Council to view.
“I’ve had multiple people tell me the video looks like ‘The Purge’,” said Dolan, who lives between Del Amo Boulevard and Candlewood Street, an area that Dolan said has been repeatedly targeted by criminals the past two years.
However, Mayberry told the Lakewood Populist that since the footage has been sent to the county Sheriff’s Department, she could not release the video to the public.
“The videos you requested are part of an active crime investigation and will not be released at this time,” Mayberry wrote via email on Friday.
The Lakewood Populist is researching the laws to see if such videos are public information. Lawyers with familiarity on this issue are encouraged to contact the Lakewood Populist at lakewoodpopulist@gmail.com
Story catches fire; Shadow Banning of Lakewood Populist?
The article about Dolan and his neighbor has caught significant traction, per the Lakewood Populist’s analytics.
However, the famous YouTube video of Dolan speaking to Council suspiciously had its view count lowered.
While on Thursday it had reached between 270 to 290 views, by Friday YouTube was showing the video as only having 150 views. On Saturday, the view count was lowered to 142 views!
Substack analytics show the video having about 566 views as of 12:20 p.m. March 12, 2022.
Residents on social media have complained that such incidents were allowed to occur in Lakewood in the first place. Those living behind the Lakewood Sheriff’s station, meanwhile, have found their own ways at handling the situation.
Carlos (whom the Lakewood Populist incorrectly identified as “Carlo”), said one neighbor and his son have taken to doing armed watch patrols in their home.
“He stays up with a gun. Him and his son do shifts at night,” Carlos, Dolan’s neighbor, told Council on March 8. “Nobody’s doing a damn thing.”
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