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L.A. seeing increase in Homelessness since last year

Revelations 13:16-18 “Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Disaster: Homelessness Skyrockets in Los Angeles; Over 75,000 on Streets in L.A. County
  • The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday:
  • Homelessness continued to rise dramatically, increasing by 9% in Los Angeles County and 10% in the city of Los Angeles last year, in a stark illustration of the challenges faced by officials trying to reduce the number of people living on the streets.
  • The count, conducted by thousands of volunteers during a three-day period in January, projected that 75,518 people were living in interim housing or a tent, car, van, RV, tent or makeshift shelter in Los Angeles County, compared with 69,144 the previous year.
  • Almost all the growth came from the Westside and Harbor areas of Los Angeles, with each seeing increases of just over 2,000 people, or about 45%.

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L.A. struggling to deal with follow-home robberies. Five more incidents in 48 hours

Matthew 24:12 “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.”

Important Takeaways:

  • LA is hit by five terrifying ‘follow-home’ robberies in 48 hours, including woman mown down by Dodge for her watch while trying to flee gang, as cops set up 46-person unit to tackle ‘unprecedented’ crimes
  • The woman was stopped at a red light when the stickup crew smashed her car window
  • She ran away across the street, but the bandits mowed her down with their car
  • The unidentified victim went up on the hood of the car and was thrown to the roadway
  • The woman ripped her own watch, which was the target of the mugging, off her wrist and threw it to the ground
  • More than 200 such robberies have happened in Los Angeles over the last two years

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