Why are the crazy criminals so bold all of a sudden?

The crazy criminal energy is abounding here in LA. I am not sure what is going on, but it is a little un-nerving. Last week, there was a shooting right next to the high school where my son William is a student. I detailed it here, lockdown, helicopters, 7 square mile search perimeter, just crazy. They still do not have the guy in custody. The same day, a van tries to pick up a kid a local elementary school-- the old "Your mom told me to pick you up" line. Then yesterday, exactly one week from last weeks malay-- the high school is locked down again. Someone is spotted with a gun in the faculty parking lot. They arrested someone this time. Again, same day, a man in a gardening truck tries to pick up a kid at the middle school, where my son Jack is a student-- same line "your mother told me to pick you up". For my east coast friends, who may think, what do you expect, it's LA-- I must explain, this is a really nice, suburban neighborhood. I would compare it to Westminster-- only imagine if Westminster and Towson were right next to each other. It is definitely not the hood. My son is doing so well at El Camino, but two gun related incidents in two weeks? It is definitely making for some interesting discussions around here.

*** UPDATE: Today it came out that the whole police shooting was a HOAX!! The police officer lied about the shooting, there was no armed gunman terrorizing the neighborhood. And..... the report of a man on campus with a gun this past Wednesday, also unfounded, no gun. The good news is the neighborhood is not turning into the hood, the bad news is, 7000 kids traumatized in lockdown, a huge community afraid, traffic nightmares, people unable to pick up their kids because they couldn't get in/out of a 7 sq mile search perimeter, and millions of dollars wasted on the search effort. Crazy. What is wrong with people?

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