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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 18:47:55 EST lnxw48a1
   During the outbound portion of my walk, there were police helicopters from two different agencies circling an area near a school and a shopping area. I saw both city police and county sheriff vehicles speeding in that direction. Later on, I saw school district police and sheriff's SRO vehicles as well.
   
   I checked the local news sites and the Los Angeles television stations' sites, but no one has anything about it. Which is good news, I guess. It means no kids were shot at the school.
   
   By the time I was heading back inbound, the school district and SRO vehicles had departed. The city police and most of the sheriff's deputies were leaving the area.
   
   It's an unsolved mystery. Potential #crime ... #local-news
   
   Also: #step-count: In both October and November of 2023, my steps exceeded 500K (according to my phone). I expect weather, temperature, and the shorter days to prevent this from happening in December and January.
   1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 18:52:46 EST lnxw48a1

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      This reminded me of why we got school resource officers in the first place. After Jonesboro and Columbine, we started hearing about violent encounters on campuses more frequently. No one wants the next generation to be slaughtered before they grow up, locked in with their killers like prison inmates. So police and sheriff's departments started stationing officers on campuses to try and prevent such happenings (with wildly enthusiastic support from parents).