{"id":95932,"date":"2025-12-16T00:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/95932\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:05:06","slug":"increased-security-at-la-hanukkah-events-after-australia-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/95932\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased Security at LA Hanukkah Events After Australia Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday runs through Dec. 22\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mass shooting in Australia on Sunday has prompted Los Angeles\u00a0law enforcement to intensify protection of local Hanukkah celebrations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Los Angeles Police Department is deeply saddened by the tragic mass shooting attack that occurred during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia,\u201d it shared in a statement on Sunday.\u00a0\u201cWe stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in Australia and here in Los Angeles, and our thoughts are\u00a0with the victims, their families and all those\u00a0impacted\u00a0by this senseless act of violence.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lamag.com\/news\/15-killed-in-antisemitic-terror-attack-at-bondi-beach-hanukkah-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dec. 14 massacre<\/a>\u00a0left 15 people dead and dozens\u00a0injured. People had gathered that afternoon for a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach\u00a0when suspected father and son\u00a0gunmen, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, who is in custody, and 50-year-old Sajib Akram, who was shot and killed by officers, attacked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of posting, the LAPD\u00a0noted there was no known threat to Los Angeles but assured its commitment to \u201cprotecting our diverse\u00a0communities. As part of this commitment, the LAPD will provide extra patrols at Jewish facilities, schools, synagogues and at Hanukkah events throughout the city\u201d and that it \u201cwill continue to work closely with our local, national and international partners\u201d to\u00a0monitor\u00a0developments and ensure the safety of our city.\u00a0Together, we can honor the spirit of Hanukkah by standing united against hate and violence.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hanukkah\u00a0runs from Dec. 14 to 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Los Angeles Sheriff\u2019s Department shared its plans to closely\u00a0monitor\u00a0and increase patrols of\u00a0Jewish community spaces and Hanukkah gatherings. \u201cIf you see something, say something,\u201d the LASD said in a\u00a0statement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The holiday runs through Dec. 22\u00a0 The mass shooting in Australia on Sunday has prompted Los Angeles\u00a0law enforcement&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[6915,43000,48,52,51,5015,12833,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-95932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-australia","tag-hanukkah","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-lapd","tag-lasd","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}