Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said Tuesday he is taking legal action against the owner of a single-family home in Watts that’s allegedly used by a street gang to store guns and sell drugs.
The property at 1771 E. 113th St. is known to authorities as a “notorious stronghold for gang activity,” according to a newly filed nuisance abatement lawsuit that says 14 arrests have been made at the property since 2011.
Fourteen firearms, including five assault rifles, have been confiscated from the house, city attorneys say.
Feuer said he wants the property owner, Tosha Jaton Armstrong, to take the necessary steps to evict or keep gang members away from the property and to stop alleged illegal activity, such as drug sales, at the site.
The home is less than 900 feet from Grape Street and Flournoy elementary schools, Feuer said.
“A single property, plagued by gangs and guns, can have a devastating impact on the quality of life of an entire neighborhood,” Feuer said. “My office will continue to work swiftly and aggressively to purge our neighborhoods of these headquarters of local crime.”
— City News Service