Longtime L.A. gang intervention leader arrested, accused in murder plot

A well-known South Los Angeles gang interventionist who has spent decades working to reduce violence in the city’s neighborhoods was arrested by Los Angeles police this week on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, according to reports. Clifford “Skipp” Townsend, 62, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization 2nd Call, was taken into […]A well-known South Los Angeles gang interventionist who has spent decades working to reduce violence in the city’s neighborhoods was arrested by Los Angeles police this week on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, according to reports. Clifford “Skipp” Townsend, 62, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization 2nd Call, was taken into […]