- Deon Joseph is an LAPD officer who has worked the Skid Row neighborhood for 17 years
- Skid Row is one of the poorest areas in the country, with 2,000 people sleeping on the street every night and rampant, and open, drug use
- Joseph has made a point of building relationships with the people in Skid Row, and trying to help them improve their situation
- He hands out his cell phone number and email, as well as hygiene kits and flyers that help people apply for affordable housing
- He also teaches a women's self-defense class called Ladies Night
- Joseph has never fired his gun once during his time as an officer - and says he does not intend to
- LAPD officer Deon Joseph has patrolled Skid Row for 17 years, photo courtesy of Skid Row Stories
Sunday, January 4, 2015
The 'angel' of Skid Row: Cop who made one of America's worst areas 'safer and cleaner' by helping homeless find housing, teaching women self-defense and not focusing on arrests - and never once fired his gun
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