Lizzy Tsuang
Editor-in-Chief
The Los Angeles Police Department within Redondo Beach arrested a Manhattan Beach crossing guard earlier today, Manhattan Beach Unified School District Dr. Michael Matthews said in an email sent to MBUSD families at 9:01 p.m.
The crossing guard, identified as Ricardo Portillo, was arrested for Possession of Child Pornography, according to the email. He had been working on Peck Ave. in Manhattan Beach, hired by a third-party vendor, but will not return to the city. In the email, Matthews states that LAPD is conducting the investigation, and MBPD is not involved.
Further inquires should be directed to LAPD Detective Escontrias at 562.624.4033 (office) or 818.613.4408 (cell), as stated in the email.
“The [city’s] vendor has assured us that this individual will not return to the City of Manhattan Beach as a crossing guard,” Matthews said in the email. “They will provide a crossing guard replacement beginning tomorrow.”
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