Los Angeles police officers get ready to respond to a call. Despite offering $50,000 rewards, the police department has a difficult time solving most hit-and-run cases, according to columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson.

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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Contributing Columnist

It was so rare that it made instant news in Los Angeles. The “it” was the speedy arrest of a woman suspected of a hit-and-run fatality. In this case the hit and run killing occurred in Chino.

It can’t be said enough that this is a rarity. I’m not speaking of the hit-and-run fatality. I’m speaking of the arrest.

Here’s an idea of how rare that is. There were more than 7,000 known hit-and-run accidents in Los Angeles from 2022 to 2024. While only a small percent of the hit and runs resulted in death, the troublin

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