by Liz Mullen
Teddy Campos, who was found dead in a stairwell in the Redondo Beach Pier parking structure, had many friends and family who loved him, his brother sad.” He was a somebody to so many people,” Andrew told Easy Reader. “I don’t like the context that he was a nobody. He was never dirty, he was always clean. He was healthy.”
Campos, 43, was found to have been shot in the head on Friday, Feb. 16 at a little after 6 a.m. RBPD is conducting a homicide investigation, however, there is no suspect and no known motive, a department press release said.
“He was an innocent person,” his brother Andrew said. “He had no enemies. He always told people he loved them. He’s always showing love to people.”
Despite reports the victim was homeless, Andrew said he had an apartment in Carson and previous to that lived with their sister in Hawthorne. Years ago, Teddy did live at the beach for a time and he had his “struggles,” Andrew said.
Most recently, Teddy worked as a cashier at a Dollar Tree store and also worked construction and remodeling jobs.
“He had his own money,” Andrew said. “He had his own thing. I really hate how everyone is talking about, ‘He’s homeless,'” he said.
Teddy spent the 2023 holidays with his family, and bought Christmas gifts for all of Andrew’s five children, including a bike for one of his sons, Andrew said. Teddy assembled the bike for Andrew’s son, he added.
Teddy was Andrew’s older brother by eight years. They and their two sisters grew up in Long Beach. Teddy loved the beach. He didn’t surf, but he rode a boogie board. He also skateboarded and biked along The Strand, his brother said. Anyone with information regarding Teddy Campos is urged to contact the RBPD Tip Line at (310) 339-2362 or anonymously at crimetips@redondo.org.
Robbery, cars stolen in Redondo
Three commercial burglaries were reported in South Redondo Beach between Feb. 3 and Feb. 13. There were also four commercial burglaries in Redondo, including two on Feb. 9 and two on Feb. 12.
Two robberies, both on Hawthorne Blvd, a few blocks apart, occurred on Feb. 4 and Feb. 14. A third robbery was reported on Feb. 2 on the 2400 block of 190th Street.
There were five vehicles stolen between Feb. 7 and Feb. 16.
Port Police make arrests in bronze plaque thefts
The Los Angeles Port Police arrested a man and two women in connection with multiple bronze plaques thefts. Dionzay Tisby, Brittany Draper and Deona Jackson were charged with suspicion of grand theft. Bronze plaques taken from cemeteries were found in their car.
“Our Port Police have reached out to other agencies that had bronze thefts to see if they are involved,” Phillip Sanfield, Communications Director for the Port of Los Angeles told Easy Reader. “We are still investigating.”
The MBPD is investigating the Jan. 29 theft of the bronze plaque commemorating Bruce’s Beach, and is working the Port Police. But according to MBPD Sgt. Andy Abreu, “There is no evidence linking their suspect to our case at this time.”
Redondo Beach reported bronze plaques missing from Veterans Park, Hermosa reported bronze plaques missing from the Surfers Walk of Fame, and plaques were reported missing from the Veterans Memorial across from Northrop Grumman.
Manhattan reports residential, vehicle burglaries
There were 33 crime reports taken by the MBPD during the week of Feb. 8 through Feb. 14 including two for residential burglary, three for vehicle burglary, and one for vandalism.
On Feb. 11, a homeowner on the 800 block of The Strand noticed a person holding a flashlight walking around the home’s courtyard. The homeowners noticed the suspect was wearing one of their jackets that had been in the garage. Confronted by the homeowners, the suspect gave back the jacket and fled.
HBPD deals with bad behavior
Hermosa Beach Police Department officers cited two people for public urination and another two for public intoxication during the week of Feb. 4 through Feb. 10.
There were two reported thefts. One involved an Uber driver who promised to return items to passengers, but drove off while the passengers were unloading their luggage with some of their property still in the car.
A suspect entered a business and allegedly harassed a victim, grabbing the victim’s hand and kissing it before trying to put the victim’s hand on the suspect’s groin.
HBPD officers found the suspect in possession of a purse and a bag full of undisclosed items and returned them to their owners. ER
