Jim Radcliffe

California

Public Safety Editor at Orange County Register

Editor, Crime and Public Safety at Los Angeles Daily News

An editor with the Southern California News Group, AKA Honk, USC

Articles

Selling a car with disabled-person license plates - how does that work?

6 days ago | modbee.com | Jim Radcliffe

Q: Hi Honk: I had Disabled Person License Plates installed on my vehicle some years ago. As a courtesy, AAA installed them for me and kept the obsolete plates stating they would be returned to the Department of Motor Vehicles. If I sell my vehicle, do I remove the plates and transfer them to my new vehicle? If so, do I sell my vehicle without plates, and what steps does the buyer of the vehicle need to do to obtain license plates?
Selling a car with disabled-person license plates - how does that work?

6 days ago | dailynews.com | Jim Radcliffe

Disabled-person license plates don’t follow the vehicle, such as with standard plates. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) UPDATED: April 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM PDTMost plates follow the vehicle — not these. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here.
Selling a car with disabled-person license plates - how does that work?

6 days ago | ocregister.com | Jim Radcliffe

Selling a car with disabled-person license plates — how does that work?
Selling a car with disabled-person license plates

6 days ago | pasadenastarnews.com | Jim Radcliffe
What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?

1 week ago | pasadenastarnews.com | Jim Radcliffe
What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?

1 week ago | ocregister.com | Jim Radcliffe

UCI Medical Center sought new way to restrain troubled patients — now LAPD is taking a close look
What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?

1 week ago | dailybreeze.com | Jim Radcliffe

What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?
What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?

1 week ago | dailynews.com | Jim Radcliffe

The California Highway Patrol investigates a shooting on the westbound 210Freeway in Fontana in 2017. The CHP was getting read to shut down at least part of the highway to look for bullet casings. (Photo by Will Lester-Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) PUBLISHED: April 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM PDT"We do it as fast as we can," a CHP spokesman says. "It does take time. … Every little bit of evidence matters." Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed?
What goes into a death investigation on a freeway?

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Jim Radcliffe

Q: Why do fatal car accidents require complete freeway shutdowns for investigations? The delays can be hours affecting thousands of motorists. Couldn't there be a requirement that drivers sign a waiver that forfeits the requirement for a complicated, hours-long investigation? Aren't speed, reckless and distracted driving the usual causes?
Freeway rest areas are nifty -when they are open

2 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Jim Radcliffe

Q: I regularly travel the 10 Freeway between the Coachella Valley and the Arizona border. I have noticed that on a regular basis all of the rest stop areas are closed in both directions. Why can't the state keep these open? – Dave Lazar, CypressA: In California, if you need a pit stop, you often should think truck stop.