WARNING: LAPD Officers Mike Coblentz, left, and Guadalupe Shep Ruvalcaba tell 58-year-old Tyrone Victor Valiant that he needs to reduce the sidewalk space taken up by his tent on 6th Street. (Al Seib / LAT)
LAPD Officer Guadalupe Shep Ruvalcaba helps Chicolola L. Jackson out of her tent on 6th Street. Jackson received a warning. (Al Seib / LAT)
CRACKDOWN: Officers detain two people encamped on the sidewalk along 6th Street. Although the ACLU decries the new tactic, there is growing concern that skid rows problems are getting worse. (Al Seib / LAT)
The LAPD on Tuesday for the first time made arrests in Skid Row under a city ordinance banning sleeping or sitting on the sidewalks. (Al Seib / LAT)
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NEW PRESENCE: LAPD officers walk to 6th Street from the Central Division Station. Chief William J. Bratton said a new compromise on skid row tents has been reached with the ACLU. (Al Seib / LAT)