LOS ANGELES, CA – Sheriff’s deputies evacuated the Log Cabin, the West Hollywood building that houses the West Hollywood Recovery Center, on Tuesday evening after a report that someone was threatening another person with a gun inside, but no firearm was found and no one was hurt, according to initial reports.
The report came in at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Log Cabin in the 600 block of North Robertson Boulevard. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s West Hollywood Station responded.
The report came during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting serving the transgender community. Deputies searched the property and found no firearm.
The incident was determined to be a false alarm. No injuries were reported.
Deputies respond with several vehicles
Deputies arrived at the Log Cabin at about 7:30 p.m. with several vehicles. The building was evacuated while deputies inspected it and searched the property for any threat.
The call described one person threatening another with a gun inside the building. That is the report that led to the evacuation of the Log Cabin.
The Sheriff’s Department’s West Hollywood Station is the station that responded to the call.
No firearm found in the search
After the evacuation, deputies searched the property and did not find a firearm. On that basis, the incident was determined to be a false alarm.
No injuries were reported in connection with the report or the evacuation.
Meeting served the transgender community
A Narcotics Anonymous meeting serving the transgender community was in progress when the report was made. It was one of the recovery meetings held at the Log Cabin.
The City of West Hollywood’s Log Cabin renovation page says the building houses the recovery center, which hosts more than 90 separate addiction recovery meetings a week.
City owns the Log Cabin
The City of West Hollywood owns the Log Cabin and leases it to the West Hollywood Recovery Center. According to a statement from Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath published Aug. 6, 2024, the city bought the property in 2022.
The statement says that in purchasing the site, the city entered into a 99-year lease with the center for continued long-term use to support the recovery community.
County funds supported renovation
The same statement announced that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds to support renovation of the Log Cabin. It said the funds would be provided to the City of West Hollywood, which owns the property.
West Hollywood Mayor John M. Erickson is quoted in the statement saying the center hosts more than 4,500 meetings a year.
Origin of the report remains unidentified
Authorities have not identified who made the report or what prompted it, and the Sheriff’s Department had not released a public statement on the evacuation as of Thursday, Nov. 12.
Anyone with information about the report is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s West Hollywood Station.
