Skid Row Ricky
A Skid Row based housing organization and LAPD are trying to take action against a man they say is hindering Skid Row addicts' attempts to get clean. LAPD Officer Deon Joseph says Ricky Wesco, also called "Skid Row Rick," stands outside of the James M. Wood Community Center selling beer to recovering alcoholics. The SRO Housing Corporation uses the center for drug and alcohol recovery programs, making it the ideal place for people like Wesco to do their business. But Wesco is just part of a larger problem: he's not the only person preying on Skid Row's most vulnerable residents.