Dense thickets of weeds are setting in, and the longer they go, their stems are turning woody — which will eventually be too much for a riding mower to plow over.

LOS ANGELES — Cars with shattered windows have been left behind in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks.

Cars with shattered windows have been left in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks. A growing inventory of deserted ...

Santa Ana police announced it would attempt to return abandoned property, such as vehicles and work equipment, to relatives of those detained by federal agents.

Cars with shattered windows have been left in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks. A growing inventory of deserted ...