Law Enforcement

LAPD Chief Beck Talks Dash Cam Videos, Body Cameras, Street Vendors Protest
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck talks about dash cam video reviews, body cameras to roll out this summer and street vendors who protested against police harassment.
Los Angeles Times

Police seek help finding man who stabbed victim in Beverlywood
Authorities Wednesday circulated security video of a man being stabbed in the neck by another man in the Beverlywood area, as they sought public help to find the suspect and a female companion.
Westsidetoday.com

Deadly Shooting May Have Started Over Child's Glance at Gunman: Deputies
A woman who was fatally shot in her car after her 12-year-old son made eye contact with a passenger in another vehicle was identified Thursday, while authorities announced the arrests of two associates of the gunman, who was killed by a Hawthorne police officer.
NBC Los Angeles

Deadly Wilmington hotel fire deemed 'suspicious'
A deadly fire that forced residents to leap out of windows as flames swept through a hotel early Thursday in Wilmington is considered suspicious, fire officials said. Arson investigators with the Los Angeles Fire Department were sifting through debris from the fire that killed a man and injured 15 others.
Los Angeles Times

Missing 2-year-old girl in Gardena is found in Cudahy
Police in Gardena say a 2-year-old girl who went missing Thursday afternoon was abducted, then found hours later in Cudahy after her kidnapper dropped her off. Stacy Lopez was last seen about 4:55 p.m. near the intersection of 149th Street and Western Avenue, according to Gardena police.
Los Angeles Times

City Government

Public hearing in West L.A. Thursday to discuss wage hike
A Los Angeles City Council committee will hold a public hearing in West Los Angeles Thursday night to talk about a proposal to raise the minimum wage to as much as $15.25 per hour by 2019. The Economic Development Committee hearing is the fourth and final meeting being held around the city to give the public a chance to weigh in on the plan.
mynewsLA.com