Law Enforcement

In Honor of National Police Week
This week, the League and officers around the country came together to honor and remember our fallen officers for National Police Week. This meaningful week was established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, and has since occurred annually on the week in which May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day, falls.
LAPD.com

Search Continues For Man Suspected Of Threatening Woman With Machete, Raping Her In Boyle Heights Home
Police say the man suspected of raping a woman in her Boyle Heights home threatened her with a machete during the attack. LAPD officers say the search is ongoing for a Hispanic male who attacked a 30-year-old woman while she was sleeping around 12:30 a.m. Friday. The department has released a sketch of the suspect, asking the public for their help.
CBS Los Angeles

Officials Identify Woman, 41, Struck By 2 Vehicles in Fatal South L.A. Hit-and-Run
Officials on Sunday released the name of a 41-year-old woman who died after being struck by two vehicles on a dimly lit street in the Harvard Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County coroner's office identified the victim as Ruth Duarte. The pedestrian was crossing the street in the 1600 block of Florence Avenue, near La Salle Avenue, about 8:10 p.m. when she was hit by a vehicle and fell to the ground, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. She was then struck by a vehicle described as a dark sedan.
KTLA 5 , Los Angeles Times

Police Investigating Burned Body Found in South LA
A burned body was found on a sidewalk in South Los Angeles early Monday Morning, police said. The call reporting the body in the 5700 block of Fortuna Street came in just after 3:30 a.m., according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
NBC Los Angeles

Abu Dhabi delegation visit Los Angeles Police Department
An Abu Dhabi police delegation left the UAE on Saturday for a two-week visit to Los Angeles in the US. The delegation, from the Security Support Department, will participate in daily patrols and trainings conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as part of an expertise exchange programme.
The National

LA Police Warn About Disneyland Ticket Scam
Los Angeles police are warning people about a crook who sells phony tickets to Disneyland. He's taken in several people since March and netted thousands of dollars. Investigators say the scam artist offers the tickets through Craigslist for about half the admission price.
ABC News

Indictments underscore Jim McDonnell's challenges as L.A. County sheriff
A new round of indictments this week that reached the highest ranks of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department underscores the challenges facing new Sheriff Jim McDonnell he tries to reform the troubled agency. Federal prosecutors painted a troubling picture of the department under former longtime Sheriff Lee Baca and his second in command, Paul Tanaka.
Los Angeles Times

Undercover Agents Go on the Hunt for Counterfeit Drug
As part of a nearly year-long investigation, ABC News' "20/20" joined police on a counterfeit medicine raid.
ABC News

San Diego Police Officer Shot, Suspect Dead
A San Diego police officer shot in the torso following a high speed pursuit Sunday morning is expected to survive, according to the San Diego Police Department. The officer, a five-year veteran of the force, is "talking, smiling, and in very good spirits" in the hospital, SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman said at a press conference. She said the officer sustained at least one gunshot wound.
NBC San Diego , FOX News

Thousands Mourn Slain Miss. Cops at Funerals
A funeral was held Saturday for one of two Mississippi police officers shot to death a week ago during a traffic stop. Thousands of mourners and law enforcement officers from around the country paid their respects to 25-year-old Officer Liquori Tate.
Officer.com

'War on police': Line-of-duty deaths rise amid racially-charged rhetoric, anti-cop climate
Police throughout the nation say they fear a growing anti-cop sentiment driven by a handful of racially-charged incidents is making their jobs more dangerous on the streets, where the number of officers killed in the line of duty is rising sharply. High-profile cases involving police and black suspects from Missouri to Baltimore have prompted intense criticism of law enforcement, from not only activists but the media and even the White House, leaving law enforcement officers alienated and angry, say cop advocates. And the protests, rioting and federal investigations come even as the job of keeping Americans safe has become more dangerous.
Fox News

City Government

Low turnout could tip L.A. council race between Ramsay, Ryu either way
As L.A. voters from Sherman Oaks to Silver Lake head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent their sprawling City Council district, former council aide Carolyn Ramsay has a long list of advantages. A heap of coveted endorsements from City Hall, unions and business groups. An edge in campaign fundraising. And a familiarity with many residents after more than seven years working for Councilman Tom LaBonge, a larger-than-life booster for Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times

Public Safety

L.A. firefighters return from rescue trip to Nepal
The last seven members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's rescue team — and their six search dogs — returned home Sunday after nearly three weeks in Nepal. The crew will reunite with their families at the department's Technical Operation Facility in Pacoima and will then head home for a few days of rest, officials said. The crew had been working with the Nepal government and another U.S. search and rescue team based in Fairfax, Va., in the wake of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Himalayan country on April 25, officials said. More than 8,000 people were killed.
Los Angeles Times