Law Enforcement

LAPD searching for four men involved in Westwood parking lot shooting
Police are searching for four men in connection with a shooting in a Westwood Village parking lot Sunday morning that left a 26-year-old man in the hospital. The shooting took place in a parking lot on Broxton Avenue next to Barney's Beanery, after two men approached the four other men and asked them to leave, said Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Allen Schubert.
Daily Bruin

LAPD identifies suspects in vicious lifeguard attack at Venice Pier
A lifeguard whose attack by three people in Venice was captured on video had simply asked his assailants to stop smoking on the pier, one of the lifeguard's supervisors said Friday. The full-time lifeguard, who has been with the department for 10 years, was jumped by two men and a woman as soon as he hopped off the ladder at his tower at the Venice Pier on Thursday evening, authorities said. The LAPD identified the two men as Harutiun Balyan, 30, and Ara Sarkisyan, 28. The woman was identified as Arusiak Gekchyan, 28. All three were arrested on suspicion of battery on an executive officer, a felony. They have been freed on bail, LAPD officials said.
Los Angeles Times

Missing Albanian Special Olympics Athlete Found Safe In Hayward
A 44-year-old Special Olympics athlete from Albania who had been missing since Saturday was found safe in Northern California. Andi Gusmari of Albania was found in Hayward. Los Angeles police said he is in good condition. Hayward police said Gusmari walked into a police station early Monday morning. Officials said he seemed OK but confused.
ABC 7 , Los Angeles Daily News

Unconscious Man Pulled From Burning Car In L.A.
Los Angeles Police Department officers pulled an unconscious man from a car that went up in flames after a collision. Police say Officers Daniel Navarro and Junior McKeekin arrived to an accident scene around 2:45 a.m. Friday to two mangled cars in the roadway in the Hollenbeck area. They soon found the driver of one of the cars slumped over the driver's seat, and the car fully engulfed in flames.
CBS Sacramento

As Downtown Crime Rises, Both Cops and Residents Must Play a Vital Role
Crime is getting worse in Downtown Los Angeles. Exactly how bad things are is difficult to determine, in part because the Los Angeles Police Department last year changed the way it classifies certain crimes. That said, many Central City residents and stakeholders have noticed some worrisome conditions and trends over at least the past year. In LAPD crime statistics released last month, rates for violent crime shot up far higher in Downtown than in the city at large.
LA Downtown News

Memphis police officer killed; suspect identified
Memphis police identified 29-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn as the suspect in a weekend shooting of an officer. Wilbourn is at large and considered armed and dangerous, Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong told reporters late Sunday. "You can be assured that we will continue to pursue this suspect, and we will exhaust all means until he is in custody," he said.
CNN