Law Enforcement

Watts Bears Give Back With Free Thanksgiving Dinner
The Watts Bears served up their first free Thanksgiving dinner Sunday to those in need. The football team, made up of young boys living in housing projects in Watts, are coached by Los Angeles police officers. The officers said they are trying to teach the boys that there are people even less fortunate than them and it's important to give back to the community.
ABC7

Missing Woman May Be In Need Of Medical Attention
A woman missing in Los Angeles may be in need of medical attention. The Los Angeles Police Department said 21-year-old Reyna Danielle Johnson-Calderon was last seen on Friday in the 5000 block of Coldwater Canyon Avenue at about 1 p.m. Johnson-Calderon's mother said she left without her cell phone, ID or money. She did not show up for her job at the YMCA in Koreatown Saturday morning, according to Johnson-Calderon's mother.
ABC7

Suspect Sought in Los Angeles Slayings of Young People
Police Monday sought the public's help in tracking down whoever is responsible for the deaths of a young man and woman in a shooting in South Los Angeles that left three other people wounded. A $75,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the April 27 deaths of 20-year-old Jonathan Plascencia and 21-year-old Brenda Aguilera, who were shot in a parked car near the intersection of 48th and Wall streets.
Echo Park - Silver Lake Patch

Who is L.A.'s infamous 'teardrop' rapist? And when will he be caught?
It's one of the Los Angeles Police Department's most frustrating cases. Since 1996, women in a swath of Los Angeles between Hollywood and South L.A. have been attacked by a man with a teardrop tattoo on his face. The first known attack occurred in April 1996. From then to June 2003, he struck more than two dozen times, police said. Victims recounted similar stories: The assailant would force them into a secluded area at the point of a gun or knife before raping or otherwise sexually assaulting them.
Los Angeles Times

LAPD Assistance To Find Sherman Oaks Resident
Officials from the Los Angeles Police Department Van Nuys Area are asking for the public's assistance to locate 45-year-old Armand Zaharian. Zaharian was last seen on November 19, at around 9:30 a.m. in the 4100 block of North Murrieta Avenue in the city of Sherman Oaks. According to the LAPD blog, Zaharian, described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds, was leaving his home in his car to go to his downtown Los Angeles business. His car was found near the downtown location of his business and was parked in his usual spot. His family has not heard from him.
Canyon News

Homeless Man Sought For Beating Girlfriend To Death With Hammer In East Los Angeles
Authorities are searching for a homeless man suspected of beating his 21-year-old girlfriend to death with a hammer in East Los Angeles. On Saturday, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies responded to a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the 470 block of South Sydney Drive around 1 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found Kassandra Ochoa bleeding and unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday, the victim's mother, Elizabeth Dolores, pleaded for the suspect, 28-year-old Antonio Medina, to turn himself in.
ABC7

LA Deputy Saves Life Of Unresponsive 7-Month-Old Baby
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy is being praised after resuscitating an unresponsive infant in La Puente. On Monday, Nov. 16, Deputy Erik Nava was patrolling the city around 6 p.m. when he responded to a call of a mother reporting her baby was not breathing. Arjelia Lorenzo-Calleja had pulled to the side of the road at Hacienda Boulevard and Temple Avenue when she looked back and saw her 7-month-old, Sebastian Bernal, was unresponsive, according to a press release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputy Nava arrived soon after the call and performed CPR. According to fire officials, the deputy's immediate actions saved the Sebastian's life.
ABC7

A grim day as families of slain Downey police officer and his alleged shooters appear in court
Family and friends waited all morning in the hallway outside the courtroom Monday in Downey — sometimes sobbing and remembering what life was like before Wednesday night. There were pictures on mobile phones. Stories that were shared quietly with each other. More tears.
Los Angeles Daily News , Los Angeles Times

Pensions

CalPERS to open curtain to amount private equity takes in profits
Nov 24 The nation's largest public pension, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, expects to reveal this week how much private equity firms take as a profit from its $28.8 billion investment in that asset class. Such a disclosure is unusual among large, institutional investors in private equity and one sure to be noticed by other state and city pension funds. Private equity investments are sought for their returns, but the industry faces increased political and regulatory scrutiny over high fees and lack of transparency.
Reuters