Editorial:  No more freebies for the Rams
With all the celebrating and backslapping by city leaders on the return of professional football to Los Angeles, apparently somebody forgot to figure out who's going to pay for all the security around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.  Last week, former City Councilman  Dennis Zine attempted to force the issue by filing a lawsuit  to block the city and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck from spending any more tax dollars on security until the city is reimbursed and the team agrees to foot the bill in the future.  It's not good policy to pull officers from their duties to provide security at a private, for-profit event. Nor is it fair to stick taxpayers with the bill. 
Los Angeles Times

LAPD Officer Who Rescued Driver From Burning Car Honored
A Los Angeles police officer was honored Friday morning for his heroic actions after rescuing a driver from a car engulfed in flames on the 405 Freeway. Officer Donald Thompson has served and protected for nearly 30 years. Thompson was on his way to work on Christmas Day in 2013 when he spotted a burning car with an unconscious driver trapped inside. Without hesitation, Thompson jumped into action.
ABC 7

Armed officers now stand guard in Fresno County jail lobbies; injured officers still critical
Armed officers were standing guard inside the lobbies of Fresno County jails on Monday, even as two correctional officers who were shot two days earlier continued to fight for their lives at Community Regional Medical Center. And other new safety precautions at the jail lobbies could be in the offing. The two critically injured officers – Juanita Davila, 51, and Toamalama Scanlan, 40 – were unarmed when they were shot by an felon who came into the Main Jail lobby. It had been the practice at the jail for correctional officers assigned to the lobby to be unarmed.
Fresno Bee

Man killed in 'walk-up' shooting in Boyle Heights
5-year-old man was killed early Sunday in a “walk-up" shooting in Boyle Heights that police said was gang-related. The homicide comes as some fear a return to what one community leader called the “bad old days,” when Boyle Heights had a much higher crime rate. The number of people shot so far this year in the LAPD's Hollenbeck Division, which patrols Boyle Heights and surrounding neighborhoods, is more than double the amount reported over the same period in 2015, according to police.
Los Angeles Times

3 wounded in 3 San Fernando Valley shootings in less than 24 hours
Three separate shootings left three people wounded in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, including one critically, in less than 24 hours over Labor Day weekend, according to Los Angeles police. The first shooting was reported at 2:38 p.m. Sunday in Sun Valley when a man between the ages of 18 and 20 suffered a gunshot wound in the 7500 block of Vineland Avenue, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesman with LAPD's Media Relations Section. The victim told police he was walking on the sidewalk when a suspect in an unknown vehicle fired a round at him. 
Los Angeles Daily News

Video: K-9 Tackles Hot Prowl Suspect Down Steep Terrain in West Hills
A K-9 helped take down a hot prowl suspect on the run from police in the West Hills area Monday afternoon. Los Angeles police responded to the call of a hot prowler in the 7700 block of Graystone Drive and set up a perimeter near Roscoe and Valley Circle boulevards. The suspect led officers on a foot chase over steep and rugged terrain, at one point taking his shirt off as he ran through shrubs. A K-9 eventually caught up to the suspect, who would not give up his attempt to escape.
ABC 7

LAPD Seeks Man in Fatal Shooting Outside Home in Historic South-Central
Los Angeles police asked for the public's help Monday in finding a 38-year-old man described as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of another man outside a South L.A. home. The shooting took place about 2:30 p.m. Saturday near a home in the 400 block of East 41st Street, in the Historic South-Central area.
KTLA 5

LA's Most Wanted: Shooting death of Jermaine Williams
Police need the public's help to catch the person responsible for the shooting death of Jermaine Williams. Williams, 33, was shot and killed Feb. 26 near South Western Avenue and West 42nd Street in Vermont Square. Investigators said Williams' daughter was born the day after he was killed.
Fox 11

Thieves Caught on Camera Stealing Mail in Hollywood Sought
The search was on for a pair of thieves caught on camera stealing mail from an apartment complex in Hollywood. Surveillance video from the building, on the corner of Hawthorne Avenue and Orange Street, shows suspects getting past the call box and opening mailboxes at about 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon. A tenant saw the suspects stuffing envelopes into a bag and told the building manager, who called police. Before officers got there, however, another tenant chased after them. The tenant was able to grab the bag of mail from the suspects before they got away.
ABC 7

LAPD seek help locating missing Canoga Park man
Police sought the public's help in locating an 18-year-old man who was missing from his Canoga Park home Sunday. Armando Cazares was last seen about 2:30 a.m. at his residence in the 20900 block of Gresham Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Cezares was described as a 6-foot, 4-inch tall Latino man weighing about 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, black basketball shorts and black tennis shoes. Police asked anyone with any information regarding Cazares' whereabouts to call the LAPD's Devonshire station at (818) 832-0633.
City News Service

Police Find Third Suspect in Benz Pursuit at Apartment Complex
Pursing a Mercedes-Benz leaving the scene of a reported home burglary Friday afternoon, officers arrested three men believed to be members of a crew involved in multiple home burglaries in the San Fernando Valley, police said. The arrests were made in three different locations as occupants of the car bailed out during the course of the pursuit. A responding police helicopter spotted a group of men leaving that address on Dona Dorotea Drive and getting into the late model Benz, and when it failed to pull over for a patrol unit, the pursuit began, said Sgt. Leonid Tsap of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Division.
NBC 4

Man Stabbed to Death on Metro Green Line Platform in Watts
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials were investigating a fatal stabbing on a Metro Green Line platform in the Watts area early Friday morning. Deputies found a man with stab wounds in the 11600 block of Avalon Boulevard just before 10 p.m., officials said. The victim, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives had little information on a suspect and said they were looking into surveillance video to help catch the attacker.
ABC 7

Man Chased, Shot on Bus in South Los Angeles
A man was chased by an armed man and shot in the back on a bus in South Los Angeles late Saturday night, authorities confirmed. The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Gage Avenue and Main Street in South LA, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Transit Services Bureau Lt. Matthew King said. Multiple witnesses said the victim was being chased when both of the men hopped aboard the MTA bus that was picking up passengers at the bus stop, King said. The shooter opened fire on the man and got off before the bus continued away from the location. 
NBC 4

Portion of LAX evacuated due to traffic stop; 3 auto theft suspects arrested
A "felony stop'' in front of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal Sunday netted a suspected car thief, but created disruption as some people decided to flee the commotion by exiting onto the tarmac. That security breach forced the complete evacuation of LAX Terminal 3 and delayed a small number of flights to and from the airport. About 9 a.m., Los Angeles airport police conducted a "felony vehicle stop'' on the upper ramp in front of Terminal 3 -- an operation that includes officers drawing weapons.
Fox 11

Man Sneaks Onto Jet At Van Nuys Airport, Smokes Cigarette
Police have arrested a man who sneaked through a vehicle entrance at Van Nuys Airport and boarded a jet, where he hung out smoking a cigarette. Employees discovered the 25-year-old transient Thursday afternoon on a Gulfstream G4 at the airport, which serves noncommercial flights. Los Angeles Airport Police say he hid behind a vehicle entering the airfield and made it to a hangar, then boarded the plane. When confronted, he put out the cigarette, causing about $5,000 in interior damage.
KCAL 9

LAX Shooter Expected To Plead Guilty To Murder Of TSA Officer
A 26-year-old man is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges stemming from an attack at Los Angeles International Airport that claimed the life of a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounded three others. Paul Ciancia will enter his plea to 11 felony counts stemming from the Nov. 1, 2013, shootings that took place in Terminal 3 at LAX. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty.
KCAL 9

USC Defensive End Don Hill Linked to Osa Masina Sexual Assault Allegations
Another USC football player has been linked to a sexual assault case involving Trojan linebacker Osa Masina. Defensive end Don Hill was sent home Friday, with the team only saying he had violated team rules. But a search warrant and affidavit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court show he is under investigation for sexual assault. The document names it as the same investigation Masina is involved in.
ABC 7

New Security Rules in Place for USC Games at Coliseum
With the first home game coming this week, USC officials were urging fans to comply with new security rules in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. All patrons will be subject to new metal detector screening, said USC spokesman Tom Tessalone. Bags that are carried into the stadium must have clear plastic sides and be no larger than 6 inches wide, 6 inches deep and 12 inches long, USC officials said.
City News Service

Santa Clara Officers Condemn Kaepernick Protest, Threaten To Boycott Policing Levi's Stadium
The union for police officers who work 49ers home games says its members may boycott policing the stadium if the 49ers don't discipline Colin Kaepernick for refusing to stand during the national anthem and for his statements about law enforcement. A letter from the Santa Clara Police Officers Association sent to the 49ers was obtained Friday by KPIX. It says that Kaepernick's protest has “threatened our harmonious working relationship” with the 49ers. 
CBS SF Bay Area

$10,000 reward offered for suspect accused of shooting at state game warden while poaching
A group of environmental organizations are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of an alleged poacher accused of shooting at a California game warden in Humboldt County last month. Authorities allege that Shawn Eugene Hof Jr., 24, was illegally hunting wildlife with a group of others when he fired multiple shots at the warden on Aug. 21. The warden was not injured.
Los Angeles Times