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Law Enforcement News
Retired LAPD SWAT Officer Battling Stage 4 Cancer
A retired member of LAPD's SWAT is battling a rare form of cancer, and his friends and fellow officers have teamed up to raise money to help him and his family. John Kent retired in June 2016 after a 31 years with the city of Los Angeles, 26 of which were spent with SWAT. According to the GoFundMe page set up for Kent, he was diagnosed with cancer just as he was going into retirement. The GoFundMe page did not specify what kind of cancer Kent was diagnosed with, but said the disease has progressed to stage 4, and Kent's body is not responding well to chemotherapy. Kent is being treated at City of Hope in Duarte. The fundraisers say all proceeds are going to the Kent family to help them with medical bills and personal needs.
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Georgia Man Who Killed 2 Sheriff's Deputies Pleads Guilty
Ralph Stanley “Robin” Elrod Jr., a Navy veteran and electrician whose life was more or less an ordinary, middle-aged suburban existence until, inexplicably, it erupted in unprovoked gunfire of his own making on a fall evening nearly two years ago, pleaded guilty here Thursday to murdering two Peach County sheriff's deputies. In pleading guilty to shooting and mortally wounding deputies Daryl Smallwood and Patrick Sondron on Nov. 6, 2016, Elrod avoided a potential death penalty trial and was sentenced to two life-in-prison-without-parole terms plus 100 years.
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South Carolina Man Who Shot 2 Cops Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
A man who shot two Cayce police officers after a car chase that went into Columbia last year pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with the shootings, according to officials. Eugene Jonathan James, 20, of Orangeburg, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs accepted the plea and will sentence James at a later date. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
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1 Dead, Suspect At Large In Sylmar Shooting
One man is dead and the suspect is at large in Sylmar following a shooting Thursday evening. Authorities said when they arrived on scene the victim was dead. The shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. near an automotive shop in the 14900 block of Nurmi Street, near Polk and Bradley. Witnesses heard two shots. Reporting from the scene Thursday evening, KCAL9's Rachel Kim said investigators were on scene gathering evidence, including shell casings. The man's identity was not released. The suspect was described as 5 feet 8 inches and about 130 pounds. He was wearing a black cap, a grey hoodie and black pants. Officials believe the shooting may have been gang-related.
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Hit-and-Run Suspect Sought After Leaving 1 Man Injured, Another On Life Support In Silver Lake
Two men riding a motorized scooter were injured - leaving one on life support - after being struck in a hit-and-run crash in Silver Lake Tuesday. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. off Glendale Boulevard and Rowena Avenue. Police said the two victims were ejected after being struck by a silver sedan. Edras Velasquez, 35, is on life support. The father of two children laid tile for a living. His family wants to know who slammed into the motorbike Velasquez and another young man were on. "I heard a car kind of screech off," one witness said. Several witnesses dining outside near the intersection heard the crash.
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L.A. Launches Crackdown On Unlicensed Marijuana Businesses; More Than 500 People Are Charged
A police crackdown on local unlicensed marijuana businesses has ended with misdemeanor charges against more than 500 people in Los Angeles, the city attorney's office said. In 120 criminal cases filed since May, City Atty. Mike Feuer has charged 515 people in connection with 105 illegal marijuana businesses, grow sites, extraction labs and delivery companies located throughout the city, his office announced Friday. All of the defendants were charged with unlicensed commercial cannabis activity within the city, which carries a potential sentence of six months in jail and $1,000 in fines.
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Former College Football Player Sentenced To 4 Years For Deadly Hollywood Nightclub Beating During Halloween Weekend
A 36-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to four years in county jail for killing a man during a brutal brawl outside a Hollywood nightclub in October 2016, prosecutors said. Dietrich Canterberry — an Anaheim resident and former University of Nevada, Las Vegas, football player — and another man he was with allegedly became involved in a dispute with a group of women outside Couture Nightclub, near the intersection of Hollywood and Cahuenga boulevards, in the early morning hours of Oct. 30.
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DAs Urge Brown To Veto Crime Bills, Calling Them ‘Serious Threats To Public Safety'
Regional district attorneys joined forces Thursday in Sacramento carrying dire warnings of what two bills sitting on the governor's desk would mean for public safety and crime victims in California. “This is real life. This is not theory. They are the worst of the worst,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said at a downtown news conference regarding juvenile offenders who the prosecutors said could not be tried as adults if SB 1391 becomes law. “When we talk about those crimes, it's important that the governor realize that this is real life.”'
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Public Safety News
Fast-Moving Delta Fire Tops 22,000 Acres As Interstate 5 Remains Closed, Officials Say
The Delta Fire burning in Shasta County raged out of control for a second day after bursting in size Wednesday evening, continuing to close a large stretch of Interstate 5 in both directions, U.S. Forest Service officials reported Thursday. The fire grew “aggressively” overnight, with “flame lengths estimated at 300 feet high,” according to a 9 a.m. incident update by the U.S. Forest Service. Burning north of Lakehead and about 10 miles from Redding, the Delta Fire started about 1 p.m. Wednesday and exploded to 15,000 acres by midnight, consuming bush and timber at a “critical rate of spread,” Shasta-Trinity National Forest spokesman Joe Orosz said.
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Local Government News
Council Committee Advances Temporary Shelter Sites In Hollywood, Westlake
A Los Angeles City Council committee approved a motion Wednesday that would complete the city's formal review of a proposed temporary bridge housing facility in Hollywood, and also moved to evaluate a site in Westlake that would serve as an alternative to a proposed Koreatown temporary shelter which sparked protests.
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New Pylons In San Pedro Designate A Protected Bike Lane — With More Likely To Come
San Pedro motorists were quick to notice the new white pylons that went up recently on 25th Street, sparking conjecture and unhappiness among some critics. Creating what is known as a “protected bike lane,” city officials installed the hard plastic barriers between Western and Patton avenues after cars began passing on the right to make a right turn onto Patton to reach White Point Elementary School, according to Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino's office. And there may be more of the protected lanes to come.
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2 California LEOs Hurt In Confrontation With Suspect
Two Oakland police officers were hospitalized Tuesday morning after they were attacked by a domestic violence suspect, authorities said. Police said a loaded gun was found on the suspect after other officers responded and helped subdue him. The suspect's name was not released, nor were the names of the two male officers. The officers suffered cuts and bruises, one being injured more seriously than the other. Both were treated and released. The suspect, who was tased, was taken to a hospital for evaluation, but officials said he was slated to be released later in the day.
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Report: 'Chaos' In Colorado OIS Before Deputy Was Killed
A task force meant to tackle rising auto thefts in the Pikes Peak region was winging it when they followed a stolen vehicle to an east Colorado Springs apartment complex where an El Paso County deputy was killed in a shootout, according to a 907-page report police released Wednesday. The Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement task force, comprised of officers from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Springs Police Department and Colorado State Patrol, had encountered the suspect car thief, Manuel Zetina, by chance, task force members' accounts showed.
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L.A. Police Arrest Homicide Suspect After Pursuit Lasting More Than An Hour
A homicide suspect and another man surrendered to Los Angeles police early Wednesday evening after a pursuit lasting more than an hour through the San Fernando Valley and Westside. Six police cruisers pursued the suspect, believed to be the passenger in a pickup truck, after a surveillance operation in the Tarzana area turned into the high-speed chase early Wednesday evening, said LAPD Officer Tony Im. Television images captured by helicopters captured the passenger apparently puffing on a bong during the pursuit.
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Man Who Allegedly Carjacked Nun In South L.A. Faces Kidnapping Charges
Authorities on Friday identified a man who allegedly carjacked a 70-year-old nun in South Los Angeles the previous day. Gregory Brinson, 43, faces kidnapping charges in connection with the incident, which occurred in the 1400 block of West Adams Boulevard on the border the Adams-Normandie and University Park neighborhoods. A student apparently alerted authorities about a man who tried to rob a gas station in the area. Security cameras inside the store involved show a man enter through the front door, then circling around shelves.
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Man Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For Fatal Hollywood Stabbing
A judge sentenced a homeless man to 28 years in prison Wednesday for fatally stabbing another transient to death during a dispute in Hollywood last year, authorities said. Alex Conn Vasquez, 34, pleaded “no contest” last month to a charge of voluntary manslaughter for the June 12, 2017, stabbing death of 47-year-old Jimmy Bradford. He also admitted personally using a knife in the crime, and that he has a prior felony conviction for robbery, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a written statement. The men became involved in a dispute in the area of the 101 Freeway and Hollywood Boulevard, according to prosecutors.
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Naked Man Detained By Good Samaritans After Allegedly Grabbing Girl, 13, Outside South Gate Home
A naked man who allegedly grabbed a 13-year-old girl in the backyard of a South Gate home Wednesday evening was held down by the teen's family members and neighbors until police arrived, according to authorities. The incident began shortly before 9:30 p.m. when the drug-addled suspect, who was clothed at the time, knocked on a neighbor's door and asked to be allowed inside, said a spokesperson for the South Gate Police Department. When that resident went to call authorities, the man allegedly disrobed and moved on to a nearby home in the 3200 block of Wisconsin Avenue.
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L.A. Man Who Formerly Worked With NASA Charged With Threatening Woman Online To Obtain Nude Photos
A former NASA contractor was arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday morning on a federal warrant alleging he used the internet to target and threaten women, telling them he would expose intimate images of them unless they sent him additional explicit photos, prosecutors said. Richard Gregory Bauer, 28, was taken into custody at his Mid-Wilshire residence after a 14-count indictment charging him with stalking, aggravated identity theft and other crimes was returned by a federal grand jury on Aug. 28, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a news release.
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$10,000 Rewards Offered Or Renewed For Hit-and-Run And Shooting Deaths
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors offered or renewed $10,000 rewards today in the hit-and-run deaths of a 21-year- old man killed in Lancaster and a father struck while trying to cross the San Bernardino (10) Freeway after running out of gas, and a 20-year-old Pomona resident fatally shot in El Monte. Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended re-establishing a reward for information on the shooting of Fabian Garcia Barajas, who was shot in the back shortly after midnight on April 3.
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Stunned By A Surge In Mass Shootings, California Lawmakers Send Nine Gun-Control Bills To The Governor
Nearly 30 years after California became the first state to ban the sale of assault weapons and embarked on a path toward the strictest firearm laws in the nation, legislators have sent Gov. Jerry Brown nine new gun-control bills in response to a surge in mass shootings. The action by the Legislature was applauded more than 3,000 miles away in Parkland, Fla., where a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 students and employees at a high school in February. Among the legislation waiting approval by Brown are proposals to lift the age for buying rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21, and to prohibit the purchase of more than one long gun a month.
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Public Safety News
Los Angeles County Prepares For Fire Season With Arrival Of Super Scooper Planes
Los Angeles County has been leasing a pair of planes called Super Scoopers from Canada for the past 25 years. The planes scoop up 1,600 gallons of water in seconds, and arrive to Los Angeles just in time for fire season. The planes are specifically built to fight fires, and the cost of leasing the two from Quebec is $8 million for the county. Because the planes are only built for one thing, it is not cost effective for the county to buy its own planes. The Super Scoopers arrived late this year because of Quebec's busy fire season.
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Panorama City Neighborhood Council Calls Meeting On West Nile Virus As Concerns Rise In The San Fernando Valley
With concerns rising over West Nile virus in the San Fernando Valley, the Panorama City Council is sponsoring a meeting on the issue Thursday evening. Representatives from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District will be on hand to discuss how the illness is spread and what can be done to stop it in the area. Panorama City is among several San Fernando Valley communities where mosquito breeding sites have been found. Mosquitos carry West Nile virus, which was detected in recent samples in Panorama City, Burbank, Encino, La Mirada, Montebello, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Sherman Oaks, Sun Valley and Van Nuys.
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LA County Launches Tracking Bracelet Program To Find Missing Patients
Los Angeles County Wednesday began a new tracking service to help locate people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or Autism who go missing. The program, called L.A. Found, will allow users to voluntarily wear trackable bracelets. When people with the bracelets are reported missing, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department will then use handheld or helicopter receivers to track and locate them.
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Local Government News
Advocates Hail Ruling That Restricts Criminalizing Homeless Sleeping; Garcetti Sees ‘Not Much' Effect On L.A.
Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that a federal court ruling that curbs when cities can arrest homeless people for sleeping on the street will have little effect on Los Angeles, which has not been enforcing such rules at night. L.A. officials agreed more than a decade ago to stop enforcing a nighttime ban on sleeping on streets and sidewalks until the city had built a minimum amount of homeless housing. The deal, known as the Jones settlement, ended a legal battle with skid row residents and their advocates.
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With ‘A Lot At Stake,' LA's First Emergency Homeless Shelter Under Garcetti's $20-Million Plan Is Set To Open
Several dozen people now living in tents and other makeshift shelters near City Hall and Olvera Street, a major tourist destination in downtown Los Angeles, will have a clean bed to sleep in starting Monday, when the first of several emergency housing sites planned throughout the city is set to open. On Wednesday, welcome kits with toiletries and other supplies placed at the foot of several dozen twin-sized beds awaited an initial group of group of 45 people who will soon be staying in three of five trailers set up at El Pueblo Lot 5, a city-owned parking facility not far from sidewalks that currently teem with tents.
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Connecticut Police Sergeant Dies After Breaking Up Bar Fight
The man charged in connection with the death of a decorated South Windsor police sergeant was released on bail Monday afternoon, authorities in South Carolina said. Matthew Mainieri, 41, died Sunday afternoon from injuries he suffered while trying to break up a fight at a bar in South Carolina, police said. He was a 20-year veteran of the department. “We have lost a wonderful officer, supervisor and friend,'' South Windsor Deputy police Chief Scott P. Custer said.
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New York Man Drags Cop With His Car During Evasion
A Sag Harbor man was charged with assault and drunken driving Saturday after police said he tried to evade an officer, dragging him with his car in the process. Andrew Hellman, 36, and a group of others appeared intoxicated when officers saw them climb into a 2001 GMC car in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store on Montauk Highway in Montauk on Saturday around 4:45 a.m., according to a news release from the East Hampton Police Department. Officers said they approached the vehicle to interview Hellman. "Hellman put the vehicle in drive as the officer was attempting to prevent him from doing so resulting in the officer being dragged several feet as the driver sped off,” according to the release.
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Suspect Sought After Hit-and-Run In Silver Lake Leaves 2 In Critical Condition
Two men riding a motorized scooter are in critical condition after being struck in a hit-and-run incident in Silver Lake Tuesday. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. off Glendale Boulevard and Rowena Avenue. Police said the two victims were ejected after being struck by a silver sedan. Police are searching for the suspect; the suspect vehicle was last seen heading west on Rowena. Anyone with information is urged to call police.
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LAPD Releases Video Of Man Suspected In Robbery Spree In Hollywood, San Fernando Valley Areas
Detectives Tuesday released security video of a man suspected of robbing four Subway shops and three liquor stores over two days in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood and West Hollywood. The suspect took a bottle of booze on Aug. 5 from a liquor store in the 4000 block of Fulton Avenue in Sherman Oaks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The suspect asked to see a bottle of liquor from behind the counter,” according to a police statement. “When the clerk gave the suspect the liquor, he ran from the store with the bottle.
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2 Women Convicted In Killing Of Store Clerk During Attempted Robbery In North Hollywood
A jury found two women guilty of murder two years after an attempted robbery in North Hollywood left a store clerk dead, officials announced Friday. Rosa Manuela Barrientos, 25, and Maria Michelle Inzunza, 27, were both convicted of first-degree murder and attempted robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. According to police, they tried to rob the A & D Liquor Mart in the 12600 block of Sherman Way the night of Sept. 24, 2016. Barrientos fatally shot the clerk, 61-year-old Mohammed Kalam, in the head, prosecutors said.
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Armed Robbers Storm Woodland Hills Home Occupied By Hip Hop Duo
A celebrity house in the San Fernando Valley was hit by home invaders this weekend, as several gunmen stormed the home of two rap stars and robbed them, police said Sunday. The robbery was at the residence in the 22900 block of Hatteras Street, at about 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, said Officer Mike Lopez of the LAPD's Media Relations Section. That location is off Fallbrook Avenue, about a half mile north of Ventura Boulevard. Lopez said “the suspects confronted the victims and took their property.”
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South L.A. ‘Knock-Knock' Burglary Suspects Caught On Video
A home break-in was caught on camera in South Los Angeles on Friday. The video showed one individual walk up to the residence and knock on the front door, possibly to check if anyone was home. The homeowner said three male suspects stole his registered gun, $4,000 in cash and his wife's jewelry. Anyone who recognized the suspects was asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Division at 323-786-5077.
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Stash House Operator For San Fernando Valley Heroin Delivery Ring To Be Sentenced
A Pacoima woman who ran a stash house and moved cash for a drug ring that operated out of Van Nuys and used a fleet of cars and a staff of drivers to make instant heroin and cocaine deliveries faces the possibility of years behind bars at sentencing Wednesday. Jacqueline De La Rosa, 25, pleaded guilty in May in downtown Los Angeles to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The federal charge carries a sentence of between 10 years and life behind bars, but prosecutors recommended a penalty of almost four years.
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After Losing Leg In Hit-And-Run, LA Sheriff Deputy's New Outlook On Life Is An Inspiration To Others
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy says he is grateful at the outpouring of support following a life-changing hit-and-run accident. Deputy Garrett Rifkin was heading to the LASD's West L.A. station last month when he was struck on his motorcycle. “I remember flying through the air,” said Rifkin, who has been with the department for about four years. “I remember hitting the ground. I remember the whole thing.” Rifkin says the driver got out of his car but left him there on the ground before fleeing the scene. The impact of the crash required his left leg be amputated below the knee.
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L.A. County Highlights Strides In Fighting Sex Trafficking
Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies are using a combination of modern technology and old-school training to combat the sexual exploitation of children, according to a report released Tuesday by a county task force. Hundreds of minors have been “rescued” from the industry over the last four years, while police and deputies crack down on would-be buyers in an attempt to stifle demand. Efforts include targeting exploiters and buyers on the street and online, training all county employees to identify potential victims and expanding protocols that emphasize getting children access to helpful resources.
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California Pot Growers Would Be Given More Time To Get Licensed Under Bill Approved By Lawmakers
With counties facing large backlogs of applications for permits to grow marijuana, California lawmakers late Friday approved an urgency measure allowing the pot farmers to continue operating until their licenses are approved. The bill sent to the governor would allow the state Department of Food and Agriculture to issue provisional licenses to businesses that have submitted an application for local approval. “The growers have done what they were supposed to and this bill will ensure they can operate until the backlog is cleared,” Assemblyman Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) said.
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Local Government News
Cities May Not Prosecute Homeless People For Sleeping Outside If They Have No Access To Shelter, Appeals Court Rules
Prosecuting homeless people for sleeping on public property when they have no access to shelter violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned a district court decision in favor of the city of Boise, Idaho, in a case in which homeless people challenged two city ordinances that barred them from staying overnight on public property. The ruling will protect the homeless not only in Boise but in California and other Western states from ordinances that punish them for being unable to obtain shelter.
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Faced with a growing new mode of transit, LA leaders rein in electric scooters and the companies that rent them
Those dockless electric scooters that have taken LA's sidewalks by storm lost a little zip on Tuesday after the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved regulations for a one-year pilot program that slows them down and effectively takes thousands of the tiny two-wheeled contraptions off the street. The seemingly unlimited growth of electric scooters and the industry that provides them has created a hotbed of public safety controversies for Los Angeles and other cities across Southern California.
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Man Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder For 2014 Crash In Harbor City That Killed LAPD Officer
A man was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter for a crash that killed a Los Angeles police officer and seriously injured his partner more than four years ago. Following a two-week trial in Long Beach Superior Court, the panel deliberated about two hours before finding Mynor Enrique Varela, 25, guilty of the most serious charges stemming from the May 3, 2014, early morning crash at Anaheim Street and Senator Avenue in Harbor City. Jurors also found true allegations that Varela knew or should have known that the victim, LAPD Officer Roberto Sanchez, was engaged in the performance of his duties as a peace officer and that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon — his SUV — along with an allegation that he fled from the scene of the crash.
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The Public Speaks: Cops Are Trusted
To misquote Mark Twain, it is fair to say that the rumors of the death of trust for law enforcement have been greatly exaggerated. A recently released Gallup poll shows the Supreme Court, the medical system and Congress lagging behind the police as the most trusted institution in America. Only the military and small businesses are trusted more, with law enforcement ranking third in the poll with 85 percent of respondents saying they personally have a great deal, quite a lot, or some trust in the police. More than church, more than schools, much more than the criminal justice system as a whole, and head and shoulders above reporters and Members of Congress. The survey results have tremendous implications for police officers and their agencies.
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Pennsylvania Man Who Shot Two State Troopers Sentenced
Daniel Clary, 22, of Effort, was sentenced Friday in Northampton County Court to 53 and a half to 110 years in state prison for the attempted murders of two state troopers. Pulled over by state police for speeding and suspected driving under the influence Nov. 7 on Route 33 South, Plainfield Township, Clary shot at State Police Cpl. Seth Kelly and Trooper Ryan Seiple. Seiple was not hit, but the injured Kelly spent days in a coma before waking up in the hospital and having to learn basic physical functions all over again.
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New York Cops Injured, K-9 Killed In Crash After Vehicle Flees DWI Checkpoint
A police dog with the Riverhead Town Police Department died and two officers suffered nonlife-threatening injuries early Sunday after a vehicle fled a sobriety checkpoint and a pursuing K-9 patrol unit crashed, authorities said. Officers with the police department were conducting the checkpoint at about 2:30 a.m. on Peconic Avenue in Riverhead when a dark-colored Audi sedan entered and an investigating officer directed the driver to stop for further questioning, police said in a news release.
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1 Man Killed, Another Wounded In Shooting At Sylmar Party Promoted On Social Media
Two men were shot at a late night party, and one of the men died Sunday at a hospital. The shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. Sept. 2 in the 14500 block of Tyler Street, where four gunmen walked up to the shooting victims and fired an unknown number of shots, said Officer Mike Lopez of the LAPD's Media Relations Section. Some media accounts reported that the shooting occurred at a party promoted on social media. “Don't be throwing these social media parties if that's what it comes out to be because unfortunately you might not get people that you want at your party,” LAPD Sgt. Robert Leary told KTLA.
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Naked Man Leads Police On Foot Chase After Abandoning Stolen Truck In East Los Angeles
A vehicle chase developed into a foot pursuit Friday morning after a naked man abandoned a truck on a street in East Los Angeles. The pickup was reported stolen at 5:39 a.m. from the 1800 block of Seigneur Avenue, said Officer Rosario Herrera, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. About 20 minutes later, at least three LAPD vehicles were seen chasing the truck as it made its way westbound on the 10 Freeway through Boyle Heights and onto the 101 Freeway. The truck exited the 101 and continued on surface streets in downtown and then into East L.A.
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Officers Pursue DUI Suspect From San Fernando Valley To Coast And Back
The Los Angeles Police Department pursued a DUI suspect from the San Fernando Valley to the coast and back. Gil Leyvas and Newschopper4 Bravo were overhead at approximately 9:35 p.m. Sunday with the vehicle heading westbound on the 101 Freeway, shortly after switching over from the 405 Freeway southbound. LAPD North Hollywood officers said the driver was a female, and the driver was believed to be suicidal. Officer seemed to follow from a distance for the majority of the pursuit.
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LAPD Officials Investigate Possible Connection Between 2 Home Invasions In San Fernando Valley
LAPD detectives are investigating a possible connection between two home invasions that occurred in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday. The first incident was reported about 12:10 a.m. in Encino. Three men who were armed with handguns forced their way into a home in the 16800 block of Bajio Road, Los Angeles Police Department officials said in a news release. The men allegedly took money, jewelry and cellphones. The men got away and no vehicle was seen, police said. The second incident occurred about 4 a.m. at a home in the 22900 block of Hatteras Street in Woodland Hills.
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Five Killed, 162 Arrested By CHP In LA County Over Holiday
Drunk driving arrests were slightly down in Los Angeles County during this year's Labor Day weekend enforcement period, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. CHP officers arrested 149 people for suspected DUI violations around the county between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday, an officer said. That's down from an arrest total of 162 people during the same 60-hour period in 2017. Statewide, though, the CHP reported more arrests for suspected drunk driving this year than in 2017.
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25 Arrested In Operation Targeting MS-13 Gang In Central Valley
More than two dozen suspected MS-13 gang members operating in a Central Valley town west of Fresno as well as in Los Angeles were arrested in a months-long multiagency operation that culminated this week, authorities said. Suspected members of the transnational criminal organization were arrested on charges including murder, assault, kidnapping and drug trafficking, according to federal authorities and court documents unsealed Thursday.
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8 Wounded In Gun Battle At San Bernardino Apartment Complex
Eight people were wounded in a shootout at a San Bernardino apartment complex late Sunday night, including a 17-year-old boy. The shooting occurred at about 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Lynwood Drive. According to San Bernardino police, a group of people were playing dice in the courtyard of the complex when at least one person walked up and opened fire. The people at the game appeared to have returned fire, and a gun battle ensued. There were numerous shooters and multiple weapons were fired. Stray bullets also went into nearby apartments and cars.
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California Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Require Every Rape Kit To Be Tested Soon
After Collection A bill sent to the governor on Friday would require the swift testing of all rape kits in California. Under Senate Bill 1449 by state Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino), law enforcement would have to send DNA evidence collected in every sexual assault case to a crime lab within 20 days. The lab would then need to process the evidence within four months, or send it to another lab within one month. California currently has thousands of untested rape kits. Officials sometimes skip testing when it would not help an investigation — when a victim drops charges or a suspect has already pleaded guilty, for example.
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Public Safety News
Firefighters Free Man Trapped After Crash With Cement Truck
A 25-year-old man is hospitalized Saturday after he was freed from a black compact sedan involved in a collision with a cement truck in South Los Angeles. The accident occurred at 10:10 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of West Washington Boulevard near Grand Avenue, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters used a crane to lift the cab of the cement truck off the sedan, then pulled the vehicle back and cut away the car's roof to free the man who was trapped for 30 minutes.
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In California's Worst Fire Season Ever, Lawmakers Ratify New Efforts At Prevention And Assessing Who's Responsible
With an urgency sparked by two consecutive years of deadly fires, California lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to more than a dozen bills bolstering prevention efforts and the readiness of residents, along with a controversial plan in which utility companies could pass some wildfire-related costs onto customers. The breadth of the public policy proposals — which include efforts to increase defensible space around homes and buildings, and a mandate for backup batteries in garage door openers that hinder a fast getaway when the power is knocked out — offered a reflection of how deeply the devastation has been felt by Californians and their elected representatives.
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Local Government News
L.A. Council Members Make Uneven Progress On Homeless Housing
When Los Angeles City Council members vowed to back a minimum number of new homeless housing units in each of their districts, Councilman Paul Koretz cautioned that it might not be easy in the pricey neighborhoods he represents. “I'm 100% committed to it,” Koretz said, “but we definitely will need some help” finding sites. Months later, as some council members have neared or breezed past the number, the Westside councilman is among a handful who remain far from that target.
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California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Extend Last Call To 4 A.M.
State legislators approved a bill Thursday to push last call by two hours in nine cities throughout California, sending the bill to Gov. Jerry Brown for his approval. Six of the cities - Los Angeles, Long Beach, West Hollywood, Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Coachella - are in Southern California. If signed by the governor, the five-year pilot program would extend bar hours to 4 a.m. from 2 a.m. "Los Angeles has become an international city, and the ability to, in designated areas, in designated cities, to be able to be open till 4 a.m. is a great idea, that time has come," Adam Englander, Executive Director of Greater Los Angeles Hospitality Association, said.
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