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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
December 27, 2018 |
Law Enforcement News
Manhunt For Suspect After NorCal Police Officer Shot Dead During Traffic Stop
A Stanislaus County police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Newman early Wednesday, triggering massive manhunt for the gunman throughout Northern California, authorities said. Newman police said 33-year-old Officer Ronil Singh was killed just before 1 a.m. during a traffic stop at Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue in Newman. He cried “shots fired” over the radio and then went silent. Multiple agencies responded to assist and Singh was found at the scene with gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The suspect vehicle, a gray, extended cab Dodge Ram pickup, was found Wednesday just outside of Newman and was being processed for evidence, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said. CBS SF BayArea |
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2 LAPD Officers Rushed To Hospital After Patrol SUV Slams Into Tree In Boyle Heights
Two Los Angeles police officers were rushed to the hospital after their patrol vehicle struck a tree in Boyle Heights Thursday morning. The incident was reported at around 5 a.m. near E. Cesar Chavez Avenue and Bridge Street. The front of the police vehicle was seen rammed into a tree up on a sidewalk. Both officers were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. The two were transported to an area hospital. The severity of their injuries was not immediately known. The cause of the wreck was not clear. ABC 7 |
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LAPD Releases Footage Of Torrance Shooting Involving Officers, 2 Teens
Los Angeles police on Wednesday released videos of an officer-involved shooting that occurred in November after two teenagers, one of them a minor, allegedly shot and injured a girl in Torrance before firing at police. The suspects, 18-year-old Jose Vargas of Los Angeles and a 17-year-old boy whose name was not released, survived after police shot them, LAPD said. They're both believed to be gang members. According to the agency, officers patrolling the area of the Normandale Recreation Center around 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 were driving south on Halldale Avenue when they heard gunshots at the facility. Vargas and the 17-year-old then allegedly started shooting at police. Surveillance video released by LAPD shows two individuals apparently running from the rec center toward the officers' patrol vehicle. Although none of the officers were struck, the hood of the car was hit in the gunfire, the Police Department said. KTLA 5 |
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Homicide Investigation Underway After Mother, Son Found Dead In Van Nuys
A Van Nuys man told police he arrived home to find his wife and teenage son dead and a homicide investigation was underway Thursday, authorities said. The bodies of the woman in her 40s and 13-year-old boy were found about 11 p.m. Wednesday in a home in the 13800 block of Oxnard Street in the Valley Glen neighborhood, Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section said. “There is trauma,” Eisenman said. “It is being investigated as a homicide.” The father was cooperating with police and there was no suspect information, she said. Names have not yet been released. MyNewsLA.com |
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No More 'Hollyweed'? LAPD Stepping Up Patrols Near Griffith Park Sign
Police have stepped up patrols near the Hollywood sign to avoid a repeat of the New Year's Day vandalism that turned it into "Hollyweed." On New Year's Day 2017, a prankster transformed the sign to read "Hollyweed" by draping part of the letters with black tarps. A suspect was arrested about a week later and booked for trespassing. Now the Los Angeles Police Department is adding extra patrols and Griffith Park will have another ranger in the area to prevent a repeat. The hiking trails near the sign are particularly popular with visitors this time of year, although direct access to the sign is not allowed. ABC 7 |
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LAPD Chief Michel Moore Weighs In On New DUI Device Law, Last-Call Time, More
LAPD Chief Michel Moore stopped by the ABC7 studio Wednesday and weighed in on the new DUI interlock device law, the effort to push last call at bars and more topics. The chief said his department is encouraged by the stiffer penalties for DUI driving, including the new California law that will require DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. "Starting January 1st, a person convicted of DUI resulting in injury or repeat offender will have to have an interlock device installed in their vehicle," Moore explained. "It's a device they'll have to breathe in, so the car won't start if there is any alcohol detected in their system." Moore said Los Angeles County officials have implemented this already, and it appears to have improved the drunk-driving rate. ABC 7 |
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In Prosecutions Of Street Racing, Penalties Aren't As Stiff As Some Would Like
Natalie Volkoff and her son were driving home from a church youth event when they saw two cars approaching fast in the opposite direction. One of the cars lost control, sending the other spinning over the center divider and into the driver's side of Volkoff's gray Honda. After the crash, Volkoff's son, Alex, then 11, looked at the driver's seat. His mother was motionless. Blood dripped from her mouth. Authorities said the cars involved in the December 2016 crash that killed Volkoff, 41, had been racing at speeds of up to 113 mph. The two men arrested in Volkoff's death initially were charged with murder. Nearly two years later, Corey Kiefer and Jacob Zamora, both 24, pleaded no contest to felony vehicular manslaughter and were sentenced to six years in prison, the maximum term. Los Angeles Times |
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From Plastic Straws To Pet CPR: How New California Laws Could Change
Your Life In 2019 The beginning of a new year is a time for tradition: Revelry late into the night. Resolutions for self-improvement. Hundreds of laws taking effect in California. Here are some of the new policies – the useful, the controversial, and the downright quirky – that could change your life starting Jan. 1, 2019. Worker pay - As California's minimum wage gradually climbs to $15 per hour, workers can expect another bump in their paychecks in the new year: The base hourly wage increases to $12 for companies with 26 or more employees and $11 for smaller businesses. California will also begin phasing in Assembly Bill 1066, a controversial expansion of overtime pay rules for farms that brings them in line with other industries. Sacramento Bee |
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13 Statistics That Tell the Story Of Gun Violence In 2018
Just two months into 2018, a 19-year-old walked into a Florida high school and murdered 17 of his former classmates. The incident — the year's deadliest mass shooting — would catapult guns into the national conversation. And the shooting's survivors would keep it there. And while the events surrounding Parkland have certainly defined 2018, the last 12 months have presented a wealth of new knowledge about guns in America. At The Trace, we're always looking for the data that can help us understand our beat better — and when we find something that informs our thinking, we want to share it with you. Read on for the statistics that capture gun violence in America. The Trace |
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Public Safety News
Man Dies After Being Pulled From Burning House In South Gate
A man died after being rescued from a burning home in South Gate early Wednesday morning, officials said. A neighbor on the next street over first called 911 at about 2:50 a.m. to report smelling natural gas in the area, Los Angeles County Fire Department Battalion Chief William Gamble told KTLA. Firefighters checked out the area and discovered a home on fire in the 10000 block of San Vincente Avenue, south of Tweedy Boulevard, he said. "They initiated a structure fire response (and) began an aggressive interior fire attack in the offensive mode," the battalion chief said. The man was in cardiac arrest when taken to a hospital. Later in the afternoon, fire officials issued a news release stating the blaze resulted in a fatality. KTLA 5 |
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