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Police Protective League
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the union that represents the
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
September 16, 2019 |
Law Enforcement News
Houston Officer Shot, 1 Of 4 Suspects Dead After Crime Spree
A violent crime spree late Thursday night ended with a Houston police officer seriously wounded and one of four robbery suspects dead from police gunfire. The 29-year-old officer, a five-year veteran, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and remained in surgery at Memorial Hermann Hospital into early Friday morning. Doctors wrapped up the surgery later Friday morning, and the officer is currently listed in stable condition, according to Houston Police Officers' Union President Joe Gamaldi. His identity was not immediately released. The crime spree reportedly started shortly before 10 p.m. at a Valero gas station in the 5800 block of Scott Street, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. The four suspects allegedly stole a man's 2003 Chevy Tahoe at gunpoint, said Acevedo, who earlier had been at nearby Texas Southern University for the Democratic presidential debate. The SUV was low on gas, and responding officers later found it abandoned in the 9200 block of Tierwester.
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Gunman Sought In Deadly Harbor Gateway Shooting
Police sought a gunman following a fatal shooting in Los Angeles' Harbor Gateway neighborhood on Friday night, officials said. The shooting took place about 7:40 p.m. in a commercial area in the 1000 block of 190th Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison said. The shooter was described as a white man, about 40 years old, dressed in black and carrying a silver handgun. No further details, including a description of the victim, were available.
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LAPD Seeks Suspect And Public's Help In ID Of Charred Body Found Near Sepulveda Basin's Lake Balboa Park
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a murder victim whose body was charred and the person suspected of the homicide. Police said detectives with its Robbery-Homicide Division were told about a fire-related death investigation in the Los Angeles River Basin near 6400 Balboa Blvd. in the Lake Balboa area on Tuesday. The charred body of a man was found in a shopping cart, officials said. Earlier that day, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a brush fire close to where the man's body was found. Authorities said the decedent's remains were examined Friday at the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner's Office. That examination determined that he died as a result of a homicide. The person's identity is still unknown at this point, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. No information was immediately available on a suspect or suspect description. Anyone with information can contact Det. Matthew Casalicchio or Detective Tim Marcia at 213-486-6890.
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Man Found Shot To Death In Florence Parking Lot
A man was shot to death just before midnight in a parking lot in Florence. The shooting happened near the intersection of East Firestone Boulevard and Beach Street. Detectives say the fatally wounded man tried to run off after being shot, and collapsed and died, leaving behind a trail of blood. The area remains closed for the fatal shooting investigation.
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3 People Wounded In Shooting In Echo Park
Three people were wounded in a shooting in Echo Park and the shooter was at large Saturday morning. The gunfire was reported at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the area of Sunset Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison. Detectives investigated a second possible crime scene at Marathon and Waterloo streets, according to media reports. Video from the scene showed a vehicle with bullet holes in a window. The victims were taken to a hospital, but their ages, genders and conditions were not available, nor was any suspect information, Madison said.
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Female Victim Shot Outside Hospital In East Hollywood
A female victim was shot in front of a hospital in East Hollywood on Friday night, police said. Officers were called to the scene outside Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, located at 1300 North Vermont Avenue, at 8:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison. The victim was taken to another hospital in stable condition, Madison said. Madison did not give the victim's age or release any information about a possible suspect or other details.
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Man With A Knife Arrested At Canoga Park Mall
A man wielding a knife went from store to store attempting to stab shoppers at a Canoga Park shopping mall Friday. The Westfield Topanga Mall was packed with people when police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call. Police apprehended the man near a Macy's department store on the second floor of the mall. Police say the man was reported running through the mall and into different stores trying to stab someone just after 7 p.m. Friday night. Before the police arrived, a mall security guard tackled the man and suffered a cut to his hand while trying to subdue him. “We were told that he ran and started to attack a security guard and the security guard somewhat fought back and got the best of him,” said Eric Sherman, a Reseda resident. No one else was injured, and a witness said the mall was not shutdown during the incident.
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Lyft Driver Is Charged With Rape And Kidnapping Of Los Angeles Woman
A Lyft driver has been charged with the kidnapping and rape of a Los Angeles woman after picking her up from a bar last October. The Los Angeles County district attorney announced the charges Friday for 38-year-old Octavio Alvarez Gomez. At roughly 10 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2018, Gomez was summoned to drive a woman to Van Nuys, prosecutors said. But instead of dropping the victim off at her requested location, Gomez continued to drive to a secluded location where he raped his passenger, prosecutors said. The charges include one count each of kidnapping to commit rape and rape of an unconscious person. Gomez faces a possible maximum sentence of life in state prison. His bail has been set at $1.1 million. In August, a 25-year-old San Bruno woman told investigators that a Lyft driver raped her in his vehicle after she passed out from intoxication in his backseat.
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Sylmar Man Arrested For Alleged Threat On L.A. County Fair
A man has been arrested for making false threats to the Los Angeles County Fair. The Pomona Police Department became aware of the threats on September 13th and immediately began investigating. Officers say the suspect, Erik Villasenor of Sylmar, sent a threatening email about the fair. Officers located Villasenor at his home in Sylmar where he soon admitted to the hoax. Villasenor was arrested for making false threats and booked into the Pomona City Jail.
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LA Man Will Plead Guilty To Smuggling Cocaine To Australia
A Los Angeles man has agreed to plead guilty to smuggling nearly 90 pounds of cocaine to Australia by concealing it in items such as water heaters, air conditioners and lampstands. Prosecutors announced Friday that Vardges Markosyan of North Hollywood has agreed to enter pleas to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and launder money. Authorities say Markosyan's plea agreement acknowledges that from 2014 to 2016 he shipped about 40 kilograms of cocaine overseas by suspending it in grease and placing it inside household products, including log splitters and air compressors. Markosyan also acknowledges that he and his sister conspired to launder the drug proceeds by buying properties in North Hollywood and Studio City and using them obtain loans. His sister, Iren Markosyan, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy.
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How California's ‘Red Flag' Law Thwarted Gun Threats At Sunnyvale Ford, Netflix, And Palo Alto City Hall
Just days after a fired employee fatally shot his supervisors at the Ford Store Morgan Hill this June, an eerily similar threat emerged at the automaker's Sunnyvale dealership: A mechanic about to lose his job for drunkenness had recently threatened to kill a supervisor and brought guns to work. The owner of the Sunnyvale dealership called police, but there was not enough evidence to charge the fired worker with making criminal threats. So authorities turned to California's “red flag” law, getting a court order that allowed them to temporarily take away the 54-year-old mechanic's cache of seven rifles, three shotguns, four handguns and high-capacity ammunition magazines. “It's a very effective tool in preventing acts of violence involving firearms,” said Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Chief Phan S. Ngo. “Potentially we prevented somebody from going and doing major damage with his arsenal, and I'd rather go this route of prevention than responding to a mass shooting incident.”
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Public Safety News
Firefighters Respond To Grass Fire That Destroyed RV Along 210 Freeway In Pacoima
Firefighters responded to a grass fire that destroyed a recreational vehicle along the 210 Freeway in Pacoima Saturday. Around 12:30 p.m., crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department and the L.A. County Fire Department doused the 1/2 acre patch of grass on an embankment along the eastbound lanes of the 210 near the 118 interchange. A large supply of hay bails stacked near the edge of the grass was seen engulfed in flames, along with what appeared to be a trailer. At 1 p.m., firefighters said the blaze was completely contained. Firefighters were expected to remain at the scene to clear out about 1,000 bales of hay to make sure the fire is fully extinguished, LAFD said.
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Local Government News
L.A. City Council Confirms New DWP General Manager Amid Utility's Overhaul
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday unanimously confirmed Martin Adams as the new general manager and chief engineer of the Department of Water and Power. Adams, who has worked for the department for more than 35 years, is assuming its highest position even as it is under an FBI investigation, but said he's ready to take on the challenges it's facing. “Nothing is more near and dear to me than seeing the department grow and succeed and to follow the changing times and make new strides in how we provide water and power to the residents of the city,” Adams said. “I know we have a lot of challenges ahead… but we have a fantastic staff. We have a great workforce and great capabilities.” The council voted unanimously for his appointment, 11-0. He will earn about $400,000 annually. City Councilman Joe Buscaino said he was confident that Adams has the integrity to lead the department going forward.
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