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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 27, 2019 |
Law Enforcement News
CHP Officers, 2 Drivers Injured In Possible DUI Crash On 405 Freeway In Fountain Valley
Four people, including two California Highway Patrol officers, were hurt in a possible DUI crash on the 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley. The crash happened at about 2:45 a.m. just south of Warner Avenue on the southbound 405 Freeway. Authorities say the driver of a Toyota Prius was cut off by a big rig and slammed into the back of the CHP vehicle, which had two officers inside. The officers were parked in lanes closed for Caltrans work at the time of the crash. Both CHP officers, a male driver and a female driver were taken to the hospital. Their conditions were not known.
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‘Rapid DNA:' A Breakthrough For Solving Crimes? Some Say Not So Fast
Los Angeles Police Protective League Director Robert Harris joins AirTalk to discuss. The “Rapid DNA” devices can test a sample of DNA in about 90 minutes compared to a lab, which can take up to weeks, even months. It does come with limitations though. It only works on single source DNA, according to crime lab experts. According to the New York Times, others have expressed worries about privacy, misuse and misidentification. But some LA law enforcement advocates believe it could be a solution to the city's overcrowded crime labs, saying the technology has the potential to help with backlogs. Do you think police departments should use Rapid DNA analysis to solve crimes? Los Angeles Police Protective League Director Robert Harris joins AirTalk to discuss.
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Possible Street Racing Crash In South LA Leaves 1 Dead, Police Say
One man died after a possible street racing crash in South Los Angeles early Friday morning, police said. The crash occurred just after midnight in the northbound lanes of Western Avenue at 93rd Street. Surveillance video showed the moment the car collided with a parked vehicle as another vehicle sped by. The driver died at the hospital, Los Angeles police said. The other vehicle, described as a black four-door sedan, did not appear to stop. The homeowner who captured the surveillance video said dangerous driving is common in the area.
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LAPD Seeking Additional Victims In Child Sex Abuse Case Involving South L.A. Cheer Coach
Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department working a case involving a volunteer cheer coach in Athens Park accused of child sex crimes are now searching for additional victims. Michael Edmond, 55, was working as a cheer coach for girls in the South Los Angeles area between June 1 and Sept. 1 when authorities say he began sexually abusing them. The Los Angeles Police Department Juvenile Division/Sexually Exploited Child Unit took over an investigation into Edmund on Sept. 19. An investigation revealed multiple juvenile victims, ranging from 9 to 12 years old, who said they had been sexually abused by Edmond, police said. Edmond was arrested on Sept. 21 on suspicion of continuous sexual abuse of a minor.
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Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Porter Ranch Crash; 3 Arrested
A chase of an allegedly stolen vehicle late Wednesday ended with a collision in the Porter Ranch area and three male suspects are being taken into custody, KCAL9 reports. The crash occurred on Porter Ranch Drive near the 118 Freeway, said a photographer at the scene. Paramedics were called to the scene to treat facial trauma suffered by one of the suspects.
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LAPD Releases Video From Violent August Incident In The Miracle Mile
The Los Angeles Police Department has released body camera video from a violent incident in the Miracle Mile. Back on Aug. 12, a woman called police to say that she and her coworkers were being threatened by a man with a metal pipe. A training officer and two probationary officers responded to the scene where the man, 53-year-old Timothy Camon, was captured on body camera stating that he didn't want any problems. Moments later, an officer was hit in the head with a three-foot-long metal post. The video shows officers yelling for the man to drop the stick and deploying an electric shock when he failed to comply.
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Authorities Searching For Person-of-Interest In Hit-and-Run That Killed 2 In South Los Angeles
Authorities are searching for a person-of-interest in a hit-and-run that killed two people in a crosswalk in South Los Angeles Tuesday. The California Highway Patrol released a photo of Adolfo Flores Jr. They said a 1990 Mercedes hit the two men. The incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of West 95th Street and Normandie Avenue. The victims have been identified as Felipe Parra, 47, and Danny Torres, 21. Both men lived in the area. Parra's son Erick Ruiz said his father had just gotten home and was about to eat but decided to go to the store to buy something to drink when he was killed. When the news spread that two men were killed crossing the street, it wasn't a surprise for some residents. Neighbor Jose Mata claimed car accidents and people getting hit in the intersection happens often. "I've been here for more than 25 years and the speed and drivers have gotten more and more reckless," resident William Mathena said.
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7 Charged In Connection With LA-Based Drug Trafficking Ring That Used BMW 'Trap Cars' To Distribute Drugs
Four men and a woman were arrested Thursday in connection with a Los Angeles-based drug trafficking ring that imported pound quantities of cocaine and heroin from Mexico, then used modified BMW "trap cars" to distribute the narcotics throughout the United States. A four-count indictment filed in Los Angeles federal court charges seven defendants with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and alleges a series of acts between December 2017 and July 2018. Arrested were Joel Antonio "Junior" Villegas, 31, and William Ariel "Wonka" Moreno, 29, both of Downey, and Ronny "Rodney" Rizo, Maria Esther "Mary" Ponce and Omar "O" Peralta, whose hometowns and ages were not immediately available. Authorities are continuing to search for defendants Milton Ponce, 31, of Paramount, and Jonathan "Thiago" Ortiz, 30, of Downey, who are believed to be fugitives, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Arraignment For Lakeview Terrace Man Accused In 2016 Triple Shooting Delayed Again
Los Angeles County prosecutors have been trying for months to bring charges against a Lakeview Terrace man accused of killing two men in his neighborhood in a dispute over screeching tires in 2016. Richard Chico Nevarez, a 37-year-old Lakeview Terrace resident also known as “Slick Rick,” has been held without bail since his arrest in March, according to sheriff's booking records. He was due to face two charges of murder and one count each of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday. But the district attorney's office said his arraignment was continued to Nov. 12, another delay after several months of continuations. Ricardo Santiago, a district attorney's office spokesman, could not say why the arraignment for Nevarez was pushed back again.
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Democratic Party Donor Ed Buck Ordered To Remain In Custody In L.A. Federal Court Case
Democratic Party fundraiser and activist Ed Buck was ordered Thursday to remain jailed pending his next federal court appearance on the charge of providing the methamphetamine that caused the overdose death of a man inside Buck's West Hollywood apartment in July 2017. At a brief detention hearing in Los Angeles federal court, Buck did not contest the government's motion asking that he remain in custody. "I don't see anything that would alleviate danger,'' U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh said, indicating that Buck presents a danger to the community, one of the primary issues discussed at federal detention hearings. Buck is due back in federal court in downtown Los Angeles for arraignment Oct. 10.
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Public Safety News
L.A. City Attorney Feuer, AG Becerra Announce $1.5 Million Anti-Vaping Initiative
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Thursday announced a $1.5 million anti-vaping initiative after a recent rise in vaping-related deaths across the country. The two leaders called vaping a public health crisis and noted that vaping disproportionally affects children and teens. As of Thursday, 805 people have a vaping-related illness and 12 have died nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease County and Prevention. There have been 16 reports of serious vaping-associated pulmonary injuries and one death associated with e-cigarettes in Los Angeles County, according to the department of public health. About two out of three cases reported involved individuals who are 25 and younger, officials said.
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Local Government News
L.A. City Councilman David Ryu calls On Trump For Access To A Sherman Oaks Lot For A Homeless Shelter
On the heels of President Donald Trump's visit to Los Angeles and expressed concern about its homelessness crisis, LA City Councilman David Ryu penned a letter to his administration Thursday requesting access to an empty, federally-owned lot in Sherman Oaks as a potential site to build a temporary shelter for the area's homeless population. Ryu first sought to study the feasibility of that site months ago, in an effort that ultimately fizzled out without cooperation from the Army Reserve, owner and manager of the empty lot near Fire Station 88, on Sepulveda Boulevard. So after Trump's visit to LA last week, when the president offered a round of criticism on city efforts to combat homelessness and a controversial plan to fix it, Ryu thought he would raise the idea again.
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Long Beach-L.A. Express Shuttle Will Keep Running, Even After The Blue Line Reopens
When the Metro Blue Line reopens next month as the A Line, riders won't need to give up one luxury they've grown to love during the line's nine-month closure: the express shuttle. Mayor Robert Garcia announced during his annual “Building a Better Long Beach” presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 24, that the bus, which takes riders straight from downtown Long Beach to downtown Los Angeles and vice versa, will become a permanent service. “The members that are riding this bus absolutely love it,” Garcia said. “When we reopen the Blue Line, our goal and our hope is to welcome riders back to a system that, for too long, has been under-utilized.” In addition to keeping that service, Garcia said L.A. Metro is inching closer to meeting its goal of shortening the light rail line's trip time from downtown L.A. to Long Beach by 10 minutes.
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