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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
October 9, 2019 |
Law Enforcement News
Teen Pleads Guilty To Murder In Death Of Police Officer During Pursuit
A Kent teenager who led police on a high-speed police pursuit last year that ended in the death of Kent Police Officer Diego Moreno pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday. Emiliano Garcia, 17, was charged as an adult with second-degree felony murder last year, but his case will return to juvenile court as a condition of his plea agreement, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Garcia was 16 when he led officers on a high-speed vehicle pursuit the early morning of July 22, 2018. The pursuit, which reached speeds of 95 mph, ended in Moreno's death. He was struck and killed by a fellow officer while laying out spike strips to stop Garcia's car. Prosecutors argued that Moreno died as a result of Garcia's attempt to elude police. Moreno, 35, was a decorated eight-year veteran of the police department and was married with two young children.
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Vehicle Theft Suspect Crashes And Flees, But Police Find Him
A driver suspected of stealing a vehicle crashed in San Fernando and was taken into custody Tuesday morning by authorities. Officers spotted the vehicle near San Fernando Road and Paxton Street in Pacoima about 2:40 a.m. and tried to pull the driver over, but the suspect fled and police began a pursuit of the vehicle, but pulled back and tracked the vehicle until it crashed about 3 a.m. near Carlisle and Hewitt streets in San Fernando, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect ditched the vehicle and ran off, but was quickly found by officers. The suspect suffered a cut and was treated at the scene before being taken into custody, the LAPD said.
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LAPD Releases Video Of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Pacoima
The Los Angeles Police Department has released bodycam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting in Pacoima from August. The shooting happened Aug. 19 around 4:19 p.m. when police were called to the 13100 block of Ottoman Street. LAPD said officers were responding to a "family dispute" call and encountered the suspect, identified as Carlos Torres Jr., on the front porch. While talking with the suspect, he apparently pulled out a gun from his waistband and pointed it at officers and fired, police said. Torres retreated back into the house and multiple gunshots can be heard. A few minutes later, Torres was seen running through a neighborhood yard and onto Ottoman Street. Officers again fired as they were chasing him. As Torres ran into an alley, he allegedly pointed his gun at responding officers, who fired back at the suspect and fatally wounded him. Police said a .22 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
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SUV Slams Into Sedan In Lake Los Angeles Killing 5-Year-Old Girl, Alcohol Suspected
Police said drunk driving might be to blame in a Tuesday night crash that killed a 5-year-old girl in Lake Los Angeles. The crash happened near the intersection of Avenue O and 165th Street East shortly before 9 p.m. when a 61-year-old man driving an SUV drifted into oncoming traffic and slammed into a sedan with two adults and three children inside. The 5-year-old girl was pulled from the wreckage, but died at the scene. The driver and other passengers of the car — a 26-year-old woman, 27-year-old man, 3-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl — all suffered moderate injuries. The driver of the SUV, identified as George Kokoteev of Palmdale, suffered major injuries and was arrested at the scene. CHP said the accident was still under investigation.
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Man Charged In Los Angeles With 1985 Death Of TV Director
Prosecutors have charged a man in the cold-case killing of a TV director who worked on "The Incredible Hulk," ''The Six Million Dollar Man" and other shows more than three decades ago. The district attorney's office in Los Angeles said Tuesday that 53-year old Edwin Jerry Hiatt is facing one count of murder with a special allegation that he used a deadly weapon to kill director Barry Crane. Officials say Hiatt was linked to the 1985 killing with DNA evidence. Hiatt was arrested in North Carolina and is awaiting extradition to California. It wasn't immediately clear if he has an attorney. Investigators believe the 57-year-old Crane was bludgeoned with a large ceramic statue before being found with a telephone cord wrapped around his neck.
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Democratic Donor Ed Buck Indicted On Charges Relating To 2 Overdose Deaths
The criminal case against activist and Democratic donor Ed Buck expanded Wednesday, with a federal grand jury indicting him in connection with the overdose deaths of two men inside his West Hollywood apartment. Buck, 65, had been previously charged with providing the methamphetamine that caused the overdose death of Gemmel Moore, 26, inside Buck's apartment on July 27, 2017. But Wednesday's grand jury indictment also charged him with the same offense for the Jan. 7 death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean, who also died of an overdose in Buck's apartment. The indictment also accused Buck of distributing meth to three other men — in May and December of last year and in September of this year.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Woodland Hills Man Pleads Guilty In Chinese Student Visa Scam
A Woodland Hills man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from a scheme to help Chinese nationals obtain student visas by hiring people to take their English proficiency tests for them. Liu Cai, 24, is among six defendants charged with using doctored People's Republic of China passports to impersonate various Chinese nationals at testing locations in and around Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Cai, who is himself living in the United States on a student visa, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to two counts of using a false passport and agreed not to contest removal to China. Each of the two felonies carry 10-year maximum prison sentences, but prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison term of no more than 14 months at sentencing on Feb. 13, court documents show.
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CA Woman Charged With Defrauding Immigrants Out Of $100K After Promising Green Cards, Citizenship
Federal prosecutors accuse a California business owner of advertising services to help immigrants get citizenship and then pocketing her clients' money without filing any paperwork. The Virginian-Pilot reports Helen Kennedy, also known as Helen Abdi, was indicted last month in connection with an alleged fraud of more than $100,000 from victims across the country. The newspaper reported the woman mainly targeted Iranian immigrants in her online advertisements. Under one advertisement video posted to YouTube, a commenter said Abdi was supposed to help with their family's immigration case. “After receiving the money she hasn't even answered the phone,” the commenter wrote. According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, Kennedy promised clients political asylum, visas, green cards and even citizenship if they paid a fee. The indictment says Kennedy pocketed the money and never submitted immigration paperwork on behalf of her clients.
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FBI Seeks Help ID'ing Victims Of California Inmate Who Is America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
Samuel Little, 79, confessed to strangling 93 victims between 1970 and 2005 last year — triple the number of victims that Ted Bundy confessed to killing. Now, the FBI is asking the public to help identify more victims of the man they say is America's most prolific serial killer. Little targeted women, often of marginalized and vulnerable groups, many who were involved in prostitution or suffering from drug addiction. Their bodies sometimes went unidentified and their deaths uninvestigated. The FBI is hoping to change that. “For many years, Samuel Little believed he would not be caught because he thought no one was accounting for his victims,” said ViCAP Crime Analyst Christie Palazzolo in a statement. “Even though he is already in prison, the FBI believes it is important to seek justice for each victim—to close every case possible.”
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Public Safety News
Los Angeles Could Ban All E-Cigarettes And Vaping Devices
Los Angeles officials are considering banning all e-cigarettes and vaping devices in the city, one of the most extreme proposals yet to curb a nationwide outbreak of lung illnesses linked to vaping. Amid reports that more than 1,000 people have been diagnosed with severe lung problems, politicians across the country have been pushing restrictions on e-cigarettes, which have soared in popularity among young people in recent years. San Francisco became the first city in the nation to ban e-cigarettes earlier this year. Massachusetts also recently instated a four-month ban on e-cigarettes, while Michigan and New York have outlawed flavored e-cigarette products.
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STD Cases Hit 30-Year High In California, With Some Diseases Increasing Over 200% In Last Decade
Sexually transmitted diseases reached epidemic levels in California last year, with three STDs hitting their highest levels in the state in 30 years, according to a report released Tuesday. For 2018, the California Department of Public Health saw an increased number of reported syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia cases. The number of cases also rose significantly from a decade ago. Syphilis had the most dramatic spike over the 10-year period in terms of percentage; the 25,344 diagnoses represents a sharp rise of 265% from 2008, according to the report. Chlamydia had the most cases last year with 232,181, up 56% over the past decade. And there were 79,397 cases of gonorrhea, 211% more than 10 years ago.
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Local Government News
City Council President Proposes $30/Hour Wages For Lyft, Uber Drivers
City Council President Herb Wesson proposed Tuesday that drivers working in Los Angeles for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft be paid a minimum of $30 an hour. Wesson proposed the idea because he said drivers are not paid enough, and he called the action "one of the most significant rebukes" of the gig-economy by a local government. "The flexibility that a ridesharing gig provides should not serve as an excuse for short-changing these drivers," Wesson said. "Earning less than $10 per hour in Los Angeles simply won't cut it. If these companies want to operate in Los Angeles, they need to compensate their workers fairly." Wesson's proposal would require the companies to pay drivers a $15 an hour wage, along with $15 an hour for operating expenses like gas, insurance and basic wear-and-tear on a driver's vehicle.
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LAX Officials Break Ground On $220 Million Police Facility
City and Los Angeles World Airports and officials broke ground Monday on a 160,000-square-foot Airport Police Facility at LAX to consolidate operations under one roof. “The new consolidated LAWA police facility, which will watch over all of LAX as well as the LAX Northside, will improve public safety and allow for faster response times to calls on or immediately adjacent to airport property,” City Councilman Mike Bonin said. “It will also be a revitalizing improvement for the neighborhood, bringing more business and economic growth to the many small businesses in downtown Westchester.” The $220 million building will be located on the northeast corner of Westchester Parkway and Loyola Boulevard. The 12-acre development will also include a new 960-stall parking structure.
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