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Los Angeles
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
October 30 |
Law Enforcement News
Fourth Man Charged In Mexican Pot Conspiracy That Cops Say Killed El Dorado Sheriff's Deputy
Federal officials have charged a fourth man in connection with last week's marijuana field shootout that killed El Dorado County sheriff's Deputy Brian Ishmael, saying the new defendant was part of a conspiracy run out of Mexico that oversaw two marijuana grows in rural areas of Somerset and Georgetown. Jorge Lamas, an American citizen who has spent much of his time living in Mexico, has been charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Sacramento with conspiracy to manufacture, manufacturing at least 50 marijuana plants and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The weapons charge stems from the discovery of a 9 mm handgun believed to have been the weapon used to kill Ishmael at a grow site in Somerset on Sand Ridge Road. Lamas is believed to have been the foreman overseeing that site, as well as a separate marijuana growing operation in Georgetown, federal court documents say.
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Texas Officer Shot At Traffic Stop
Authorities say a North Texas police officer is in critical but stable condition after being shot during a traffic stop, and two suspects who fled were later taken into custody and hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Denton police say the officer pulled the suspects' vehicle over for an equipment violation around midnight Monday in Denton, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Dallas. Police say backup officers at the scene returned fire after the officer was shot. The suspects' vehicle was later spotted by police in the nearby city of Carrollton, and they were taken into custody after a short pursuit. Police said at a news conference early Tuesday that the officer was undergoing surgery. Police said the suspects were being treated for gunshot injuries at a hospital.
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Police Search For Driver Of Mini Cooper Who Struck Bicyclist Friday In Silver Lake
Los Angeles police are looking for the driver of a Mini Cooper who struck a a man Friday in Silver Lake. David Molina, 57, was riding his bicycle Friday night around 11:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Berkeley Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle. He was taken to the hospital with a broken leg, a broken arm and a fractured spine. “Molina flew onto the roof, fell off, but unfortunately the driver kept driving up the hill,” Det. Juan Campos, of the Los Angeles Police Department, said. Campos said Molina is homeless and lives in the Silver Lake area and said that police are canvassing the neighborhood looking for the car. “Per witnesses, (the car is) red, but also we have video that shows it might be a darker color,” Molina said. The Mini Cooper seen in security footage has a white roof and white mirror caps. Campos also said the front of the vehicle would also have front-end damage.
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Hawthorne Man Convicted Of Fraud Over Ocean Crash That Killed Autistic Sons
A Hawthorne man was convicted of 14 federal charges on Tuesday for driving his two severely autistic sons and ex-wife off a pier at the Port of Los Angeles to collect on accidental death policies. A downtown Los Angeles jury deliberated for about four hours before convicting Ali Elmezayen of charges including mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Elmezayen also faces capital murder charges in state court stemming from the deaths of his 13-year-old son, Elhassan, and his 8-year-old son, Abdelkarim, along with the attempted murder of his ex-wife, Rehab Diab, who managed to escape despite not knowing how to swim. During closing arguments of the trial earlier on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Ryan told jurors Elmezayen, 45, was an abusive husband motivated by money problems.
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Three Sentenced To Prison For Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Three people who were involved in a sophisticated real estate fraud scheme were sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to 12 years and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million in restitution, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Angela Grace Cotton, 47, was sentenced Monday to 12 years behind bars for her no contest plea to three counts of identity theft, two counts of grand theft and one county each of forgery and money laundering. Her husband, Lawrence Edward Cotton, 52, and Denaysha Coleman, 27, pleaded no contest to one felony count each of grand theft and money laundering. Coleman was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison, while Lawrence Cotton was ordered to serve two years behind bars.
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Boy, 12, Goes Missing After Leaving Special Education School In Culver City
A 12-year-old boy who has a history of running away went missing in Culver City on Tuesday, and police circulated his photo in hopes that someone will spot him. Jerimiah Aaron Philips, who lives in Los Angeles, was last seen about 11:45 a.m. at the Kayne Eras Center, a special education school at 5350 Machado Road, according to the Culver City Police Department. School officials saw Jerimiah exit the campus through a gate onto Jefferson Boulevard, police said. "School staff pursued Philips as he ran westbound on Jefferson Boulevard toward Sepulveda Boulevard and lost sight of him in the immediate area," according to a police statement that says the boy "suffers from metal health issues and has previously run away." "In the past, he has been located using the public transportation system," according to police. The youngster is black, 4 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 125 pounds and has short, curly dark hair, brown eyes and a small scar on his left cheekbone.
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Long Beach Mass Shooting: 3 Dead, 9 Injured After Gunfire Erupts At Party
Three men are dead and nine others were injured after a mass shooting at a house party in Long Beach Tuesday night. Authorities responded at about 10:45 p.m. when gunfire erupted at a party in the 2700 block of 7th Street, near Temple Avenue. The Long Beach Fire Department said three men were dead at the scene and nine were transported in what paramedics described as a mass casualty incident, with 12 patients reported. Seven of the nine transported are women between the ages of 20 to 49 years old. Footage from AIR7 HD showed paramedics treating the injured patients at a yard next to a nail salon before they were transported. The shooting happened at a Halloween party, with police confirming multiple people dressed in costumes when a shooter, who remains at large, started firing rounds. Police are determining if the shooting was random, of if the shooter and victims knew each other.
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Public Safety News
Mayor Urges You To Sign Up For 'Notify LA' Emergency Alerts
With wind gusts expected to reach 70 mph, creating dangerous weather in fire season, fire officials and the mayor are urging everyone to have a go bag ready, and to sign up for emergency alerts with "Notify LA."
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Why The ‘Extreme Red Flag' Winds Hitting L.A. Region Are Especially Dangerous
Even after several years of devastating wind-driven fires in Southern California, forecasters fear that the next two days could bring new levels of danger. “Extreme” fire weather began in the Los Angeles area at 11 p.m. Tuesday and was expected to persist for 30 hours, bringing isolated gusts of up to 80 mph. It's an unusually long Santa Ana wind condition, and fire weather of this kind hasn't been seen in Southern California since October 2007, when similar conditions helped unleash the sixth most destructive fire in California history. The National Weather Service office in Oxnard took the unusual step of labeling the fire weather conditions an “extreme red flag” warning, a term that meteorologists there say they can't remember ever using. But they did so to underscore the severity of this Santa Ana wind event. “This is the worst since we had an event in October 2007,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Fisher.
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25 Million Californians Under Red Flag Warnings As Fires Burn Across The State
More than 25 million people in California are under red flag warnings as firefighters continue to battle blazes throughout the state. The warnings, which are issued when strong winds, warm temperatures and low humidity combine to increase the risk of fire danger, come as 10 active wildfires, including the Kincade Fire, Tick Fire and Getty Fire, have caused thousands of evacuations and power outages. Southern California could see hurricane-force winds Tuesday, with gusts between 50 to 70 mph, according to CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri. The warning area includes the cities of Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Local Government News
L.A. Should Suspend Vetting Applications For Pot Shops Amid Concerns, Wesson Urges
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson has called on the city to suspend the approval process for new shops selling cannabis products, arguing that the latest round of the licensing process was “compromised” by some people gaining early access to the application system. In a letter to the Department of Cannabis Regulation, Wesson urged the department to stop processing applications for new marijuana retailers, refund the latest round of cannabis applicants, and get an independent audit of the process, “unless there are other options like processing every application” that would assure people that the process is untainted. Under the existing system, only a limited number of applications are slated to be reviewed, not every application that was submitted. “These are the only options that will provide the clarity and time we need to ensure that the ... process is fair, transparent, and has integrity,” Wesson wrote in his letter.
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