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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
November 14 |
Law Enforcement News
Man Found Guilty In 2017 Pennsylvania Rookie Officer's Killing
A Westmoreland County jury found Rahmael Holt guilty on all counts of killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw following an attempted traffic stop two years ago. The jury reached its verdict in less than 90 minutes after closing arguments Tuesday. “A verdict like this doesn't bring Brian back, but it gives a sense of relief in knowing the person that did this to him is going to be in his rightful place and not out on the street where he can hurt someone else,” said former New Kensington police chief Jim Klein, who headed the city's department when Shaw was killed on Nov. 17, 2017. Klein and other police officers from New Kensington, as well as Shaw's parents and brother, were in the courtroom every day of the six-day trial. As the verdict was read, several in the courtroom, including Shaw's parents and brother and law enforcement officers, could be seen crying.
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LAPD Investigating After Woman Heard Screaming In Chilling Doorbell Video From Leimert Park
Eerie doorbell camera footage on which a distressed woman's pleas for help can be heard coming from a passing vehicle in Leimert Park Tuesday night has prompted an investigation. A possible kidnapping was reported in the 3800 block of Third Avenue at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, but officers who responded couldn't find any evidence of a crime, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Mike Lopez. But in Ring video from a home on the block, a woman is heard screaming and sobbing frantically — repeatedly saying, "Somebody help me" — as a car drives down the road. A pair at the home are seen emerging after apparently hearing the commotion in the street. The unidentified woman's pleas remain constant for more than 30 seconds, until the vehicle passes out of earshot. The timestamp on the video reads 11:11 p.m. Lopez said LAPD first became aware of the doorbell footage Wednesday night, and it prompted them to reopen the investigation.
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LAPD Arrests Former TV Correspondent Dr. Bruce Hensel Emmy-winning former television medical correspondent
Dr. Bruce Hensel has been arrested by the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on suspicion of asking a 9-year-old girl to send him sexually suggestive photos, according to the L.A. District Attorney's Office. LAPD's Northeast Division began "a child sexual exploitation investigation involving a nine-year-old child where inappropriate messages and photographs were shared between a child and a person believed to be Bruce Hensel," the Los Angeles Police Department said. Authorities served a search warrant at Hensel's Pacific Palisades home in the 17500 block of Tramonto Drive on Oct. 16, according to LAPD. Hensel was taken into custody at about 10:15 Wednesday morning in the 9600 block of Santa Monica Boulevard.
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LAPD Cracking Down On Illegal Electric Scooter Flash Mobs Taking Over City Streets
The Los Angeles Police Department is cracking down on electric scooter riding flash mobs who take over city streets and post their activities to social media. Over the past several months, numerous videos have been posted to social media showing LAPD using cruisers and helicopters to pursue hundreds of electric scooter riders through the streets of downtown LA, and the department says enough is enough. “These people need to find something better to do,” said Sgt. Jesse Garcia with LAPD's Central Traffic Division. “It's just very reckless behavior and we have zero tolerance for it in the city of Los Angeles.”The scooter flash mobs begin on social media posts where word is spread on when and where to meet up. LAPD sees those posts as well, but officers are severely outnumbered when encountering the scooter flash mobs.
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Ex-WeHo Private School Director Pleads Guilty In College Admissions Scandal
The former head of a West Hollywood private school where some parents had their children's college entrance-exam scores fixed pleaded guilty Wednesday in Boston in the college admissions case. Igor Dvorskiy, director of the West Hollywood College Preparatory School, pleaded guilty to a single federal count of conspiracy to commit racketeering, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston. The 53-year-old Sherman Oaks resident agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation and to testify in court if called. He also agreed to forfeit $150,000. Dvorskiy admitted accepting bribes to help parents rig their children's scores on SAT and ACT exams.
MyNewsLA.com |
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California Duo Arrested Following Nearly 40-Pound Pot Discovery On Interstate 90
Two California men face felony drug charges in Nobles County District Court following the Nov. 8 discovery of nearly 40 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle. Norberto Beltran-Corrales, 26, and James Kaykeo, 25, both of Porterville, Calif., each face third-degree controlled substance sale and possession charges. The maximum penalty if convicted is 20 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine or both. The charges stem from a Nov. 8 Minnesota state trooper stop of a vehicle for traffic violations on Interstate 90. The vehicle's driver, Kaykeo, told the officer the duo was on the way to Shakopee to visit a friend. When asked about a large tool box in the back of the vehicle, Kaykeo reportedly stated he added it to "weather proof" his luggage. The trooper noted the statement as odd, having observed luggage both inside the passenger compartment and under the large tool box of the pickup bed. The trooper's K-9 performed an exterior sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the likely presence of an illegal substance.
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CHP: Driver High On Marijuana In Fatal Highway 180 Collision
A 23-year-old Fresno woman was booked on charges of being under the influence after a fatal collision on Highway 180 in central Fresno, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday. The CHP said Andrea Zapien was suspected of being under the influence of marijuana in the crash Monday night in the eastbound lanes of 180 just west of the Highway 41 interchange. The arrest was the fourth recent fatal DUI arrest in which the CHP cited marijuana or other drugs as the possible cause of the crash. Monday's incident took place just before 10 p.m., after the victim was involved in a one-car crash and his 1991 Mazda Miata was damaged. The Mazda was partially blocking the center and right lanes when he stepped out and was struck by a 2003 Ford Escape driven by Zapien. The victim, described as a pedestrian by the CHP because he was on foot at the time of impact, died at the scene.
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Public Safety News
Health Officials Urge No Vaping After 4th Death Reported In California; 161 Hospitalized
California public health officials are urging people to stop vaping and using e-cigarettes as a fourth death related to vaping was reported in the state. The state's Department of Public Health said Wednesday 161 people have been hospitalized for severe breathing problems and lung damage since August. The Marin County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday 45-year-old Amanda Margot Arconti of Vacaville died at a Novato hospital earlier this month. An official cause of death is pending. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified Vitamin E acetate as a “potential chemical of concern” but has yet to rule out other causes or ingredients. More than 2,000 Americans who vape have gotten sick since March, many of them teenagers and young adults. The CDC says at least 40 people have died.
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Local Government News
Unhappy With Chatsworth Site, LA City Councilman John Lee Is Working With Metro To Find New Spot For Northwest Valley Homeless Housing
Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee is eyeing properties owned by Metro to build a supportive housing project for homeless people in his district amid an outcry from residents who oppose a similar development proposed for Chatsworth. Lee, who represents the area, said his office is working with Metro on finding properties that “can be a much better fit” for the project than the site of former car lot on 10243 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. “We don't want to stop this project. We want to stop this project at this location,” Lee said in an interview. “We don't think this location was the right location.” Lee didn't specify the exact sites or whether they were based in Chatsworth, but it would be in his district, which encompasses northwest San Fernando Valley communities, which along with Chatworth, includes Northridge, Porter Ranch and West Hills.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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LA Proposes Putting ‘Anti-Displacement' Zones Around Luxury Development
The Los Angeles City Council voted yesterday to lay the groundwork for creating “anti-displacement zones” around new market-rate or “luxury” residential buildings that contain no affordable units. The vote directs the city's housing and community investment department, city planning, department, and the city attorney's to draft an ordinance that would put in place a battery of protections aimed at helping renters in a one-mile radius around new developments. The proposal stems from a motion introduced by Councilmember Herb Wesson, Jr. In his motion, Wesson says that while luxury and market-rate projects are “designed to strengthen” a neighborhood's economy, many times they have negative consequences for long-time residents, especially when they're located in neighborhoods that sustained decades of disinvestment resulting from racist housing covenants and redlining.
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