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Police Protective League
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
November 19 |
Law Enforcement News
North Carolina Deputy Dies In Vehicle Crash While Responding To Call
A Northampton County sheriff's deputy died Wednesday in a car crash while he was on duty. WTIN reports Deputy Makeem Brooks, 27, was responding to a call for shots fired when he lost control of his patrol vehicle. The vehicle flew off the highway, hit a ditch and rolled several times. Brooks was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later, WTIN reports. North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating. “We are holding our own,” Sheriff Jack Smith told WRAL. “It is just like losing a family member when one of your officers passes. (He was a) young man with a lot of life, but he died doing what he loved doing, serving the citizens of this county.” In a Facebook post, Brooks was praised for his attitude on the job. “Deputy Makeem Brooks was a great deputy, who loved his job, was always eager to learn, always displayed a positive attitude, and very proactive,” the post read.
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Chase Ends In Highland Park, 3 Suspects In Custody After Running Into Occupied Home
Three suspects were taken into custody Friday night after a bailing out of a chase in Highland Park and running into a home with a large family inside. The chase ended before 9 p.m. near the home on Avenue 41. Police said the three suspects ran out of a red sedan and into the home, prompting authorities to swarm the area. More than a dozen people were evacuated from inside the home, including several small children. All of them came out of the home with their hands raised. Once the home was cleared, heavily armed officers entered and the suspects were taken into custody.
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Majority Says Police Should Do More To Clean L.A. Streets Clogged With Homeless Camps, Times Poll Finds
With tens of thousands of people sleeping outside every night in L.A. County, one of the most contentious debates is over what to do about homeless encampments and who should do it. A new poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Business Council Institute found that a sizable majority of voters countywide think law enforcement should assume a larger role, despite court rulings and settlements limiting such involvement. In total, 65% of respondents agreed that police should be more involved in cleaning up the streets “in order to address the health crisis that is mounting due to unsanitary conditions caused by homeless encampments.” Similarly, 63% agreed that homeless people “shouldn't be allowed to degrade residential neighborhoods or block access to offices and commercial buildings, so police departments should prevent people from sleeping on the street.” Of the 901 registered voters surveyed countywide, 39% said they “strongly agreed” with each of those statements.
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Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By 2 Vehicles In Harbor City
A man walking across Normandie Avenue in Harbor City was struck by two vehicles and killed, authorities said Monday. The crash was at 6:13 p.m. Sunday at 255th Street and Normandie Avenue, said Officer Lizeth Lomeli of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Unit. The 62-year-old man was walking westbound across Normandie when he was struck by two southbound vehicles, Lomeli said. Both drivers stopped to render assistance, she said. Whether the man was crossing outside of a crosswalk was not available, Lomeli said.
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Nipsey Hussle Murder Suspect Will Stand Trial As Judge Rejects Defense Effort To Dismiss Case
The man accused of murdering Nipsey Hussle will stand trial. A judge on Thursday denied a defense request to dismiss murder charges against Eric R. Holder, Jr. He's accused of shooting and killing the rapper outside Hussle's Hyde Park clothing store in March. In rejecting the defense request, the judge said there is enough evidence to go to jury. The trial could begin early next year. The 33-year-old artist was killed March 31 while standing in front of his clothing store near the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. He died later that day from gunshot wounds to the head and torso, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Police later arrested Holder. Holder and Hussle allegedly had a discussion or argument in front of the store Sunday, and Holder returned a short time later and started shooting, according to police.
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Gang Member Sentenced To Life For Ambush Murder Of Innocent Man
A South Los Angeles gang member was sentenced Monday to life behind bars for racketeering offenses, including the ambush slaying of an innocent man gunned down in front of his 2-year-old son. Rondale “Pueblo-Grump” Young, 37, was found guilty in May of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — RICO — in relation to the Aug. 2, 2009, murder of Francisco Cornelio, a 23-year-old man with no gang affiliation who was shot to death at point-blank range while vacuuming his car as his young son watched. The jury also found Young guilty of conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering — known as VICAR — VICAR murder, and possessing, using and discharging a firearm resulting in death in relation to a crime of violence.
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Mexican Mafia 'Secretaries' Sentenced To Federal Prison
A Los Angeles couple were sentenced to federal prison Monday for acting as so-called secretaries for the man's brother, an imprisoned Mexican Mafia member who relied on the pair to relay orders to the street. Thomas Gonzales, 60, and Gloria Valerio, 66, both of Elysian Valley, were found guilty in March of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act -- RICO -- after a two-week trial in Los Angeles federal court. Gonzales also was found guilty of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In court Monday, Gonzales was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Valerio was sentenced to five years behind bars, also followed by two years supervised release. She was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
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Burbank Nanny Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Pornography
A former nanny was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing child pornography with at least five children, the United States Attorney's Office Central District of California announced today. Travis Elconin, 35, of Burbank, used his position as a nanny “to exploit and abuse children in his care,” most of whom were eight and nine years old, the Attorney's Office said. Upon completing his 30 year sentence, he will be placed on supervised release for the rest of his life, the U.S. District judge on the case ruled. In his plea agreement, Elconin admitted to producing child pornography with four children that were under his care, officials said. Since his arrest on Jan. 9, the government identified eight victims directly connected to him. In March, Elconin pleaded guilty to a two-count criminal information charging him with production of child pornography.
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SoCal Woman Dies 2 Years After Las Vegas Massacre, Bringing Shooting's Death Toll To 59
The Las Vegas massacre in 2017 remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, and last week, the death toll climbed to 59 after it claimed another victim, according to KPTV in Portland, Oregon. Southern California resident Kim Gervais' wounds left her paralyzed and she died last Friday, more than two years after being shot at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in 2017, according to her sister Dena Sarvela. Sarvela — a resident of Vancouver, Washington — says the tragedy also robbed Gervais of the last two years of her life. “It took almost a year before she was able to transport out to go back home to California; that was rough,” Sarvela said. “She lost her zest for life because of it — because of the shooting, because of her injuries that she sustained. It was hard to be that same person, that we all know and love.” On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman killed 58 people and wounded 413 at the country music festival before taking his own life.
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4 Dead, 6 Injured In Shooting At California Home
Police searched Monday for two assailants who sneaked into a backyard party in Fresno and opened fire while a small crowd watched football on television. Four people were killed and six wounded. Fresno Police Chief Andrew Hall said the house where a group of Hmong family and friends had gathered was deliberately targeted on Sunday evening, but the shooters fired at random once they saw men in the backyard watching football. “They fired randomly into the crowd. It does not appear that they were targeting any individuals, and once they fired, they fled,” he said. Hall said there was no immediate word on a motive, and so far there was no indication that any of the victims knew their attackers, though most could not see them, describing seeing only a flashing light when the semi-automatic pistols were fired. Officers went door-to-door looking for surveillance video that might help them track down suspects.
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Local Government News
Plan To Build Mixed-Use Village Around North Hollywood Public Transit Hub To Be Submitted To LA City
Several apartment buildings, an office tower and an entertainment area would rise up around the North Hollywood Red Line and Orange Line stations, under a $1 billion transit village plan being proposed by Metro and a private developer. The project, known as District NoHo, would bring in between 1,250 to 1,500 residential units, a fifth of which is supposed to be set aside as “affordable.” The plan has been in the works since 2015. The developer Trammell Crow Co., which is partnering with Metro — the regional transportation authority and owner the land — is expected to submit plans to the City of Los Angeles in the coming weeks, it was announced Monday. The plan is to transform a 15-acre site — encompassing several blocks around Chandler and Lankershim boulevards — in a part of North Hollywood that has in recent years already attracted much development activity. The project includes mid-rise buildings ranging between 5 and 7 stories, and high-rises between 10 and 28 stories.
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