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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
November 20 |
Law Enforcement News
Georgia Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Shootout With Suspect
A Georgia sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Tuesday night in Augusta, authorities confirmed. The Richmond County deputy, narcotics investigator Cecil Ridley, was fatally injured at 12th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Augusta, Sheriff's Office Sgt. William McCarty confirmed. The deputy was conducting proactive patrols to curb gun violence in the area, which began last week, McCarty said. At some point, Ridley encountered a suspect and gunfire was exchanged. It's unclear what led to the shooting. The suspect was also shot and taken to Augusta University Medical Center, McCarty said. The suspect's condition is unknown. The Richmond deputy is the seventh Georgia law enforcement officer to die in the line of duty in 2019, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, which tracks deaths throughout the nation.
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2 Officers Shot At Michigan Apartment Complex
Two police officers were shot and wounded Tuesday as they investigated a reported assault at an apartment complex in southeastern Michigan, authorities said. Both officers were shot in the legs as they arrived at the complex about 9 a.m., Monroe Police Chief Charles McCormick said. The officers returned fire, striking a male resident. State police are investigating the shooting. McCormick said the officers were responding to a call about an assault involving a man working at the complex and the resident, who had a holstered handgun. One of the officers has been released from a hospital, according to McCormick. The second officer and the suspect are still being treated. No information has been released about their conditions.
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Man Killed In South LA Car-To-Car Shooting
A man is dead Wednesday after a car-to-car shooting in the South Los Angeles area. LAPD officials say they were called to Van Ness Street near Gramercy Prak just before midnight Tuesday to investigate the shooting. A preliminary investigation found a car had been driving on Van Ness when another car pulled up alongside. Several shots were fired from the second car. One man was killed. A second person in the car wasn't hurt and is being questioned by police. No arrests have been made and no suspect information was available.
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Man Shot In Chest Multiple Times In Chatsworth Apartment Complex, Female Suspect Flees In Truck
A man was shot in the chest multiple times inside a Chatsworth apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to the 9900 block of De Soto Avenue near Lassen Street just before 4:15 p.m. The man, said to be in his forties, was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He was reported to be in critical condition. A large police presence could be seen from SKY9 outside of an apartment complex. Officers were clearing the building as they searched for any other victims as well as the shooter. Police said the suspect, described as a white female, fled the scene in a truck. Investigators remained at the scene Tuesday evening
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Man Shot, Wounded In Van Nuys
A man suffered at least one gunshot wound in the Van Nuys area Tuesday morning, police said. Parademics were called to the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Oxnard Street at 10:25 a.m. The unidentified man, only described as a man in his 20s, was taken to a local hospital. No arrested were reported. No further details were immediately released.
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Downtown LA Cab Driver Stabbing Suspect Charged, Held Without Bail
A Los Angeles man was charged Tuesday with capital murder for allegedly stabbing a 62-year-old taxi driver near a fast-food restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Teresa Sullivan ordered Victor Daniel Torres, 32, to be held without bail while awaiting arraignment Dec. 11 at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse. Torres is charged with last Friday's killing of Burbank resident Oganes Papazyan, who died in a parking lot near a Burger King at Grand and Cesar E. Chavez avenues. The murder charge includes the special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of a carjacking, along with allegations of murder of a transportation operator, use of a deadly and dangerous weapon and three prior convictions, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
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Man Who Murdered Handyman In 2008 Sentenced To 50 Years To Life
A man convicted for murdering a handyman in 2008 has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. Alan Machain, 37, was convicted last month for shooting and killing Cesar Valenzuela, 44, of South Gate. Valenzuela was hired by the owner of a triplex in Silver Lake to do maintenance and repairs in October 2008. Machain was allowed to stay in an unoccupied residential unit at the complex, according to court testimony. Machain shot Valenzuela on Oct. 8, 2008 inside of the home at least three times and cut off his left hand, according to the D.A.'s office. Valenzuela's body was found on Oct. 13 in a bathroom and his hand was never recovered. After officers identified Machain as a possible suspect, he fled the area before they could question him, a news release sent out by the D.A.'s office stated.
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Woman Charged In L.A. With Illegally Importing Mercury-Laden Skin Creams
A 30-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on federal charges filed in Los Angeles related to skin care creams containing dangerous levels of mercury that she allegedly sold through advertisements on Facebook with promises that the illegal products could lighten skin color, remove age spots and treat acne. Maria Estela Esparza Magallanes allegedly smuggled the creams into the United States from Mexico and marketed the products under the names Crema Esparza and Crema Jimena, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Magallanes — who would face up to 26 years in prison if convicted as charged — is expected to make her first court appearance Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Fresno.
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50 Arrested, Guns Seized In Central California Gang Takedown
Authorities say 50 people were arrested and dozens of guns seized in a law enforcement operation targeting the Norteno street gang in central California. State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that the gang members are suspected of a variety of crimes in Stockton. The defendants could face charges including attempted murder, robbery, drug distribution and multiple weapons violations. In addition to more than 40 weapons, officers seized drugs including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. The operation was a joint effort between several local agencies and the U.S. Department of Justice.
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California — Capital Of Gun Control — Sees Three Mass Shootings In Four Days
California is one of the country's most restrictive states when it comes to firearms and top-ranked by gun-control advocates for its extensive laws. But the Golden State also has seen three mass shootings in four days and four in the last three weeks. Does gun control work? The recent deadly shootings are reigniting the debate, but statistics show Californians are less likely to be killed by guns than people in most other U.S. states. Despite the recent rash of gun massacres in Fresno, San Diego, Santa Clarita and Orinda, California has one of the nation's lowest rates of gun violence. Though figures are not available for the current year, the most recent statistics from 2017 show California has the sixth-lowest rate of shooting deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And California's death rate per 100,000 residents has been falling — from eighth-lowest in 2015 and 16th-lowest in 2005.
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Local Government News
Officials Will Update On Bridge-Housing Project For Homeless In Canoga Park
County officials will host a meeting focusing on a bridge-housing project in Canoga Park designed to help homeless residents to transition into more permanent housing. The project is a collaboration between the county and city, aiming to transform a one-story building with 16,000 square feet of office space into a center for homeless people. Introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl's office, the project aims to convert a former mental-health facility at 7621 Canoga Ave. into short-term housing with services that will focus on people who are homeless in Canoga Park. The Los Angeles City Council approved funding in March for the project, which will house up to 100 beds, bathrooms, laundry facilities, a recreation room, dining area, conference room and offices. Residents will have access to job training, mental health care and other services.
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