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Los Angeles
Police Protective League
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the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
November 26 |
Law Enforcement News
LAPD Officer Injured When Police Shoot Machete-Wielding Man In Hollywood
A Los Angeles police officer was injured Monday after a man carjacked a driver at a Hollywood fast-food restaurant, crashed the car and then charged at officers with a machete, authorities said. The Los Angeles Fire Department received a call about an assault at 11:30 a.m. Firefighters and LAPD officers arrived at the 1400 block of North McCadden Place near Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue and found two people with injuries, including an LAPD officer. The officer was treated at the scene with injuries that were not life-threatening. Officers fired at the suspect, gravely injuring him, after he charged toward them with a foot-long machete, law enforcement officials said. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. Officials said a man carjacked a Chick-fil-A customer in a Lexus on Sunset Boulevard, after committing a robbery at knife-point at a nearby auto parts shop. The man then collided with a police cruiser before the shooting unfolded.
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Sheriff's Deputy Critically Injured By Alleged DUI Driver In Paramount: Officials
A deputy was in critical condition after she was struck by a suspected intoxicated driver who then fled the scene in Paramount Monday evening, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said. The incident occurred near the corner of Downey Avenue and Alondra Boulevard, after the deputy was responded around 5:40 p.m. to an unrelated call for service about a man behaving erratically nearby, according to Sheriff Alex Villanueva. A 25-year-old deputy was the first on scene, Villanueva said. “Prior to her even exiting her vehicle, the suspect ran right into her window and started assaulting her while she was still in the vehicle,” the sheriff said of the man acting erratically. The deputy managed to get out of her vehicle as the suspect ran toward the intersection, and she chased him on foot, officials said. As she was running across the intersection, the deputy was hit by a Chevrolet Suburban turning onto Downey Avenue from Alondra Boulevard.
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Burglary Suspect Sought In West Los Angeles
Police sought a suspect Saturday morning who ran from a crashed getaway vehicle following a burglary in Brentwood. Officers responded to a burglary call in the 500 block of Avondale Avenue, near San Vicente Boulevard, at 5:25 p.m. Friday and spotted two suspects, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspects drove away and crashed their vehicle into a stop sign. Video from the scene showed the vehicle on its roof. Both suspects ran from the wrecked vehicle. Police set up a perimeter and a police dog was used to search for the suspects, one of whom was taken into custody. The second suspect was on the loose, police said.
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Suspect Sought In Break-In, Robbery Of Marijuana Shop In Studio City
Authorities are searching for the suspect who broke into a marijuana dispensary in Studio City overnight. The burglar broke the front glass door of the pot shop on Ventura Boulevard near Whitsett Avenue early Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled the scene with unknown amount of marijuana or money. A description of the suspect was not immediately available.
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$75K Reward Offered For Information In 2018 Murder Of Van Nuys Man
A $75,000 reward is being offered Monday for information in the murder of a young man in Van Nuys last December. Osvaldo Hernandez was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the courtyard of an apartment in the 7300 block of Vista Del Monte at about 9:40 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2018. A second man, Matthew Sanchez, was also found in the courtyard that night with multiple gunshot wounds. He has since survived his injuries. Police say they are looking for two suspects in connection with the murder and attempted murder. The first suspect was described as a 14- to 17-year-old Hispanic boy with a youthful appearance, a small build, a round head and no facial hair. He is between 5-foot-4 and 5-foot-7 and about 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a black beanie and a dark-colored “Pro Club” hooded sweatshirt.
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South L.A. Man Gets Prison For Robbing Mail Trucks In L.A.
A South Los Angeles man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday for his role in two armed robberies of U.S. Postal Service trucks carrying tens of thousands of dollars in cash — heists that were planned with the help of his half-brother, an ex-USPS employee. Myron Crosby, 28, of Athens, pleaded guilty in August to one felony count of robbery of United States property. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero sentenced him Monday to 97 months in prison and ordered him to pay $110,221 in restitution. Crosby admitted in his plea agreement that, on Feb. 1, 2018, he and his half-sibling organized the armed robbery of a USPS truck departing the Wagner Post Office in Los Angeles, near the city boundary with Inglewood. During the robbery, in which Crosby acted as a lookout, a white minivan blocked the USPS truck just outside the post office and the robber threatened the truck driver at gunpoint and stole $37,658 in cash, the plea agreement states.
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Man Pleads Guilty To Making False Bomb Threats To SoCal Schools
Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to sending false shooting and bomb threats to schools in the U.S. and Britain, including numerous in Southern California. The Department of Justice says Timothy Vaughn of Winston-Salem, North Carolina was a member of the Apophis Squad, a collective of hackers intent on using the internet to sow chaos. Prosecutors say Vaughn, who used the online handle “WantedbyFeds,” entered guilty pleas Monday to multiple counts including conspiring to make threats and possession of child pornography. Vaughn admitted Monday to helping target at least 86 school districts with emailed threats, including claims of imminent bomb detonations and explosives being placed under school buses and on sports fields, officials said.
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FBI: Scammers Stole Cash, Jewelry From Elderly Hispanic Women Across SoCal Using Worthless Lottery Tickets
Federal agents and local police on Monday warned the public about a scam targeting elderly Hispanic women across Southern California that uses worthless state lottery tickets to persuade the victims to hand over cash and jewelry. The two-year scheme involved suspects approaching victims with what they claimed were winning California lottery tickets and requesting help cashing them, authorities said. The suspects are accused of telling the victims they needed tens of thousands of dollars for deposits to get the winnings, and would share them once they got them. The suspects then called phone numbers they said were for lottery officials. In reality, the people on the other side of the phone were co-conspirators, authorities said.
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Don't Drive Drunk: CHP Out In Force For Thanksgiving
Drive safe and sober during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend or face the consequences, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The agency will initiate its annual Thanksgiving “maximum enforcement period” beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, when all available officers will deploy to catch drunk or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators. The MEP will conclude on Sunday night, Dec. 1. “Holiday travel can be stressful. By putting some simple safety measures in place, motorists can help keep themselves and others safe on the road this weekend,” CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley said. “Most important, before you head out, ensure everyone inside the vehicle has their seatbelt on, and if there are children along for the ride, check that they are secure in the back seat in the appropriate child safety seat.”
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Public Safety News
Cave Fire: LA And Orange County Departments Help Fight Massive Santa Barbara Blaze
Firefighters from the Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, Culver City and Santa Monica fire departments, the Orange County Fire Authority and a Los Angeles County firefighting helicopter assisted crews in Santa Barbara County Monday into Tuesday battling a wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest. The LAFD sent a strike team consisting of five engines and a battalion chief to assist at the Cave fire, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. In addition to the Firehawk night water dropping helicopter, the Los Angeles County Fire Department sent two strike teams to help battle the flames, the department said. A strike team of firefighters from the Culver City, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica fire departments was also dispatched to the Cave Fire
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Local Government News
Councilman Buscaino New President Of National League Of Cities
L.A. City Council Member Joe Buscaino this weekend was elected president of the National League of Cities, which represents 19,000 cities, towns and villages in the United States. “In 2020, I will lead with urgency on the issue of homelessness,” he said. “I will lead with urgency as we strengthen the federal-local partnership. And I will lead with urgency and support the efforts of NLC members to build innovation-driven economies in their communities. I am very proud to lead an organization that is inclusive and represents all Americans! National League of Cities brings us together so that we can work together and lead together!” In his speech during the summit, Buscaino spoke of walking in the footsteps of former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. He thanked several people for his victory, including his wife and “my friend and Mayor Eric Garcetti.”
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Developer Of Homeless Housing Will Update Neighbors On Controversial Chatsworth Project
Homeless housing developer Affirmative Housing will speak at a neighborhood council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The San-Diego company aims to build a six-story building for the homeless in Chatsworth using HHH funds, a $1.2-billion measure passed by voters in 2016. The company is seeking to construct a 64-unit building with permanent supportive housing programs, case management services and 24-hour security. The funding for the project, proposed for a site on the Topanga Boulevard project, was approved by the Los Angeles City Council earlier as part of council members' pledge to approve about or more than 222 new apartments in each district to shelter homeless people. The project, proposed for the site of a former car lot on 10243 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. , was met with an outcry from residents who opposite development.
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