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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
November 29 |
Law Enforcement News
Ohio LEOs Injured While Trying To Arrest Suspect
A man and several Dayton police officers were injured in a fight that broke out when they tried to arrest him for fleeing a traffic stop. Officers who forcibly took the man into custody were shaken up, but one officer was taken to a hospital after the fracas, Dayton Lt. Randy Beane said. “It was a very good fight with a very large man who was being violent toward [the one officer]. He struck the officer several times, but the officer will be OK,” Beane said. The officers and the man, believed to be in his 30s, were not identified by name. Beane said an officer, on a follow-up investigation on a vehicle that took off from a traffic stop a few days ago, tracked the vehicle to a house in the 2600 block of Kennedy Avenue. The fight began in the garage, where the officer attempted to arrest the man, Beane said. The fisticuffs continued through the back yard and onto the back porch, “where there was a prolonged fight where the suspect assaulted the officer,” Beane said.
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1 Killed, 2 Wounded In Shooting Near Party In San Pedro
A man was dead and two women injured after they were shot near a house party in San Pedro Tuesday night, Nov. 26, authorities said. The shooting occurred on Meyler Street between 18th and 19th streets about 11:15 p.m., Los Angeles police Sgt. Bradley Hearn said. Officers arrived and found three people injured. They were taken to local hospitals, but the man died of his injuries, Hearn said. The two women were expected to survive, Hearn said. Police were looking for one suspect, a man, who had not yet been arrested, Hearn said. The three victims were in the vicinity of a house party on the block, but police weren't yet sure if the party had anything to do with the shooting, Hearn said.
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Police Search For 6-Year-Old Boy Taken By Mother From South LA Foster Home
Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a 6-year-old boy who was reportedly taken from a foster home in South Los Angeles by his mother during a monitored visit. King Antwine was removed from his mother's custody after an investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services and placed with a foster family, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Felicia Jones, 31, was allowed monitored visits and it was during a visit on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. that Jones removed the boy from the foster home in the 1800 block of West 29th Street, near Western Avenue, police said. She told the foster parent via phone and text messages that she was driving on Interstate 15 in Arizona or Nevada. At about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jones texted the foster parent that she was about 300 miles away and on the way back but her cellphone has been turned off since then, police said.
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LAPD Releases Photo Of Vehicle Tied To Possible Leimert Park Kidnapping
Authorities asked for the public's help to solve a possible kidnapping after audible screams were captured on a doorbell security system in the Leimert Park area of South Los Angeles. Officers responded to a potential kidnapping about 11:20 p.m. Nov. 12 in the 3800 block of Third Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The female victim can be heard screaming for help several times as witnesses walked out of their homes and saw a white vehicle speed down Third Avenue toward 39th Street with the rear hatch open and a woman continuing to scream for help. The incident was captured on a doorbell security camera. Several witnesses also reported hearing the person -- described only as black female with dark, braided hair -- as she screamed, "Help me, somebody help me," police said. The vehicle was initially described as a Toyota Prius, but later corrected to be a 2003 to 2008 Toyota Matrix with black rims, according to the LAPD.
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Father Of 4 Brain Dead After Being Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Westlake, LAPD Says
Authorities have released the names of two persons of interest in a hit-and-run that left a 34-year-old father brain dead. Emelio Perez is on life support almost a week after he was struck on a street in Westlake, Los Angeles police announced Wednesday. Police are searching for Vanessa Gutierrez, 35, and Destiny Williams, in her 30s. "Just like they didn't have any remorse when they left his body dead on the ground, I won't have any type of mercy or pity towards them," said Sindy Morales, Perez's girlfriend. Perez was walking across Olympic Boulevard, between Grand View and Lake Street, about 11 p.m. Thursday when he was struck by a white Tesla sedan, authorities said. He was rushed to a hospital after being found unconscious. In the days following the collision, police released multiple surveillance videos as part of their effort to find the driver.
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Officials Searching For 95-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Who Vanished After Heading To The Doctor In Mid-City
Investigators are seeking the public's help in locating a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor who disappeared after heading to a doctor's appointment in Mid-City Tuesday. Karl Wozniak left his home in Carthay around 1 p.m. for the Kaiser Permanente medical building at 5971 Venice Blvd. but never made it to the appointment, his son, Jerome Wozniak, said. Jerome Wozniak said his father usually doesn't have a problem driving. When he's gotten confused and made a wrong turn before, he's driven back to his residence in the area of Pico Boulevard and Point View Street — just over a mile away from his doctor's office. Just over 24 hours after he went missing, there's been no sign of Karl Wozniak, his son said. “He's a sharp guy,” Jerome Wozniak told KTLA. “We don't know what happened. He just disappeared.” KTLA 5 |
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Fire Breaks Out At Downtown LA High-Rise, Suspect Arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with a fire which broke out late Thursday night and caused significant damage to a high-rise apartment building in downtown Los Angeles. The blaze broke out at around 11 p.m. at the Metropolis Tower II located in the 800 block of Francisco Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Residents on several floors were evacuated. It took firefighters less than one hour to bring the blaze under control. There were no reported injuries. The suspect was arrested at the scene, according to Los Angeles police. The man is not believed to live in the building. A manager for the building told CBS2 that apartments on multiple floors suffered damage. Residents were forced out of their apartments for several hours. It's unclear if any of them were unable to return to their units. The exact circumstances of the fire and the number of units damaged were not confirmed.
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Gang Activity, Crime Rampant At 24-Hour South LA Market, City Attorney Says In Lawsuit
The City Attorney's Office is suing a South Los Angeles store owner, alleging his Happy Shoppers Market is a public nuisance due to ongoing crime at the location, including the fatal shooting of a young man the day after the business opened in June. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Monday alleges Kenneth Wayne Franklin is a "documented and a founding member of a violent criminal street gang" who permits fellow gang members and their associates to "congregate, hang out and smoke marijuana at his business on a regular basis" both inside and behind the store in the 6400 block of South Vermont Avenue. Franklin could not be immediately reached for comment. The city attorney is seeking a court order declaring the store a public nuisance, forcing its closure and enjoining Franklin from owning or operating any businesses in the state without court approval.
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How The CJNG Mexican Drug Cartel Is Infiltrating U.S. Towns
Somewhere deep in Mexico's remote wilderness, the world's most dangerous and wanted drug lord is hiding. If someone you love dies from an overdose tonight, he may very well be to blame. He's called "El Mencho." And though few Americans know his name, authorities promise they soon will. Rub'n "Nemesio" Oseguera Cervantes is the leader of C'rtel Jalisco Nueva Generaci'n, better known as CJNG. With a $10 million reward on his head, he's on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Most Wanted list. El Mencho's powerful international syndicate is flooding the U.S. with thousands of kilos of methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl every year — despite being targeted repeatedly by undercover stings, busts and lengthy investigations. The unending stream of narcotics has contributed to America's unprecedented addiction crisis, devastating families and killing more than 300,000 people since 2013.
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Public Safety News
Firefighters Rescue Man From Swollen L.A. River In Atwater Village
Firefighters rescued a man who was stranded in the swollen Los Angeles River near Atwater Village during a powerful storm Wednesday morning. The man was stuck in heavy brush about a half-mile from Colorado Boulevard and was about 40 feet from the shore when Los Angeles Fire Department swift water rescuers spotted him shortly after 10 a.m. After an initial struggle with a boat, a firefighter had to return to shore to bring another rescuer on board. A firefighter swam to the victim and was able to get him on the boat and safely back to shore about 40 minutes later, aerial video from Sky5 showed. He was expected to be evaluated by paramedics at the scene. No further information about the victim has been released. The normally dry river is swollen as a powerful fall storm hit Southern California ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Local Government News
Wesson To Step Down As City Council President To Focus On County Supervisor Campaign
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson said Wednesday he intends to step down from the council presidency in January and is pushing for Councilwoman Nury Martinez to succeed him in the post. Wesson, president of the 15-member council since 2012, said he is leaving the powerful post to focus on his bid for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in the March election. He introduced a motion calling for a vote on his replacement to be held Tuesday. He will continue to serve on the City Council until his term expires in December 2020. Wesson, who represents neighborhoods stretching from Koreatown to the Crenshaw Corridor, touted a list of his accomplishments as president, including multiple increases in the city's minimum wage, passage of a $1.2-billion bond measure to battle homelessness and a shift in the city's election schedule to even-numbered years, a step aimed at boosting voter turnout. “I'm so proud of what we've been able to accomplish as a unified council over the last eight years,” he said in a statement.
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As March LA City Council Election Nears, John Lee's Challengers Are Emerging In The Northwest San Fernando Valley
Just months after John Lee won the L.A. City Council's northwest San Fernando Valley seat, candidates have been stepping forward to challenge him in an election right around the corner. As of this week, two candidates declared their intention to run for the Council District 12 seat in March 2020 against Lee, whose district includes the neighborhoods of Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch and Northridge. Besides Lee, who also has declare his intent to defend his newly won seat, potential candidates include Cal State Northridge sustainability instructor and astrophysicist Loraine Lundquist and civil engineer Asaad Alnajjar, who has been working with the city of Los Angeles. At the last election in August, Lee won the seat after running against Lundquist, whose campaign mobilized Democrats aiming to flip a seat long represented by Republicans, despite the council dais being officially non-partisan.
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