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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
December 16 |
Law Enforcement News
Alabama Officer Critically Wounded, Suspect Dead After Shooting
A shooting left an Alabama police officer hospitalized in critical condition with a bullet wound and a suspect dead, authorities said Friday. News outlets reported the gunfire involved a police officer from Ozark in southeast Alabama. WTVY-TV reported that Ozark police said an officer confronted an armed man walking on a road Thursday night, and the man opened fire on the officer and other police. Officers returned fire, killing the man. A statement posted on social media by the sheriff's office in neighboring Houston County said an officer was wounded while on the scene of a call. The officer was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities haven't released the names of the officer or the man who was killed. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, the state's top law enforcement official, tweeted a message asking for prayers for the injured officer.
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Sheriff: Killing Of Arkansas LEO Was An Intentional ‘Anti-Law Enforcement' Act
A police officer who was killed in his patrol car in northwest Arkansas was shot 10 times in the head and his killer was interested in anti-law enforcement groups, sheriffs officials said Friday in releasing video from the scene and autopsy details. Officer Stephen Carr was fatally shot outside police headquarters in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Saturday night. Authorities said 35-year-old London Philips approached Carr's vehicle and shot him at point-blank range. Two other officers later shot and killed Phillips. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted on Facebook that searches of Phillips' social medial accounts indicate he was interested in anti-law enforcement groups. The post didn't identify the groups nor his level of interaction with them. Police have said Phillips was “looking for an officer to kill” when he shot Carr.
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18-Year-Old Dies In Hospital After Being Struck By Gunfire In Car-to-Car Shooting In Mid-City
An 18-year-old died in the hospital after he was shot in a car-to-car shooting in Mid-City early Saturday morning. The victim was found in the passenger seat of a car after gunfire broke out around 1 a.m. near the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Venice Boulevard, according to the Los Angele Police Department. Police say the car was stopped when another vehicle drove up and opened fire. The victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries. It's unclear if the shooting was gang-related. The suspect vehicle was still being sought and was last seen heading southbound on La Brea Avenue.
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Teen Is Shot Through Window Of His Valley Glen Home
An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after he was shot inside his Valley Glen home through a window Saturday morning, Dec. 14, authorities said. About 4 a.m., Los Angeles police responded to the 6300 block of Bellaire Avenue on reports of a shooting, spokesman Officer Drake Madison said. Officers arrived and found the teenager with a single gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive his injury, Madison said. Officers learned the teen was inside the home when someone fired multiple rounds from outside and struck the teen through a window. The suspect fled prior to the officers' arrival and has not been found. Police were not sure if the shooting was gang-related, Madison said.
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Two Injured In Van Nuys Gang Related Shooting, Suspects At Large
Two men were hospitalized in stable condition Saturday morning with gunshot wounds suffered in a gang-related shooting in Van Nuys and the gunmen were sought by police. The two victims were walking near the intersection of Noble Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard at 8 p.m. Friday when a vehicle pulled up nearby and three suspects got out and opened fire on the men, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Both victims are 18 years old and suffered non life-threatening wounds. One was taken to a hospital by paramedics, the second was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle, police said. A detailed description of the three suspects was not available.
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Pedestrian Critically Injured In Hit-and-Run Crash In South Los Angeles
A pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday morning with injuries suffered in a hit-and-run crash in the Florence area of South Los Angeles. The crash occurred near Central Avenue and 67th Street at 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. A detailed description of the vehicle was not available. It was unclear whether the victim was in a marked crosswalk at the time of the crash.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Paramedics Call LAPD After 15 People Found Fighting At Shadow Hills Scene, LAFD Reports
Paramedics responding to a call early Friday concerning a pedestrian injured by a vehicle in Shadow Hills arrived to find about 15 bystanders fighting. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded about 6 a.m. to the 10700 block of Radwin Avenue according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. Firefighters called for Los Angeles Police Department assistance, and officers have been sent to secure the area where the fight reportedly broke out, Stewart reports. No LAFD firefighters were injured, she said.
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‘Organized' Theft Ring Targeting Expensive Fragrances At SoCal Cosmetics Stores: LAPD
Police asked the public's help Friday in sniffing out a group of "organized" thieves who they say have been targeting cosmetics stores in the Los Angeles area to steal pricey perfumes and costly colognes in recent months. The string of crimes took place between June and October, generally between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department said in a written statement. "The suspects entered the businesses with empty back packs or shopping bags and concealed high dollar fragrances in their empty bags," the statement said. "The suspects would then leave the store without paying for the merchandise." Eleven similar heists have been reported within Los Angeles, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of losses, officials said. They took place at the Beverly Center, The Grove and in Century City, according to the police statement. Investigators suspect the same group is behind similar thefts at cosmetic stores in Glendale, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Pasadena and Santa Monica.
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LAPD Detective Serenades Our Lady Of Guadalupe At LA Cathedral: 'A Dream Come True'
Thousands of people gathered for the annual celebration in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Special guest singers were invited to participate in a musical tribute, or serenata, to serenade the Virgin with 'Las Mananitas' song. It's a traditional Mexican birthday song to honor the Virgin on her Feast Day, December 12. Among the singers was Los Angeles Police Department Det. Chris Reza, who sang for the first time at the Cathedral in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe. "It's a dream come true to be singing to the Virgen tonight," Reza said. "I have seen this and dreamt it and it's another experience that I get to live... at the same time my faith is strong, so there's a series of emotions." Reza was born in East Los Angeles and has been with the department for 16 years.
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LAPD Searching For 74-Year-Old Man Missing In Downtown L.A.
Authorities asked for public help Sunday to find a 74-year-old man who went missing at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Rufino Dacasin had arrived via bus from Las Vegas with family members, who notified police about 9 a.m. Friday that they did not know where he was, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Dacasin is Asian, 5-feet tall, weighs about 110 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone knowing his whereabouts was urged to call the LAPD Transit Services Division at 213-922-1410, or 877-LAPD-247. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Man Sentenced To Prison For West Hollywood Ax Attack
A man has been sentenced to nine and a half years in state prison for attacking a man outside a 7-Eleven store in West Hollywood just over two years ago. Kisu Brown, 44, pleaded no contest April 22 to one count of attempted voluntary manslaughter and admitted allegations that he used an ax in the commission of the crime and inflicted great bodily injury on the victim during the Sept. 2, 2017, attack, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. He was sentenced Thursday. On the day of the attack, the victim had just offered to pay for some items after Brown was confronted for allegedly shoplifting the goods, authorities said. Sheriff's deputies said Brown got upset, refused the offer, and a struggle ensued. Brown attacked the victim, striking him repeatedly with the ax outside the store, according to Deputy District Attorney Shane Michael. The victim was seriously injured, authorities said.
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Serial SoCal Credit Union Bandit Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For 8 Heists
A South Los Angeles man was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison Friday for carrying out eight robberies at Los Angeles County credit unions, including two that took place while he was out on bail awaiting trial for the first six, authorities said. Trayvon McNutt, 33, pleaded guilty in August to six counts of bank robbery, as well as attempted bank robbery, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. The crimes took place in Lynwood, Hawthorne, Torrance, Gardena and Carson. U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. handed down a prison term of five years and three months, U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Ciaran McEvoy said in a written statement. McNutt was also ordered to pay $24,930 in restitution, which was the amount stolen in the series of robberies. “On six separate occasions between June and September 2018, McNutt walked into local credit unions, approached a teller and presented a note demanding money,” he said. The notes claimed that the robber was armed with a gun.
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‘Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over,' California Police Agencies Warn As Holiday DUI Enforcement Begins
California law enforcement is kicking off the holiday DUI enforcement period this weekend with a stern message to all motorists: “drive sober or get pulled over.” From Friday, Dec. 13, through New Year's Day, additional officers will be on the lookout for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs across the state, according to multiple police agencies. The Cypress, Fontana and Lodi police departments also said they will conduct DUI/driver's license checkpoints at undisclosed locations during the holiday season. “Unfortunately, this time of year is when we see more people driving impaired,” Fontana Police Department Sgt. Kurt Schlotterbeck said in a news release. “There is no excuse for driving after drinking or using drugs that impair. There are many ways to get home safely without driving.” Last year, in just the four-day period that ended the night of Christmas, the California Highway Patrol arrested 1,059 suspected DUI drivers. That was up from the same period in 2017, when there were 917 DUI arrests.
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Public Safety News
L.A. County Issues Cold Weather Alert
Los Angeles County health officials Sunday warned of extremely cold weather this week in parts of the mountain and valley areas. A cold weather alert was issued for the Antelope Valley through Dec. 21, the Los Angeles County mountain area through Thursday and the Santa Clarita Valley through Tuesday. Wind-chill temperatures in those areas are expected to be below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. "Children, the elderly and people with disabilities or special medical needs are especially vulnerable during cold weather," said Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis said. "Extra precaution should be taken to ensure they don't get too cold when they are outside." "There are places where people can go to stay warm, such as shelters or other public facilities," Davis continued. ``We also want to remind people not to use stoves, barbecues or ovens to heat their homes due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning."
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Local Government News
Undercover On Skid Row; FOX 11 Embeds With County Mental Health Team To Expose ‘Broken System'
In an exclusive investigation, FOX 11 went undercover to Skid Row, embedding with a Los Angeles County mental health team tasked with helping the most vulnerable on the streets in a system the team and a County Supervisor say is 'broken.' There are an estimated 58,000 homeless people living on the streets in Los Angeles County, and more than sixty percent of them are believed to be suffering from mental illness. The county department of mental health's Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement (HOME) team is tasked with doing something about it, seeking out the most severe mental health cases on Skid Row, and they invited FOX 11 along to observe their work. “We can't solve 58,000 homeless, but we are working with those individuals who have been sitting on these bus corners for forever,” said Anthony Ruffin, a member of the HOME team.
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Here's What You Need To Know About The Process And Voting For 2020 Election For SF Valley Seats On LA City Council
There are four San Fernando Valley seats on the Los Angeles City Council up for the March 3, 2020 municipal election. The process of becoming a candidate for one of the districts – 2, 4, 6, 12 – began with an individual's passion for improving the quality of life for those living in a particular district. But before the details of mounting a campaign and all that follows, the focus was how to declare their candidacy with the city. Individuals interested in running for the Primary Nominating Election for a city council seat had to file a declaration of intention by Nov. 9, 2019. Candidates then had a choice of paying a $300 filing fee and submitting a Nominating Petition (no less than 500 signatures and no more than 1,000; 500 signatures must be valid voters); or, a candidate could waive the fee but file the Nomination Petition (no less than 1,000 and no more than 2,000; 1,000 signatures must be valid). The filing period for Nominating Petitions began on Nov. 9 and ended on Dec. 4. The candidates have to file at the City Clerk's Election Division Office in Los Angeles.
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