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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
December 20 |
Law Enforcement News
2 Arrested In Shooting Of Merced County Sheriff's Deputy During Robbery At Illegal Marijuana Farm
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of shooting a Merced County sheriff's deputy whose protective vest may have saved his life. Javier Delgadillo-Munoz and Paul Glenn, both of Modesto, were arrested Wednesday night after the attack on the deputy, the Merced Sun-Star reported. It wasn't immediately clear whether the men had lawyers to speak on their behalf. The Merced County deputy had gone to a home north of the community of Livingston at around midnight Wednesday to investigate a report of people who appeared to have guns fighting in front of a house, Sheriff Vern Warnke said at a Thursday news conference. When Deputy Oscar Ochoa arrived, he was ambushed and returned fire after the third shot, the sheriff said. His protective vest kept him from serious harm. He was treated at the scene, taken to a local hospital and was expected to recover, the Sun-Star reported.
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Florida Police Captain Shot, Suspect Remains At Large
A Eustis police captain was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center after he was shot Thursday near a grocery store, authorities said. Capt. Gary Winheim, a 10-year veteran of the department who oversees criminal investigations, was reported in stable condition and his wife is by his side, according to Eustis Officer Lauren Brown. Authorities are now searching for Jayson Colvin, whom they named as a suspect. “He's known within law enforcement due to prior contacts,” Brown said. “I would consider him as armed and dangerous.” The shooting happened about 12:15 p.m. near the Winn-Dixie on State Road 19 at County Road 44, authorities said. According to reports, Winheim was at a nearby Shell gas station when he reported that he heard gun shots fired. After going to investigate, Winheim then exchanged shots with another person near the grocery store parking lot, Brown said.
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Border Patrol K-9 Killed In Shootout
Agent Bulder, a U.S. Border Patrol K-9, was the dog killed Tuesday during a shootout when a suspect fired multiple shots at law enforcement. According to FBI El Paso Division officials, Agent Bulder was killed in the line of duty as he was helping law enforcement execute search and arrest warrants at a Northeast El Paso home. U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, along with FBI, U.S. Border Patrol Tactical Unit agents and El Paso Police Department officers, executed the warrants about 6 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 4500 block of Capricorn Drive in Northeast El Paso, police officials said. The suspect, who has only been identified as a 62-year-old man, confronted agents in the backyard of the home and allegedly fired several shots at agents. Agent Bulder was struck by a bullet and died at the scene. Law enforcement then returned fire and killed the suspect. Officials said that the warrant was related to illegal federal firearm charges.
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LAPD Searching For San Fernando Woman's Killer
An 18-year-old woman died after being found shot in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles Saturday night, authorities said. Los Angeles Police Department officers assigned to the North Hollywood area responded at 9:07 p.m. to an “ambulance shooting” at Archwood Street and Fulton Avenue, officials said in a news release. Officers found a female victim inside of a vehicle. Police said she was suffering from a gunshot wound. The woman was taken to a hospital where she died shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday. Her name has not been released pending notification of family, but LAPD said she was an 18-year-old resident of San Fernando. Investigators believe the shooting occurred several blocks away and was driven to the location where officers located her. No arrests have been made as of yet, and no suspect description has been released. Anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD Det. Steve Castro at 818-374-1925.
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LAPD Searching For Vehicle Involved In Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run In Echo Park
The Los Angeles Police Department Thursday was investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in Echo Park. Police received a call for service just before 5:30 a.m. regarding a pedestrian and vehicle collision at the cross street of Sunset Blvd. and Douglas Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they located the 60-year-old male pedestrian fatally wounded in the middle of the intersection. Police said the unidentified man lived in the area and was reportedly running to catch the bus to work. Authorities were searching for a dark blue sedan, possibly a Honda or Hyundai, with dark tinted windows. The suspect vehicle is also likely to have some front end damage. The cause of collision remained under investigation. Anyone with information was asked to call the LAPD.
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Suspect Arrested In Murder Of 76-Year-Old LA Woman
LAPD and FBI Taskforce investigators have arrested a Pasadena man for the murder of a 76-year-old Los Angeles woman on Dec. 8. The Los Angeles Police Department says they took 56-year-old Timothy Chavira into custody on Dec. 18 at about 9:35 p.m. and booked him for the murder of Editha Deleon. The murder happened at about 11:40 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the 3900 block of North Van Horne Avenue in the city of Los Angeles. Officers from the LAPD Hollenbeck division received a radio call of a death investigation. Chavira's bail was set at $2,000,000. The investigation is ongoing.
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One In Custody After Chase Ends Near Hollywood & Highland Complex
A sedan being chased by police crashed Thursday night in Hollywood near the Hollywood & Highland complex, where at least one suspect was taken into custody and one was being sought. The chase began about 7:40 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department, although it was unclear exactly where it started. Officers from the LAPD's Wilshire Division were following the vehicle when an assault on a police officer occurred, according to department spokesman Officer Mike Lopez. Lopez was unable to immediately confirm if the alleged assault involved the suspect vehicle crashing into a police cruiser. The vehicle was driven at high speed, at times in oncoming lanes, and came to a crashing halt in the area of Highland Avenue and Yucca Street.
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4 Convenience Stores Hit By Armed Robbers, Unclear If Connected
At least four 7-Eleven stores in the San Fernando Valley were robbed at gunpoint Friday morning and police worked to determine if the robberies were connected. The first robbery was reported at a store in Van Nuys about 12:45 a.m., followed about 30 minutes later by a robbery at a store in Northridge and additional robberies at stores in Chatsworth and Granada Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It was unclear if the robberies were connected or how much money was taken in each incident, police said. A detailed description of the suspects was not immediately available.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty To 2 Murders, Including A Reseda Woman In The 1980s
A Bakersfield man pleaded not guilty Thursday in the murders of two young women in the 1980s, including a Reseda resident whose body was found in the trunk of her car in a Burbank parking lot. The case against Horace Van Vaultz Jr. marks the first criminal prosecution in Los Angeles County involving investigative genetic genealogy, in which detectives access commercial DNA databases, load DNA material from the crime, find a relative's match that can point toward a suspect and collect their DNA, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. Vaultz, 64, is charged with the June 9, 1986, asphyxiation of 22-year-old Mary Duggan in the San Fernando Valley and the July 16, 1981, strangulation of Selena Keough, a 20-year-old mother who was killed in San Bernardino County and dumped under bushes in Montclair. Both women had been sexually assaulted and bound, authorities said.
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SoCal Man Arrested In $24M Scheme To Sell Bogus Laptop Batteries
A Southern California man was arrested Thursday in an alleged $24 million scheme to sell counterfeit laptop batteries from China in the United States, federal prosecutors said. Zoulin Cai, a Chinese national who moved to the Los Angeles area in 2012, faces multiple charges including conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a release. It wasn't immediately known if Cai, 28, has an attorney. The indictment alleges Cai and co-conspirators in China manufactured bogus lithium-ion batteries that bore counterfeit trademarks of companies like Apple, Dell and Toshiba. They then sold the fake batteries to unsuspecting individuals in the U.S. via online sellers like eBay and Amazon, prosecutors said. Counterfeit lithium-ion batteries carry the risk of extreme heat, fire, and explosions. The batteries that Cai and his co-conspirators allegedly shipped lacked required internal safeguards, according to prosecutors.
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Public Safety News
Firefighters Use Special Masks To Rescue Pets
Pets can find themselves in harms way during a structure fire, and Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters take precautions to help rescue any four-legged fire victims they encounter, in addition to people. Every fire engine in the county is equipped with specialized oxygen masks meant to treat dogs, cats and other pets. They put them to use just Monday, when they rescued a lifeless dog pulled from a burning duplex. The masks were donated by the Emma Zen Foundation.
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Fire Damages Strip Mall In Woodland Hills, Causes Roof Collapse
Fire tore through the roof of a business in a strip mall in Woodland Hills Friday morning, causing a portion of its roof to collapse and heavily damaging three other businesses. Firefighters were called to the 4800 block of North Valley Circle Boulevard, just north of the 101 Freeway, about 3:05 a.m. and found flames shooting through the roof of a store in the strip mall, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire was believed to have started in a pet food store, identified as Pet Food Express, and spread to a common attic shared by at least three other businesses and caused a partial collapse of the roof of the pet food business, Stewart said. A total of 85 firefighters extinguished the bulk of the fire by about 4 a.m. but planned to remain at the scene to extinguish remaining hot spots, she said.
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Local Government News
In 2019, Homelessness Truly Felt Like A Crisis In Every Corner Of L.A.
Homeless people have long been a part of the landscape of Los Angeles. In skid row. In Hollywood. More recently, in Venice. But this was the year that the tents, tarps and broken-down RVs, and the unseemly sights, sounds and smells of people living on the streets became inescapable, no matter where you lived or worked. This was the year that homelessness truly felt like a crisis in L.A. At last count, close to 59,000 people — roughly the population of Cupertino, Calif. — lacked permanent housing across L.A. County. That's up 12% from last year. Meanwhile, in the city of L.A., the number climbed 16% to more than 36,000. Most live outside and, according to a recent Times analysis, are deteriorating fast, with more people than previously reported afflicted by addiction, mental illness and physical disabilities. We're at the point that homeless people, sick and traumatized from spending their lives on the streets, are dying in record numbers. This year, it's about 1,000.
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L.A. Takes Step Toward Loosening Rules On Renting Out Homes For Short Stays
Worried about apartment buildings being run like hotels through websites like Airbnb and Vrbo, Los Angeles leaders decided last year to ban people from renting out a home for short stays if it isn't their main residence. Now, just weeks after the city started enforcing those rules, L.A. is exploring whether to ease its ban and allow people to host travelers in second homes, which the city has dubbed “vacation rentals.” The City Planning Commission, whose members are appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, voted 5 to 2 on Thursday to recommend passing a new law that would legalize and regulate vacation rentals. Doing so has been a goal for Angelenos who host travelers in a second home or other property, many of whom lamented this fall that L.A.'s newly enforced rules were going to land them in financial hardship.
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