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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 23 |
Law Enforcement News
LAPD Motorcycle Officer Hurt In Mid-City Car Crash
A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was transported to a hospital after a crash involving another vehicle in Mid-City Sunday night, officials said. The adult male officer was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The story is still developing.
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Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Into LAPD Cruiser, Several Vehicles In Van Nuys
A Los Angeles police cruiser and several other cars were hit by a suspected drunk driver in Van Nuys Sunday morning. Officers were responding to a call around 3 a.m. when a black sedan crashed into their parked cruiser near Sepulveda Boulevard and Sherman Way, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No officers were inside the vehicle at the moment of impact. The driver's condition was not immediately available but police said they were looking into the crash as a DUI incident.
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Colorado First Responder Deaths Put Department Above National Average
Minutes before Denver police Officer Jim Sewald killed himself, he texted his sister and told her to apologize to the first responders who would find his body. One of those first responders on that day in July 2018 was his brother-in-law and fellow Denver police Officer Brian Barry. After learning of the text, Barry raced across Denver to his brother-in-law's home, frantically calling. He was there when emergency personnel opened the garage door and found Sewald dead. “I missed him by about three minutes,” Barry said. “I wasn't quick enough.” Sewald, a 28-year veteran of the department and longtime SWAT officer, almost never talked about the death and pain he saw on his job. He always told everyone he was OK. Only once, a few years ago, did Sewald talk to Barry about what he had seen when he responded to Columbine High School. How he watched one of the students die, despite his best efforts to save them. “I told him I'd be free and open to talk about it any time,” Barry said. “But he never brought it up again.”
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Father Of 5 Found Fatally Shot On Sidewalk Near Melrose Avenue In East Hollywood
An investigation is underway after a man was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in East Hollywood early Saturday, officials said. Officers responded to the scene around 12:20 a.m. after passersby came across a person down in the 800 block of North Mariposa Avenue, near Melrose and Normandie avenues, and called authorities, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound, LAPD said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials described the victim as a man in his 40s and did not release his name, but Edwin Hernandez, who was at the scene with his father on Saturday morning, identified the victim as his dad's brother, 54-year-old Roberto Hernandez. Authorities have not released any information about a suspect. They provided no further details about the man's death.
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Man Fatally Shot During Alleged Drunken Armed Robbery Attempt In South LA
A man was killed in a shooting in a South Los Angeles parking lot early Saturday morning, police say. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. behind the Vermont Community Clinic near 115th Street and Vermont Avenue, according to Los Angeles police. A witness said an intoxicated man pulled out a gun and threatened him and the shooting victim before attempting to rob them. The victim was then shot in the chest. Paramedics declared the man dead at the scene, authorities say. An investigation is ongoing.
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20-Year-Old Man Found Critically Injured On Street In Westlake District
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition Saturday after officers found him bleeding near a major intersection a few blocks away from MacArthur Park, authorities said. The Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to a call about a person bleeding on the street near Union Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard at around 11:40 p.m. Friday. Officers arrived at the scene to find a 20-year-old man who appeared to be either shot or stabbed, police told KTLA. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to LAPD. Investigators provided no details about his possible attacker nor any further information about the case.
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Man Wounded In Van Nuys Shooting
A man in his 30s was wounded during a gang-related shooting attack Sunday morning in Van Nuys, officials said. Paramedics took him to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, said Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section. The shooting occurred at 5:52 a.m. in the 6600 block of Van Nuys Boulevard, where a black Honda approached the victim and someone inside fired several shots at him, Lee said.
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Suspect In Allegedly Stolen Van Arrested In Hollywood
A suspect was arrested Friday night after he parallel parked an allegedly stolen van in Hollywood. It was not immediately clear where officers began tracking the van, but just before 8 p.m. the suspect parked in the area of Lillian Way and Lexington Avenue and then ran into an apartment complex, according to reports from the scene. Officers arrived soon after and took the suspect into custody.
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Have You Seen Him? Sheriff's Detectives Search For Man with Dementia
Sheriff's detectives asked for the public's help today to find a 76-year-old man with dementia, last seen in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles. Eddie Lee Muhammad was last seen at 11:15 a.m. at 87th Street and Vermont Avenue. He is bald, black, 5-feet-9 inches tall, 152 pounds and has brown eyes. He was wearing a black coat, white shirt, black hat, white jeans and tan shoes. Anyone with information on Muhammad's whereabouts was urged to contact the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500 or 911. Tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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Pair Of Dramatic SoCal Takedowns Show Police Dogs Taking Bite Out Of Crime
The value of having highly trained K-9 officers on a police force was dramatically illustrated in two separate SoCal incidents on Friday. In one incident, a Corona K-9 made like a superhero and leaped through a shattered truck window to subdue a stalking suspect after a lengthy police chase. And in another, a K-9 took down a pursuit suspect in Rancho Cucamonga quickly as he was trying to enter a medical building. When a pursuit comes to an end, but the suspect won't get out of his vehicle - it can often be too dangerous for law enforcement to approach. Early Friday morning in Fontana, the Corona Police Department's Duke was unleashed on a stalking suspect and the dog literally flew to the rescue. The suspect, 31-year-old Julio Vasquez, led police on nearly an hour chase that ended with the use of a spike strip and PIT maneuver. Duke was able to disable Vasquez immediately so officers could take him into custody.
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Three Of Top 10 Metro Areas In The Country Vulnerable To ‘Porch Piracy' Are In California
‘Twas a couple of weeks before Christmas, when the culprit sneaked up to a San Pedro home, snatched a package on the porch and ran off with the goods. But a witness quickly caught the thief: an unlikely but rather anxious bushy-tailed squirrel. The package was returned to its owner. The incident was caught on a home surveillance camera. Not everyone is so lucky, however. As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, so too has “porch piracy” — or the pilfering of delivered packages. Typically, according to FedEx, Amazon and other delivery and online companies, such issues are swiftly resolved. But sometimes — particularly during the holidays, when timing is of the essence — porch piracy begets long-term conflict and disappointment. Recently, nearly 300 Amazon packages were stolen from a post office in Amador County in Northern California. Indeed, the problem appears to be especially acute in the most populous state in the country.
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Public Safety News
2 Taken To Hospital After Fire Damages Home In Pacoima
A 20-year-old man and 4-month-old girl were taken to a hospital Saturday morning after fire damaged their home in Pacoima. Firefighters were called to the 12700 block of Wingo Street, between San Fernando Road and the Golden State (5) Freeway, about 5 a.m. and discovered heavy fire on the porch and in the garage of the single story home, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The man suffered minor burns and was taken to a hospital. The child showed no signs of medical distress, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution, Stewart said. No other injuries were reported. A total of 42 firefighters extinguished the fire and knock down was declared at 5:21 a.m. Per LAFD protocol, arson investigators were called to the scene because there were injuries caused by the fire, Stewart said.
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