Man Stabbed On Metro Platform In Downtown Los Angeles

A search is underway in downtown Los Angeles where a male suspect allegedly stabbed a person on a Metro train platform at Pershing Square and then fled the scene on Thursday. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the stabbing at the station, located near the intersection of 5th and Hill streets. At the scene, authorities requested a canopy and crime scene tape. The victim is an approximately 30-year-old male, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It is unclear what condition the victim is in, but authorities said so far, no one has been taken to the hospital. Police say the suspect, described as a Black male, approximately 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, with black hair, black clothing and a black backpack, was last seen on the stairs of the platform and was armed with a knife that has not been recovered. Commuters on Metro’s B Line train are unable to get off at the Pershing Square station due to the active investigation and crime scene, Metro said. It is unclear how long the delay will last.  

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Bystander Wounded In Pacoima Shooting

A bystander is in the hospital Thursday recovering after he was shot by at least two assailants in a drive-by shooting in Pacoima. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday to 12465 Adelphia Avenue, south of Foothill Boulevard where they learned the suspect drove up to a woman and fired at her, an LAPD spokeswoman told City News Service. Witnesses told police the woman seemed to be the target of the shooting but the bullets struck the man, who was walking nearby. The woman was not injured, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds in stable condition. There was no suspect or vehicle description.

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Mexican Man Faces Federal Charges For Operating Drug Scheme That Stored Drugs In Compton, Sent Them Across U.S.

A Mexican national has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly overseeing a drug trafficking scheme while storing the contraband in Compton, U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Thursday. The scheme allegedly involved acquiring large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, storing them at a home in Compton and distributing them locally and across the country while sometimes involving the U.S. Postal Service. Edgar Valentin Felix Osuna, 25, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was arrested in Barstow on Aug. 29 while on his way to Vegas. He was named in a three-count federal grand jury indictment on Wednesday. Osuna faces charges of conspiring to distribute and to possess fentanyl and methamphetamine. He is also charged with substantive counts of distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine, officials said. An investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service culminated in a search of a Compton home that led to the seizure of nearly 66 kilograms of fentanyl – including nearly 27,000 counterfeit pills – and about 18.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, officials said.

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2 Teen Boys Arrested In Burbank On Suspicion Of Armed Robbery

Two teenage boys were arrested for allegedly carrying out an armed robbery at a Burbank In-N-Out Burger parking lot. The crime was reported around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North First Street, where two people were robbed at gunpoint by a pair of masked suspects, according to Burbank Police Department Sgt. Stephen Turner. Responding officers located a black Mercedes-Benz SUV speeding away from the restaurant and attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled south on the Golden State (5) Freeway. Officers opted not to engage in a pursuit. The two suspects later abandoned the vehicle in Glendale and fled on foot. According to Turner, several witnesses reported seeing the two suspects run into Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in the 1600 block of Lake Street, prompting Burbank and Glendale police officials to establish a perimeter. One of the suspects ultimately surrendered, while the other was bitten by a police dog while being taken into custody.

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Two Teens Arrested At Glendale Elementary School For Armed Robbery

Burbank police arrested two teens hiding in a Glendale elementary school after they allegedly robbed two people in an In-N-Out parking lot. Officers did not release the names of the suspects since they are juveniles but said they were 15 and 16-year-old boys. The alleged armed robbery happened at about 7:10 p.m. at the In-N-Out Burger along the 760 block of N. First Street in Burbank. According to the Burbank Police Department, two victims said the pair of teens, who were wearing masks, robbed them at gunpoint before fleeing the area. Officers were patrolling the area at the time and witnessed the suspects speeding out of the parking lot but did not know they had just robbed two people. Police chased the black Mercedes-Benz SUV but the driver refused to stop and sped onto the I-5 Freeway. Unaware that the driver had just robbed someone, the officers elected to not initiate a pursuit. 

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Pasadena Scenic Overlook Murder: Charges Announced Against 5 Alleged Gang Members

On Thursday, the Pasadena Police Department announced the charges against five alleged gang members accused in the robbery and murder of 32-year-old Jessie Munoz along the Angeles Crest Highway. Pasadena PD launched a homicide investigation after Munoz was killed during the early morning hours of July 22, when he was with a female companion at the scenic overlook. Homicide detectives continued to follow leads in the case and later identified the suspects and the suspects’ vehicle. On July 25, local and federal investigators conducted an operation that led to five male suspects, who were taken into custody without incident. During the operation, detectives found two semi-automatic firearms inside the suspects’ vehicle. Investigators later determined one of those firearms was used to kill Munoz. A female suspect was also taken into custody and Pasadena PD Lt. Keith Gomez said search warrants were executed at multiple locations. On July 28, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed two counts of robbery with handgun allegations against 23-year-old Luis Ventura. The LA resident was charged with robbing Munoz and his female companion. His bail was set at $150,000.

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Parolee Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering Woman In Pasadena

A parolee pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge for allegedly shooting a woman last month in Pasadena in what police called an apparent act of domestic violence. Guary Lonnie Shuford III, 32, of Los Angeles, was charged Aug. 23 with one count each of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Shuford — who is on parole for robbery — surrendered to SWAT officers without incident several hours after police determined he was barricaded inside an apartment unit within the complex that was connected to Jamila Elysse Moss, according to Pasadena police Lt. Monica Cuellar. The 34-year-old woman was pronounced dead Aug. 21 in an exterior portion of the apartment complex, according to the lieutenant. SWAT teams, along with crisis negotiators, from both the Pasadena and Glendale police departments, responded to the shooting scene, Cuellar said, noting that the standoff included moments of negotiating.

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Newsom Sends More CalGuard Members To Border In Effort To Halt The Flood Of Fentanyl

With the majority of fentanyl and other narcotics in the United States entering through California’s southern border, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he would be beefing up the California National Guard presence along the border immediately to try to stem the flow. “Fentanyl is a deadly poison ripping families and communities apart,” Newsom said in a statement Thursday. “California is cracking down — and today we’re going further by deploying more CalGuard soldiers to combat this crisis and keep our communities safe.” The number of CalGuard members stationed along the southern border will rise from 40 to roughly 60, a 50% increase, according to Maj. Gen. Matthew P. Beevers of the California Military Department. Beevers oversees a dual federal and state military reserve force that includes 367 CalGuard service members deployed to support anti-narcotics efforts across most of the state’s 58 counties. Officials estimate that 65% of the narcotics supply in the United States enters the country through the California border, Beevers said. As the fentanyl crisis has grown, overdose deaths have climbed in recent years, and L.A. County has become a major fentanyl distribution hub for Mexican drug cartels, which push counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, often disguised to look like prescription painkillers.

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Watch: North Carolina Officer Pulls Driver From Burning Semi-Truck

A North Carolina officer and a bystander moved a man to safety from a burning truck, as seen in a video released on the Salisbury Police Department’s Facebook page. The body camera video shows the truck’s engine and parts of the seating area engulfed in flame. Lt. Corey Brooks, who is wearing the camera, went into the tractor-trailer and pulled an unconscious man out of the truck’s driver’s seat. Once the man is on the ground, a bystander comes up to the lieutenant and assists him in carrying the driver across the street. A loud explosion can be heard as firetrucks pull up to the truck and Brooks calls for medical assistance. According to the City of Salisbury’s website, the lieutenant was on the way to respond to another call when he saw the truck run into the barrier wall and catch fire.

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Video: Colorado Officers Stop Armed ‘Violent Offender' In Hotel Parking Lot

The man Colorado Springs police officers shot in August after he reportedly pulled a gun on them died at a hospital sometime after the shooting, Colorado Springs Police Deputy Chief Mary Rosenoff said in a briefing video posted Wednesday on X. The video identified the man as Benjamin Annaboli, 37. U.S. Marshals and parole officers observed him on Aug. 17 in the parking lot of a hotel at 1700 Aeroplaza Drive and identified him as a “violent offender with several outstanding arrest warrants for felony criminal offenses” when they requested assistance from CSPD’s Tactical Enforcement Unit, Rosenoff said. Tactical enforcement officers went to the hotel and attempted to arrest Annaboli, but he ran away on foot toward the hotel “while holding a handgun in each of his hands,” Rosenoff said. Annaboli refused multiple officers’ commands to drop the guns, Rosenoff said, and pointed one at an officer. A canine officer then released his canine to try and stop him, but Annaboli kept running and tried to fight the dog off while it bit him. Two officers then shot Annaboli, and he fell to the ground. Edited body-worn camera footage released with the briefing video shows an officer stepping out of his police vehicle with a rifle and shooting at Annaboli multiple times.

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Person Dies After Driving Off Cliff During Police Chase In Angeles National Forest

A person died after driving off a cliff during a police chase in the Angeles National Forest Thursday afternoon. The crash happened in Azusa around 1:22 p.m. near mile marker 20, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. The driver was the only person in the car and died at the scene. NBC4’s NewsChopper4 helicopter showed several fire and police units parked near the edge of the cliff as the mangled wreckage of the car lay on its roof near a body of water below. There was no immediate information regarding what led to the chase.

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2 People Rescued From Cave Along Palos Verdes Peninsula

Two people had to be rescued Thursday afternoon after getting trapped inside a cave along the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Authorities responded to the Terranea Cave, next to Terranea Resort, around 1 p.m. where two adults had entered the cave and found themselves trapped by the rising tide, officials said. It was not immediately known how the couple entered the cave, or how long they had been trapped. Fire crews and Los Angeles County lifeguards responded, along with Cabrillo Baywatch. Sky5 footage showed rescuers helping the couple out of the cave and then carrying them by rescue surfboard to the rocky shore. No injuries were reported.

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First West Nile Death Of The Year Reported In L.A. County

The first death from West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County this year was reported on Thursday. The patient who died was a resident of the San Fernando Valley area, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. In 2023, a total of 19 cases of West Nile virus have been documented in L.A. County. “Human infections will likely continue to occur through the rest of summer and fall, with the highest number of cases typically arising in September,” officials said. “West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes and dead birds have been identified across Los Angeles County.” Some symptoms those infected may experience include fever, body aches, rash, nausea, vomiting, and headaches.

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Workplace COVID Outbreaks On Rise As Case Numbers Slowly Increase

The slight but steady increase in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks has led to a jump in reported workplace outbreaks of the virus, Los Angeles County public health officials said Thursday. According to the county Department of Public Health, the agency opened 73 new investigations of COVID-19 outbreaks during the 30-day period ending Sept. 1, nearly three times the number from the previous 30-day period. During that same period, the county received 154 “cluster reports” from worksites in the county. Worksites are required to report clusters of three or more potentially linked cases of COVID-19 that occur within a seven-day period. All cluster reports are investigated to determine if they qualify as worksite outbreaks, county officials said. “The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) guidelines note that employers should have procedures in place for seeking information from employees related to COVID-19 cases and close contacts in the workplace, including collecting and keeping confidential records of all COVID-19 cases,” according to a statement from the county.

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LA City Halts Benedict Canyon Hotel Project

A much-debated hotel project in Benedict Canyon that has drawn the ire of some neighbors, who expressed concerns regarding the impacts to the environment and public safety, was officially halted by the Los Angeles City Planning Department. City Planning Director Vincent Bertoni notified developer Gary Safady Wednesday that the city was revoking its approval for his Bulgari Resort Los Angeles, a proposed 58-room luxury hotel in an area of the Santa Monica Mountains. Mike Gatto, Safady's attorney, said his client "has put millions of dollars into the proposed hotel, which has been in the works for six years," The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday evening. Gatto told the Times that the decision to halt the project "sends a message to all looking to invest in Los Angeles that the city can't be trusted to follow its own rules." L.A. City Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, whose 5th District includes Benedict Canyon, argued the hotel would pose a danger for its location and negatively impact residents -- emphasizing the growing threat of fires in the hillsides.

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