Good Morning. Join us on March 20, 2020 for the 53rd Annual SWAT Dinner & Golf Tournament held at the Montebello Country Club. Event includes golf, lunch, dinner and beverages. Click here for more information. Law Enforcement News 1 Killed, 3 Wounded In Shooting Near Hollywood And Highland Center One man was killed and three people were injured, including two innocent bystanders, after shots were fired between two suspects in Hollywood at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department received the first report of the shooting just after 10 p.m. Sunday. Investigators believe this was a “traveling shooting” that started in the alleyway of a luxury hotel when the two suspects engaged in what started as a verbal altercation. The altercation took a violent turn when the two suspects in separate vehicles began exchanging gunfire. One man was rushed from the scene to a hospital where he died, officials said. Authorities say two women who were caught in the middle of the crossfire were also shot. Their injuries were not considered serious and both women were expected to make a full recovery. Another man was driven to a hospital where he remains in serious condition, authorities said. FOX 11 Man Shot To Death In Koreatown A man died after he was shot early Saturday in Los Angeles’ Koreatown area, authorities said. The deadly shooting took place about 6:40 a.m. in a commercial neighborhood at Western Avenue and San Marino Street, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. The victim, described as a 35-year-old man, was approached by an assailant who was driving a vehicle, according to LAPD Officer Drake Madison. “The suspect produced and fired a handgun, striking the victim,” he said. “The suspect fled in a vehicle southbound on Western Avenue.” Police described the shooter as a man in his 20s. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. A motive in the killing was not known. Anyone with information can reach the LAPD at 877-527-3247. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. KTLA 5 6-Year-Old Boy, Father Wounded After Shooting In Baldwin Hills Area: LAPD A 6-year-old and his father were injured in a shooting Saturday evening in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, police say. The shooting was reported around 5 p.m. near Somerset and Santo Tomas drives, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police are searching for a suspect. Police said the victims were transported to a hospital and are in stable condition. No additional information was immediately available. ABC 7 Defense Moves To Delay Sentencing For ‘Hollywood Ripper’ Sentencing for a man convicted of two murders dubbed the "Hollywood Ripper," was delayed Friday over a defense motion that seeks a new trial because the prosecution failed to share information that would have compromised the credibility of a detective who was a key witness in the case. A jury recommended the death penalty for 44-year-old Michael Thomas Gargiulo, who was found guilty in August of the home-invasion murders of two women, one of whom was about to go on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher. But sentencing has been delayed indefinitely while Judge Larry P. Fidler considers a defense motion that came after revelations in a Los Angeles Times story that retired sheriff's Detective Mark Lillienfeld, a former investigator on Gargiulo's case, had posed as a deputy in 2018 and smuggled contraband into a county jail while working as a district attorney's investigator. The violation was unrelated to Gargiulo's case, but his defense attorneys assert that the prosecution was required by law to disclose it to the defense so they could use it to attack his credibility as a witness and detective during the trial. NBC 4 Robert Durst’s Reality-TV Show Of A Life Plays Out In Long-Awaited Murder Trial Next Week After decades of evading law enforcement over his suspected involvement in two alleged murders, New York real estate scion Robert Durst will now face a Los Angeles County jury following his participation in a TV documentary in which prosecutors say he implicated himself. Interviews conducted for the six-part HBO documentary series, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” will play a role in the trial expected to start Wednesday, where Durst, 76, stands accused of murdering his best friend, Susan Berman, in her Beverly Hills home in 2000. The following is an in-depth look at the complicated story of how Durst went from an heir to a real estate empire to an inmate in Twin Towers Correctional facility in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to Berman’s killing, for nearly 40 years Durst has been suspected of being involved in the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Kathleen Durst, in New York. Los Angeles Daily News Convicted Killer Set To Be Arraigned For Retired Doctor’s Slaying A man who served nearly three decades in state prison for fatally beating and stabbing his stepmother is set to be arraigned Monday in the killing of a retired doctor at her East Los Angeles home. Timothy Chavira, 56, is charged with murder for the Dec. 7, 2019, slaying of Editha Cruz de Leon, 76, at her home in the 3900 block of North Van Horne Avenue. The murder charge includes the special circumstance allegation that Chavira was previously convicted of first-degree murder, along with allegations that he used an unknown sharp object during the attack on de Leon and that he was on parole at the time. Prosecutors will decide later whether to seek the death penalty against Chavira, who was arrested two weeks later in Pasadena by Los Angeles police. He has remained jailed without bail. The woman’s body was found a day after she was killed. She died from sharp force injuries and strangulation, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. MyNewsLA.com Authorities Seize 2,669 Pounds Of Meth From San Bernardino County Stash House And Storage Facility Authorities announced Friday that they had seized about 2,669 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs, as well as firearms, during a two-day operation in which federal agents led raids at a San Bernardino County home and storage facility. The Drug Enforcement Agency, which is heading the investigation, declined to disclose the locations of the raids or whether any individuals were detained or arrested. Nicole Nishida, spokeswoman for the DEA, said the raids were a part of a larger investigation, dubbed “Operation Crystal Shield,” which aims to dismantle hubs of meth distribution across the United States. The DEA said in a news release that it had been investigating a local drug trafficking organization with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department when investigators identified a stash house within the county and raided the home on Feb. 20. The Sun Public Safety News Three People Injured After Fire Erupts At Downtown LA Building The Los Angeles Fire Department is on scene of a large structure fire in Downton LA. Firefighters responded to a building in the area of Kohler and 7th streets around noon Saturday. Witnesses say they heard multiple explosions coming from the building. According to the fire department at least three people were injured. The three victims are male adults, two are in critical condition with severe burn injuries and the third victim is said to be in fair condition, according to Brian Humphrey with the Los Angeles Fire Department. He says firefighters went into full defensive mode and knocked down the blaze within 65 minutes. At least 140 LAFD personnel were assigned in what the department called a "Major Emergency" fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. FOX 11 Here’s Where Coronavirus Cases Have Been Reported In California Cases of the novel coronavirus have begun to mount in the United States and are expected to continue to grow in the coming weeks as the virus spreads and testing increases. “We are facing a historic public health challenge,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “We will continue to respond to COVID-19 in an aggressive way to contain and blunt the threat of this virus. While we still hope for the best, we continue to prepare for this virus to become widespread in the United States.” In California, at least 40 cases have been reported. Twenty-four cases were people who caught the virus either on the Diamond Princess cruise ship or in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak was first reported, and were then repatriated to the U.S. and quarantined at California military bases. An additional 16 cases were in returning travelers or, in at least five instances, people who contracted the virus in their community. Los Angeles Times Local Government News 2 L.A. City Council Seats Up For Grabs In Tuesday Election Two Los Angeles City Council seats are up for grabs in Tuesday’s election, with one incumbent termed out and the other seeking a seat on the county Board of Supervisors. Councilman Herb Wesson of the 10th District is running for the county board seat being vacated by termed-out Mark Ridley-Thomas, who is in turn seeking to win Wesson’s seat on the council. Councilman Jose Huizar of the council’s 14th District is termed out. Addressing homelessness is a common theme among the candidates vying for both seats, but they all have varying takes on various other issues. Vying for Wesson’s 10th District seat are: Ridley-Thomas, Grace Yoo, Melvin Snell, Channing Martinez, Aura Vasquez, Althea Shaw, and G. Juan Johnson. MyNewsLA.com L.A. County’s Temporary Homeless Shelter Opens Today, March 2, In San Pedro A temporary shelter for San Pedro’s homeless population will open on Monday, March 2, offering 40 beds in a vacant Los Angeles County building on the corner of Eighth and Beacon streets, where an encampment has burgeoned in recent years. As of this week, many of the tents were gone from those immediate blocks as the city of Los Angeles has conducted more frequent cleanups. Police also have made recent arrests in the area. The county shelter was put on a fast track and will open before the city’s “Bridge Home” project about a mile away. The latter has been in the works for about two years and will house 100 folks when it opens, tentatively scheduled to happen within the next few months. The unsuccessful effort to clear San Pedro’s sidewalks over the past five years has pushed the community’s frustration levels. Some opposed the shelters, but county and city leaders pressed forward — saying some kind of solution was needed. Los Angeles Daily News ‌ ‌ ‌ Visit our website LA Police Protective League | 1308 West Eighth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!