Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Man Sitting In Apartment Shot Through Front Door: LAPD A man in Hollywood was shot while sitting in his apartment, authorities said. Initial reports from the Los Angeles Police Department indicate that the man was in his residence, located in the 5600 block of Franklin Avenue, around 11 p.m. Monday evening when he heard a knock at his door. As he went to answer, the suspect fired several shots through the door, striking the victim. Responding paramedics transported the man to a nearby hospital, where he is said to be in stable condition. Police could not confirm whether the shooting was gang related. The suspect remains outstanding, and no description has been released. KTLA 5 Teen Shot During Attempted Robbery In Winnetka; Shooter Still At Large A teenager was shot in Winnetka late Sunday and investigators are still searching for the shooter. Officers were dispatched to the scene, near Mason Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard, just before 6 p.m. after learning of the shooting, according to Los Angeles Police Department investigators. They arrived to find one the teenage boy suffering from a gunshot wound. His condition was not immediately known. Investigators say that the shooting happened when the teenager walked by a group of four men, all believed to be between 18 and 19 years old, one of which told him to empty his pockets. The boy allegedly refused, prompting one of the men to produce a gun and shoot him. The men then fled from the area in a white sedan, investigators noted. CBS 2 Popular L.A. Taco Shop Struggling After Smash-and-Grab Burglary A popular downtown L.A. taco restaurant is struggling to stay afloat after thieves escaped with tens of thousands of dollars in a smash-and-grab burglary. Surveillance video caught several masked suspects breaking in and escaping with a cash-filled safe on Oct. 19. Brittney Valles, co-owner of Guerilla Tacos, said the future of the Michelin-recognized restaurant is now uncertain after this devastating financial loss. “They had crowbars and crow-barred every single door, even doors that were not locked,” Valles said. “They broke my door frames that really didn’t really need to be broken.” The unfortunate part, Valles said, is they had placed an unusually high amount of money in the safe the night it was stolen. “We had a little under $20,000 which is very, very rare for us,” she said. At the time, Valles was out of the country on a mezcal buying trip for the restaurant. Over the course of a week, her staff members filled the safe with customer cash but were never instructed to deposit it at the bank. KTLA 5 Police Seek Suspects In UCLA Hate Crime Shooting Police sought the public's help Monday to identify the male passenger in a car who allegedly yelled a homophobic slur, then shot a student in the face with a BB gun at UCLA -- with the car's driver also being sought. The victim was walking in the 200 block of De Neve Drive, near Rieber Hall, at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when he was approached by a white four-door sedan, according to UCLA Police Department interim Chief John Thomas. The victim was struck below the eye and sustained a minor abrasion, Thomas said. Police called the shooting a hate crime. The driver was described as a male wearing a black ski mask, while the passenger was only described as a male, Thomas said. It was unclear what motivated the shooting. Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the UCLA Police Department at 310-825-1491 or 911. Westside Current Police Investigate Antisemitic Graffiti In Beverly Hills Beverly Hills police are investigating two instances of antisemitic graffiti as a hate crime, and they believe the same person is responsible for both. At least one of the messages called for the killing of Jews. The graffiti has been covered up, but the Jewish community is still concerned in the city where they say they used to feel safe. “There are a lot of people that don't like Jewish people for whatever reason. I’m still trying to figure out why,” said Geoffry Lipman, whose apartment building was tagged with an antisemitic message. Lipman said he was “aggravated” and frightened. After living in Beverly Hills for 20 years, he said, he believed the city was a safe place. Beverly Hills police say they got two calls Wednesday afternoon – about 30 minutes apart – both calling for violence against Jewish people. The first call came from Bedford Drive and the second from Palms Avenue. Renee Firestone lived through the Holocaust as a young woman. Now 99, she’s perturbed by the ongoing hate. “When this happened, I kept wondering why,” Firestone said. NBC 4 LA County Court Officials Say Data Shows Zero-Bail System Is ‘Working Well' Los Angeles County's zero-bail system, which was implemented Oct. 1 amid concerns from some law enforcement and elected officials, has worked "exactly the way it was intended" and has not decreased public safety, Superior Court officials insisted Monday as they released data on the system's first three weeks of operation. Most notably, the report compiled by the court found that less than 3% of people who have been booked on suspicion of a crime were subsequently re-arrested and booked again during the first three weeks of the Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, or PARP, system. "The preliminary PARP Report released today demonstrates the undeniable public safety benefits of utilizing individualized risk determinations to assess conditions of release, as opposed to basing conditions of release solely on an arrested individual's ability to pay traditional money bail," Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner said in a statement. "This new system is working exactly the way it was intended — the vast majority of those determined by a magistrate to be a significant risk to public and victim safety, or a significant flight risk, are being temporarily held in jail prior to arraignment, while the vast majority of those who pose little risk to public or victim safety and are likely to return to court are being released with non-financial conditions. FOX 11 CHP Searching For Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In East Los Angeles Investigators are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian in East Los Angeles on Tuesday. The crash happened at around 7:10 p.m. on S. Downey Road, where the driver of a silver Honda Pilot struck a male pedestrian and fled the scene, according to California Highway Patrol. The victim, who has not yet been identified, died at the scene. The driver was believed to have driven southbound on Downey Road, towards Telegraph Road as they fled. Investigators believe that the Honda Pilot will have considerable front-end damage after the collision. Anyone with information is urged to contact investigators at (323) 980-4600. CBS 2 North Hills Man Pleads Not Guilty To Stealing $2.6 Million From Beverly Hills Residents A San Fernando Valley man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of obtaining about $2.6 million by stealing Beverly Hills residents' identities -- often by lifting mail and packages from their homes. Oren David Sela, 35, of North Hills, was charged last week in an eight- count indictment returned by a Los Angeles federal grand jury. Sela faces three counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices, one count of unlawful possession of at least five identity documents, and two counts of possession of stolen mail, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. A trial date was tentatively set for Dec. 26. A federal magistrate judge previously ordered Sela jailed without bond. According to court documents, from November 2021 to this month, Sela stole the mail of Beverly Hills residents to obtain debit cards, bank account numbers, credit cards, telephone numbers and other personal identifying information. Westside Current Maryland Police Searching For Hit-and-Run Driver Who Drove With Body On Windshield For 2 Miles Maryland police are searching for a driver they said hit a man with a car, then dumped his body on the side of the road. After being called to conduct a welfare check near a neighborhood in Hyattsville at about 4:05 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, officers discovered a man lying by the side of the road, according to an Oct. 23 Prince George’s County Police Department news release. The man, identified as Franklin Membreno Mendez, was confirmed dead at the scene “suffering from trauma,” police said. Mendez was “involved in an unrelated, minor collision” earlier that night about 2 miles away, investigators said. The 28-year-old stepped out of the car, according to investigators, which is when another car crashed into him and he “became lodged in that car’s windshield.” The driver traveled those 2 miles and dumped Mendez’s body near a road, then fled, police said. Doorbell footage from neighbors was shared with WUSA 9, showing the moments a car pulled up where Mendez’s body was later found. The neighbor who filmed the car told WUSA 9 she had found Mendez’s body and reported it to police. Charlotte Observer Public Safety News Brush Fire Breaks Out In Hills Of Porter Ranch Amid Strong Winds Across SoCal A brush fire burned in the hills of Porter Ranch overnight as Santa Ana winds whipped across Southern California, elevating the risk of fire amid the hot and dry conditions. There were two active fires in the area overnight, but crews were able to quickly jump on them and stop them from getting out of control. One of the fires ignited up in Browns Canyon, but it didn't threaten any homes. Helicopters responded to the scene overnight and made water drops as crews on the ground attacked the flames. About 3.5 acres were burned. "There's a lot of terrain that's difficult up here. A lot of steep hills and the wind right now is pretty strong... that really makes it difficult for crews to contain the fire," said Fred Fielding with the L.A. County Fire Department. 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