Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News LAPD To Host Active Shooter Prevention Training At Brentwood Church The Los Angeles Police Department is gearing up to host an active shooter prevention training this week, focusing on equipping the community with knowledge and strategies to recognize pre-attack behaviors. The event, led by LAPD Sergeant Legaspi, is set to take place on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church located at 12000 San Vicente Boulevard. Titled "Active Shooter Prevention: Warning Signs of Pre-Attack Behavior," this special presentation marks the first in a series of events and meetings aimed at enhancing community preparedness and safety. Westside Current LAPD Seeking Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed 26-Year-Old Woman In Larchmont Police are seeking help from the public in locating a hit-and-run driver who killed a 26-year-old woman in the Larchmont community in late June. The crash happened at around 3:20 a.m. on June 22 near the intersection of N. Western Avenue and Rosewood Avenue, when the victim was crossing the street inside of a marked crosswalk, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. As she crossed the street, the victim was struck by a late-model white pickup truck, which investigators believe was either a Ford or Chevrolet that was traveling southbound on Western Avenue. The woman, who remains unidentified, was rushed to a nearby hospital where she later died. The City of Los Angeles, through the Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund, is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect involved in the deadly incident. Anyone with further information is urged to contact LAPD at (213) 473-0234. CBS 2 Man Wounded By Gunfire After Trying To Break Into Valley Village Home, LAPD Says A homeowner in Valley Village shot and wounded one of two people who allegedly tried to break into his residence, police say. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. Monday in the 11600 block of Addison Street. Police say it appears a resident shot a 25-year-old man who was trying to break into the home. It's not clear if his intent was burglary or some other motive. The man, described as conscious and breathing, was taken to a local hospital. He was shot twice. Police were setting up a perimeter in a search for a second suspect they say is a man in his 20s who was wearing a blue hoodie and a face mask. K9 units were at the scene. The resident was medically evaluated and transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. He was seen getting put in an ambulance on a stretcher. The shooting happened in the vicinity of Colfax Charter Elementary. The campus was briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution but the incident had no connection to the school itself, according to a school police spokesperson. ABC 7 Police Search For Woman Who Spit On And Hit Metro Bus Driver In Historic South-Central A Metro bus passenger who spit on and hit a driver was sought by police after the attack late Monday in Los Angeles' Historic South-Central area. Officers responded at about 10 p.m. Monday to Martin Luther King Jr. and Avalon boulevards. A woman, who is believed to be homeless, struck the bus driver and spit on him before leaving the scene, police said. The assault is one of several recent crimes on the Metro transit system, including other attacks on bus drivers. "Bus operators are critical frontline employees, whose primary responsibility is getting nearly a million passengers to their destinations safely each day," Metro spokesman Jose Uvaldo said in a statement. "Passenger behavior that results in assault or impedes the safety of the operator is unacceptable. The driver was treated for injuries at the scene. Police said the driver asked the woman to get off the bus, then activated an electronic sign on the exterior of the bus that displayed the words "Emergency Call 911" when she attacked. It was not immediately clear why the woman was asked to leave the bus. A detailed description of the attacker was not immediately available. Anyone with information about this crime was asked to call the Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. NBC 4 LA Man Tosses Dog 3 Flights Of Stairs At Apartment Building In Koreatown A man takes a whimpering 7-month-old puppy and drops him down three stories at a Koreatown apartment building. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call in the 4000 block of Oakwood Avenue after residents in the building told officers about the man tossing the dog down the stairs. The man allegedly in the video, 27-year-old Joeboury Coleman, was detained in an alley near the Los Angeles apartment building. The incident quickly went viral when posted on the Kris Kelly Foundation's social media pages. One of the people seeing it on the rescue organization's Instagram page was Dione Michael, who decided to do more than follow the posts. She went to the building, talked to residents, even the building manager, and learned that police at one point had knocked on the man's door but left when he didn't answer. So Dione waited till she saw him, went live on the Kris Kelly page asking people to call LAPD and demand action. Eventually, a police car did show up, and you see on her posts, LAPD officers handcuffing him and taking away a dog that looks like the one thrown down the stairs. FOX 11 Alleged Kia Soul Thieves Arrested After Pursuit In L.A. Two suspects who allegedly stole a Kia Soul were taken into custody following a pursuit through the San Fernando Valley. Initial information from stringer service OnSceneTV indicated that Los Angeles Police Department officers observed the stolen vehicle in Chatsworth early Tuesday morning. When a traffic stop was attempted, the suspects fled, and a pursuit was initiated. During the pursuit, which lasted an unknown duration, the suspects ditched the Kia near the intersection of Oakdale Avenue and Mayall Street around 1:30 a.m. and fled on foot. Officers quickly established a perimeter and requested the assistance of a K9 unit, according to preliminary reports. Eventually, the suspects were located and apprehended; video from the scene obtained by KTLA depicts them being taken into custody. KTLA 5 Man With Baseball Bat Vandalizes Church, Businesses In San Fernando Valley Police are investigating after a man vandalized a church and several businesses in the San Fernando Valley overnight. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the original call regarding a man with a baseball bat breaking windows near Sherman Way and Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park shortly after 11:45 p.m. Monday. Several alarms in the area were also triggered, LAPD said. The vandalized businesses, seemingly attacked randomly, included a junk removal company, two heating and cooling companies and an antique store. Broken glass remained scattered in front of the antique store more than five hours after the vandalism spree. The church, Iglesia de Dios Camino de Santidad, also sustained broken windows, video shows. By the time police officers responded to the area, the suspect had fled the scene. After canvassing the area for hours, they could not find him, and he remains outstanding. The suspect is a Black man in unknown clothing, LAPD confirmed. No further information was immediately released. KTLA 5 Los Angeles County Man Gets 4 Years In Prison For Laundering Over $15 Million For Drug Traffickers A Los Angeles County man was sentenced to four years in federal prison Monday for laundering about $15.5 million for international drug traffickers over a two-year span. Gustavo Adolfo Aldana-Martinez, 57, must also pay a $25,000 fine for taking part in the money laundering conspiracy, which moved millions of dollars in drug money out of the U.S. and into the pockets of traffickers he worked for, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. A jury found the Pico Rivera man guilty of one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments in December 2021. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency conducted an undercover sting on Aldana-Martinez in which he accepted wire transfers of what he thought was money made from drug trafficking but was actually funds coming from an account run by DEA agents, according to federal prosecutors. Evidence showed he laundered millions between 2015 and 2017, prosecutors said. CBS 2 Public Safety News An Outdated Vaccine Could Be To Blame For LA's COVID Surge As new reports show the number of COVID-19 cases doubled within a month in Los Angeles County and across California, an outdated vaccine may be to blame. People should check whether their last vaccine was the latest one, according to nurse practitioner Alice Benjamin, because the older version of the vaccine may not protect them from the new FLiRT variant. “If you got it in October and later, that’s generally the updated vaccine,” Benjamin said. “If you got it prior to October, double check because if you did get the bivalent which has not been phased out, we recommend you do get an updated vaccine.” Specifically, Benjamin said that people need to look out for whether they have received the monovalent vaccine offered by Pfizer and Moderna. The nurse practitioner added a few other summertime factors may be driving up the COVID numbers. “People aren’t necessarily wearing masks; they’re not required to in certain places,” Benjamin said. “We’re traveling, we’re getting out for the summer. We also do have some reduced immunity. The vaccines will wane overtime. NBC 4 About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. Download Our Mobile App Listen To Our Podcast Los Angeles Police Protective League | 1308 W 8th St | Los Angeles, CA 90017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice