Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Suspect Shot After Firing At LAPD With Gun In Each Hand At End Of Chase, Chief Says With a gun in each hand, a domestic violence suspect opened fire on police after a chase ended in West Adams on Tuesday and was promptly shot by officers, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. The suspect was brought to a hospital in critical condition, an LAPD spokesperson said. An innocent woman who was in the area was also struck by gunfire on the arm and was brought to a local hospital. She is expected to survive. The violent series of events unfolded around 12:17 p.m. when police were called about a domestic violence suspect in a white Maserati who was apparently following an alleged victim riding on a city DASH bus in the San Pedro area. Officers found the Maserati on the northbound 110 Freeway and attempted to pull the suspect over. He briefly pulled to the side of the road, but then took off as officers approached. They chased him along the freeway and into the West Adams area and eventually into a residential neighborhood near West and Jefferson boulevards. The suspect pulled into a driveway, parked behind an apartment building and walked toward the street, where police were approaching. "The suspect in the driveway pulled out two guns - one in each hand - and opened fire on the officers," McDonnell said. "Officers returned fire, striking the suspect." ABC 7 Police Commissioners Approve 2025-26 LAPD Spending Plan The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners approved a $2.14 billion fiscal year 2025-26 spending plan for the LAPD Tuesday, which includes an increase of $160.5 million, or 8.1%, over its current budget. The proposal now goes to Mayor Karen Bass and the City Administrative Office for consideration as part of larger plans for the city. The mayor is expected to present her FY 2025-26 budget in late April of 2025. Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the plan. "Some folks may not understand that this budget is for the LAPD, but that also encompasses the oversight involved with LAPD, so it also includes the budget for the Office of Inspector General, and also for the police commission," Commissioner Rasha Gerges Shields said. While commissioners do not get paid, she noted that their staff members do. Shields suggested that if the City Council wanted to cut aspects of the proposal, they might consider an estimated $3.3 million in funding related to the city's hotel and short-term rental ordinance. The LAPD is responsible for collecting general descriptions of properties, biographical information, conducting inspections and issuing permits. Police officials have said they require more funding for staff to process more than 9,000 of these permits. "These are things, a lot of times, the department is criticized for asking for more and more money, but this is a very good example of how more and more responsibilities are thrust upon the department, whether or not they are the right avenue," Shields added. Westside Current Northridge Man Allegedly Checks In Suitcases With Meth-Caked Clothes At LAX, Including Cow Pajamas A Northridge man is being indicted for allegedly checking in two suitcases at LAX that contained clothing caked in methamphetamine, including a cow onesie pajama. According to a news release from the Department of Justice, 31-year-old Raj Matharu checked in a pink and a gray suitcase at LAX as he was on his way to board a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia on Nov. 6. After the first X-ray inspection of the suitcase, screening officers noticed some irregularities and decided to inspect them a second time. “Upon opening the suitcases, law enforcement found the suitcases contained more than a dozen white or light-colored clothing items that were dried stiff and covered in a white residue,” the release stated. Law enforcement officials tested the white residue, which came back positive as methamphetamine and they then extracted more than one kilogram of the residue from the clothing. Officers intercepted Matharu on the jet bridge to his flight to Australia, and he was later arrested. “Drug dealers are continually inventing creative ways of smuggling dangerous narcotics in pursuit of illicit profit – as alleged in the facts of this case,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “In the process, they are poisoning communities throughout the world. Law enforcement is committed to fighting drug trafficking, knowing that every seizure saves lives.” NBC 4 Video Shows Arson Suspect At Panorama City Home Just Before Porch Went Up In Flames Surveillance video shows the moment an arson suspect approached a home in Panorama City, walking up while carrying some sort of metal can just before the front porch went up in flames Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded around 4:40 a.m. to the blaze, which Los Angeles Fire Department officials said appears to be a seemingly random crime. The can was placed at the entrance to the home by the person in the video, authorities said, resulting in a fire that damaged the front door, porch and a chair there. No injuries were reported and no other parts of the home were damaged. Ring camera footage captured the person, wearing a hooded sweatshirt with their head and face covered, go up to the front porch before setting down the can. Later in the morning, the homeowner discovered her front porch on fire, with cellphone footage showing the flames rip through the front of the home along Lorne Street. LAFD investigators are testing a substance inside the metal can to see what it contains and are looking into other areas of the case to try figuring out what happened and who was behind the crime. Officials said there have been no other arson calls in the area. CBS 2 More Than 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars Seized In California Would Be Worth $18M If Authentic, U.S. Customs Says More than 3,000 fake Gibson electric guitars were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Southern California in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the busiest container port in North America. If they were authentic Gibson guitars, the instruments — which were destined for the e-commerce market — would be worth an estimated $18 million, according to U.S. Customs. They were seized by federal officials at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, a sprawling coastal complex that includes the Port of LA. The massive West Coast port is the busiest in the U.S. among container ports, in the volume of shipments seen, with cargo worth an estimated $292 billion passing through in 2023. While the knockoffs seized by federal authorities were manufactured outside the country, all authentic Gibson guitars are hand-crafted and made in the U.S., said Beth Heidt, chief marketing officer at the company. The iconic guitar brand, founded in 1902 in Kalamazoo, Mich., has all its instruments made at facilities in Nashville, Tenn. and Boseman, Mont. — with several generations of artisans behind the more than 100-year-old company, she said. CBS 2 CHP To Begin ‘Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement’ On California Freeways As millions of motorists get ready to hit the road, the California Highway Patrol is activating its annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP), which resulted in more than 1,000 arrests last year. The enforcement period will run from 6:01 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the CHP stated in a news release. “Throughout the holiday weekend, CHP officers statewide will be on patrol, promoting safe driving and ensuring seat belts are buckled,” the news release stated. Last year’s Thanksgiving MEP resulted in 1,047 DUI arrests with 27 fatal crashes still occurring in CHP jurisdiction. Motorists were reminded to avoid hefty fines, vehicle impounds and jail time by not drinking and driving. “Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness, and our mission is to ensure everyone reaches their destinations safely,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said. “The well-being and safety of others starts with making good decisions behind the wheel.” KTLA 5 FBI's 'Most Wanted' Fugitive In 2003 California Bombings Arrested In Wales The FBI captured a fugitive who has been on its "Most Wanted Terrorists" list for more than a decade, following his alleged involvement in two animal rights-related bombings in California in the early 2000s. Daniel Andreas San Diego’s arrest Monday in Wales shows that "no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement. "There’s a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way," Wray added. The FBI said they tracked down San Diego – who previously had a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his capture – with the help of authorities in the United Kingdom. The 46-year-old from Berkeley, California, was first placed on the "Most Wanted Terrorists" list in 2009 and spent more than 20 years on the run as a fugitive. "Daniel Andreas San Diego is wanted for his alleged involvement in two bombings in the San Francisco, California, area. On August 28, 2003, two bombs exploded approximately one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville," the FBI said on his wanted poster. FOX 11 Video: Suspect Throws Pipe Bombs, Opens Fire At Michigan Officers During Pursuit Police have released dash camera video of a chase through Jackson where a shooting suspect opened fire on pursuing officers and threw pipe bombs at them from a van. Ahead of a joint press conference scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Jackson Police Department released photos and the video Monday showing parts of the police chase Nov. 6, when one Jackson police sergeant was shot. The fleeing suspect, Jacob Austin Hikes, 31, of Onsted, was killed in a shootout with police. The injured sergeant has not been identified. The sergeant has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home on paid administrative leave, Jackson Director of Police and Fire Services Elmer Hitt said. The released videos, three clips in total, clearly record the sound of rapid gunfire coming from Hikes’ van during the pursuit. In another clip, a pipe bomb tossed from the van is seen exploding in the street near a patrol car. The last video shows the van come to a stop moments before Hikes opens fire on an officer. The officer’s windshield cracks and splinters from the deadly volley before Hikes speeds away again. At 5:09 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 , the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office contacted Jackson County Central Dispatch that a shooting suspect they were tracking with GPS was in the Jackson County area, police said. The man, Hikes, had allegedly shot his brother at 4:30 p.m. in Lenawee County and was fleeing the area in a maroon van, police said. MLive Stray Gunshot Through Neighbor’s Wall Leads NYPD To Drug Stash House Talk about a bad shot. A stray bullet that punched through a neighbor’s wall led police and the feds to find a suspected Brooklyn drug dealer’s stash of guns, cocaine and cash, prosecutors allege. Trouble started mounting for 30-year-old Kevin Tapia on Nov. 17, when one of his Brooklyn neighbors on the third floor of their Bay Ridge apartment building heard a loud noise around 10:30 p.m. The 40-year-old neighbor then noticed a hole in the wall of his apartment hallway, which abuts Tapia’s unit, and a bullet on the floor, according to a criminal complaint. He called 911, and police responded to the building, at Parrott Place near 92nd St., shortly afterward. When the cops arrived, they saw someone, believed to be Tapia, tossing a package out of a window, according to the complaint. The receipt had Tapia’s name on it, and the package held more than a kilo of cocaine, the feds allege. Tapia then tried to escape down the fire escape of the same window, but fell onto a second-floor landing, where even more drugs fell out of his pocket, the feds allege. Cops got a search warrant and found a treasure trove of drugs, guns and ammo, including a duffel bag containing an AK-47 rifle and six handguns, all loaded, along with hundreds of bullets; plus a safe with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine, $107,000 cash and three handgun magazines. New York Daily News Public Safety News List Of Los Angeles County Stores That Sold Recalled Raw Milk Public health officials have identified 10 stores in Los Angeles County that sold the recalled raw milk possibly tainted with bird flu. After California officials requested a recall, The Raw Farm, LLC issued the advisory for their cream top, whole raw milk with a lot ID of #20241109 with a best buy date of Nov. 27, 2024. Customers who bought the items should return any remaining product to the store they bought it from. Some retailers where the product was sold in Los Angeles County include: Back Door Bakery, 8349 Foothill Blvd., Sunland, CA, 91040, Eataly, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90067, Erewhon Market, 475 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101, Erewhon Market, 26767 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302, Erewhon Market, 4121 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029, Erewhon Market, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036, Lazy Acres, 1841 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027, Vitamin City LB, 6247 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90808, Vitamin City, 642 W. Arrow Hwy., San Dimas, CA 91773, and The Whole Wheatery, 44264 10th St. W, Lancaster, CA 93534. Drinking raw milk containing bird flu is not the only way one can become infected, officials say. Someone can become infected if they touch their eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands after touching raw milk with bird flu. CBS 2 Bat Is The Prime Suspect In Ultra-Rare Human Rabies Fatality In Central California A Fresno County resident has died of rabies they probably contracted from being bitten by a bat, the first such human case in the county in more than 30 years. No information about the individual, including their name, age or gender was released due to patient confidentiality laws, Assistant Director Joe Prado of the county Public Health Department said during a Zoom media conference Tuesday. Prado said the individual worked in Merced County and was exposed to rabies sometime in mid-October while in Merced County, though it’s unclear whether the person was working at the time of contact. Officials say they believe the person became infected through an encounter with a bat. The individual displayed symptoms of rabies and was treated at a Fresno County hospital emergency room on Nov. 18 and died Friday. “That was a very short time frame there, but that’s kind of how it worked out,” Prado said. The county was also assessing the exposure risks for those in the hospital where the patient was treated and at the person’s home. Rabies vaccines were being distributed as needed, Prado said. “Right now we want to ensure that the community is aware that all the hospital systems are working together to make sure there is ample vaccine supply,” he said. 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