Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Arrests made in ambush-style murder of beloved Southern California doctor Two arrests have been made in the targeted killing of a beloved Woodland Hills doctor earlier this year outside of the clinic where he practiced medicine, officials announced Tuesday. The victim, Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, 61, was ambushed by a single gunman outside the Warner Plaza Medical Center at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Oxnard Street at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 as he was walking to his car. KTLA Chase ends when assault suspect slams head-on into pickup truck in South LA A police chase ended Tuesday afternoon when a man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon slammed head-on into an innocent driver on a street in South Los Angeles. The crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. when the sedan driven by the male suspect collided with a pickup truck near the intersection of Slauson and Central avenues. The suspect attempted to flee on foot before being apprehended by multiple LAPD officers. An "officer needs help" call was broadcast as the suspect fought with police, nearly a dozen of whom ultimately took him into custody, authorities said. ABC 7 Strong winds causes LAPD helicopter to hit the ground during training exercise Santa winds on Tuesday caused a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter to hit the ground during a training drill in Orange County. The crash happened at around noon while the pilots conducted low-altitude maneuvers during a hydraulic exercise at the Joint Forces Training Base in the 4000 block of Doolittle Avenue on the runway closest to the Navy Golf Course in Los Alamitos, according to the Los Alamitos Police Department. During the drill, a strong gust of wind blew past the helicopter causing one of its roster blades to strike the ground. While Los Alamitos police described the incident as a crash landing LAPD called it an emergency landing that caused the aircraft to end up on its side. Los Alamitos police said no one sustained injuries during the incident and two people denied medical care. CBS Los Angeles Jahnay Bryan has been missing in L.A. for 2 months. Why don’t police have an update? Former state Sen. Steven Bradford steps out into the bright and blazing Westlake sun. Wearing a dark gray suit and armed with a roll of tape, he affixes a poster to the side of a streetlight. It reads: Jahnay Bryan, 23, missing from Los Angeles since Oct. 16. An Ebony Alert was issued for Bryan on Nov. 19, noting that she was last seen near the 2000 block of West 8th Street. Several weeks later, there is no update available on her case, according to an LAPD spokesperson. Black youth make up about 40% of all cases of missing people in America but just 15% of the country’s overall youth population Los Angeles Times Murder victim alive when cement was poured, prosecutor suggests Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bell’s questioning on the stand of the now 26-year-old Colombian man who wants to take back his guilty plea in the 2022 murder, identity and property theft of 73-year-old Gary Ruby revealed why his former lawyers recommended taking the plea deal. As Bell ticked off the list of 10 points in a seven-page letter as to why prosecutors could seek an extended term of life without parole, Juan Baron responded they had read each one to him. Court documents say Baron confessed March 10, 2022, to Los Angeles Police Department detectives that he strangled Ruby with a belt after Ruby began choking, placed him in a bathtub, dumped bags of cement he found in the garage over the body and went to the hardware store for more cement. Honolulu Star-Advertiser Northern California Gunman Planned ‘Child Executions’ At Christian School, Authorities Say Authorities in Butte County have identified the gunman who staged an attack Wednesday on a Christian elementary school that left two children wounded and ended with the attacker dead. On Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Kory Honea identified the shooter as Glenn Litton, 56. He described Litton as a homeless, mentally ill man with a long criminal record who targeted the school due to its affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene of the attack. Authorities found a statement by Litton saying that “child executions” were imposed at the school in response to “America’s involvements in genocide and oppression of Palestinians” and attacks in Yemen. Honea identified the two injured kindergartners as 5-year-old Elias Wolford, who was shot once in the abdomen, and 6-year-old Roman Mendez, who sustained two gunshot wounds resulting in internal injuries. Both boys remained in critical condition Thursday afternoon. “They have a very long road ahead of them in terms of recovery,” Honea said. “It’s very likely that they are going to have to have a number of surgeries going forward, but the fact that they are currently still with us, I think, is a miracle.” Los Angeles Times Hannah Kobayashi Is a ‘Voluntary Missing Person’ Amid Disappearance Case: Details The mystery began with a missed flight. On November 8, Hannah Kobayashi traveled from her home in Maui to L.A., where she failed to make her connection to NYC. Four days later, her family reported her missing. “[We’re] trying to make sense of it,” her aunt Larie Pidgeon said on December 3, “but still cannot.” The mystery began with a missed flight. On November 8, Hannah Kobayashi traveled from her home in Maui to L.A., where she failed to make her connection to NYC. Four days later, her family reported her missing. “[We’re] trying to make sense of it,” her aunt Larie Pidgeon said on December 3, “but still cannot.” Yahoo News Video: Man steals from postal service truck in Koreatown A man was caught on video while stealing some items from a U.S. Postal Service truck in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The incident was recorded on Monday on Wilshire Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and Shatto Place, posThe man was seen taking a package from the truck then walking away while pushing his bicycle. NBC 4 Los Angeles man arrested for flying drone over, taking photos of Vandenberg Space Force Base A Brentwood man has been arrested on suspicion of flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and taking photos, according to the United States Department of Justice. Yinpiao Zhou, 39, has been charged with failure to register an aircraft not providing transportation and violation of national defense airspace, the DOJ's release said. He was arrested at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday as he was getting ready to board a flight to China. He is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. CBS 2 New California laws going into effect in 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several new bills into law over the past year, many of them addressing issues that continue to plague the Golden State such as affordable housing, crime, and health care. Take a look at some of the new laws that will impact your life beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Fox 11 Nearly 5 pounds of fentanyl seized from fleeing drug smuggling suspects Border patrol agents seized nearly 5 pounds of fentanyl from two suspected drug smugglers who were fleeing from authorities in San Diego County last week. The incident occurred on Thursday, Dec. 5, as a man driving a sedan approached the Border Patrol Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate 8 near Pine Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials stated. “After a short pursuit by agents, the driver of the vehicle lost control resulting in a single-vehicle accident near East Willows Road on I-8,” CBP stated. KTLA Public Safety News ‘We're all pretty lucky.' Franklin Fire spares home rebuilt after 2007 Malibu wildfire A wildfire that burned more than 2,200 acres in the mountains of Malibu burned to within a few feet of a home that was rebuilt following another fire in the same area in 2007. Part of Jaime DiMarco's house with sweeping canyon views was rebuilt after the Corral Fire tore through the rugged mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean about 17 years ago. As they did the November 2007 fire, DiMarco's brothers did what they could to help protect her home when the Franklin Fire, which started Monday night, raced up the canyon. NBC 4 Public Safety News City of Los Angeles to increase renters' protection through expanded Measure ULA Renters in Los Angeles can anticipate more support from the city after Tuesday's expansion of programs under Measure ULA, including eviction defense, rental assistance and income support for seniors and people with disabilities. In a 12-0 vote, the City Council approved final guidelines for Measure ULA housing production and homelessness prevention initiatives, as well as plans to use more dollars generated by the tax, which was approved by voters in April 2023 and established a tax on the sale of property of more than $5 million. 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