Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Man gunned down outside Panorama City apartment building on Christmas Day Police are searching for the gunman involved in a deadly Christmas Day shooting in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting was reported shortly before 9 p.m. in the 8700 block of Cedros Avenue. Emergency crews responded to the apartment building-lined street to find a 30-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds down on the sidewalk. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. Investigators believe the victim was in a verbal altercation with another man when that person pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds. No description of the suspect was released but he was believed to have fled in a vehicle. No information was provided regarding the suspect’s vehicle’s make, model or color. KTLA 5 1 killed, 3 injured in South LA crash; 1 person investigated for DUI One person was killed and three others were injured Wednesday in a violent crash in South Los Angeles. It happened just before 2 a.m. near W 53rd Street and Broadway in the South Park area. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and one person was taken to a hospital in serious condition, authorities said. Two are in fair condition. Video from the scene showed a mangled vehicle on its side in the middle of the street. It's unclear what caused the collision but police say one person was detained and is being investigated for possible DUI. ABC 7 Man Wounded in DTLA Shooting A man in his 50s suffered a gunshot wound to one leg Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. Monday at Fifth and Spring streets, Los Angeles Police Department officer Drake Madison told City News Service. An ambulance took the conscious victim to a hospital for treatment, Madison said. The suspects were described as a male and two females, the officer said. MyNewsLA Victims driven across South Los Angeles in reported kidnapping The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into a reported kidnapping where victims were allegedly forced into a vehicle and driven across South L.A. Two women told police they were forced into the car by three men at 111th Street and Compton Avenue in Watts around 2 a.m. Monday morning, an LAPD spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. The females were taken to Bellflower and then to Long Beach, where they were able to leave the car in the 6600 block of Cherry Avenue, the spokesperson stated. They called 911 from Cherry Avenue, the spokesperson elaborated. It is not known if they were dropped off at the location or if they escaped from the vehicle. Video from the scene shows the two women speaking with officers; they were not harmed in the incident, LAPD said. There was no immediate word on whether the male suspects were known to the female victims. KTLA 5 New synthetic drug three times stronger than fentanyl linked to LA County death A new synthetic drug considered three times more powerful than fentanyl is being blamed for at least one death in Los Angeles. Protonitazene is so potent, the Food and Drug Administration never approved it. "This drug is illegal in the United States, has no medically accepted uses," said Bill Bodner, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent. The drug is finding its way into the community. A case last month in Los Angeles federal court charged one man for distributing the drug. "This is the first confirmed protonitazene death-resulting case in the nation. Protonitazine is quickly emerging as a fentanyl replacement and it is three times more fatal," court documents stated. In that case, Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, of Santa Clarita, allegedly sold the victim pills containing protonitazene and arranged to sell him a bulk supply, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release. ABC 7 Southern California high school teacher charged with sexually assaulting two underage students A Southern California high school teacher has been charged with illegal sexual acts against two underage students, according to authorities. Joshua Daniel McGinn, 41, a teacher at Charter Oak High School in Covina, faces charges including four felony counts of oral copulation on a minor, a felony count of sexual penetration by use of force, two felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and one felony count of possession of child pornography, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman announced in a news release Tuesday. “Prosecutors from our Sex Crimes Division are working tirelessly to ensure justice is served for the victims and their families,” Hochman said in the release. “We also want to encourage anyone who may have additional information or has been victimized to come forward and report information to the Covina Police Department.” McGinn was arrested on Dec. 18 and is being held without bail, officials said. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 6. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 13 years and six months in prison. Los Angeles Times CHP nabs 117 in statewide organized retail theft crackdown A statewide crackdown on organized retail theft resulted in 117 arrests and the recovery of $38,000 in stolen merchandise last week, according to officials. Two illegal guns and three stolen vehicles were also seized as part of Operation Holiday Watch, which was carried out Friday by the California Highway Patrol and police departments around the Golden State, the California Governor’s Office said in a news release. The Livermore, San Ramon and Walnut Creek police departments were among the 10 law enforcement agencies that participated in the crackdown, according to officials. The suspects are expected to face charges ranging from petty theft and grand theft to organized retail theft, officials said. “Through proactive enforcement operations and strong partnerships with local law enforcement and retailers, we were able to protect the state’s businesses and consumers during one of the busiest times of the year,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said in a statement. “Our efforts send a clear message that retail theft in California will not be tolerated,” he said. PoliceOne California man arrested on suspicion of beheading 1-year-old son, authorities say A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to authorities and jail records. He is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail and is ineligible for bail. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a family disturbance call at a house in the 7500 block of Versailles Way in Sacramento County early Friday morning, sheriff’s officials said on social media. A woman outside the home told them that her husband, Andrey Demskiy, had assaulted her and her mother, who was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies then attempted to contact Demskiy but he refused to answer the door, authorities said. When they learned that a 1-year-old boy was inside the home and had possibly been injured, deputies forced entry and attempted to detain Demskiy, who resisted, authorities said. Los Angeles Times California inmate recruited ‘wives’ to spread fentanyl across Alaska, feds say As Sunday Powers drove along a remote highway in Alaska, her boss tracked her every move from 3,000 miles away. A former Girl Scout raised in a town called North Pole, population 2,427, Powers had gotten involved in the drug business. She sold blue fentanyl pills and smuggled money for a dealer in California, according to court documents and interviews. Powers had never met her boss, Heraclio Sanchez Rodriguez — he had been serving a life sentence in the California prison system since 1998. Authorities charge that Sanchez ran one of the largest drug trafficking organizations in Alaska history without ever setting foot in the state. Using contraband cellphones, Sanchez spun a web that stretched from Mexico to Los Angeles to far-flung Alaska villages, authorities say. Flights carried women traveling with drugs and cash. Packages stuffed with fentanyl pills flowed through the U.S. postal system. Cash App payments linked senders in Alaska to recipients in Mexicali and Culiacán. “This guy’s very intelligent,” Powers’ brother, Charles Hills, said of Sanchez. “He created a network and bought his way into enough circles of trust, whatever you want to call it, and just destroyed the area.” Los Angeles Times 16-year-old arrested after S.C. police K-9 shot, killed One teenager was arrested and there’s a search for two more who are wanted following a stolen car chase that ended early Monday morning when a police dog was shot and killed, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. “The whole sheriff’s department is very sad that we lost one of our police dogs,” Sheriff Leon Lott said Monday at a news conference. “Very sad, but also very mad.” Lott said K9 Bumi was killed, becoming the department’s third police dog to die in the line of duty this year. The department also had another police dog that survived being shot on the job, but had to medically retire, according to Lott. “These dogs are out here protecting the community,” Lott said. The incident began near the 7400 block of Parklane Road a little before 2:30 a.m. , when a deputy spotted a car that had been reported stolen in Columbia on Sunday, according to the sheriff. A chase followed that Lott said ended in the Greenview community after a deputy used a stop stick to deflate the stolen vehicle’s tires. Two teenagers ran away, while a 16-year-old was stopped from getting out of the vehicle and was detained at gunpoint, according to Lott. The State Public Safety News Los Angeles hospital remains unable to ID patient after 1 week Health officials asked the public for help Tuesday to identify a patient who has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since last week. The patient arrived at Los Angeles General Medical Center on Dec. 16 but efforts to identify him have been unsuccessful. No details were provided about what led to the 50-year-old man being admitted to the hospital. He was described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds with brown eyes and brownish curly hair. Anyone with information about the man was asked to contact clinical social worker Jocelyn Mayo at 323-409-4463 or the Los Angeles General Medical Center Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253. After-hours calls between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. should go the the Department of Emergency Medicine, Social Work Department at 323-409-6883 and weekend callers can dial 323-409-5254 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. KTLA 5 Coast Guard suspends search for 2 missing boaters off coast of Palos Verdes Estates The search for two boaters who went missing off the coast of Palos Verdes Estates has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday. According to a post on X, the Coast Guard called off the search due to "no signs of distress" and "no response to UMIB [Urgent Marine Information Broadcast.]" According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the two men were supposed to be picked up by a friend early Tuesday morning at the Cabrillo Marina but did not show up at the boat ramp. Crews began a search that morning and found a boat up against the rocks near the 1800 block of Paseo Del Mar, but the men were not found, the fire department said. The Coast Guard and the Long Beach Fire Department were also involved in the search. Due to extremely low fog, rescue crews weren't able to fly their helicopter. Officials said the hazardous conditions have not made the search easy. The two men's names have not been released but authorities described them as being in their 50s. ABC 7 Bird flu detected in pets' raw food, LA County Public Health warns Los Angeles County health officials warned residents Tuesday not to feed their pets raw food following a voluntary recall of Northwest Naturals Brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen Pet Food due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples. The county Department of Public Health said the recalled products are packaged 2-pound plastic bags with "Best if used by" dates of May 21, 2026, B10 and June 23, 2026, B1. Pet owners were urged to immediately dispose of those products. Residents who fed their pets the recalled products or other raw meat or dairy products and notice their pet experiencing symptoms should immediately contact their veterinarian. The Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed that a house cat contracted H5 bird flu and died after consuming the recalled raw frozen pet food, officials said. The products are also sold in California. A listing of retailers can be found on the product's website. Additionally, the DPH recently confirmed H5 bird blue in four house cats who consumed recalled milk and later became sick and died, officials said. That investigation is ongoing. 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. 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