Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Charges Expected vs. Suspect in Downtown LA Target Shooting Authorities are expected to announce charges Friday against a suspect in the shooting of two security guards outside the Target store at the FIGat7th shopping mall in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference Friday in front of the store at 735 S. Figueroa St. The suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested Tuesday following an hours-long standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department at an apartment building in the downtown area. Officers had responded to the outdoor mall near Seventh Street at around 8:55 p.m. Monday to reports of several shots fired, according to the LAPD. Store surveillance video showed a man attempting to walk out with a suitcase containing unpaid items — but when confronted by the security guards, he produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the victims, police said. One of the victims was an armed security officer employed by the mall and the other was a Target employee, LAPD Capt. Raul Jovel said. MyNewsLA Man arrested after armed burglary, hours-long standoff with police in the Hollywood Hills A man who broke into a Hollywood Hills home was arrested after an hours-long standoff with police Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Police Department said they responded around 9:15 p.m. to reports of a burglary near the 3140 block of Hollyridge Drive in the Hollywood Hills. The man entered the home through the front door while the residents were inside, the LAPD said. When police arrived, they found a man armed with a knife. The man tried to flee and ran to the porch of the home. The LAPD said the man refused to comply with the officers and SWAT backup was requested. After an hours-long standoff at 12:30 a.m., the man was taken into custody. No injuries were reported during the incident. CBS 2 Police seek driver in Woodland Hills hit-and-run that left woman, 76, with severe injuries Police are looking for a driver who struck and severely injured a pedestrian in a Woodland Hills hit-and-run Sunday evening. At about 6:40 p.m., a dark-colored sedan — possibly a 2010-13 Honda Civic — headed south on Fallbrook Avenue near Victory Boulevard hit a pedestrian and fled without stopping to help, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. That pedestrian, a 76-year-old woman, was severely injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment. No information about the driver is available, but anyone with information leading to their conviction or civil settlement will be eligible for a reward of up to $25,000. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ramirez at 818-644-8025. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). KTLA 5 Man arrested after attempting to hijack self-driving Waymo taxi in downtown LA, police say A man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly attempting to hijack a self-driving taxi in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. The attempted theft occurred at around 1 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of South Hill Street and Fifth Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police approached the man behind a riot shield when he refused to get out of the Waymo taxi, news video from the scene showed. An officer then opened the door of the taxi and pulled the man out. He was arrested shortly afterward. The man's name was not immediately available. The motive behind the incident was under investigation. ABC 7 Loved ones search for Southern California woman missing for over a month Concerned loved ones are searching for a Southern California woman who has been missing for over a month. Britny Mark, 34, was reported missing on Nov. 28, 2024, according to Los Angeles Police Department. Mark was last seen at the Red Line Station in North Hollywood at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard. She had told friends she planned to visit family for Thanksgiving but since that day, she has not been heard from. Her family has been unable to contact her. Mark is described as a Black woman who stands around 5 feet tall and weighs about 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown/black hair. Photos of the woman were released by loved ones in hopes someone will recognize her. No further details surrounding her disappearance were released. Anyone who may have seen Mark or knows her whereabouts is asked to call LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. The public can also call the LAPD at 1-877-527-3247. KTLA 5 Video: Drunk driving suspect tells SoCal officer, ‘I’m the DUI tonight’ Hours into 2025, a suspected drunk driver in Murrieta may have already committed the year’s worst gaffe caught by police on video. Shortly after the new year began, an officer “noticed a vehicle swerving across the roadway and initiated a traffic stop to investigate potential DUI” — or a person suspected of driving under the influence, Murrieta police said in a statement. During the stop, which was captured on the officer’s body camera, the suspect said he drove a friend home because “I’m the DUI tonight.” In seeming disbelief, the officer responded: “You’re the DUI tonight?” “Yes sir,” the driver confirmed. “Do you mean to say the ‘DD’?” the officer asked, referring to the abbreviation for a designated driver who would remain sober while others imbibed. The driver paused, apparently at a loss for words, and meekly apologized. Later in the encounter, the suspect admitted to consuming alcohol and underwent field sobriety tests, police video showed. He nearly fell several times while simultaneously attempting to walk in a straight line and count. Ultimately, he was arrested for DUI and taken to jail, Murrieta police said. Los Angeles Times BWC: 3 injured, including Fla. officer, after suspected DUI driver slams into parked cruiser The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage from a drunk driving crash that led to multiple injuries and damage to a police vehicle, Action News Jax reported. The Dec. 26 crash took place on the Mathews Bridge, where a JSO officer was assisting two motorists in changing a tire on a disabled vehicle, according to the report. The officer’s patrol car was parked behind the vehicles with its emergency lights activated. As the tire change was being completed, a pickup truck collided with the rear of the police car, causing one of the motorists to be pinned between two vehicles. Video shows the officer jumping away from the cars as the pinned man cried, “My leg! My leg!” The officer opened the door to the pickup truck and instructed the driver to step on the brake. Both the driver and a passenger turned out to be unconscious, according to the report. The officer applied the brake himself before calling in the crash on his radio and asking if the occupants of the cars were alright. The crash resulted in serious injuries to two people and minor injuries to the officer, according to the report. The driver now faces six counts of DUI with property damage and/or personal injury, as well as charges for driving under the influence, careless driving and failing to move over for an emergency vehicle. PoliceOne ‘I would do it over again’: SWAT officer makes stunning return to duty 2 months after losing eye in shooting After losing an eye in a shooting, one officer stunned his colleagues by returning to an elite unit after only two months, the San Antonio Express-News reported. SWAT officer Rhett Shoquist had a brush with death during a police pursuit on Aug. 24, 2023, when a bullet struck his right eye, according to the report. A third-generation law enforcement officer and Marine veteran, Shoquist had been a member of the elite tactical unit for less than three months. The pursuit involved a man who was armed with an AR-style rifle and fleeing in a blue Mitsubishi Lancer driven by a woman he had allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint, according to the report. As Shoquist and his partner, SWAT Officer Adam Rule, pursued the man, the gunman fired repeatedly through the rear window. Bullets ricocheted off the police cruiser before one pierced the windshield, striking Shoquist in the eye. In the adrenaline-fueled chaos, Shoquist, certain he was going to die, thought of his wife and two young sons. But his partner, also injured by shrapnel, reassured him: the bullet had exited through Shoquist’s cheek, sparing his brain, according to the report. The sunglasses Shoquist wore — a rare choice for him — deflected the bullet’s trajectory, a small decision that saved his life. PoliceOne Public Safety News Pacific Palisades brush fire put out by firefighters before it reached homes Los Angeles Fire Department crews were able to put out an 8-acre brush fire in Pacific Palisades just after midnight Wednesday as it edged close to homes. The fire near Via Las Palmas and Via La Costa was first spotted at around 3 acres and grew to approximately 8 acres amid 15 mph winds, according to LAFD. Crews responded around 12:17 a.m. with Los Angeles County Fire Department crews assisting by land and air. There are no damaged structures, and no injuries were reported. CBS 2 LAFD Extinguishes Building Fire Near USC Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters knocked down a fire at a building near University Park in South Los Angeles Wednesday. Firefighters were called at 4:05 a.m. to 1480 W. 23rd St. and Vermont Avenue, south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, where they encountered the blaze, said LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the unit where it started, preventing it from spreading to other exposed buildings. It took 46 firefighters 41 minutes to extinguish the fire and no injuries were reported. MyNewsLA Bird flu virus detected in more raw pet food, public health warns Pet owners are urged to refrain from feeding their animal companions Monarch Raw Pet Food after the H5 bird flu virus was detected in product samples, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. Authorities said people who fed their pets Monarch or other raw meat or dairy products and noticed any symptoms relating to bird flu should immediately call their veterinarian. Cats with bird flu can develop severe illnesses that may include neurologic and/or respiratory signs of liver disease that can cause death. Symptoms of H5 bird flu in cats may include: loss of appetite, tiredness, respiratory and/or neurological signs. Public Health stated a cat that consumed this product tested positive for the virus. Four other house cats from the same household are presumed to have tested positive after consuming the pet food. “Residents should avoid consumption of all raw milk and raw meat products and not feed these to their pets,” Public Health said in a statement. 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. 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