Pedestrian Gunned Down By Three Suspects in Florence-Firestone

A man was wounded while walking in the Florence-Firestone area when he was shot by one of three suspects who approached him, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened at 11:18 p.m. Sunday in front of 2179 E. Century Blvd., Los Angeles Police Department Officer D. Orris told City News Service. The 18 to 20-year-old victim told officers he was approached by two males and one female and that he didn’t know which of the suspects shot him before running away, Orris said. Paramedics took him to a hospital where his vital signs were stable, the officer said.

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LAPD investigating deadly daytime stabbing in SFV

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after a person was stabbed to death in the middle of the afternoon in the San Fernando Valley. The victim, who police did not provide any details about, was attacked on the 13100 block of Sherman Way in the Valley Glen neighborhood. That victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to LAPD Media Relations; a suspect was taken into custody at the scene. Video posted to the Citizen app showed several police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck outside of an apartment building where a man appeared to be detained. Additional details were not released and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.

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Mayor Bass, LAPD chief set to release 2024 citywide crime data analysis

Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell will be releasing the 2024 citywide crime data analysis on Monday morning. According to a press release from the LAPD, the analysis shows a drop in homicides and violent crime. The mayor's office and police department are committed to continued action to keep Angelenos safe, the LAPD said. Last year, the LAPD released its first end-of-the-year crime report in nine years. In that report, authorities said the city saw a jump in traffic-related deaths, including fatal hit-and-runs and fatal pedestrian and bicycle collisions. The department also reported that in 2023 LA had a 3% decrease in violent crime in every category and a 17% decrease in homicides. 

CBS 2

Gunmen on the loose after shooting woman in Studio City

Police are searching for the two people who shot a woman late Friday in Studio City. The shooting was reported shortly after 11 p.m. on the 3900 block of Kentucky Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There, a woman parked her vehicle and was approached by two individuals. For reasons unknown, the individuals shot at the woman. They then took off in a vehicle. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. She is described as being in stable condition. A detailed description of the gunmen was not available. It is unclear what kind of vehicle they fled in.

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One wounded after parking lot shooting at McDonald's in Cypress Park

One person was wounded during a shooting outside of a McDonald's in Cypress Park on Saturday afternoon. It happened at around 5:55 p.m. at the fast food restaurant located near Figueroa Avenue and Avenue 26, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers were called to the scene after learning of an assault with a deadly weapon involving multiple victims inside of a car at the location. Upon arrival, they found one person, only identified as a man in his 30s, suffering from a gunshot wound. There are no reports of any arrests being made in connection with the incident. SkyCal was overhead as paramedics treated the patient in the parking lot before wheeling him into the back of an ambulance. Crime scene tape surrounded a large part of the parking lot outside of the restaurant. 

CBS 2

Armed woman in custody after threatening bus driver in Hollywood, police say

A woman is in custody after she allegedly threatened a bus driver with a firearm in a heavily tourist-centric area of Hollywood Boulevard on Saturday morning, police said. The report came in at about 8:32 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A Metro spokesperson told KTLA that a Metro bus was traveling westbound on Hollywood Boulevard near North Orange Drive, across the street from the TCL Chinese Theatre, when a woman carrying luggage and threatened a bus operator. The woman was believed to be armed with a handgun, police said. The operator was able to escape the bus unharmed. No other passengers were onboard at the time, Metro said. Authorities were able to take the woman into custody shortly after. Images captured by KTLA photojournalists showed a heavy police presence on Hollywood Boulevard in the late morning of Saturday.

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LA sees dramatic rise in street takeovers: report

Street takeovers in Los Angeles County saw a dramatic rise in 2024, with the Second District experiencing a 64% increase between October and December, officials announced Friday. A recent report from the Sheriff's Department showed that in the last three months of 2024, L.A. County saw an increase of 88 street takeovers, where large crowds gather as motorists conduct stunts on public streets. Street takeovers can pose a threat to public safety, resulting in injuries, fatalities and property damage. The report found there were 13 street takeovers in the First District from July to September, 191 street takeovers in the Second District, and 76 in the Fourth District. From October to December, there were four street takeovers in the First District and 67 street takeovers in the Fourth District. There was a jump of 106 street takeovers in the Second District, reaching 297, according to the report.

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Reward offered in 2019 shooting death of father in South Los Angeles

Los Angeles County is offering a $25,000 reward to help solve a 2019 shooting death of a man in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles, authorities announced Friday. 42-year-old Corey Pickett was gunned down on July 12, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. outside a home in the 1000 block of West 94th Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Pickett and a family friend were outside admiring the friends new car when a dark-colored sedan pulled up in front of the home. The car stopped, and a man exited the passenger side. He then opened fire on the duo before fleeing the scene. The family friend survived the attack. "The pain of not knowing who did this continues to leave an unfillable void in the lives of his mother, his life partner, and two daughters of 25 years, our family and all of his friends," Pickett's mother said during a Friday morning press conference. "Together we can honor Corey's memory and help prevent another family from enduring this kind of imaginable pain." Anyone with information was urged to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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Watch: Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 arrested in Fla. under false identity

A fugitive living under a different identity for nearly 40 years has been caught after Florida law enforcement learned he was the same man who broke out of a Puerto Rico prison in the 1980s, authorities said. Jorge Milla-Valdes was serving a robbery sentence when he escaped prison in 1987, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. He moved to Florida and began living under the name Luis Aguirre with a different date of birth, as law enforcement said he racked up more criminal charges. In 1999, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Monroe County on aggravated battery and robbery charges after he was previously convicted of robbery in Miami-Dade County in 1989, only two years after he’s accused of eloping from prison in Puerto Rico, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. A corrections official in Puerto Rico reached out to Lee County authorities March 6 to say that a wanted fugitive under the alias Luis Aguirre was living in the area, according to an arrest report. A latent fingerprint supervisor pulled Milla-Valdes’ prints from Puerto Rico and Luis Aguirre’s prints from Monroe County and found they belonged to the same person, authorities said. When deputies arrested the 63-year-old in the Fort Myers area March 7, he told them he went by the name Jorge Milla-Valdes “about 40 years ago.”

Charlotte Observer

Pedestrian killed when car veers off road in Playa del Rey crash

A pedestrian was killed when a car veered off the road and down an embankment following a crash in Playa del Rey on Sunday evening. It happened at around 7:10 p.m. in the 8200 block of Vista Del Mar, near the shoreline, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. It's unclear what caused the crash, but authorities say that two cars were involved. Firefighters arrived and found the 25-year-old female victim dead at the scene. They have not yet been identified. They say that a 70-year-old man also suffered minor injuries in the crash. It's unclear if he was also a pedestrian or if he was inside one of the two cars involved in the crash. No further details have been provided. 

CBS 2

Woman critically injured after mattress fire at Los Angeles apartment

A woman was critically injured when a fire erupted at an apartment building in Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities said. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze was reported at around 10:24 a.m. at a Two-story, garden-style apartment building on the 3700 block of Western Avenue in Exposition Park. The fire was knocked down in just 12 minutes, authorities said. It wasn’t immediately clear how the fire started; however the place of origin was a mattress located in an apartment unit. The fire was contained to that unit, authorities said. A woman, about 30 years old, was transported to a local hospital with critical burn injuries, the LAFD said. No additional details relating to her status were immediately made available.

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LA Council Committee Advance Motion to Explore Potential Bond for LAFD

A City Council committee Friday weighed-in on potential funding measures to support the Los Angeles Fire Department, which could lead to a potential bond or sales tax. In a 4-0 vote, the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee advanced a motion calling for a report on proposed funding mechanisms. During January's wildfires, the LAFD raised awareness of the dilapidated conditions of its fire stations, broken-down fire vehicles and troubles with staffing. Councilman John Lee. a member of the committee, was absent during the vote. Yolanda Chavez, who leads the municipal facilities team of the city administrative office, noted they will determine the priority needs for the department. They expect to run estimates on facility needs and explore potential taxes or bonds for a ballot measure -- which requires voter approval for implementation.

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