Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Man shot to death near church in Pacoima A homicide investigation is underway in Pacoima after a man was shot to death near a church Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The shooting was reported just before 3:15 a.m. in the 11900 block of Dronfield Avenue at Vaughn Street, the LAPD said. An investigation revealed dozens of people were gathered for a viewing when an argument broke out and spilled into the street. That's when a suspect or suspects shot the 36-year-old victim, who was found by officers suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics attempted CPR on the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was not from the area, police said. The suspect took off before police arrived. The victim's identity was not released. Information on a suspect or suspects was not immediately available. FOX 11 Resident tied up as 3 men steal a safe during a home invasion robbery in Woodland Hills Three men broke into a home in Woodland Hills while the residents were inside, tied up one of the victims and took off with a safe, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to the 23000 block of Erwin Street at around 11 p.m. on Sunday. The robbery happened at around 7 p.m., but the victims did not feel safe enough to call police until several hours later, LAPD said. At the time of the robbery, one of the victims was asleep on the first floor of the home. He was woken up by two of the robbers and had his arms and legs zip-tied. According to LAPD, the victim used to own a coin business and the robbers asked him where the coins were. A second victim, a woman, was in the laundry room of the home when she heard the noise and was then confronted by the robbers. Both victims were then locked in the bedroom as they heard the robbers search their home, LAPD said. The robbers took a safe from the home, but the victims said they do not recall what was inside. NBC 4 LAPD search for 2 suspects after allegedly stealing car parts from a home in North Hills The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two suspects after they allegedly stole car parts from a home in North Hills Monday morning. The LAPD said they received a call from the 16000 block of Gledhill around midnight from a homeowner who said suspects got away with tires and rims from his wife's vehicle. Police said the man approached the suspects he believed were stealing. The man told police he feared for his life after he thought they aimed a weapon at him. The homeowner fired a shot, hitting one of the suspects in the leg. The individual was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police believe the suspects got away in a black SUV. The couple's three children were inside the home at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported. CBS 2 Alleged Armed Robber of $1M Watch at Beverly Wilshire Hotel Pleads Guilty The second of two South American nationals linked to the armed robbery of a $1 million emerald-encrusted watch from a tourist sitting on the patio of a restaurant at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge. Jesus Eduardo Padron Rojas, 19, of Venezuela entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of interference with commerce by robbery — known as a federal Hobbs Act crime, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for Aug. 18. His co-defendant, Jamer Mauricio Sepulveda Salazar, 22, of Colombia pleaded guilty to the same charge last week and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14. A mystery lingers over how Padron and Sepulveda came into possession of a handgun registered to Christopher Dorner, the notorious former LAPD officer who killed four people before dying at the end of a standoff with police 12 years ago. MyNewsLA Sexual predator’s release in L.A. County draws ire, DA calls risks ‘unacceptable’ The placement of violent sexual predator Christopher Hubbart, aka “The Pillowcase Rapist,” into a Los Angeles County community has drawn the anger of residents and District Attorney Nathan Hochman.“Despite vigorous opposition from our office, elected officials, and community members directly affected by this decision, the Los Angeles County Superior Court approved Hubbart’s placement in the Juniper Hills community of Antelope Valley,” the DA’s Office stated in a news release Monday. Hubbart was placed upon his release from Coalinga State Hospital into the High Desert neighborhood on Friday, a day sooner than required, with the community remaining mostly in the dark, Hochman said. Members of the immediate housing community, who have voiced concern over Hubbart in the past, were given 48-hour notice of his release. “However, the Court ordered that the notice be kept confidential within the housing committee,” the DA’s Office stated. KTLA 5 ‘I’ll shoot your a** right now': Man emerges from doorway pointing gun at Fla. deputy before OIS A Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a man who pointed a gun at him during a domestic call in Riverview early Sunday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Manuel Alvarez, 50, was in critical condition Sunday after the shooting inside a home in the 10500 block of Lake Montauk Drive, deputies said. Deputies responded about 4 a.m. to a domestic violence call at the home in the Riverview Lakes subdivision and found a woman who had been assaulted, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies learned that the woman’s boyfriend, Alvarez, had beat her up and lit an artificial plant and some other items on fire in a bedroom of the home, Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a news conference later Sunday. The woman said Alvarez was upstairs and armed with a gun. A 30-second clip of body camera video released by the sheriff’s office shows Deputy Shawn Swinford, 35, climbing the stairs of the home and calling out to Alvarez by name. “Come on up, I’ll shoot your ass right now,” Alvarez can be heard saying in the video. Tampa Bay Times Killer of Denver police officer applies for program that could lead to early parole, drawing outrage A man convicted of killing a Denver police officer 20 years ago applied for a prison program that could make him eligible to seek an early release in as few as three years, stirring outrage among the police union and the detective’s family. Raul Gomez-Garcia, 39, was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of Denver police Detective Donald Young on May 8, 2005. Then 19, he was also convicted of shooting Young’s partner, who survived. Gomez-Garcia was sentenced to 80 years in prison in 2006 — the maximum possible term. He will be eligible for parole in 2053. But this month, prison officials notified Young’s widow, Kelly Young, that Gomez-Garcia had applied for a three-year prison program for people convicted of crimes as juveniles and young adults. If he were accepted to and completed the program, which focuses on building life skills, he would be eligible to apply for early parole, the letter said. “He not only shattered our family, he shattered the law enforcement community, and this was a crime against society,” Kelly Young said. “This is not somebody that we want let out back on the streets. I have thought over the last week whether there is something during his last 20 years that should make him eligible for this. And I can’t think of anything… He could be a model prisoner, and he still should not be able to do this.” The Denver Post FBI issues alert after ‘arson, gunfire, and vandalism’ target Tesla dealerships, owners A parade of destruction and torched Teslas on the streets and at dealerships across the nation prompted an alert from the FBI over the weekend. The feds said the public should be on the look out after “recent nationwide incidents” involving the electric car company, including at “dealerships, storage lots, and charging stations.” “Since January 2025, incidents targeting Tesla EVs have occurred in at least nine states,” the bureau wrote. Among those states is Massachusetts. A Roslindale man earlier this month was arrested and charged with tagging Teslas in Brookline with anti-Elon Musk stickers. And a man in Lowell told police he was shot at while driving his Tesla on Jackson Street in that city. “It’s a huge problem,” the man told NBC10 late last week. The FBI said residents across the country are advised to “exercise vigilance” and to stay on the “look out for suspicious activity” when in proximity to a Tesla dealership or “Tesla-related entities.” Boston Herald Public Safety News Firefighters' blood had high levels of lead and mercury after battling LA fires, study shows In the hours and days after the Los Angeles fires sparked on Jan. 7, many were smelling and breathing in some of the smoke that was pumped into the sky. For firefighters who were working long hours on the frontline, they were breathing in a lot more of that smoke. A Harvard researcher who is taking part in the L.A. Fire Health study - a massive collaboration project studying the impacts of the fires - has found some of the toxins that was in that smoke in the blood of firefighters. Dr. Kari Nadeau, chair of the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was able to collect blood samples from 20 Northern California firefighters who came down to Southern California to help battle the Eaton and Palisades fires. Those blood samples were collected just days after the fires sparked. ABC 7 Southern California braces for "unseasonably warm weather" as temperatures are expected to soar Southern California is preparing for "unseasonably warm weather" Monday as a high-pressure system will increase the heat risk. The National Weather Service said there will be record or near-record temperatures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. "Look for 70s across the near shore area, 80s across the rest of the coasts and upper 80s to mid 90s in the valleys," the NWS said. Weather officials said that even though temperatures will be significantly high for this time of year, they will not be high enough to issue heat advisories. They do urge people to limit outdoor activities during peak heat hours in the afternoon. There is an elevated risk for heat-related illnesses, especially for sensitive groups like the elderly, very young children, people without air conditioning and people active outside. KCAL News Meteorologist Amber Lee said temperatures in the LA and Orange County metro areas will be pretty normal in the morning until about 11 a.m. Temperatures will begin to increase a bit in the early afternoon and by about 2 p.m. temperatures will be very warm. CBS 2 Local Government News Mayor Karen Bass set to lead delegation in Sacramento advocating for more funding for LA Mayor Karen Bass and four City Council members on Monday traveled to Sacramento to advocate on behalf of Los Angeles for wildfire recovery aid and other potential funding to address budget concerns. Bass, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilman Bob Blumenfield, Councilman Adrin Nazarian, and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the budget committee, will meet with state lawmakers Monday and return in the evening. “We are certainly here seeking assistance -- one with our general budget, but also because of the wildfires,'' Bass told City News Service. “This is actually the first time in recent history that the speaker nor the head of the (state) senate are from the L.A. area.,” she added. “They're both from the Bay Area. It's important that we're here, that we're visible and that we're clear about what Los Angeles needs to have an excellent recovery and to prepare for the next year's World Cup.” The LA group will meet with state Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, Senate Budget Committee Chair Scott Weiner, and Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, vice chair of the L.A. County legislative delegation. 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