Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Officer injured during trespassing call, explosion in Downtown L.A. At least one officer was injured while responding to a trespassing call in Downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night. Police were called to an apartment building on the 400 block of 6th Street around 6:30 p.m. regarding a trespassing suspect inside one of the units, the Los Angeles Police Department posted on X. Around 9:30 p.m., “They entered the apartment and there was an explosion,” police said. The officers then exited the building as the suspect proceeded to barricade himself in the apartment. A spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that an officer was injured in the incident and transported in unknown condition. A SWAT team and bomb squad were called to the scene and some area residents were evacuated as they worked to resolve the situation. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday, police confirmed. The suspect has not been identified and it was unclear why he had initially entered the apartment. KTLA 5 Man allegedly abducts his two young children, suspect vehicle seen crossing into Mexico, LAPD says The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for two siblings, ages 7 and 9, who were allegedly abducted by their father. Avaora Kolomoeits, 9, and her brother, Hrant Kolomoeits, 7, were last seen around 11 a.m. Tuesday at their elementary school in the 13000 block of Hubbard Street in Sylmar, according to the LAPD. Police say the children were picked up from school by their biological father, 39-year-old Rodion Kolomoeits, who recently lost custody of the kids. Rodion is believed to be driving a 2016 gray Toyota Prius, which was last seen crossing the border at San Ysidro into Mexico around 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The LAPD says Rodion is a Ukrainian national and is "believed to be making efforts to return to Ukraine with the children." Avaora is 4 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about 75 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a blue shirt and black pants. Her primary language is Russian. Hrant is 4 feet tall, weighs about 50 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a green and blue sweater and black pants. His primary language is Russian. The suspect, Rodion Kolomoeits, has brown hair and gray eyes. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the children or suspect is asked to contact LAPD Detective Gutierrez at (818) 838-9810. ABC 7 LAPD Seeks Motorist Who Killed Woman on Scooter Authorities asked the public for help Wednesday locating a hit-and-run suspect who struck and killed a woman riding a scooter near the Westmont area of Los Angeles. The crash happened around midnight Tuesday, when a vehicle traveling north on Figueroa Street struck the woman, who was crossing westbound near Colden Avenue, just west of the Harbor (110) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver then fled northbound on Figueroa Street without stopping. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the woman dead at the scene. She was identified Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner as 28-year-old Kelly Calderon. A reward of up to $50,000 is available for anyone who shares information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run, authorities added. MyNewsLA LAPD Arrests Driver After Pursuit Thru South LA The driver of a group of suspects who police say were armed is in custody Thursday after leading police on a chase that began in South Gate and ended in Watts. South Gate Police Department officers began chasing the suspects before turning them over to the California Highway Patrol, which followed the suspects into the Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester around 11 p.m. Wednesday, where the CHP unsuccessfully attempted a PIT maneuver on the suspects’ vehicle as it left an airport parking garage, KTLA 5 reported. The chase continued down the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway through Hawthorne with sparks flying from one the vehicle’s front wheels due to the unsuccessful PIT maneuver before leaving the freeway and abandoning the car at Mona Boulevard and East 115th Street in Watts and running from pursuing officers, authorities said. The driver was arrested shortly after the suspects abandoned the vehicle. MyNewsLA 3 arrested for stealing more than $200,000 worth of instruments from Union Pacific trains Three people were arrested on suspicion of stealing over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of musical instruments from Union Pacific trains in 2022, police said. The investigation originated in Sept. 2022, when police say that they began to investigate the theft of $213,497.95 worth of Yamaha musical instruments from trains, which they then listed for sale online, said a press release from Los Angeles Police Department. The three suspects have been identified as 47-year-old Long Beach resident David Palmer, and 28-year-old Indio residents Nathan Munoz and Karla Torres, police said. LAPD detectives, working in coordination with the Los Angeles Port Police and the Union Pacific Police Department made the arrests while serving felony warrants that were issued in March. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed multiple felony charges against the trio on March 28, including grand theft cargo and receiving stolen property. Each was booked at the LAPD Metropolitan Detention Center. CBS 2 2nd person to be executed by firing squad in S.C. killed 25-year veteran officer known for ‘quiet leadership’ South Carolina is scheduled to carry out its second firing squad execution in modern history on April 11, more than two decades after the violent killing of a police captain during a multi-state crime spree, USA Today reported. Mikal Mahdi, now 42, was convicted of the 2004 ambush and murder of Capt. James Myers, a longtime officer with the Orangeburg Public Safety Department, according to the report. Myers was shot nine times and set on fire on his own property in Calhoun County. Mahdi, then 21, stole the officer’s police vehicle and firearms before fleeing the scene, according to court records. The attack occurred near a shed on Myers’ farmland, the same location where he had married his wife less than two years earlier, according to the report. Myers had spent the day with his wife, sister and daughter celebrating birthdays before returning home, unaware that Mahdi was lying in wait after breaking into the shed. Mahdi’s killing of Myers followed an interstate rampage that began in Virginia and included the murder of a gas station clerk in North Carolina and a carjacking in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, according to the report. After his arrest, Mahdi confessed in a letter. PoliceOne Arkansas deputy caught on camera wading through chest-deep waters to save stranded couple An Ouachita County deputy is being credited with rescuing a couple stranded by floodwaters in early April during a round of severe storms that forced evacuations across parts of Arkansas, THV11 reported. Deputy Nathan Lane of the Ouachita County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about two residents trapped at their home in a flooded area, according to the report. One of the individuals required dialysis, prompting an urgent response. When deputies and emergency crews reached the location, the floodwaters were too deep to proceed. With no immediate boat available — officials estimated a 30-minute wait — Lane and several county employees decided to act on foot. Lane carried one of the residents through the high water while helping the other walk to safety, bystander video shows. “I was totally fine with carrying one of them, or even both, if I had to. But I was like, if they’re going to walk, then I’m going to walk too, because it’s my job,” said Lane. The deputy said he didn’t see his actions as heroic, but simply part of his duty. PoliceOne Public Safety News Motorcyclist killed, three others seriously injured in crash at Northridge intersection A motorcyclist was killed and three others were seriously injured during a crash at a Northridge intersection on Wednesday evening. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. in the 9900 block of Tampa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Crews arrived and found the aftermath of a serious crash between a car and a motorcycle. "The motorcyclist was beyond medical help and determined deceased at the scene," LAFD's release said. They have not yet been identified. Three other people were rushed to the hospital in serious condition, firefighters said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. CBS 2 Pedestrian hit, killed by Metrolink train in North Hollywood A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in North Hollywood on Wednesday. The collision occurred shortly after 11 a.m. near the 7000 block of North Tujunga Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances of the incident were not immediately available, and no information regarding the identity of the deceased person was released. At the time of the crash, 33 passengers were on board the train. No injuries to the passengers were reported. KTLA 5 Hospital trying to identify man found unresponsive in South L.A. A Los Angeles hospital is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who was found unresponsive in South Los Angeles early Saturday morning. The unidentified man was found near W. 69th Street and Western Avenue, and brought into California Hospital Medical Center in downtown L.A. around 8:15 a.m. Dignity Health officials say he had no identification or personal documentation with him. He is described as a Black man, approximately 50 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighing around 220 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, and a black beard, officials said. He also has several notable tattoos on his body, including a star on the right side of his neck, a tattoo of a woman with the words “Brown Sugar” on his right inner arm, the word “young” on the right side of his chest, and “Sandra Hogggs” written on the upper left side. Anyone with information that could help identify him is urged to contact the hospital at 213-507-5495 or 213-742-5500. KTLA 5 Local Government News Council Committees Advance Trash Fee Increase Two Los Angeles City Council committees Wednesday advanced the first increase in trash collection fees in 17 years, part of the attempts to close a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall. The increase would raise the monthly fee for single-family homes for what is formally known as the Solid Resources Program from $36.32 to $55.94, a 54% increase. The rate for multi-family residences with three to four units would go from $24.33 per month to $55.94, a 130% increase. The proposal also calls for another 18% increase over the next four fiscal years, reaching $65.93 a month by the 2029-30 fiscal year. The proposal will come before the full City Council Friday. If it is approved, the increases would go into effect Jan. 1. This fee increase could impact approximately 743,000 households, and another 473,000 residencies that receive bulky item collection services. Members of the Public Works Committee and Energy and Environment Committee convened for a special meeting Wednesday at City Hall to hear from the Bureau of Sanitation about this issue. MyNewsLA 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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