Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Gunfire erupts in busy L.A. intersection; 1 killed, 1 injured Two people were shot Monday in Exposition Park, police confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the shooting in the area of Western Avenue and Exposition Boulevard just after 4:30 p.m. At the scene, police located two gunshot victims, described by police as a young man, approximately 20-years-old in unknown condition and a man between the ages of 30 and 40 who was not conscious but was breathing, police said. Earlier reports from officials suggested that the young man was a teenager. His exact age, nor identity has been released. Both victims were rushed to the hospital by paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department, where the elder of the two victims was pronounced dead. Aerial footage of the scene showed a heavy presence of police with the intersection cordoned off for first responders. In footage posted to the Citizen app, investigators appeared to be concentrated at the Expo/Western Metro stop. Preliminary reports suggested two suspects fled the scene after the shooting, who were detained, though police have yet to confirm that detail. KTLA 5 Police share image of suspect vehicle in hit-and-run crash that left two severely injured in Koreatown Police have released an image of an alleged hit-and-run driver's car who crashed into two pedestrians and left them seriously injured in the Koreatown area in late-2024. The crash happened on Nov. 18 at around 8:40 p.m., when the victims were walking eastbound while crossing the street at Western Avenue and Monette Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Both victims, a 28-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, were struck by the driver of a gray 2018-2024 Toyota Camry that was traveling southbound on Western. Instead of stopping to help, the driver fled, police said. They were last seen continuing in the same direction towards 11th Steet. Paramedics rushed both pedestrians to a nearby hospital for treatment on injuries suffered in the collision. A standing reward of up to $50,000 has been offered for anyone who has information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect, as with all hit-and-run crashes that cause severe injury in the city of Los Angeles. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact LAPD detectives at (213) 473-0238. CBS 2 Mayor Bass proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close L.A. budget gap Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday proposed laying off more than 1,600 government workers in an attempt to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap amid a slumping economy while the city contends with the costly job of rebuilding a seaside neighborhood leveled in a January wildfire. It’s up to the council to approve the spending blueprint for the fiscal year that begins July 1. No firefighters or sworn police officers would be cut. KTLA San Fernando Valley scammers targeting the elderly with sleight-of-hand jewelry scam, LAPD says Authorities are issuing a warning about a team of jewelry thieves targeting elderly people in the San Fernando Valley. They're accused of ripping off more than 140 people. Police say the suspects approach their victims and start a seemingly friendly conversation. Then, while their target is distracted, they use quick sleight-of-hand to slip off their jewelry and replace it with a fake. "This is particularly sensitive to me and close to my heart as my mother-in-law, who lives in Orange County, was a victim of this three years ago," said LAPD Capt. Aaron Ponce. Surveillance images released by LAPD show a couple of the suspects in the group -- described by police as Eastern European based on the accents victims described -- accused of targeting more than 140 victims in the L.A. area. The thieves target the elderly during the day. According to police, the suspects will spot their target wearing jewelry and immediately approach them and engage them in friendly conversation. While talking to the victim, they'll quickly remove the victim's jewelry and exchange it for a piece of fake gold jewelry. The suspects then speed away in a black or white SUV, according to LAPD. ABC 7 LA cargo theft: Two arrested, nearly $4M of stolen property recovered Nearly $4 million in stolen property was recovered by the Los Angeles Police Department. Detectives from LAPD, Los Angeles Port Police, Union Pacific Police Department, and Los Angeles World Airport Police arrested two prominent members of the South American Theft Group (SATG) for their involvement in the theft, movement, and sale of stolen cargo. Detectives arrested 41-year-old Oscar David Borrero-Manchola and 25-year-old Yonaiker Rafael Martinez-Ramos. Detectives recovered over $1,200,000 in stolen tequila, speakers, coffee, clothing, shoes, body wash, and pet food along with a stolen shipment of bitcoin mining computers, valued at $2,700,000. The mining computers were seized at LAX as they were about to be loaded onto a plane headed to Hong Kong. According to police, Borrero-Manchola was arrested for receiving stolen property, and was cited and released. Martinez-Ramos was arrested on a no-bail warrant. FOX 11 Homeless man arrested in downtown Los Angeles’ chainsaw tree massacre A man has been arrested in connection with dozens of city-owned trees in Los Angeles that were cut down with a chainsaw over the Easter Holiday weekend. While law enforcement officials had no leads on April 20, some Angelenos were busy posting photos to Reddit and Instagram of all the felled trees downtown. In photos, trees were seen in pieces at locations including 1st Street and Wilshire Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street, Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street, Broadway and Cesar Chavez Avenue, Grand Avenue in front of the Wells Fargo Center and Grand Avenue and 5th Street. By late afternoon Easter Sunday, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass had chimed in, saying in a statement that “someone would do this is truly beyond comprehension.” Cindy Aguilar, a building manager at 8th Street and Union Avenue, said she saw the news over the weekend but never thought anyone would target trees in the Westlake area until she began scouring through her building’s surveillance cameras Monday morning. KTLA 5 California police union says officer’s fatal cancer contracted in line of duty Police officers are pushing the city of Redlands to acknowledge an officer died of cancer he contracted in the line of duty, and to approve a workers’ compensation claim he filed before his death. “Police officers put their lives on the line every day and the last thing they need to worry about is that their spouse and children won’t be taken care of when they no longer can,” Jeff Frisch, president of the Redlands Peace Officers Association, told the Redlands City Council at its Tuesday, April 15 meeting. Officer Seth Franklin joined the Redlands Police Department in 2018, after having served as a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Franklin, 34, was first diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma in September 2022, he said in a video posted in August 2024 on the RPOA’s YouTube page. The cancer later spread to his lymph nodes. Franklin went through a year of immunotherapy treatment, he said, and was declared cancer-free in February 2024. But in July 2024, new cancerous tumors were discovered on his hips and spine, he said. His skin cancer had metastasized, spreading to other parts of his body. Franklin died April 6 . Redlands Daily Facts Man gets life sentence for killing N.M. officer who stopped to help him A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for gunning down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him. The sentence stemmed from an agreement Jaremy Smith reached with federal prosecutors earlier this year. He had pleaded guilty to charges that included carjacking resulting in death, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and possession of a stolen firearm. He also is facing multiple charges in South Carolina, where he is accused of carjacking a woman and killing her before driving her car cross country. It was the gun he had stolen from the woman’s roommate that authorities say he used to shoot the officer. While then- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland opted at the time to not pursue the death penalty against Smith, it could be on the table with the pending state case in South Carolina, federal prosecutors have said. The fatal shooting of Officer Justin Hare happened before dawn on March 15, 2024, along Interstate 40 near the community of Tucumcari. The killing set off a search for Smith, who was wounded and captured two days later in Albuquerque after authorities got a tip from a gas station clerk. Associated Press ‘Heinous and horrible': BWC video shows man opening fire on Iowa officers during 11-hour standoff Body camera footage released by the Cedar Rapids Police Department shows the moment officers exchanged gunfire with a man during an 11-hour standoff. Christopher Kern, 49, pleaded guilty on April 4 to three counts of attempted murder of a peace officer after firing at Cedar Rapids police who were trying to arrest him on outstanding warrants, according to CBS2 Iowa. On April 18, Kern was sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Sixth Judicial District Judge Jason Besler described the crime as “heinous and horrible,” stating that it was “luck or grace” that no officers were killed or injured, The Gazette reported. The standoff occurred on Feb. 19 at the Chelsea Apartments, located near the Cedar Rapids Police Department. Kern had been staying at the apartment with a tenant who initially denied his presence to police but later admitted Kern was inside with firearms, narcotics and body armor. When officers attempted to make contact, Kern fired at them. Officers informed Kern they were positioned in the hallway, taking cover for their safety. At one point, Kern stepped out of the apartment armed with a rifle and began firing at them, video shows. Officers returned fire as Kern retreated and continued shooting by pointing his weapon through the open doorway. While still inside the apartment, Kern fired rounds into an interior wall, attempting to strike officers positioned in the hallway. Over the next several hours, he ignored repeated negotiation attempts from law enforcement urging him to surrender, police said. PoliceOne Public Safety News Map shows the nation’s biggest measles outbreaks The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 800 measles cases have been confirmed in two dozen states. As new cases pop up every week, at least 10 official outbreaks have occurred, according to the CDC. An outbreak is defined as three or more cases of measles that are related. The largest known outbreak is in West Texas, where the case count nears 600, according to local health officials. The CDC said it’s still investigating other probable measles cases that have been reported but not yet confirmed. Montana, for example, announced Friday the state has seen measles crop up for the first time since 1990. Another outbreak not shown in the map above is being investigated, a CDC spokesperson told Nexstar. The agency isn’t yet releasing the location of the outbreak to protect patient privacy as officials investigate. If the spread of measles continues as it has been, the U.S. risks losing its “measles elimination status,” a designation the country has had for 25 years. KTLA 5 Local Government News Former LA Councilmember Kevin de León faces fine of up to $18,750 for ethics violations: Report Former Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León could be fined up to $18,750 for ethics violations stemming from three votes in 2020-21 where he failed to disclose his financial ties to organizations benefiting from those decision, the Los Angeles Times reported this weekend. Two of the votes involved hotel properties operated by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation while the third was linked to a housing and community development that included USC's Keck School of Medicine. All three votes came less than a year after the AIDS foundation and USC, combined, paid de León $264,231 in consulting fees, a violation of a city ordinance on campaign financing, lobbying, conflicts of interests and governmental ethics, according to The Times. The violations were outlined in a city Ethics Commission staff report on a proposed settlement following de León's admission to "four counts of making or participating in a city decision in which he held a financial interest and one count of failing to disclose income," the report states. ABC 7 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 | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice