Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Police seeking help finding dangerous Los Angeles homicide suspect Police are asking the community to be wary of an armed and dangerous homicide suspect on the loose in Los Angeles. Though the Los Angeles Police Department did not have a suspect description available as of Monday night, officials were able to localize where the murder took place in Valley Village. It happened before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in the 12600 block of Riverside Drive. Patrol officers from the Van Nuys division responded to a radio call of a welfare check at the apartment, and arrived to find a man had been killed. Details are limited, and the LAPD only said that a man was found dead inside his apartment. Officials did not immediately provide any further information on the homicide itself, if a weapon was used or if there were any other crimes associated with this murder. In addition, the homicide victim’s identity was not released. “His name is being withheld pending notification to next of kin,” the LAPD said in a release. Paramedics with the L.A. Fire Department confirmed the victim’s death at the scene. Although there was no suspect information available, an LAPD official told KTLA on Monday that the suspect’s disappearance is still worrisome. KTLA 5 LAPD Motorcycle Officer Injured in Valley Glen Crash A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was injured Monday morning in a crash in the Valley Glen area. The crash was reported at 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Sherman Way and Fulton Avenue, east of Woodman Avenue, according to police. The officer was conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital, and there was no other information available on the extent of injuries, said LAPD Media Relations Officer Kevin Terzes. Another vehicle that was involved remained at the scene, he said. The crash and investigation, which is being handled by the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division, snarled morning traffic in the area. A closure on Sherman Way between Fulton and Varna avenues ended about 9:30 a.m. MyNewsLA LAPD, FBI investigation leads to 3 arrests in Woodland Hills home invasion homicide An investigation from LAPD and FBI officials led to three arrests connected to a home invasion homicide in Woodland Hills over the weekend. Officers were called to the 22200 block of De La Osa Street at around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning after learning of a death in the area, according to a release from the Los Angeles Police Department. They arrived and found a man, identified as 47-year-old Aleksandre Modebadze, suffering from a head injury. He was declared dead at the scene. Detectives were called to the scene, where a follow-up investigation found that three suspects had previously entered Modebadze's home, held him captive and assaulted him. They then fled from the property. "LAPD Marshal's Taskforce officers, with the assistance of the FBI, located the suspects hours after the incident," LAPD's release said. They have been identified as 38-year-old Paata Kochyashvili, 46-year-old Otarashvili and 52-year-old Besiki Khutsishvili. Each was booked for murder and is being held in lieu of $2 million bail, police said. CBS 2 Three young men wounded in Boyle Heights shooting Police are searching for a gunman who wounded three people in a shooting in Boyle Heights on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a multi-victim shooting at 3:51 p.m. in the 400 block of North Soto Street, according to a department spokesperson. The Los Angeles Fire Department took three young men, possibly teenagers, suffering from gunshot wounds to local hospitals, according to department spokesperson Brian Humphrey. The victim’s ages and conditions were not immediately available. The suspect was last seen traveling northbound on North Soto Street in a gray BMW sedan, police said. Authorities described the suspect as a heavyset man wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and blue pants. The incident triggered a large law enforcement response and the closure of North Soto Street in both directions, according to helicopter footage captured by KTLA. Los Angeles Times LAPD searching for man accused of sexual assault on Metro bus Los Angeles police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 33-year-old woman on a Metro bus. The assault happened just before 10 p.m. on April 12 when the suspect sat next to the victim on the bus near Sunset Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, according to the LAPD. The suspect started a conversation with the woman before he threatened her with a knife and demanded money, police said. "When the victim did not have any money to give the suspect, he sexually assaulted her for several minutes," LAPD said in a statement. The suspect got off the bus in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Exposition Park. He fled on foot toward 40th Place. Police released an image of the suspect, who is described as between 19 and 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and wearing a white T-shirt with a soccer logo for Qatar Airways, dark pants and a dark backpack. Detectives believe there are additional victims who have not reported the suspect. Anyone with information, or who may be a victim, is asked to contact detectives at 323-290-2976. ABC 7 Police seek help locating 3 men suspected of assaulting transgender woman The Los Angeles Police Department requested the public's assistance on Monday in locating three men suspected of assaulting a 61-year-old transgender woman multiple times at her business in the Westlake district in what it calls a series of hate crimes. Rampart Division Robbery Section detectives say they believe there may be additional victims and have released surveillance photos of the suspects to encourage those individuals to come forward following reports of a suspect entering the victim's store on April 8, flirting with her, and later punching her to the ground after she rejected his advances, police said. The suspect later discovered the victim was a transgender woman and allegedly sexually assaulted her before he "pulled away" and threatened to kill her. Police stated that the same suspect had returned to the location multiple times with additional suspects and committed hate crimes against the victim, which involved one of the suspects striking the victim with a skateboard, deploying pepper spray, and throwing an unknown liquid substance at the victim as another suspect attempted to stun her with a Taser. Anyone with additional information regarding the crimes was urged to call Rampart Division Robbery detectives at 213-484-3495. NBC 4 Mural honoring Lakers great Kobe Bryant, daughter Gigi vandalized in downtown LA A mural honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, was defaced with graffiti in downtown Los Angeles. The mural is located on the side of a building at the corner of 14th and Main streets. White and black graffiti now completely covers the artwork that was done in remembrance of Bryant and his teen daughter. They both died, along with seven others, in a Calabasas helicopter crash in 2020. It's not yet clear who is responsible for the vandalism, but a GoFundMe account has already been established to help restore the mural. ABC 7 Silver Alert Issued For 68-Year-Old At-Risk Man Last Seen in Van Nuys An at-risk 68-year-old man was reported missing after being last seen Monday in Van Nuys, prompting the issuance of a Silver Alert. Shina Adewae was last seen Monday near Cantlay Street and Ranchito Avenue around 11 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. Adewae was described as a 5-foot-5-inch tall man weighing 150 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with black sleeves and dark-colored pants. Anyone with information regarding Adewae’s whereabouts to call 911. MyNewsLA Reward increased for information in drive-by shooting death of Raejonette Morgan in South LA The reward for information on the 2024 drive-by killing of Raejonette Morgan in South Los Angeles was increased this week as investigators still search for the gunman. It happened on July 2, 2024 at around 7:45 p.m., when Morgan, 22, was driving on Vermont Avenue in a white Mercedes-Benz, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. As she approached the 105 Freeway in Westmont, she was approached by a 2016-2018 blue Honda Civic with black wheels, a loud exhaust, a spoiler and louvers on the rear window, deputies said. For unknown reasons, Morgan was shot several times, causing her to crash near the Vermont Avenue onramp to the freeway. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to increase an existing reward to $15,000 "to incentivize new leads or tips from the public and encourage reluctant witnesses or informants to come forward with critical information," deputies said. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact LASD's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. CBS 2 BWC: Man fabricates 911 call to lure California deputies to scene of fake home invasion before fatal OIS Newly released body-worn camera footage and 911 dispatch audio from a deputy-involved shooting in Hesperia show a man staging a fake home invasion to provoke a deadly encounter with law enforcement, VVNG reported. On September 20, 2023, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting armed intruders at a residence. The caller was evasive about his exact location, urging dispatchers to “trace the call” while pleading for help, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department critical incident briefing. Deputies arrived at the scene and encountered the caller exiting the home wearing a mask and holding a handgun. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department video released on April 24, the suspect pointed the weapon at a deputy, leading officers to fire shots at him. Despite being fired upon, the suspect continued advancing toward the deputy, chasing him around a parked vehicle while brandishing the gun, video shows. The deputy fired additional rounds while seeking cover, striking the suspect, who later fell to the ground. The deputy’s body-worn camera was deactivated when it hit the ground during the confrontation. A second deputy arrived four minutes later, issued commands for the suspect to drop the weapon, and fired when he failed to comply, video show. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. PoliceOne Georgia deputy shot, killed during traffic stop One deputy was killed and a second remains in critical condition after being shot in the face during a traffic stop Saturday in east Georgia, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy killed was identified Sunday as Brandon Sikes, the sheriff’s office said. At about 6:30 p.m., deputies were attempting a traffic stop on a motor home allegedly driven by James Blake Montgomery on I-20 between exits 193 and 194, just outside of Augusta, Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle said during a press conference Sunday. Montgomery was initially cooperative as responding deputies informed he was wanted and that they needed to serve him with a temporary protective order. But as two of the deputies then turned to walk back to their vehicle, Montgomery opened fire with an 9mm AR pistol that had been converted to an automatic weapon, the sheriff said. Deputy Gavin White, also identified Sunday, was injured after being shot once in the face, the sheriff said. White remains in critical condition and medical staff were operating on his sinus and oral cavity to remove bullet fragments and “save as much as they can,” Whittle said. “He is able to communicate to them and has the use of both his hands and feet,” the sheriff said. “That is a positive sign, but he is going to take a long time to recover.” Atlanta Journal Constitution Public Safety News LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block In one of his final acts as mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti stood alongside Kristen Crowley, whom he had appointed as the city’s first female fire chief, and announced a new bureau at the Fire Department. The Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, created in November 2022, was supposed to spearhead recruitment of underrepresented groups, including women, who were less than 4% of firefighters at the time. The bureau was also supposed to make working for LAFD “safe and supportive” for all. Instead, amid a maelstrom of budget cuts, a flurry of criticism from conservative media and the targeting of DEI by the Trump administration, Mayor Karen Bass has proposed folding the Equity Bureau into another part of the Fire Department. Of nine “equity and inclusion” positions in the department, five were cut in Bass’ proposed budget for 2025-26, though the mayor’s office said that would not result in any layoffs.“This was Karen Bass cowing to the Trump administration,” said Rebecca Ninburg, a former fire commissioner under Garcetti. “Chief Crowley was very proud of this, and they are basically eliminating this project during their installation of a whole new regime.” Los Angeles Times Metro launches weapon detection system for Los Angeles transit passenger safety In efforts to make Metro safer for riders and operators, the transit system rolled out new weapons detection technology that it is testing at two stations in hopes of finding a permanent safety program that fits its needs. As part of a one-year pilot program, the weapons detection technology was introduced to riders on Monday at Metro's Norwalk Station on the Green Line and the San Pedro Street Station on the Blue Line. Potential weapons are detected as passengers walk through pillars with sensors upon entering the station. If a weapon is thought to be found, the passenger will go through a secondary screening. Chair of the Metro Board of Directors, Janice Hahn, said testing began for state-of-the-art noninvasive weapons detection technology last spring at Union Station, and results were promising she said. "You can't bring a weapon into a concert, you can't bring a weapon into a Dodger game, and you know you can't bring a weapon if you board an airplane at an airport, so you shouldn't be able to bring one onto our trains either," Hahn said. CBS 2 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. 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