Authorities identify Baldwin Park officer shot and killed, call him "amazing guy"

The law enforcement community in Los Angeles was in mourning on Sunday after a police officer was killed in a shootout Saturday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, officers with the Baldwin Park Police Department responded to reports of a man with a rifle at about 7:12 p.m. on the 4200 block of Filhurst Avenue. The officers found the suspect, and according to the LASD, he opened fire on the officers "immediately." 2 officers were shot, as well as the suspect. One of the officers, identified Sunday as Samuel Riveros, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. "Yesterday, Officer Samuel Riveros, Officer Anthony Pimentel, members of our Department, and assisting law enforcement agencies, responded to an extremely dangerous situation," said a statement from Baldwin Park Police Chief Robert Lopez. "They acted with the bravery and professionalism that define the finest in law enforcement. In that moment, Officer Samuel Riveros made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the lives of others and the community in which he served."

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Machete-wielding man kills one, wounds another in downtown Los Angeles, police say

One person was killed and another was wounded after they were allegedly attacked by a man armed with a machete in downtown Los Angeles early Sunday morning. The first attack happened just after midnight in the 1100 block of S. Grand Avenue near 11th Street, Los Angeles police said. While they were on scene and conducting life-saving measures, officers were made aware of a second similar incident happening in the 1000 block of S. Broadway near 15th Street, police said. They arrived to the area and found a second victim. Both victims were taken to nearby hospitals, where one later died. He has only been identified as a man in his 60s. The second victim, a man believed to be in his mid-30s, was in stable condition as of Sunday night. One person was taken into custody in connection with the incidents and the alleged weapon was recovered, police said. He has not yet been identified. 

CBS 2

Metro security guard shoots suspect who stabbed him in North Hollywood, LAPD says

Two people were hospitalized after one of them was shot and the other was stabbed at a Metro station in North Hollywood. The incident happened around 6:17 p.m. Saturday on Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Caution tape surrounded the bloody scene as police were investigating. LAPD said they have the suspect in custody. The condition of both patients is unknown. Police are working to determine what exactly led up to the violent encounter. According to LAPD, the suspect had approached a Metro security guard regarding a parking citation. At one point, the suspect took out a knife and stabbed the security guard. The security guard then pulled out a gun and shot the suspect twice, LAPD said. Both were taken to a local hospital and are expected to survive. No other details were immediately known.

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Driver flees after fatally striking bicyclist in L.A. neighborhood

Police are searching for a driver who struck a bicyclist in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood of Los Angeles overnight and left him dying in the street. The hit-and-run incident was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday near East Century Boulevard and San Pedro Street. Officers arrived to find a badly damaged bicycle and a man in his mid-30s down on the street. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA. Investigators believe the bicyclist was riding westbound on Century Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle traveling in the same direction. The motorist did not stop to render aid and continued driving on Century Boulevard. The spokesperson was unable to provide a description of the driver or the vehicle.

KTLA 5

One Wounded in Jefferson Park Shooting

An argument at a Jefferson Park home led to a shooting that sent one man to a hospital, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at 7:20 p.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of West 30th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. That is between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The 31-year-old victim got into an argument with a 45-year-old man, the officer said. The older man shot the younger man and left the scene, he said. The suspect was later taken into custody. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital where he had stable vital signs, the officer said.

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LAPD seeks group of men in another attack on a transgender woman

The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a group of men who they say attacked a transgender woman over the weekend and are believed to be the same people who attacked her in April. According to LAPD, the group involved in a previous attack returned to the victim’s location on May 31 at around 11:38 p.m. in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. They assaulted the 61-year-old, leaving her with serious injuries. The group left the scene before authorities arrived. According to the LAPD, one of the suspected attackers entered the victim's store on April 8 and began flirting with her. But once she rejected his advances, he left and later returned, pushing her to the ground. "The suspect sexually assaulted the victim and discovered she was a transgender woman. The suspect pulled away and threatened to kill the victim," the LAPD said. The same man allegedly returned to the victim's location several times along with other men and committed other hate crimes against the victim which included striking her with a skateboard, deploying pepper spray, and throwing an unknown liquid substance at her while another man attempted to stun her with a Taser. Detectives believe there may be other unidentified victims and are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspected attackers and released their photographs.   

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Police clash with large group of partygoers in South Los Angeles 

Los Angeles Police Department officers clashed with a large group of partygoers outside a warehouse in South L.A. overnight. An LAPD spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that units were dispatched to 33rd and Main streets just after 2 a.m. on a shooting call, and upon arriving, the officers located a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Video from the scene and information relayed by LAPD indicates there was a large crowd in the area at the time, possibly for a warehouse party. Many of the people in the crowd were not cooperative with authorities when asked for details of the incident, LAPD added. Preliminary information indicating some sort of scuffle or altercation led to the shooting was not confirmed, although footage obtained by KTLA shows officers trying to forcefully hold people away from an area that had been blocked off by crime scene tape.

KTLA 5

Police warn illicit drugs are labeled with emojis on social media. Here’s a breakdown of those drug emojis

Law enforcement officials warn that social media sites are increasingly being used as storefronts for illicit drug sales, and emojis — those cute tiny symbols and characters — are being used as codes names for drugs that are available for purchase. An investigation into a case in Lompoc prompted authorities to break down the meaning of the emojis to help the public decode the illicit transactions. The drug case involved several students from Cabrillo High School in Lompoc, in the northeastern Santa Barbara County, who fell ill after ingesting edible cannabis products in February, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, which issued a warning about online drug sales this week. The sheriff’s office did not specify how many students were involved in the incident or what kind of cannabis products the students ate. Detectives from the sheriff’s Cannabis Compliance Team and the school’s resource deputy launched an investigation into the incident and determined that a 15-year-old student was provided edible cannabis products by an adult, Flor Yudith Zamora, 21, of Lompoc. The 15-year-old brought the cannabis products to the high school where the teen shared it with other students.

Los Angeles Times

Crews knock down structure fire reported at Crypto.com Arena

Crews quickly knocked down a structure fire reported at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department cited the incident at 4:16 p.m., and firefighters responded to reports of moderate smoke showing on the first floor of the arena located at 1111 S. Figueroa St. Upon arrival, LAFD said crews were pointed to the source of the smoke coming from a storage room on the first floor. The sprinklers were activated in the arena, according to LAFD, and firefighters went into offensive mode, “establishing a hose lay to then locate the seat of the fire.” In a 4:45 p.m. update, LAFD said there was a significant decrease in the billowing smoke seen in a kitchen area, and that firefighters were working to isolate the source, possibly within the piping. “There is no visible, active fire,” LAFD said. “There were fire sprinkler activations on the 1st and 2nd floor, which will require an extensive water removal operation. Please avoid the area at Figueroa x 12th.”

KTLA 5

LA City Council approves revised $14 billion budget, which now heads to Mayor Bass

The Los Angeles City Council today finalized a revised budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which now heads to Mayor Karen Bass' desk for her consideration. More than a week after the council preliminary approved the revised $14 billion spending plan, members took a second and final vote on the matter Friday. Elected officials voted 11-2 to advance a budget resolution, which reflects the changes council members made to Bass' initial proposal. Council members John Lee and Traci Park opposed the revised spending plan, while Nithya Raman and Monica Rodriguez were absent during the vote. The matter was previously scheduled earlier this week, but a vote was delayed as staff finished up paperwork and submitted it to the appropriate council file. With the city facing a $1 billion budget deficit, council members have said the revised budget saves 1,000 jobs that were proposed for layoffs, while maintaining core city services.

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