Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Police union calls on CA politician to resign over anti-ICE video “Criminal street gangs defend their turf by one means only, and that means is violence. The Florencia and 18th Street gangs have a long and documented history of violence against law enforcement." - Sgt. Christian Wecker, a Director for the LAPPL. A lawyer for Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez who is accused of calling on local gang members to "defend their turf" against ICE has claimed she did not encourage violence. Sgt. Wecker explains why he feels that response is not believable. Fox Business News Man shot and killed outside 7-Eleven in Westlake A search is underway for the shooter responsible for killing a man in Westlake where police say the victim died in front of a 7-Eleven late Sunday night. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the person who was shot and killed was a man in his 40s and they believe he is homeless. Officers responded to the call for this shooting at 10:35 p.m. at the store on Wilshire Boulevard. Detectives are working to figure out who shot and killed the man and why. LAPD also added that they don’t believe this incident was gang related. NBC 4 Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in Hollywood, police say A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hollywood on Sunday, according to police. The crash happened a little after 9 p.m. in the 7500 block of W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles police said. Upon arrival, police found the victim dead at the scene. They have not yet been identified. Investigators believe the vehicle involved was a blue Mercedes-Benz G Wagon that was last seen heading southbound on Gardner Street from Sunset Boulevard. There was no description available of the suspect. CBS 2 North Hills home was Iranian human smuggling hub, CBP says: 2 arrested Federal agents arrested two people after a raid in North Hills on Friday afternoon, at a home they said was connected to a human smuggling hub. SkyFOX was over a home on Napa Street in North Hills around 3 p.m. on Friday, as federal agents raided the home. Cameras captured officials taking at least one person into custody. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents were serving a warrant at the home connected an investigation into a human smuggling hub. This is the second time agents were at the home this week. Officials told FOX 11 that they arrested seven Iranian nationals at that address just days ago. Some of those arrested, they said, included some on the FBI's Terror Watchlist and alleged associates of an Iranian human trafficking network. FOX 11 One Wounded in RV Shooting Two men got into an argument inside an RV parked in the Florence area of Los Angeles and one shot and wounded the other, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred at 10:48 p.m. Sunday on Grand Avenue north of 83rd Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The 43-year-old victim and 45-year-old suspect went inside the RV, got into an argument and the suspect shot the victim, the officer said. Both men fled the RV and the victim contacted the LAPD, he said. The victim was taken to a hospital by ambulance where he had stable vital signs, the officer said. MyNewsLA Family searching for missing Southern California woman Loved ones are searching for a Southern California woman who has been missing for over two weeks. Vanessa Holland, 42, was reported missing on June 12, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. She was last seen leaving her home on the 9900 block of Maude Avenue in the Shadow Hills neighborhood around 11 p.m. Holland is described as a white woman who stands at 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 155 pounds. She has brown eyes and dark brown hair and was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants. Her vehicle is a black Ford Mustang with California license plate 6RFX147. It’s unclear where she was heading when she disappeared. Her family noted that her mental health is of concern. They have not heard from her since and are very concerned for her well-being. Anyone who may know Holland’s whereabouts or has information on her disappearance is asked to call LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. KTLA 5 Man accused of shooting Santa Monica officer, 2 children could face 104 years in prison The man accused of shooting a Santa Monica police officer days after he allegedly shot two children in a Waymo has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is facing decades in prison. The man accused of shooting a Santa Monica police officer days after he allegedly shot two children in a Waymo has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is facing decades in prison. Hairston is accused of shooting Santa Monica Police Department Officer Lucas Palmeira near the Santa Monica Place Mall on Wednesday. But, Hairston's alleged crime spree began on Sunday, June 22, when two children, aged 14 and 16, were shot inside a driverless Waymo near Second Street and Broadway. SMPD Lt. Lewis Gilmour said they believed the shooting might have happened after Hairston and the children in the Waymo had gotten into an argument. FOX 11 Pastor stole $200,000 from California church while its founder was dying, authorities say A former assistant pastor at an Oxnard church admitted to stealing $200,000 from the house of worship — while the congregation’s founder was on his deathbed — and spending the money on flights, a phone and a new Tennessee home, authorities said. On Friday, Curtis Frank Lemons, 68, was sentenced to two years in state prison for misappropriating funds from New Progressive Christian Baptist Church in Oxnard, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office. In December 2020, Lemons issued himself a $200,000 cashier’s check from a bank account belonging to the church, authorities said. He then moved from Camarillo to Atoka, Tenn., and spent the stolen funds on airline tickets, dental work, a new car, a new cell phone and property between January and April 2021, prosecutors said. Lemons carried out his scheme while the tight-knit baptist community was contending both with the final months of life of its founder, the Rev. Jesse James Taylor, and the challenges of delivering remote prayer during the pandemic, Ventura County Senior Deputy Dist. Atty. Howard Wise told The Times. Los Angeles Times ‘Send law enforcement now': 2 Idaho firefighters killed, another wounded in intentional wildfire ambush Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured after they were ambushed while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said during a press conference that the fire on Canfield Mountain was intentionally set to draw firefighters into an ambush. Here’s what to know about the June 29 attack. At 1:21 p.m., Kootenai County dispatchers received a call about a fire on the east side of Canfield Mountain. Firefighters from the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue arrived on scene. By approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters reported over the radio that they were being shot at. A series of urgent radio calls followed, with first responders asking for immediate law enforcement backup as they came under heavy fire: “Everybody’s shot up here ... send law enforcement now,” according to one dispatch. Norris said, “We do believe that the suspect started the fire, and we do believe that it was an ambush, and it was intentional. These firefighters did not have a chance.” Law enforcement quickly locked down the area, searching the wooded terrain for the shooter. “We are actively taking sniper fire as we speak,” Norris told reporters at an afternoon press conference. PoliceOne Public Safety News LAFD, LBFD Extinguish Greater Alarm Fire Out in Wilmington Firefighters from Los Angeles and Long Beach put out a greater alarm fire Monday in an auto parts business in Wilmington. The fire was reported at 3:17 a.m. at 1000 N. Cristobal Avenue at Opp Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. The single-story building was well-involved in flames when firefighters arrived, Humphrey said. Flames threatened an adjacent pallet yard. The team of more than 100 firefighters put out the flames in 62 minutes, at 4:19 a.m., he said. No injuries were reported, Humphrey said. The cause was under investigation. MyNewsLA Firefighters urge residents to prepare for ‘inevitable' summer wildfires in California After a wet season of lighter than average rain left hillsides covered in dried out vegetation, Southern California fire officials Friday reminded residents to be vigilant and prepare for summer wildfires. The state of California has not received “very much needed” rainfall during winter and early spring, typically the wettest time of the year in Southern California, said Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Chief Anthony Marrone. Dried out vegetation, especially in the Santa Monica Mountains and Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, is becoming “fuel for wildfires.” “This is why we must continue to remain vigilant and share with residents and communities the importance of being prepared for the inevitable wildfires that will come this summer and into the fall when dangerous Santa Ana winds return,” Marrone said. Southern California is currently facing “significant” brush fire potential, said Los Angeles Fire Department Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva. Initial attack activity is also up across the state, according to Fire Chief Brian Marshall of California Office of Emergency Services. NBC 4 USPS warns fireworks in the mail pose ‘serious risk’ The U.S. Postal Service is warning the public about the serious risks of fireworks when placed in the mail. “With July 4th quickly approaching, the U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers that while fireworks are a fun way to celebrate Independence Day, they are strictly prohibited in the mail system,” the Postal Service stated on Monday. All types of fireworks, including sparklers, firecrackers, bottle rockets and Roman candles, are considered hazardous materials and are banned from air and ground transportation through the postal system. “Shipping fireworks through the mail puts our employees, customers and transportation networks at serious risk,” Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino said. “Even small items like firecrackers or bottle rockets can cause fires, explosions or injuries if mishandled.” The Postal Service has a range of technology and inspection protocols in place to detect nonmailable items. KTLA 5 Local Government News LA council approves $5 increase to zoo entrance fees Residents and visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo can soon expect a $5 increase in the general admission after the City Council Friday approved raising the fees in the upcoming fiscal year. In a unanimous vote, council members approved an ordinance to raise the general admission fee to the L.A. Zoo. There were no additional comments made by council members. The fee schedule is expected to increase to the following: tickets for children (age 2-12) will go up from $17 to $22; tickets for adults (age 13 and over) will go up from $22 to $27; and tickets for seniors (62 and over) will go up from $19 to $24. The ordinance also showed that group rates for 15 persons or more stand at $24 for adults (age 13 and over) and $21 for children (age 2 to 12). The new fees are expected to take effect July 1. 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