Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News 2nd victim in 405 Freeway crash that killed LAPD sergeant identified We're learning more about the man who was killed alongside a veteran Los Angeles police sergeant in a crash on the 405 Freeway last week. The man, identified as 34-year-old Jesus Garcia, was standing outside his car after a solo vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of the freeway near Moraga Drive. Sgt. Shiou Deng responded to the crash to assist, and as he exited his patrol car, another car struck and killed him. Garcia was also fatally struck by the oncoming car. Garcia died at the scene. Deng was taken to the hospital, where he later died. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Garcia's family lay him to rest. According to the page, he was a "loving son, brother, uncle and friend." The driver who struck both victims was later identified as Mario Bickham. He also sustained major injuries in the crash, but has not been arrested or charged. ABC 7 Reward Offered After Woman Killed in Hollywood Hit-and-Run A 36-year-old pedestrian fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision in Hollywood was identified Monday as police sought the public’s help to find the driver. Erika Edwards of Van Nuys was killed about 9 p.m. Sunday when a dark-colored Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon heading eastbound on Sunset Boulevard hit her as she was walking southbound on Sierra Bonita Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver did not stop to render aid and continued eastbound on Sunset toward southbound Gardner Street, police said. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced Edwards dead at the scene, police said. Detectives believe speed was a factor in the crash. “Drivers are reminded that if they become involved in a collision, they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency service, and remain at the scene to identify themselves,” the police department said in a statement. MyNewsLA 7-Eleven worker ‘clinically dead’ after alleged attack by store manager in Hollywood, family says A Hollywood 7-Eleven employee has died after she was allegedly attacked by her store manager during a shift last week, according to her family. It was around 2:15 p.m. on June 24, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, when officers from the Wilshire Division responded to a call about a felony battery at the convenience store on the 5700 block of Melrose Avenue. LAPD said an altercation happened between a female victim and a female suspect, where they got into a verbal argument that turned physical. Officers arrived to find a woman in her 20s unconscious on the floor with critical injuries. She was rushed to a hospital, but police say the suspect had fled the scene before authorities arrived. No arrests have been announced as of June 30. Family members identified the victim as Jessica McLaughlin. Her brother, Sean McLaughlin, told KTLA that Jessica was nearing the end of her shift when the assistant manager began antagonizing her and threw a bottle at her. The situation then escalated, he said. KTLA 5 Man sought in hot prowl burglary targeting home in L.A.’s West Hills neighborhood Police are searching for at least one burglary suspect who fled from a home in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles Sunday night. Officers were sent to a hot prowl in progress call on the 7300 block of Kentland Avenue, less than a mile from UCLA West Valley Medical Center, around 10:45 p.m. Upon arrival, police searched the property but were unable to locate the suspect, who possibly fled through the rear yard, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. The suspect was described as a Black man in his late 30s wearing a mask that was only partially covering his face. Investigators believe there may have been a second suspect, but did not provide a description. The spokesperson said that no one was injured and a burglary report was taken. KTLA 5 VIDEO: Tow truck crashes during botched car theft in Sherman Oaks Video from a Sherman Oaks neighborhood shows a tow truck crashing during a botched car theft. According to the LAPD, a suspect driving in an unmarked tow truck loaded someone's pickup truck onto the flatbed and attempted to take off. But they didn't get too far. Video appears to show the tow truck sideswiping a parked vehicle. The stolen pickup truck was not properly secured on the flatbed, and the impact of the crash caused the pickup to fall off the flatbed and collide with the parked vehicle, which was also a pickup truck. Both pickup trucks then crashed into a power pole. The tow truck kept on driving away. The accident was caught on multiple home security cameras. The incident happened Sunday, June 29 around 9:30 a.m. in the 13000 block of Cumpston Street.Police said both the tow truck and the driver remain at large. FOX 11 Hollywood Man to Plead Guilty to Making False FEMA Claims An East Hollywood man is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to having fraudulently obtained over $64,000 in federal disaster-relief funds by falsely claiming his property was damaged in the wildfires that struck Los Angeles County in January. Delvonne Johnson, 31, has agreed to enter a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a charge of fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits, a felony carrying a possible sentence of up to 30 years behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including renters who lost their residences, could qualify for a one-time payment of $750 noted as a Federal Emergency Management Agency relief payment, $43,600 for other assistance and housing for up to 18 months at varying rates. Homeowners are also potentially eligible for additional relief up to $43,600 for home repair. Johnson allegedly submitted a fraudulent claim for FEMA benefits related to the Palisades fire in February, listing an address in Pacific Palisades as a purported home he owned. Later that month, FEMA sent Johnson nearly $64,138 in federal disaster relief. MyNewsLA New round of California laws are in effect July 1: Here's what you should know A new fiscal year in California begins on July 1, and with it comes a fresh round of laws that will impact people across the state. The laws tackle a variety of objectives, including consumer rights and public safety. Here are some of the new laws that will affect the most Californians: Fertility treatments are now required to be covered by most insurance plans - Under Senate Bill 729, fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, must be covered under most insurance plans. The law also applies to diagnosis and infertility treatments. Religious employers, defined by the law as nonprofits that have religious tenets used as the purpose of the entity, like churches, are exempt from requirements. CARE Court updates for family members - SB 42 sets new requirements for California's CARE Court, an initiative backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at providing court-ordered services and treatments for those with mental illnesses. Under the new law, courts will be required to provide key case updates to the person who petitioned a court for CARE Act services to be provided to a family member. Those "key updates" include the reasoning behind continuances and dismissals. CBS 2 Death penalty imposed for 2019 ambush killing of rookie Calif. officer A Sacramento judge on Friday formally imposed the death penalty for Adel Ramos, who pleaded guilty to the ambush killing of rookie police officer Tara O’Sullivan in a bloody, methamphetamine-fueled North Sacramento assault that shocked the capital region. Ramos, who pleaded guilty last summer, showed no emotion as O’Sullivan’s family, friends, and former colleagues delivered tearful victim impact statements describing the grief and trauma they have endured since her 2019 death. “I am broken,” Kelley O’Sullivan, the slain officer’s mother, told the court. “There is no fixing this.” Ramos shot the 26-year-old to death as she tried to help his then-girlfriend collect her things and escape from him after he began behaving erratically and threatening violence. Although California has not executed a prisoner since 2006, the death penalty remains legal and is still pursued in select cases. Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho sought capital punishment for Ramos twice. After a jury deadlocked last fall, a second jury returned a death verdict in March. “Today’s death penalty sentence delivers a measure of justice for the brutal and calculated murder of Sacramento Police Officer Tara O’Sullivan, who gave her life in service to her community,” Ho said Friday. “This sentence reflects the gravity of the crime and recognizes the ultimate sacrifice Tara and her family have made.” Sacramento Bee Woman who caused crash that killed K-9, injured officer sentenced to 17 years in prison A Kuna woman will serve more than a decade in prison for her role in a high-speed chase that injured an officer and killed a police dog. A jury in a March trial found Stephanie A. Kettermann guilty of nine charges, including assault or battery of a police officer, killing a police dog and fleeing an officer. Others involved drug charges, aggravated driving and destruction, alteration of concealment of evidence. Kettermann, then 33, was arrested in September after the Nampa Police Department responded to a reported drug transaction at the Walmart parking lot on East Franklin Road in Nampa, the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Kettermann fled the scene in a pickup truck with police in pursuit. The prosecuting attorney’s office said she “reached speeds of up to 85 miles per hour, at times driving into oncoming traffic.” Officer Cody Huss attempted to stop Kettermann using a precision immobilization technique or PIT maneuver, police said in a September news release, which involves an officer hitting a vehicle’s rear to make it spin out. But Kettermann “turned into the police vehicle, ramming it, and causing both vehicles to roll and leave the roadway and land in a cornfield,” police said. Idaho Statesman Public Safety News Office building next to demolished Pacific Dining Car restaurant in Westlake District burns The office building next to the demolished Pacific Dining Car restaurant in the Westlake District burned on Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Fire Department received calls around 1:25 a.m. about a two-story building engulfed in flames on the 1200 block of Sixth Street. When firefighters arrived, they quickly initiated a defensive fire attack. The LAFD said the building is on the property of the Pacific Dining Car, which had previously burned twice before it was finally demolished. The cause of the fire is unknown. No injuries were reported. CBS 2 LA County public health officials issue warnings for 7 SoCal beaches due to high bacteria levels Big crowds are expected to flock to local beaches this Fourth of July weekend, but there are seven beaches in L.A. County where swimmers and surfers are advised to avoid. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions people to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters at the following beaches: Ramirez Creek at Paradise Cove (100 yards up and down the coast from the pier); The Bel Air Bay Club at Will Rogers State Beach (100 yards up and down the coast from the club border fence); Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey (entire swim area); Windward storm drain at Venice Beach (100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain); Castlerock Storm Drain at Topanga County Beach (100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain); Santa Monica Pier (100 yards up and down the coast from the pier); and Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro (entire swim area). The health department said there are high bacteria levels in the water at those beaches. ABC 7 Los Angeles-area first responders named as Pat Tillman Award recipients at ESPYs Two Los Angeles-area first responders have been selected as recipients of the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the upcoming ESPY Awards in July. David Walters, a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department, and Erin Regan, with Los Angeles County Fire, are both being honored for their response to the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires in January. "Both honorees were on the front lines battling extreme winds and fire behavior while tragically losing colleagues and working tirelessly to defend their city in one of the most devastating fires in Los Angeles history," said a statement from ESPN. "ESPN presents this award to David Walters and Erin Regan in recognition of their service and as representatives of all first responders who battled the Greater Los Angeles wildfires." The Pat Tillman Award is given out annually during the ESPYs to a person who has a connection to sports and also served others in a way "that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and U.S. Army Ranger, Pat Tillman." CBS 2 California fire season is off to a furious start, and experts say it’s just the beginning Wildfire season in Southern California got off to an ominous start this weekend, with several fires sparking across Riverside and San Bernardino counties’ parched landscapes, elevating concerns that conditions are ripe for a fiery year across the Golden State. Experts have been warning that the Southland’s below-average rainy season is likely to set the stage for a particularly bad stretch of fires this summer and fall — and the recent spate of blazes appears to be a sign of what’s to come. “We are on track for a pretty devastating year overall,” said Matt Rahn, the director of the Wildfire Conservancy, a nonprofit that works to improve firefighting and community resilience. “If we get hotter and drier throughout the state, then that risk increases significantly. We’re hoping that that doesn’t happen, but all predictions are pointing to a much hotter, drier summer and fall.” This week, temperatures in the Southland are expected to begin to cool slightly after several days with highs in the 90s and triple digits across the interior, but heat will remain intense across the state. In the Central Valley, highs are expected to remain near or in the triple digits, while a chance for thunderstorms in parts of Northern California could compound fire concerns. Los Angeles Times About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,800 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