Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Crowd at vigil in Hyde Park reportedly grows violent, assaults L.A. police A crowd of people attending a vigil in the Los Angeles’ Hyde Park neighborhood reportedly began attacking L.A. police officers Monday night. It’s unclear exactly who the vigil was for, but officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the crowd blocking traffic at the intersection of Hyde Park and Crenshaw boulevards at around 9:30 p.m., a photojournalist with KNN News reported. Details are limited, but unconfirmed reports suggest people in the crowd began throwing rocks and bottles at officers, prompting a call for backup as the situation escalated. At least eight police patrol vehicles had their tires punctured during the ordeal, leading to several officers waiting for new squad cars. Video captured at the scene shows a heavy presence of police officers who eventually formed a skirmish line to disperse the crowd. KTLA 5 Four Hit in South LA Shooting Three women and a 35-year-old man were shot in South Los Angeles, and police Tuesday were looking for their assailants, authorities said. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 10:40 p.m. Monday to a call regarding a shooting of multiple victims at the intersection of 10305 Main St. and 103rd Street. One victim was found inside a Dodge Durango and three additional victims were found near Fire Station 64 at 108th and Main streets, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. The victims were taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in unknown conditions, police said. The ages of the women who were shot ranged from 52 to 30, they said. The motive for the shootings and a description of the suspect or suspects were not immediately available. MyNewsLA Child in critical condition after crash near LAX; police search for mother A child is in critical condition after a crash near the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning and now police are searching for the mother who allegedly fled the scene. The Los Angeles Police Department said the crash took place around 2 a.m. near the 9600 block of Sepulveda Boulevard. According to police, four people were inside the vehicle when the driver collided with the center barrier. After the crash, the driver who the LAPD believes is the mother fled with the child on foot. The child was later taken to a hospital, but police have not located the mother. The two other passengers suffered minor injuries. The cause of the crash remains unknown. CBS 2 Attack by homeless man in L.A. leaves woman, 52, with broken nose, concussion A woman brutally assaulted by an alleged transient in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood is calling on city officials to do more to keep residents safe. The violence unfolded on June 18 when Donna DeChristopher, 52, was walking home from running errands in what she describes as a normally safe, walkable area near her residence on Sunset Drive. The 52-year-old spotted a homeless man that she’s seen in the area and believes lives in a nearby encampment not far from Thomas Starr King Middle School. She says the man, described as a Hispanic male in his 20’s, ran up to her and punch her in the face at least three times before she went unconscious. The 52-year-old, who said she suffered a concussion, a broken nose, complications with her eye and psychological street from the traumatic assault, said she may have been hit again while she was on the ground and blacked out. KTLA 5 Mexican Mafia Member Who Ran East LA Street Gang Sentenced to 10 Years A previously convicted Mexican Mafia member who ran the activities of one of East Los Angeles’ longest-running street gangs was sentenced Monday to 10 years behind bars to run concurrently with a 20-year term he is currently serving for an earlier case. Manuel Larry Jackson pleaded guilty in March 2025 to racketeering conspiracy and drug conspiracy charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Five years earlier, Jackson was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after a jury in downtown Los Angeles found him guilty of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Court papers show he has almost 20 previous criminal convictions. In the current case, Jackson was the lead defendant in a 2014 federal racketeering indictment naming more than three-dozen individuals suspected of ties to the gang. Authorities say Jackson, 61, known as “Cricket,” gave directions to the multi-generational gang, which takes its name from a park near the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights. MyNewsLA $10K worth of clothes stolen in burglary at Soulja Boy's Los Angeles store Clothes and other items worth about $10,000 were stolen from rapper Soulja Boy's retail shop over the weekend in Los Angeles' Fairfax area, according to police. The theft was reported at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday when someone driving by the SODMG Brand store in the 7400 block of Melrose Avenue saw a person inside the closed business, Los Angeles police told NBCLA. Officers discovered a smashed front door when they arrived to search the business, but found no one inside at the time. No arrests were reported Monday. Law enforcement sources told NBC4 that about $10,000 worth of items, including sweaters, shirts and a game console, were taken in the burglary. The new SODMG Brand location just west of North Vista Street opened in January across the street from the original store on Melrose Avenue. The 34-year-old Chicago-born hip-hop artist, whose legal name is DeAndre Cortez Way, is best known for his 2007 single "Crank That (Soulja Boy). The hit reached No. 1 on the on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned him a Grammy nomination for best rap song. NBC 4 Ex-Northridge Insurance Agent Sentenced to Prison for $3.7M Policy Scam A former Northridge resident was sentenced Monday to more than four years in federal prison for defrauding a lender out of $3.7 million by submitting bogus applications for fine art insurance policies for commercial clients, but instead using the money for herself. Tonja Van Roy, 59, who formerly operated a Northridge-based insurance agency, was sentenced in downtown Los Angeles by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson, who also ordered her to pay $1.88 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Van Roy pleaded guilty in January to one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, Van Roy owned and ran Pegasus Insurance, a company specializing in insurance policies covering art collections. From January 2021 to December 2023, Van Roy created and submitted dozens of fraudulent finance agreements to AFCO Credit Corp., an Illinois-based provider of insurance premium finance, purportedly to finance insurance policies she claimed to have sold to art galleries, court papers show. MyNewsLA Washington man arrested for child exploitation may have victims in Southern California A man from Washington was arrested after an extensive child exploitation investigation, which revealed there may be more victims in two other regions, including Southern California, authorities said. According to a Washington State Patrol media release, 34-year-old Andre Smolyar was booked into the Spokane County Jail on four charges: promoting a suicide attempt, possession of depictions, viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and communication with a minor for immoral purposes. Digital and physical evidence was recovered during the investigation that revealed Smolyar, a Spokane resident, may have committed additional forcible sexual assaults against minors, state police in Washington said. “Detectives have further determined that Smolyar operated under multiple online identities, which he may have used to communicate with minors,” Washington state police said. The investigation into Smolyar also indicated there may be additional victims in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as Orange County, California. KTLA 5 Texas officer shot, wounded by group outside ICE detention center Several individuals are in custody after a police officer was shot outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Johnson County, CBS News Texas reported. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on the Fourth of July near the Prairieland Detention Facility on Sunflower Lane. Officers with the Alvarado Police Department responded to a call reporting a suspicious person near the facility. Upon arrival, officers saw an individual appearing to carry a firearm, according to a department news release. When an officer attempted to engage with the person, multiple suspects opened fire, striking one officer in the neck, police said. The injured officer was airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital and later released after receiving treatment. Alvarado police said several armed suspects were taken into custody after attempting to flee. A federal law enforcement source told CBS News that eight individuals were arrested. Some of the individuals taken into custody were wearing body armor. Authorities have not released the names of those arrested. PoliceOne Police officer among those missing following Texas flash floods An Odessa police officer is among those missing after flash floods swept through parts of Kerr County during the Fourth of July holiday, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported. Officer Bailey Martin was visiting the Guadalupe River near Kerrville with family when floodwaters rose rapidly early July 4, the department said in a social media statement. Authorities have not confirmed his status as search efforts continue. “Please keep all of those who have lost loved ones and who are those still searching for loved ones in your thoughts and prayers,” the department said. Martin, a native of Odessa, joined the Odessa Police Department as a recruit in its 25th Academy Session in 2022. In a department post at the time, Martin said he aspired to serve the community and hoped to become a detective. The flooding in Kerrville caused waters to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes before sunrise, washing away homes and vehicles. The floods have killed at least 89 people throughout the state of Texas, the Associated Press reports. The bodies of 27 children are among those that have been recovered. PoliceOne A Q-tip and spotless car were key evidence linking Bryan Kohberger to murders of 4 Idaho students The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing more than two years ago laid out his key evidence Wednesday at a court hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who agreed to plead guilty earlier this week to avoid the death penalty. The evidentiary summary — recited by lead prosecutor Bill Thompson before Kohberger entered his pleas — spun a dramatic tale that included a DNA-laden Q-tip plucked from the garbage in the middle of the night, a getaway car stripped so clean of evidence that it was “essentially disassembled inside” and a fateful early-morning Door Dash order that may have put one of the victims in Kohberger’s path. These details offered new insights into how the crime unfolded on Nov. 13, 2022, and how investigators ultimately solved the case using surveillance video, cellphone tracking and DNA matching. But the synopsis leaves hanging key questions that could have been answered at trial — including a motive for the stabbings and why Kohberger picked that house, and those victims, all apparent strangers to him. Los Angeles Times Public Safety News Southern California forecast: ‘Mini-heat wave’ to last until the weekend A warming is set to begin in Southern California Tuesday, with several parts of the region expected to reach triple-digit heat. Above-normal temperatures are expected to spike Tuesday through Thursday. "For portions of the Inland Empire, Riverside County out towards Temecula, temperatures are expected to be anywhere from 97 to 104 degrees and as we got into the Coachella Valley, 114 to 118 is possible," said FOX 11 Meteorologist Maria Quiban. "It’s very hot inland, so please be mindful of the heat risk. If you have to work under these weather conditions, drink a lot of water, take numerous breaks, and try to get indoors in some air conditioning if you can," she added. In addition to the Inland Empire, parts of LA County, especially the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, are forecast to approach the 100-degree mark. 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