Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News All-clear given after bomb squad investigated suspicious item in Hancock Park A suspicious item inside a car parked on a sidewalk in Hancock Park prompted a bomb squad response and some evacuations on Tuesday, but nothing threatening was found in the vehicle. Officers were dispatched around 9:30 a.m. to the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue to investigate. Video from the location showed a car on the sidewalk on La Brea near Beverly Boulevard. It was not immediately clear why the car was on the sidewalk. A three-block stretch of La Brea was shut down, according to reports from the scene. The vehicle was checked, and the all-clear was given by 12:30 p.m., police said. ABC 7 Dozens of car windows smashed in North Hollywood A man caused thousands of dollars in damage to dozens of cars after smashing their windows in North Hollywood early Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., officers received calls about a man smashing the car windows of parked cars along Tujunga Avenue. When police arrived, witnesses pointed out the man they said was responsible. He was arrested for felony vandalism after damaging 29 cars, LAPD said. Police said the man used a rock to break the windows of the vehicles. Although this was a zero-dollar bail crime, which does not require a monetary payment from individuals arrested for certain offenses, the LAPD said that due to the man’s prior record, a magistrate hearing was requested before the man goes to court or bail is imposed. Law enforcement sources tell NBC4 Investigates that the man has had multiple arrests for vandalism in the past. Anyone who had their car damaged was urged to call the LAPD North Hollywood division at 818-754-8300. NBC 4 Authorities Seek Help Locating Missing At-Risk 66-Year-Old Woman Authorities sought the public’s assistance Tuesday in locating an at-risk 66-year-old woman last seen in Northridge, prompting the issuance of a Silver Alert. Katri Lee-Riley was last seen near Roscoe and Reseda boulevards at approximately 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. Riley was described as a 5-foot-4-inch-tall woman weighing 150 pounds with brownish-orange and gray hair. She has brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black robe. Anyone with information regarding Riley’s whereabouts was urged to call 911. MyNewsLA Swing for the Officer Needs Help Fund! Join us for the 43rd Annual Chief Daryl F. Gates Golf Tournament on October 6, 2025 at the beautiful Porter Valley Country Club. This is your chance to tee off for a cause. Every swing helps support the Officer Needs Help Fund. 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There’s no push bumper, no giant antenna and no light bar mounted on the roof. The highway patrol announced in early May that officers would begin cruising in the specially marked patrol vehicles “to crack down on what can only be described as ‘video game-style’ driving on our highways.” For good reason, more than a third of all traffic fatalities in California are speed-related, according to a 2023 UC Berkeley study. We all know what the CHP is talking about. These are the drivers who cut in and out of lanes like they’re gunning for the pole position at Laguna Seca. They speed. They seem to delight in riding other people’s bumpers. But the long arm of the law just got stealthier, enabling CHPers to “observe the most reckless and dangerous behaviors without immediate detection.” Los Angeles Times BWC: Wounded Houston officer returns fire during shootout with suspect The Houston Police Department released footage from a shooting that left a Houston police sergeant and a suspect wounded, FOX 26 reported. Officers responded to Mykawa Road around 11:30 p.m. on July 17 to reports of a suspicious person with a weapon, according to the report. The dash camera video released on Aug. 15 shows officers approaching the suspect in their vehicles, spotlighting him as he walked down the side of the roadway. While maintaining a distance between themselves and the suspect and exiting their vehicles, the officers ordered the suspect to raise his hands. Gunfire erupted after the second command, and Sgt. P. George was struck. Despite being wounded, George returned fire alongside Sgt. K. Burch. Police said the suspect was hit in the exchange. Burch is heard requesting medics for both George and the suspect before assisting with a tourniquet on George’s leg. Additional bodycam video shows officers approaching the suspect with a shield, retrieving his firearm, and handcuffing him before cutting away his shirt to provide medical aid. Both the wounded officer and suspect survived the shooting. George was reported “up and moving” after being hit, and the suspect was transported for treatment before being booked on two charges of aggravated assault on a police officer. PoliceOne After Mich. boy calls 911 to tell officers about his brother’s birthday, police join the celebration A Michigan boy’s accidental 911 call led to an outpouring of kindness from local police, according to a news release from PMG Agency. The incident began when 4-year-old Micah Porter, home with his family on August 20, dialed 911 while his father was doing laundry. Rather than report an emergency, Micah eagerly shared details about his favorite activities, including soccer, swimming and his big brother Mitch’s upcoming birthday. Officers with the Farmington Hills Police Department responded to the call to conduct a standard welfare check, but instead of issuing a warning or citation, the officers embraced the moment. They invited Micah and Mitch to explore their patrol cars, turn on the sirens and use the loudspeaker. Micah took the opportunity to announce that Mitch’s seventh birthday was the next day. The department took things even further the next morning. Nearly a dozen patrol vehicles lined the family’s street as officers gathered to celebrate Mitch’s birthday. He was made an honorary officer, complete with a sticker badge and toy police hat, and received several gifts from the department. PoliceOne Juvenile hospitalized after fiery crash knocks out power in Los Angeles area A power pole was struck and brought down in a fiery crash early Tuesday morning, hospitalizing one juvenile and causing an outage in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the L.A. Police Department, a call came out around 1:50 a.m. reporting a white sedan had crashed into a pole at 740 N. Pacific Avenue and erupted into flames, along with a possible ejection from the vehicle. LAPD and crews from the L.A. Fire Department arrived to find a juvenile patient lying on the street, and a car and a knocked down power pole both engulfed in flames. The patient, who was not identified, was transported to a hospital in unknown condition. Authorities did not say whether the juvenile may have been the driver or passenger of the vehicle. Footage obtained by KTLA shows a white sedan completely engulfed in flames underneath a pedestrian overpass. Unconfirmed reports from the stringer service KNN said that the car, a white Buick Enclave, had snapped a power pole completely in half and was found already on fire while atop a transformer surrounded by street lights that had become inoperable. KTLA 5 Public Safety News Ousted L.A. fire chief claims Bass ran a misinformation campaign, defamed her to save herself The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to protect her political image after the most destructive wildfire in city history. Kristin Crowley and her lawyers accuse Bass of ousting her, and repeatedly defaming Crowley as Bass sought to shift blame for the way the city handled the catastrophic Palisades fire “while concealing the extent to which she undermined public safety” with cuts to the fire department’s budget. The legal claim alleges that Bass scapegoated Crowley amid mounting criticism of the mayor’s decision to attend a ceremony in Ghana on Jan. 7, when the fire erupted. Bass left Los Angeles despite knowing of the potential severe winds and deadly fire danger, the claim alleges. “As the Fire Chief, for nearly three years, I advocated for the proper funding, staffing and infrastructure upgrades to better support and protect our Firefighters, and by extension, our communities,” Crowley said in a statement to The Times. “The lies, deceit, exaggerations and misrepresentations need to be addressed with the only thing that can refute them — the true facts.” Los Angeles Times Hospital needs help identifying man found injured in downtown Los Angeles A hospital needs help identifying a patient who was found injured in downtown Los Angeles. The male patient is around 50-55 years old, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He was found injured on San Julian Street and has been hospitalized since Aug. 11. He stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 174 pounds. He has brown eyes and black and grey hair. He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries. Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar at 323-409-6884. The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. KTLA 5 Southern California facing a triple threat: Extreme heat, fire risk and thunderstorms As Southern California braces for the most significant heat wave yet this year, officials warn that the dangerously hot temperatures expected at the end of the week are only one of three major concerns. “It’s a trio of impactful hazards affecting Southern California as we head into the next several days: heat, fire and storms,” said Ariel Cohen, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office. “Everyone needs to be getting prepared now.” Extreme heat will build across the Southwest on Wednesday and is expected to bring near-record temperatures to Southern California through the weekend, creating major fire and health concerns. Those threats will be compounded by the possibility of monsoonal thunderstorms that could bring localized flooding, debris flows, destructive winds and lightning beginning Friday. “The dangerous conditions are going to be coming Thursday and sticking around through the first part of the weekend,” Cohen said. Los Angeles Times Local Government News LA Council to Oppose SB 79, Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday opposing a state housing bill that would allow more homes to be built near major public transportation stops and on land-owned by transit agencies. Council members voted 8-5 for a resolution opposing the bill, which is expected to be taken up by the Assembly Appropriations Committee Wednesday. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced SB 79 earlier this year. The bill, also known as the Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, would establish new zoning standards around train stations and major bus stops, allowing for multi-family homes up to seven stories high, with lower height standards extending up to half a mile away from such stops. It would also streamline permits for homes built within a half mile of major public transit stops and allow local transit agencies such as Metro to develop greater density on their property. MyNewsLA About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,700 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