Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Police search for hit-and-run driver who killed man on motorized scooter Police in Panorama City are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man traveling on a motorized scooter Sunday. The crash was reported just after 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Strathern Street, the department said. There, the victim was traveling north on Woodman Avenue when a vehicle traveling in the same direction hit him. After the initial crash, a second vehicle struck the victim. The driver in the second vehicle is cooperating with investigators but the first driver fled the scene. Surveillance footage showed the moment the first driver hit the victim. The vehicle appeared to be a gray-colored Honda sedan, according to the department. LAPD described the victim as a man in his early 30s. Although police haven't released the name of the victim, his loved ones identified him as 34-year-old Gary "Kike" Schombert. Family and friends of Schombert gathered at the site of the crash for a memorial in his honor. His portraits, candles and flowers were placed nearby. NBC 4 ‘Bank juggers’ rob college student at L.A. car wash “Bank juggers” appear to have successfully targeted a college student in Reseda, following her to a car wash after she left a nearby Wells Fargo branch late last week. The Sept. 25 incident occurred at just before 12:30 p.m. at Luv Car Wash in the 7300 block of Reseda Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA. Surveillance footage of the incident shows a white SUV with tinted windows backing into the empty space next to the woman who was drying and vacuuming her vehicle. After several minutes pass, the footage shows a person sliding out of the rear passenger door of the SUV toward the victim’s passenger door. At just about the same time, the woman open’s her driver’s side door and spots the alleged thief, who reportedly snatched her handbag containing her wallet, cash, identification and bank cards. KTLA 5 Serial Peeping Tom arrested again for peeking, exposing himself in West Hollywood Authorities Monday looked for additional victims after a man with prior convictions was arrested on suspicion of peeking through a laundry room and exposing himself in West Hollywood. Jackie Harrington was arrested Sunday after he was accused of indecent exposure on Sept. 19. A woman told investigators a man was standing directly outside the laundry room when he exposed his private parts with his pants completely down. With the pictures and video footage the victim provided, deputies were able to identify the suspect and detained him when they spotted him waiting at the bus stop on Sunset Boulevard. Court records show Harrington was on parole as he has a long history of committing lewd acts, peeking and burglary, starting in September 2019. Harrigton was on parole when he allegedly exposed himself on Sept. 19. His parole had been revoked on Aug. 28. Detectives believe there may be additional incidents involving the same suspect. NBC 4 Former L.A.-area football player who killed four while targeting NFL headquarters had CTE Shane Tamura, the gunman who killed four people and himself in a New York City office building in July, had CTE, a degenerative brain disease linked to head injuries sustained in football and other contact sports. The New York medical examiner “found unambiguous diagnostic evidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE, in the brain tissue of the decedent,” according to a statement. “The findings correspond with the classification of low-stage CTE, according to current consensus criteria.” The 27-year-old, who took his own life, was a high school football player at Granada Hills Charter School in the San Fernando Valley and Golden Valley High in Santa Clarita. Tamura drove this summer from Nevada — where he worked as a security guard at the Horseshoe Las Vegas hotel and casino — to New York, leaving behind a three-page suicide note stating that he believed he had CTE and that his motive was anger at the NFL for making profit a priority over players’ brain safety. Los Angeles Times California man convicted of embezzling over $500,000 from aviation company For years, James Matthew Godsey was trusted to handle the finances at Channel Islands Aviation in Ventura County. But prosecutors say that trust came at a steep cost. A jury found Godsey, 44, of Camarillo, guilty of six felony counts of grand theft, determining that he exploited his position as the company’s bookkeeper to steal more than $527,000 over several years. The jury also upheld special allegations that his crimes caused losses exceeding $100,000 and involved a breach of trust, according to Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. From 2015 to 2023, Godsey managed payroll and accounts payable for the aviation company. Evidence presented at trial showed that between 2017 and 2023, he repeatedly inflated his own pay with unauthorized bonuses and extra wages. He also submitted fraudulent reimbursements for company expenses, effectively siphoning funds over a six-year period. The scheme went unnoticed for years because company leaders trusted Godsey and did not closely review payroll records. The embezzlement was uncovered only after the business changed ownership and a new manager conducted a routine audit, revealing the irregularities. KTLA 5 Man convicted in 2023 murder of Virginia officer sentenced to 48 years in prison A Nelson County judge sentenced Daniel Barmak to 48 years in prison on Monday for the 2023 murder of Wintergreen Police Officer Chris Wagner, who was killed while responding to a violent domestic situation at a mountain cabin, WSET reported. Judge Michael Doucette called the case “horrific” and said that in his 40-year legal career, he had never witnessed anything as terrifying as the body camera footage showing Wagner’s final moments, according to the report. Barmak, who pleaded guilty in February 2025 to second-degree murder, use of a firearm and malicious wounding, was sentenced to 40 years for second-degree murder, three years for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and five years for malicious wounding. The fatal shooting happened in June 2023, after Barmak consumed a mixture of ketamine and psychedelic mushrooms while staying at a cabin with friends. According to prosecutors, Barmak became violent and attempted to kill his companions, prompting a 911 call. Wagner responded to the scene, where he was shot five times in the head and once in the torso by Barmak, according to the report. PoliceOne Video shows Indiana officer returning fire, wounding suspect who shot him 4 times Newly released body camera footage shows vehicle theft suspects shooting and wounding an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officer who was working to take them into custody, FOX 59 reported. The officer, identified as Officer Renteria, who was outnumbered four-to-one, was attempting to detain suspects connected to a stolen vehicle on July 29. Dash camera footage shows the officer following a vehicle through an apartment complex before it was pulled into a parking lot. As Renteria got out of his vehicle, one suspect can be seen fleeing the scene on foot as two others got out of the car. Renteria, now raising his gun, instructed the two other suspects to raise their hands. Both initially complied, leading him to begin taking one of the suspects into custody. As Renteria worked to get one suspect onto the ground, another suspect climbed out of the vehicle. As he did, he appeared to hand a gun to another suspect. That suspect then raised the gun and began firing shots at Renteria. Renteria returned fire from the ground as all three remaining suspects fled. Renteria was struck three times, with a fourth bullet hitting his ballistic vest, which prevented a potentially fatal injury, according to the report. PoliceOne ‘I did that on purpose': Video shows suspect ramming stopped Ill. patrol car because he ‘hated cops’ A Fairview Heights man has been charged after authorities say he rammed a police squad car on Wednesday, forcing it into another vehicle during a traffic stop on Old Collinsville Road, just south of Frank Scott Parkway. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Jim Gomric’s office charged Keajion L. Jennings, of the 300 block of Union Avenue, with criminal damage to government-supported property, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of aggravated assault. According to charging documents, the incident left a 2021 Ford Explorer — used as a Fairview Heights Police Department squad car — with more than $10,000 in damage. Officer Travis Montgomery had stopped a 2016 Nissan Rogue for an expired license plate sticker, which police said was five years past due, around 9 a.m. Wednesday. As Montgomery approached the passenger side of the Nissan, Jennings allegedly drove his gray 2018 Chevrolet Camaro into the rear of the squad car, with its emergency lights activated. Belleville News-Democrat Public Safety News Fire Damages Unit At Three-Story Apartment Building In Pico-Union Area of L.A. Fire Tuesday damaged a unit on the third floor of a three-story apartment building in the Pico-Union community of Los Angeles, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 6:40 a.m. to 1136 S. Alvarado St. had the fire out at 7:01 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. A 27-year-old man was evaluated at the scene for injuries, but refused hospital transport. No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation. MyNewsLA LA Metro to restart TAP-to-Exit program at North Hollywood station Metro announced that it will soon restart its TAP-to-Exit program at the North Hollywood station, after possible safety concerns prompted the agency to halt its implementation in April. Launched in May 2024 at the North Hollywood station, the pilot program aimed to decrease crime on Metro trains and buses by requiring riders to tap their cards before exiting the stations. Three months after implementing the system, Metro reported a 90% decrease in loitering at the station and a 12% decrease in crime. The agency expanded the system to Union Station in February 2025, but paused the implementation two months later after the Los Angeles Fire Department raised concerns about the turnstiles at the exits. Firefighters warned that the system could create bottlenecks at exit gates if an emergency occurred. In the following months, Metro reported a 67% increase in crime at the North Hollywood stop and a 116% increase in crime at Union Station. At the same time, the agency lost nearly $35,000 in fare revenue at both stations. CBS 2 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