Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Man Heads to Hospital After Argument Leads to Shooting at South LA Smoke Shop A man is hospitalized Friday after being shot during an altercation in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 12:20 a.m. Friday to The Spot Smoke Shop near the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Central Avenue, where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. He was taken to a hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel in stable condition. According to police, the victim and the suspect were engaged in an argument when the suspect drew a handgun, shot the victim and ran way from the scene. There was no suspect description. MyNewsLA Shoe store in South Los Angeles hit by burglars twice in one week A South Los Angeles shoe store was targeted by burglars early Friday morning—the second break-in reported at the same location this week, authorities said. During the most recent hit, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 3600 block of West Slauson Avenue around 5:09 a.m. after receiving reports of a burglary in progress, according to the LAPD. By the time police arrived, the suspects had already fled the scene. No arrests have been made and no suspect description was immediately available. Officers took a burglary report, though the amount stolen has not yet been confirmed. Video from the scene showed shattered glass at the front of Millennium Shoes, broken steel gates and shoe boxes scattered across the parking lot outside the store, located near West Boulevard in the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood. According to LAPD, this same business was also burglarized early Wednesday morning around 4:54 a.m. In that case, the suspects also fled before officers arrived, and the amount stolen remains unclear. KTLA 5 Search Continues for 2 Wire Theft Suspects Police and a city councilwoman from the San Fernando Valley were expected to release details Friday about the search for outstanding suspects involved in the interrupted theft in Mission Hills of copper wire worth tens of thousands of dollars. Two suspects, identified as 53-year-old Concepcion Vasquez and 51-year-old Jose Garcia Avila, were nabbed early Tuesday morning as they allegedly tried to steal $50,000 worth of copper wire in the 15000 block of Germain Street, near San Jose Elementary School just west of Woodman Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Both men were booked into the LAPD’s Van Nuys Jail on suspicion of grand theft, but two alleged accomplices got away. The arrests were made the same day the Los Angeles City Council gave its final approval to a proposed ordinance that would create a Metal and Wire Theft Reward program to fight rampant copper wire theft in the city. MyNewsLA Copper wire thieves target electric vehicle chargers across Los Angeles Could copper theft slow Los Angeles's move towards a zero-emissions future? Thieves are targeting electric vehicle charging stations for copper wire -- cutting cords and even breaking into chargers using hacksaws. It's a costly fix to repair the vandalized stations. Now, there are new efforts underway to prevent copper wire theft. "All our focus is, 'How do we accelerate transportation electrification?' More EVs, cars and trucks on the road, more charges in the ground by the time the world arrives for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. How do we show the world what we're made of? We don't want to show them a world where the Sixth Street Bridge and all the EV chargers are clipped with copper theft," said Matt Petersen, the CEO of Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI). Even Petersen's non-profit in the Arts District has been hit multiple times. According to LACI, there are 60,630 public and workplace EV chargers in the greater Los Angeles region. "There are more chargers that are now out in the open, so it becomes easily accessible to access those, and metal prices are increasing. Copper has increased over the years, so that's also leading to more vandalism," said Aric Ohana, of Ohana Mobility.AI. ABC 7 Palisades Fire suspect pleads not guilty in downtown LA courtroom The Florida man who allegedly started a small fire on New Years Day before it grew into the deadly Palisades Fire pleaded not guilty Thursday while appearing in court to face his charges in downtown Los Angeles. Jonathan Rinderknecht was being held without bail in Los Angeles after being arrested in LA. Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and one count of timber set afire. If convicted as charged, Rinderknecht would face a sentence of between five and 45 years in federal prison, prosecutors said. Rinderknecht is accused of starting a small fire on New Year's Day in the Palisades that smoldered underground until Jan. 7, when it exploded in a historic Santa Ana windstorm to become the Palisades Fire. Twelve people were killed and more than 6,800 structures, including residences and businesses, were destroyed. Rinderknecht's trial was tentatively scheduled to begin on Dec. 16. He will remain in federal custody until the trial. The Palisades Fire began in the Palisades Highlands, where a week earlier, a relatively small brush fire now called the Lachman Fire was reported early New Year's Day. NBC 4 Horrifying video shows 10 Freeway crash that killed 3; driver was allegedly intoxicated A day after a fiery crash that killed three people and injured several others on the 10 Freeway in Ontario, law enforcement officials identified the truck driver accused of causing the crash. Jashanpreet Singh, 21, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers at the site of the crash Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department inmate log. He was booked on a felony charge of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a felony charge of driving under the influence of drugs causing injury, according to the log. On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials issued an arrest detainer — a request to hold a person for potential deportation — for Singh, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement. The statement claimed that Singh first entered the U.S. in 2022 through the southern border and was an undocumented immigrant from India. In the collision, which took place around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, a big rig driver failed to hit his brakes as traffic was slowing, resulting in an eight-vehicle pileup, according to a CHP spokesperson. Dashboard camera video obtained by ABC7 shows the shocking moment the truck slams into the car in front of it and continues to plow forward through several other passenger cars before slamming into a truck. Los Angeles Times Southern California school counselor charged with molesting 15 children A former Ventura County school counselor, who was arrested on suspicion of molesting 13 children, was charged with additional crimes after two more child victims were identified. The additional charges on David Lane Braff, Jr., 42, of Thousand Oaks, were announced by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office on Oct. 23. Braff was previously arrested on November 22, 2024, for the alleged molestation of eight students at McKevett Elementary School in Santa Paula. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2015 and 2019 when Braff worked as a school counselor. He was working as an assistant principal and school counselor at Ingenium Charter Middle School in Los Angeles when he was taken into custody. On April 29, 2025, prosecutors identified five new victims and filed an amended criminal complaint, adding 14 new felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old. Four of those victims were also students at McKevett Elementary School. The fifth victim was allegedly abused between 2004 and 2005 while Braff was working with the Conejo Recreation and Park District in Thousand Oaks. KTLA 5 Video: Man rams Michigan cruiser outside station, approaches cops with knife before OIS The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released body camera and surveillance footage showing a man ramming a Roseville Police cruiser and getting out of his car armed with a knife, WXYZ reported. Surveillance footage shows a vehicle pulling up to the curb behind an unoccupied cruiser. The suspect appeared to practice ramming the car, pulling up to it and lightly tapping it before backing away at least 40 feet. Two minutes later, multiple officers can be seen exiting the police station, including one who climbed into the cruiser. Moments later, the video shows the suspect vehicle gaining speed and ramming into the back of the cruiser. “Guys, this guy just rammed me,” the officer is captured saying on body camera footage. Other officers in cruisers then blocked in the vehicle. “Stay right there, put the car in park,” officers can be heard telling the man. Video then shows the man pulling out a knife. Officers backed away from the vehicle and instructed the suspect to drop the knife. The suspect then opened the car door and stepped out of the vehicle, still holding the knife. PoliceOne Video: 4 bystanders rush to aid wounded Kentucky trooper Police body camera footage released Thursday shows bystanders helping a Kentucky State Police trooper who was shot during a July 13 traffic stop outside Blue Grass Airport in Lexington. In the video, a group of people are shown running across a field to aid trooper Jude Remilien, who had just been shot in the leg on Terminal Drive. The shooter, Guy House, left the scene and shot and killed two people and injured two others at Richmond Road Baptist Church. He was eventually shot and killed by police. Jimmy Alexander, Jessica Alexander, Taylor Hall and Adam Arnold — the four good Samaritans who helped the trooper — received citations for meritorious achievement Oct. 23 during a news conference in Frankfort. “To be nominated, an individual must have performed an incredible act of service or heroism in the direct support of an agency officer that resulted in the saving of a human life or halted a major crime in progress,” Sgt. Matt Sudduth said Thursday. “The nominee must have acted voluntarily and at great personal risk or sacrifice.” KSP Post 12 Capt. Doug Carter nominated the quartet for the award. He said the Alexanders and Hall were at the airport about to depart for vacation when they saw Remilien in need of help. Lexington Herald-Leader Public Safety News LA County Reports First West Nile Virus Death of 2025 Los Angeles County health officials Friday confirmed the first local death of the year due to West Nile virus. According to the county Department of Public Health, the patient was a San Fernando Valley resident who died of neurological illness caused by severe West Nile virus. No other details about the person were released. “To the family and friends grieving the loss of a loved one due to West Nile virus, we extend our heartfelt condolences,” Dr. Muntu Davis, county health officers, said in a statement. “This tragic loss reminds us how dangerous mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus and dengue can be. Protect yourself and your neighbors by using insect repellent, getting rid of standing water where mosquitoes breed, and keeping window and door screens in good repair. Small actions like these can make a big difference in preventing illness.” The county has documented 14 West Nile virus infections so far this year — excluding Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health departments. Half of the county residents infected live in the San Fernando Valley. MyNewsLA Local Government News Harbor Gateway Distribution Warehouse Project Gets Approval from Council The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a proposed warehouse and distribution center for development in Harbor Gateway despite concerns from residents who argue the project will impact their health and worsen the already congested area. In a unanimous vote, the council denied an appeal filed by concerned residents and advanced the project sought by Prologis, a company specializing in supply-chain and logistics real estate. The one-story, 53-foot tall, 340,298-square-foot warehouse would be built on a combined 15-acre lot at 15116-15216 S. Vermont Ave. and 747-861 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. The project includes a 25,000-square-foot mezzanine and up to 40,000 square feet of office space, 194 parking spaces, 36 dock-high truck loading positions and more parking spaces for up to 71 truck trailers. 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