Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Video shows Nick Reiner in gas station store, LAPD arresting him for parents' murders New video shows Nick Reiner moments before his arrest and when he was taken into custody for the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer. Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder, with the special circumstance of multiple murders, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife. Nick Reiner was taken into custody in Exposition Park Sunday evening hours after he allegedly stabbed his parents to death in their Brentwood home, prosecutors said. Footage obtained appears to show Nick Reiner wearing a hat with a red backpack inside a gas station convenience store. He is seen walking around the store and buying a drink. At one point, a man who appears to be a law enforcement officer enters the store while Nick Reiner waits in line to make his purchase. Additional video shows Nick Reiner walking as an LAPD vehicle races to the area of Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Once an officer gets out of the car, Reiner puts his hands up and is arrested. ABC 7 At least 3 detained in violent, deadly Van Nuys altercation Several people were detained in connection with a homicide Tuesday in Van Nuys. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the intersection of Van Nuys and Kittridge Street just before noon on reports of an assault with a deadly weapon incident, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Details are limited, but police said a victim was dead upon their arrival and a canopy was requested to cover the victim’s body. A portion of the incident captured on cellphone footage obtained by KTLA shows several men arguing and shouting obscenities and racial slurs. It’s unclear what the group was fighting about, but a witness told KTLA that the victim, seen in a photo wearing a blue shirt and armed with a stick, was confronting several homeless individuals. The alleged fatal assault was not caught on camera and it’s unclear how the deadly violence occurred. In video footage posted to Citizen, police are seen detaining at least three men, one of whom appeared to be heavily intoxicated and was having difficulty standing up. KTLA 5 Burglars break into Mar Vista home of WNBA star and ex-NFL lineman husband The Los Angeles-area home of WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu and her husband, former NFL lineman Hroniss Grasu, was burglarized on Monday night, Eyewitness News has learned. The break-in happened around 8 p.m. at their home in Mar Vista. Police said the couple was not home with the burglary happened. Los Angeles police say two burglars broke into the home by smashing a rear glass door. The thieves reportedly ransacked the home and stole an unknown number of items. The suspects fled the scene and at last check, no arrests had been made. Grasu is a SoCal native who went to Crespi High School in Encino. Ionescu plays for the New York Liberty. ABC 7 Second doctor charged in Matthew Perry death sentenced to 8 months of home confinement for ketamine charge The second doctor charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's death has been sentenced. Mark Chavez, 54, was sentenced to three years of supervised release with special conditions of eight months of home confinement and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service by U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett on Tuesday. Chavez pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. He also admitted to selling ketamine that he fraudulently obtained from a clinic where he used to work in San Diego. He also surrendered his medical license. "We believe that this is a fair and just outcome for this case and that Judge Garnett carefully took into account the nature and circumstances of the offense," said his attorney, Matt Binninger. After the sentencing, Binninger spoke to reporters, emphasizing that Chavez was never Perry's physician, he never met him, spoke to him, or went to his home. When asked by reporters if he had anything to say to Perry's family, Chavez said, "My heart goes out to the Perry family." CBS 2 LASD announces reward for information about 2021 murders Sheriff's investigators on Tuesday touted a $60,000 reward in hopes of encouraging people to come forward with information leading to the person or people responsible for the killings of two men in Compton four years ago. Javier Menchaca, 19, and Juan Orozco, 22, were fatally shot just before 1 a.m. Nov.14, 2021, while they were seated inside Menchaca' s vehicle during an illegal street race/takeover event near 1940 N. Bullis Road and Pine Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff's officials said more than 100 people were gathered at the intersection when the shots rang out. When gunshots rang out, the crowd scattered. "This was a senseless act of violence carried out in a crowded area where dozens of people may have seen or heard something critical," sheriff's homicide Lt. Michael Gomez said. "We know someone in that crowd has information that can help bring justice to these two young men and provide answers to their families. We are urging anyone with knowledge of this crime no matter how small it may seem to come forward." Orozco's mother, Sylvia, said through an interpreter, "My son never came home that night, and our family has lived with this pain every day since. If you saw something or know who did this, please speak up. Help us get justice for Juan and Javier and allow our families to begin to heal." NBC 4 Man to Plead Guilty to Cartel-Linked Money Laundering Charge An East Los Angeles man who allegedly helped Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel launder millions of dollars in drug trafficking proceeds by working with members of illegal money exchanges, including some with links to Chinese banking, is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal charge. Edgar Joel Martinez-Reyes, 46, has agreed to plead guilty in Los Angeles federal court to one count of conspiracy to launder money. He is the lead defendant in an indictment charging two dozen alleged Los Angeles-based cartel associates with participating in a scheme to hide the source of millions in drug proceeds. Federal prosecutors contend the defendants used a variety of methods to launder cash, including structuring assets to avoid financial reporting requirements and the purchase of cryptocurrency, according to the 10-count superseding indictment. The goal was to make cash generated in the United States accessible to cartel members in Mexico and elsewhere, prosecutors say. MyNewsLA Leaders and members of alleged cult-like California religious group charged with murder The leaders and two members of an alleged cult-like religious organization in Southern California were charged with murder in connection with the deaths of a 4-year-old boy and a missing 40-year-old man. The Hemet-based religious group called “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” has been at the center of an ongoing investigation after two former members, Emilio Ghanem, 40, and Ruben Moreno, 49, were reported missing in 2019 and 2023, respectively. The group was also being probed in connection with Timothy Thomas, a 4-year-old boy who died in January 2010 after his parents gave custody of the child to the religious group. On Dec. 11, Redlands police arrested six members of the group, including its leaders Darryl Muzic Martin, 58, his wife, Shelly Bailey “Kathryn” Martin, 62, and high-ranking member Rudy Moreno, 43, for murder and gun charges at the group’s headquarters. The other three suspects, a 44-year-old woman and two 58-year-old men, were arrested on various weapons-related charges, according to booking records. KTLA 5 BWC: NYPD cop returns fire after being shot in face by shotgun-wielding suspect The NYPD released body camera footage showing a man shooting an officer in the face. The Nov. 17 incident began when officers arrived to investigate a scene where a person had been shot, according to the release. Officers determined that the victim was deceased and found a discarded shotgun shell in a first-floor hallway. Officer Sharjeel Waris and Officer AroraHitesh were stationed at the scene to guard the evidence while they awaited the arrival of the Crime Scene Unit. One of the officers was speaking with a bystander when a man emerged from anoher first-floor apartment brandishing a shotgun. The man fired one round in the hallway before ducking back into the apartment. Officers then drew their weapons, ordering the man to drop his. One officer went outside to ensure the suspect didn’t exit through a back door or window. The man then emerged from a second door in the same apartment and shot Waris in the face. Waris then returned fire, striking the suspect. Waris was transported to a hospital and received treatment for his facial injuries, according to the release. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. PoliceOne New Jersey man faces 86 years in prison after telling investigators ‘police need to die,’ hitting cop with car A 39-year-old man who struck a Manville police officer with a stolen vehicle and later said police “need to die” after crashing into a home following a pursuit was convicted. A jury convicted Brian Niziolek, of Basking Ridge, with aggravated assault, burglary and other offenses following a two-week trial, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office said Monday. He was not convicted of attempted murder. Niziolek, who has a lengthy criminal history, faces up to 86 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 26. Following his arrest, Niziolek told investigators he “hated” police, that police “need to die” and he would “kill any cop I see from now on.” Niziolek also said he and his friends “throw a party” anytime a police officer gets shot and watch videos of shootings. The incident unfolded on June 29, 2023 when Manville police investigating a report of a stolen vehicle at about 2:20 p.m. found Niziolek in the car, officials said. When officers told him to stop, Niziolek put the car in drive and accelerated toward a lieutenant, hitting the officer in the arm and hip and pushing him into his own police vehicle, authorities said. PoliceOne Public Safety News Officials urge precautions for Los Angeles County residents in fruit fly quarantine zone An unlikely species of fruit fly discovered in Los Angeles County has prompted officials to urge residents within a quarantine zone to take precautions. “A Caribbean fruit fly has been found near Alhambra backyards, and this is not the kind of holiday guest you want showing up uninvited,” the City of Alhambra posted on Facebook Monday. The city shared a quarantine map covering about 75 square miles, which included Montebello, East Los Angeles, Commerce, Maywood, Bell Gardens, Bell and Cudahy among the affected cities. The Caribbean fruit fly is about one‑third of an inch long, with a yellow‑tan body and a small black spot on the top of its thorax. Its wings are clear with subtle brown markings, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). 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