Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News 2 stabbed during robbery attempt at Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park Los Angeles police are searching for two assailants who stabbed two people during a robbery attempt at Westfield Topanga mall amid the busy holiday shopping season. Paramedics responded to the popular Canoga Park mall on Topanga Canyon Boulevard sometime before 5 p.m. Thursday. The two suspects are now on the run after they allegedly tried to snatch jewelry from the victims and stabbed them, police said. At least one victim was hospitalized. The victims' conditions are unknown. AIR7 captured video of LAPD patrol cars and an ambulance at the entrance to the parking garage. Police did not provide a description of the suspects. ABC 7 He tried to steal a plane but crashed straight into a hangar in Van Nuys, police say Authorities say a would-be aircraft thief saw his plans end abruptly after he slammed a stolen plane into a hangar at a Southern California airport. Ceffareno Michael Logan, 37, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to steal a Cessna 172, a small aircraft, which was being used to train flight students at Van Nuys Airport. According to the Los Angeles Airport Police, Logan entered the grounds of the L.A. Flying Academy along Balboa Boulevard around 5 a.m. He was able to access the plane, turn it on and attempt an escape, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether Logan was a flight student at the academy. Before the craft could take off, Logan allegedly slammed the plane head-on into a hangar wall. The owner of the flight school told ABC7 that the aircraft’s nose and wing were damaged in the incident. It was unclear Thursday evening whether anyone had been hurt in the incident. Logan was taken to the Van Nuys Jail around 10:30 a.m. and booked on suspicion of felony burglary, officials said. His bail is set at $150,000, according to booking records. The FBI’s Los Angeles office confirmed to The Times that agents helped airport police with the investigation. Los Angeles Times Ray J faces 6 misdemeanor charges after Thanksgiving Day arrest Singer Ray J, born William Raymond Norwood Jr., is set to be arraigned Friday following his arrest on Thanksgiving Day. His arraignment comes weeks after TMZ reported that he allegedly pulled a gun on his estranged wife, Princess Love, and threatened to kill a man during a livestream. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to his Porter Ranch home just before 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27 after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon related to a domestic violence incident. Norwood was then arrested for making criminal threats, LAPD officials said. Multiple firearms were recovered at the home. His bail was set at $50,000, and he was released on bond after 11 a.m. that day. The incident comes months after Princess Love filed for divorce for the fourth time. FOX 11 Southern California business owner sentenced for defrauding over $5 million from clients and evading taxes A Southern California man was sentenced to prison for defrauding his clients out of over $5 million and evading more than $1 million in taxes. Frank Seung Noah, 64, of Corona, is a customs broker who works with businesses to ship their goods into the U.S. from other countries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. On Dec. 18, he was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the crimes and was ordered to pay $7,579,141 in restitution. Noah owned and operated Comis International Inc., a Cerritos-based logistics and supply-chain company offering customs import brokerage services, court documents said. From 2007 to 2019, Noah’s company was a customs import broker for Daiso, a popular Japan-based discount chain with locations throughout the U.S. During that time, prosecutors said Noah provided Daiso with false customs duty forms and invoices to collect reimbursement for duty fees. The forms he provided to Daiso were different from the ones provided to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). KTLA 5 Suspect in Brown University mass shooting, MIT professor’s killing found dead in New Hampshire storage unit A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police chief. Investigators believe he is responsible for fatally shooting two students and wounding nine other people in a Brown lecture hall last Saturday, then killing MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro two days later at his home in the Boston suburbs, nearly 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Providence. Perez said as far as investigators know, Neves Valente acted alone. Brown University President Christina Paxson said Neves Valente was enrolled there as a graduate student studying physics from the fall of 2000 to the spring of 2001. “He has no current affiliation with the university,” she said. Associated Press NYPD sets record for highest recruitment year, adding 1,143 new recruits in ceremony The New York City Police Department hired 4,056 officers this year, marking the largest number of recruits brought on in a single year in recorded history, Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced. The department swore in 1,143 new recruits Wednesday, bringing the total NYPD headcount to more than 34,700 officers. That figure represents the highest staffing level since May 2022 and moves the department closer to its goal of reaching 35,000 officers by next fall. The new class reflects the diversity of New York City. Nearly a quarter of the recruits were born outside the United States, representing 46 different countries. They speak 34 different languages. “This milestone does not happen by accident; it’s the direct result of a historic number of people answering the call to serve our city,” Tisch said. “From the day I took this job, I made it clear that our goal was to rebuild our headcount to ensure our department has the people, presence, and professionalism to meet its obligations — and today we are delivering on that promise,” the commissioner added. Staten Island Advance Drug cartel member sentenced to 11+ years in U.S. prison after faking death, hiding A Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid capture was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in U.S. prison for his money laundering role in one of his home country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa was living in California under a phony identity when he was arrested in November 2024. The father of his longtime girlfriend is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as El Mencho. Gutierrez-Ochoa was wanted in Mexico on suspicion of kidnapping two Mexican Navy members in 2021 to secure the release of El Mencho’s wife after she had been arrested by Mexican authorities, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration agent’s affidavit. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington sentenced Gutierrez-Ochoa to 11 years and eight months in federal prison. Howell said the violent cartel, known by its Spanish-language acronym CJNG, also is a “dangerous force” in the United States. “It’s a dangerous way to make a living,” Howell said. “It’s a dangerous way to live.” NBC 4 Public Safety News Firefighters Knock Down Duplex Fire in South LA A fire at a two-story duplex in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles was extinguished in 34 minutes, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported Friday. Fire crews responded at 12:50 a.m. Friday to 114 W. 50th St., west of Main Street, where they found and extinguished the blaze, said LAFD spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton. It took 40 firefighters to knock down the fire and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Middleton said. MyNewsLA Hospital needs help identifying man found injured in San Fernando Valley A hospital needs help identifying a patient who was found injured near a bus stop in Arleta. The male patient was brought to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills on Dec. 12. He was found unresponsive at a bus stop near 10200 N Vena Ave. He is described as a middle-aged Hispanic man who stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 172 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. He has several tattoos across his chest, including the letters “PGS” and a name over his neck in cursive. He also has tattoos of animals and/or scenes on his left arm, among others. 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 Providence Holy Cross Medical Center at 818-365-8051. KTLA 5 SoCal No-Burn Order Extends Through Friday The South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a No-Burn Alert through 11:59 p.m. Friday, prohibiting wood burning in fireplaces and in all indoor or outdoor devices across four Los Angeles-area counties. The updated alert now in effect until midnight Friday includes the South Coast Air Basin, covering large areas of Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, except the High Desert and Coachella Valley. “South Coast AQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited at any time on No-Burn Days,” the agency said. Smoke from wood burning can cause health problems, according to the AQMD. Fine particulate matter called PM2.5 can get deep into the lungs to cause asthma attacks and other respiratory problems, increases in emergency room visits and hospitalizations. 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. 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