Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Mother, father arrested in connection with death of 14-month-old child, LAPD says A mother and father have been arrested in connection with the death of their 14-month-old child in Los Angeles, police confirmed Tuesday. Officers on Sunday responded to a hospital on South Grand Avenue and launched an investigation into the death of the baby, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The child had been taken to hospital by their mother before staff there called police, but it's unclear what prompted that. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has not determined the cause of death. As a result of the investigation, the child's biological parents, Annabell Porcayo and Jaime Lopez, were arrested. Two other children of the same parents were also taken into protective custody, but additional details were not available. ABC 7 DA Charges Man With Fatally Shooting Brother in North Hills House A 30-year-old man was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting his 33-year-old brother during an argument inside a house in North Hills. Alexander Kouyoumdjian pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered to return to the San Fernando Courthouse Feb. 2 when a date for a preliminary hearing will be set, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Bail was set at $3 million. Alexander Kouyoumdjian was in custody when the case was filed, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The shooting occurred at 1:42 p.m. Saturday at 9636 Noble Ave., north of Plummer Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The victim was identified as Krikor Kouyoumdjian, according to the LAPD’s Media Relations Division. The brothers were arguing when the younger brother shot his older brother, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the LAPD’s Mission Community Police Station at 818-838-9800 or, during non-business hours or weekends, at 877-527-3247. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.com. MyNewsLA Mom, 19, arrested after toddler was abandoned during botched car theft in Highland Park, police say A 19-year-old mother has been arrested after officers found her toddler and a dog abandoned in a car while responding to a call about an attempted vehicle theft in Highland Park, authorities said. Los Angeles resident Bianca Slaughter was arrested Tuesday and is currently being held in lieu of $100,000, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release and booking records. Slaughter’s 18-month-old son was found after a 911 caller reported an attempted car theft in the 300 block of North Avenue 52 around 10 a.m. Sunday, police said. The victim said that a male suspect fled the area on foot and that the toddler and dog were left behind in the vehicle. The Department of Child and Family Services took temporary custody of the child, while the dog was collected by Los Angeles Animal Services. With assistance from the community, detectives later identified the toddler and his biological parents, prompting them to take Slaughter into custody on an unspecified felony charge. Los Angeles Times DUI suspect arrested after crashing, flipping car in Boyle Heights A woman suspected of driving under the influence was taken into custody after crashing and flipping her car in Boyle Heights overnight. The crash was reported around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday near 6th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The collision was partially caught on surveillance video. Police say the driver had minor injuries and was evaluated by paramedics before being arrested for DUI. No one else was seriously hurt. ABC 7 Suspected arsonist arrested after multiple fires set along one street in Los Angeles Authorities arrested a suspected arsonist after multiple fires were set along one street in South L.A. early Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Police Department says that the first call regarding rubbish fires in the area of 55th Street and Normandie Avenue came out at 2:41 a.m. “L.A. City Fire Department units called for LAPD officers for trash cans and vehicles set on fire,” an LAPD spokesperson told KTLA. No other details were relayed by the police department spokesperson, but the fire department says they had at least five rubbish fire calls Tuesday morning, including four within minutes: rubbish fire call in the 1100 block of West 55th Street: 2:46 a.m., fire out call in the 1000 block of West 55th Street: 3:56 a.m.; fire out call in the 1100 block of West 55th Street: 3:57 a.m.; fire out call in the 1100 block of West 55th Street: 3:58 a.m.; and rubbish fire call in the 1100 block of West 55th Street: 3:58 a.m. Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows that one of the rubbish fires sent flaming debris towards an adjacent parked pickup truck, slightly damaging its front end. Those flames were eventually extinguished by a civilian with a garden hose. KTLA 5 California farming magnate charged in murder of estranged wife An Imperial Valley farming magnate with deep ties to the community has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of his wife earlier this year. Kerri Ann Abatti, 59, was found around 9 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head inside the couple’s Pinetop, Arizona, vacation home on Nov. 20, according to the Navajo Count Sheriff’s Office. Her nephew told investigators that he heard a loud noise before making the grisly discovery. Kerri Ann reportedly died while being rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Originally from Pinetop, the 59-year-old had been living separately from her husband, 63-year-old Michael Abatti, during the couple’s ongoing divorce proceeding, which began in October 2023. She cited irreconcilable differences when she petitioned to dissolve the 31-year marriage, in which they shared three children and, according to court documents, lived an affluent lifestyle. While she was seeking $30,000 a month in spousal support, the court awarded her $6,400 a month in temporary support as the value of the couple’s vast income from farming and other services, as well as real-estate holdings in California, Wyoming and Arizona, were being assessed by experts, court filings showed. KTLA 5 N.Y. officer, firefighter/EMT save woman with no pulse after fire escape attempt Police Officer John Canestrare found a woman lying on the ground outside a burning house Friday morning and started giving chest compressions. The woman had burns, Canestrare told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. He said one of her feet was severely broken, so it was almost detached from her leg. “It looked like she had jumped,” Canestrare said. Around 9:15 a.m., Rick Macheda saw smoke as he drove near 105 Fourth North St. in Syracuse. Macheda, a firefighter and EMT in Cazenovia with 40 years of experience, pulled over. Flames were shooting up from the house. The two men barely exchanged any words before Macheda grabbed his medical bag from his truck and began to help Canestrare. They quickly became a lifesaving team for the woman, who was non-responsive. “I checked for a pulse,” Macheda said. “There wasn’t any.” The two were giving her CPR as the first firefighters arrived. Macheda asked them for a defibrillator. When he applied the electrode pads to the woman, he could not detect a heart rhythm, he said. Canestrare continued to do compressions while Macheda secured an airway for the woman using medical equipment from his bag. PoliceOne Public Safety News Metro bus crashes, brings down utility pole in Lake View Terrace Authorities are investigating after a Metro bus crashed into a utility pole in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles. The incident was reported shortly before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday in the 12200 block of W. Van Nuys Boulevard, according to the L.A. Fire Department. Aerial footage from AIR7 showed the orange Metro bus over the sidewalk with a large utility pole on its roof. LAFD says there were no passengers aboard the bus at the time of the collision. A 73-year-old man was transported to a local hospital in fair condition, fire officials said, and a 35-year-old man was checked out on scene but refused transport. It was not immediately clear who the driver was. Metro said in a statement that "an eastbound Metro Bus Line 233 had a mechanical breakdown, causing it to roll forward at the intersection." "While the bus was rolling forward, it collided with a power pole and a tree that fell on a pedestrian. The bus ultimately came to a stop when it made contact with a residential wall," the statement said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. ABC 7 Los Angeles hospital needs help identifying injured patient A Los Angeles hospital needs help identifying an injured patient. The male patient is around 60 years old, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He has been hospitalized since Dec. 29. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries or the circumstances surrounding his hospitalization. He stands 6 feet tall and weighs 155 pounds. He has light brown eyes and short gray hair. He has a tattoo with the name “Porchea” on the left side of his chest. He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social workers Cristol Perez at 323-409-4317 or Brian Dillon at 323-409-3134. 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. On weekends, call 323-409-5254. KTLA 5 Health officials urge beachgoers to avoid ocean water at L.A. County beaches after rain Forget, for now, that “polar bear” ocean swim. Public health officials have issued an ocean water quality alert for all Los Angeles County beaches. In a notice issued Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said the advisory will be in effect until at least 4 p.m. Monday because of increased bacteria levels. Officials said the advisory could be extended if it rains more. “Bacteria levels can increase significantly during and after rainstorms, as contaminants within the runoff enters the ocean,” the department said. Once that water reaches the ocean, it can lead to elevated bacteria levels that can cause illness, the advisory said, especially in children and the elderly. The advisory came on the heels of a rare Jan. 1 rainstorm that drenched Southern California and rained on the Rose Parade for the first time since 2006. The storm also triggered slides and major road closures across Los Angeles as well as swift water rescues in San Diego. Los Angeles Times 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