Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News Possible Gang Shooting in North Hills Leaves Teen Boy Dead Police Tuesday are investigating the fatal shooting of a17-year-old male in North Hills that authorities believe is gang-related. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at approximately 8:13 p.m. Monday to the 8700 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard at Parthenia Street, where they found the victim, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. According to police, the victim was standing in front of a pawn shop when two suspects drove up and fired several rounds at him. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took him to a hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead. There was no suspect or vehicle description. MyNewsLA Suspect bit by dog after attacking 9-year-old girl in Van Nuys, police say Police are looking for a man who they say attacked a 9-year-old girl while she was on a walk with her mother and dog in Van Nuys. The incident happened around 12:40 a.m. in the 14400 block of Vanowen Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said the suspect approached the girl and pushed her multiple times in what appeared to be a random attack. The suspect ran away when the dog bit him. Meanwhile, the girl was treated at the scene with minor injuries. Additional details were not available. ABC 7 Police share video of Panorama City hit-and-run that left pedestrian in critical condition As police continue searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian in Panorama City last month, they've released video of the incident in hopes that someone from the public can aid in their investigation. The crash happened on Dec. 7, 2025, at around 5:45 a.m., according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. At the time, officers were dispatched to to Woodley Avenue near Sherman Way after learning of the crash. Police said that the driver of a gray sedan traveling north on Woodley struck the 44-year-old male pedestrian as he walked across the street. Instead of stopping to help the victim, the driver fled from the area. The victim, who still hasn't been identified by authorities, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment on severe injuries suffered in the collision. LAPD's Valley Traffic Division detectives are urging anyone with more information to come forward. They've shared new video of the collision on their YouTube page. As with all hit-and-run crashes in Los Angeles that result in serious injury, a standing reward has been offered by the Los Angeles City Council's Hit-and-Run Reward Program Trust Fund for information that helps lead to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect. "If you witnessed the collision or have information, please contact VTD Detectives," the release said. Anyone with further information can contact police at (818) 644-8025. CBS 2 Customer robbed at gunpoint for Pokémon cards worth $300K; string of similar robberies across LA In two separate cases just this weekend, thieves went after rare Pokémon cards, and the reported losses are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. No arrests have been made in either incident. On Sunday night at RWT Collective in West Los Angeles, one of the shop's regulars was robbed at gunpoint of a collection of rare cards in the building's underground parking lot. Co-owners Danny Leserman and Christopher Chou shared images of the two suspects behind the robbery. When Los Angeles police detectives showed up, the victim positively identified them as the two men who robbed him. "He was just leaving, just trying to go home," Lesserman said. The owners say they're already working on adding more security. "We're going to keep increasing our security systems, too. We're going to get more cameras into the building, things like that, Chou said. There was already evidence of that on Monday. Property management had a crew installing surveillance cameras in the parking area and around the building. The owners also say they're working with property management on having armed guards at the store and the building. ABC 7 LAPD Seeks Second Suspect After Property Fraud Arrest A 38-year-old man suspected of defrauding property owners by using multiple aliases has been arrested and a second suspect is being sought, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Monday. Alfred Earl Jackson, also known as Igor, was taken into custody at 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 30 near Eighth and Olive streets and booked on suspicion of identity theft, police said. Jackson was identified as the principal suspect by Commercial Crimes Division detectives with help from the public, according to police. Investigators discovered that Jackson had used multiple aliases, which included Igor Enukidze, Sheldon Paul Williams and Terri Scott, police said. Jackson had an accomplice, identified only as Manuel, who assisted in allegedly defrauding property owners, according to police. Detectives released a photo of Manuel and said they believe additional property owners and management companies may have been defrauded. Manuel was described as a Black man between 20 and 30 years old with black braided hair, a thin mustache, and a goatee. MyNewsLA Possible DUI suspect in L.A. in custody after dramatic high-speed pursuit crash A possible DUI pursuit suspect is in custody after a dangerous high-speed chase that ended in a dramatic crash in the San Fernando Valley Monday night. A possible DUI suspect, described by authorities as a potentially armed older man is in custody after a chaotic and dangerous high-speed chase that ended in a dramatic crash in the San Fernando Valley Monday night. It’s unclear exactly what time the Los Angeles Police Department initiated the pursuit, but the suspect was leading officers in chase out of Reseda around 9:20 p.m. The suspect was weaving in and out of traffic on surface streets at times with his headlights blacked out at speeds of up to 95 miles per hour. At one point, he was able to narrowly avoid a spike strip before getting onto the northbound 101 Freeway, where he was driving at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Officers with the California Highway Patrol took over as the lead agency around 9:40 p.m. just moments before the driver exited the freeway at Winnetka Avenue and brought the chase back to surface streets, prompting CHP to pull back and give LAPD the lead. KTLA 5 2 plead not guilty in alleged New Year's Eve bombing plot in Southern California Two people accused of planning coordinated New Year's Eve bombings in Southern California pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges. Audrey Carroll, 30, of South Los Angeles, and Zachary Aaron Page, 32, of Torrance, were arraigned in Los Angeles federal court on charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and possession of unregistered firearms. If convicted as charged in the foiled plot, Carroll and Page could face up to life in federal prison. A third defendant, 41-year-old Tina Lai of Glendale, pleaded not guilty last week to one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and one count of possession of unregistered firearms. A fourth suspected member of the group, Dante Gaffield, 24, of South Los Angeles, is set for arraignment Jan. 20. Trial was tentatively set for Feb. 17. The suspects were arrested Dec. 12 in the Mojave Desert as they unloaded bomb-making materials from their cars in preparation to construct and test explosives that were to be used in coordinated attacks on targets throughout the region, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said. Authorities did not provide details about the businesses. The bombs were supposed to go off at locations in Southern California on New Year's Eve, but the terror plot was thwarted, federal investigators said. NBC 4 Girl, 11, suffers gunshot to head while in family car in California An 11-year-old Bay Area girl is recovering after being shot in the head while inside a vehicle at an apartment complex Monday afternoon, authorities announced. The frightening ordeal unfolded around 12:36 p.m. in the parking lot of the Delta View Apartments, located at 3915 Delta Fair Blvd. in Antioch, a city approximately 37 miles from Oakland, according to an Antioch Police Department news release posted to social media. While officers were responding to reports of multiple shots fired at the apartment complex, the driver of the vehicle carrying the young victim drove to a nearby shopping center parking lot. “Multiple callers reported the vehicle’s location, allowing officers to respond directly to the shopping center,” the release noted. Officers located the girl and immediately administered first aid until medical personnel with the Contra Costa County Fire Department arrived at the scene and rushed the 11-year-old to Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where, according to KTLA’s sister station KRON, she was listed in stable condition. Investigators said at the time of the incident, the young girl was seated in the passenger seat of her family’s vehicle, which was exiting the apartment complex when gunfire erupted and struck her. KTLA 5 Public Safety News LAFD captain who lost home to Eaton Fire is given $200K grant to rebuild A Los Angeles Fire Department captain who lost his home to the devastating Eaton Fire last year was surprised with extra support in the form of a $200,000 grant to help him rebuild. Al Hugo and his wife, Carmen, called Altadena their home for 20 years. They reminisced about the times they would gather near their fire pit and enjoy the scenery from their yard. Now, that home is no longer standing since January’s brush fire destroyed it. Al said he never thought the flames on the foothills of Altadena last year would reach his home. “It was northeast of here,” he said. “I’m well over two miles away. I didn’t expect it, the fire to do what it did.” The flames inched closer to the Hugos’ community, eventually reaching their property. The couple was forced to escape from the area with their four dogs. “It was surreal,” Al said. “I can’t believe it’s almost been a year. It literally flew by.” Even as the year passed, the couple has been experiencing difficulties with insurance issues. Their struggles have even put a damper on the holiday season. “It just felt emptiness and just not the same,” Carmen Hugo said. “This was the heart of the family, where everybody gathered and it’s just not the same.” Amid their struggles, however, came a helping hand from the Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund. The nonprofit organization, which helps families of firefighters facing crisis, gave the couple a check for $200,000 to help them rebuild. NBC 4 Historic Hollywood motel where rock icons stayed and movies were filmed goes up in flames The 120-year-old Craftsman home in the middle of the Hollywood Center Motel had survived earthquakes, flooding, riots, a murder investigation and the raucous force of the rock-n-roll era. But in the early hours of Sunday, the historic motel once frequented by Neil Young and Crazy Horse turned to ashes as people illegally sheltering in the home rushed to flee the burning building on Sunset Boulevard. “It’s a gut punch for Hollywood preservation,” said local historian Brian Curran, who recently submitted an application for the house to be designated a historic-cultural monument. Last month, the city of L.A.’s Cultural Heritage Commission voted to move forward with consideration of such a designation. This week, commissioners were scheduled to visit the site. But now it’s too late to save the 1905 home featured in “L.A. Confidential” and “The Rockford Files.” “The real tragedy is that this building had been left vacant and it no longer had any kind of purpose, so it became a magnet for transients,” said Curran, who serves as co-chair of Hollywood Heritage’s Preservation Committee. “If you go look at it now, it is essentially a pile of crushed wood that has been sprayed with fire retardant.” Los Angeles Times Crews temporarily repair potholes after latest Southern California storm After the latest Southern California storm, drivers across Los Angeles County are paying the price with blown tires and bent rims. Drivers are turning to auto shops like McGibbon's in Highland Park to fix their flats and get on the road. "The consumer is the one that is suffering," owner Al Mizrahie said. "Basically, after the rain, a lot of people that come in here with flat tires because of so much potholes." Advocates like Michael Schneider, founder of the nonprofit "Streets For Hall," warned that storms will only worsen the growing pothole problem, especially given the city of LA's budget constraints. "This year, we are not repaving almost anything," Schneider said. "Instead, we are doing large asphalt repair, kind of patching the worst parts of the streets." Schneider added that the poorly maintained roads make potholes more likely than a decade ago. "These are tough times, and scheduled to get worse next year in the budget," Schneider said. CBS 2 Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history. The data was released the same day that the Trump administration said it will no longer recommend flu shots and some other types of vaccines for all children. Forty-five states were reporting high or very high flu activity during the week of Christmas, up from 30 states the week before. The higher numbers appear to be driven by the type of flu that’s been spreading, public health experts say. One type of flu virus, called A H3N2, historically has caused the most hospitalizations and deaths in older people. So far this season, that’s the type most frequently reported. Even more concerning, more than 90% of the H3N2 infections analyzed were a new version — known as the subclade K variant — that differs from the strain in this year’s flu shots. KTLA 5 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. 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