Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates Law Enforcement News Nithya Raman caught in ‘dangerous’ video targeting LAPD chief: ‘Fascist liars’ Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman is facing backlash over a social media campaign interview with an influencer where she appears to call LAPD Police Chief Jim McDonnell ”a fascist liar,” with a red X across his face. The interview, with prominent lefty influencer Ed Choi, opens with images of Mayor Karen Bass and McDonnell as Raman says: “Only you can stop fascist liars.” McDonnell, who Raman has committed to firing if she is elected mayor, is pictured with a large red X through his face in the social media clip and the police union described as a ”dangerous dog whistle.” During the interview, Raman also vows to replace Chief McDonnell if elected mayor. The clip was filmed Sunday at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College where Raman held her “First 100 Days in Office” speech, and has since been removed from social media. The Los Angeles Police Protective League, which represents rank-and-file LAPD officers, blasted the imagery as dangerous. “Nithya Raman’s social media post that circles Chief McDonnell’s face in red and then crosses out his face is no joke, in fact it is dangerous.” California Post LAPD union will oppose half-cent sales tax hike pushed by firefighters’ union The Los Angeles Police Department’s officer union said Tuesday it will oppose Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot pushed by the city firefighters’ union — setting up a bitter and expensive clash between two of the city’s most powerful unions. The Police Protective League said it plans to spend several million dollars on broadcast and digital advertising as well as mailers to oppose Measure FD, which if approved by voters would direct hundreds of millions of dollars annually to the Fire Department to build new stations, hire firefighters and upgrade equipment. Measure FD was pushed by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112, the union representing rank-and-file firefighters. The union says the measure is essential to modernizing the city’s Fire Department to ensure Angelenos are safe. LA Times LA Gang Member Convicted of Gruesome Murders Awaits Sentencing Sentencing is set Tuesday for a Los Angeles gang member convicted of carrying out a series of grisly killings to advance his standing in the organization. A federal jury found Walter Chavez Larin, 27, of Panorama City, guilty in November 2025 of one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and two counts of violent crimes in aid of racketeering, or VICAR, murder. Chavez’s four co-defendants were also found guilty of various charges at the conclusion of the nine-week trial in downtown Los Angeles. Prosecutors said some of the murder victims were strangled, shot, stabbed with knives or a machete, beaten with a baseball bat and then, in some cases, had their bodies thrown off a cliff or down a hill in the Angeles National Forest. According to evidence presented at trial, the murder victims either were or were perceived to be rivals of the gang. The trial focused on Los Angeles cliques that implemented gang rules that required its members to use murder and extreme violence to rise within its ranks. MyNewsLA "I hope this is a lesson": Parents applaud LAPD crackdown on illegal street takeovers The Los Angeles Police Department is sending a clear message to the parents of teens and young adults participating in illegal street takeovers. The message follows LAPD’s "Operation Street Sweeper" in September, during which officers arrested more than 60 people and impounded 200 vehicles in South Los Angeles. On Monday, dozens of drivers and vehicle owners converged on the LAPD South Traffic Division to show proper documentation and paperwork and regain access to cars subject to mandatory 30-day impound holds. For many, retrieving their vehicles proved to be a painful and expensive ordeal. "Horrible experience, horrible day, bad," said Jose, a driver whose car was impounded last month. "It's like around $2,800," he said. "And if I don't pick it up by now, it's going to keep adding up." The crackdown is also serving as an eye-opener for parents. One father described searching almost three weeks to find his missing vehicle after letting his son borrow it for what he believed was a party. "I hope this is a lesson," the parent said. "I told the LAPD you guys should keep doing this because that might be the only way they are going to stop this damn thing. I am in support of what they did. I am 100 percent support because that's not right what the kids are doing." FOX 11 Driver disappears after man found in serious condition in Echo Park Police are searching for a motorist after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood overnight. The incident involving a man believed to be between 45 and 50 years old who was struck by a vehicle was reported around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told KTLA. When officers and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics arrived, they found the badly injured victim lying in the street. Video from the scene showed paramedics performing CPR before transporting the man to a hospital. He did not appear to be conscious or moving. The spokesperson said the driver involved in the crash fled the scene. No description of the vehicle or the suspect was immediately available. KTLA 5 LAPD: One Arrested, $1 Million in Pilfered Cargo Recovered Police in Los Angeles Tuesday announced an arrest and the recovery of $1 million in allegedly stolen merchandise, from trendy travel cups to major-label sportswear and even portable vaccuums, by a task force formed to battle cargo theft. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, detectives with its Commercial Crimes Division-Cargo Theft Task Force — in collaboration with the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad Police, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Police, Alameda Belt Line Police, Los Angeles Port Police and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation — served a search warrant on Wednesday at “Shoes n Shoes” in Whitter and recovered the merchandise, which was allegedly stolen from BNSF and Union Pacific Railroad train property. About 60 pallets of cargo were recovered. Included in the allegedly ill-gotten loot were Yeti cups and jugs; Nike, New Balance, Brooks, and Sanuk shoes; JanSport backpacks and Shark vacuums, according to the LAPD. MyNewsLA Rapper Lucki reportedly injured following confrontation at ComplexCon in L.A. According to multiple sources, rapper Lucki was injured after a confrontation at ComplexCon, which is taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. TMZ reports that Lucki was involved in an altercation with another rapper, Playboi Carti, and members of both of their entourages subsequently got into it just before 4:45 p.m. Saturday. The outlet, citing their law enforcement sources, say that Lucki was in the parking lot surrounded by fans “when an unknown suspect hit him in the side of the face, causing a laceration.” Another victim was stabbed, TMZ added, further elaborating that two more were injured, bringing the total number of injured to four. Video of the incident spread quickly on social media, including a two-minute video that shows a brawl starting and, towards the end, a man bleeding. Another angle shows Lucki with a wound on his face getting into the front seat of a Mercedes-Maybach sedan, then quickly exiting and getting into the back. KTLA 5 2 men arrested for alleged string of Los Angeles 7-Eleven robberies, using Jaws of Life tool on ATMs Federal law enforcement officers arrested two Los Angeles men for allegedly committing a string of convenience store robberies with the Jaws of Life tool, commonly used by rescue workers, to break into ATM machines to steal cash. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives began investigating a series of 7-Eleven convenience store robberies in September. According to the ATF Los Angeles Field Division office, during these robberies, the two suspects wore ski masks, with one suspect carrying the hydraulic rescue tool, referred to as the Jaws of Life. Once inside the stores, one suspect would control the clerk while the other used the tool to break into ATM machines. According to investigators, this method was used in more than 15 other similar robberies. On Oct. 2, Marcus Toles, 48, and Damian Brown, 35, were arrested after allegedly committing back-to-back robberies at two different 7-Eleven stores in East Hollywood and the West Adams district. CBS 2 Man convicted of first-degree attempted murder for shooting into marked NYPD cruiser A Manhattan man charged with the attempted murder of three Staten Island police officers was found guilty Monday on all charges, after about two days of jury deliberations. Divante Pitt, 32, was convicted on the top three counts of first-degree attempted murder, in addition to criminal possession of two loaded firearms and second-degree reckless endangerment. The top three counts each carry a maximum sentence of up to 25 years to life in prison. The trial, attended by NYPD officers and the defendant’s family, centered on a Mother’s Day police pursuit that ended with gunfire on a Port Richmond street. Court records indicated Pitt was residing in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan at the time of the incident. Justice Lisa Grey adjourned the case to Nov. 19 for sentencing in state Supreme Court in St. George. The incident unfolded at about 7:20 p.m. on May 11, 2025, when uniformed officers in an unmarked vehicle attempted to pull over a gray Nissan SUV for excessive window tints on Forest Avenue in Mariners Harbor. When the SUV sped forward without stopping, multiple units joined what prosecutors described as a “full-blown pursuit” in broad daylight. After turning from Forest Avenue onto Port Richmond Avenue, Pitt took several quick turns through Port Richmond as at least four NYPD units either followed behind or maneuvered on side streets trying to cut off the defendant. Staten Island Advance Public Safety News Raccoon with rabies confirmed in Los Angeles County, marking first discovery in over 50 years Los Angeles County public health officials have launched an investigation after confirming the first rabies-positive raccoon detection in more than 50 years. In a news release, the Department of Public Health said that the raccoon was found in the backyard of a home and that it "appeared sick but not aggressive towards people." Officials said one dog was exposed to the raccoon, but it was up to date on rabies vaccination and has since been quarantined and is doing well. Four people were also possibly exposed and were receiving follow-up for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. According to LADPH, the last confirmed rabid raccoon in the county was detected in 1973 and had the skunk variant of rabies, which has not been detected since 1979. They also noted that the last animal that wasn't a bat to have confirmed rabies was a skunk that was infected with the bat variant in 2014. CBS 2 About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,500 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 | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice