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Suspect Arrested In Koreatown Shooting Of Woman, Dog
Police have made an arrest in the murder of a 38-year-old woman who was shot and killed in Koreatown last month. Katherine McNally died at the scene Jan. 8 around 1:10 a.m. near the intersection of Council Street and Mariposa Avenue, according to police. Investigators say McNally and her dog were both shot in her car in an apparent attempted robbery. McNally later died, but her dog was expected to recover. McNally had reportedly been in the area to visit a friend and was waiting outside in her car when a man approached her. Using witness statements and security video, police identified the suspect and arrested Lamont Dorsey, 28, on murder charges Monday morning.
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Suspect Detained In Shooting At Hollywood And Highland Shopping Complex
A man who allegedly shot a security guard three times during a dispute at the popular Hollywood & Highland shopping complex Monday afternoon was arrested by Los Angeles police as he tried to slip through a perimeter officers had set up in the area after the shooting, authorities said. LAPD Capt. Steve Lurie, commander of the Hollywood division, said the suspect fled the scene heading northbound on Highland Avenue after opening fire on the security guard at close range, returned to a hotel room where he was staying in the immediate area and changed his clothing to evade capture. But “some heads-up police officer who had seen the video recognized his face and detained him,” Lurie said. The man, who was not named, was identified as the gunman by several witnesses to the shooting, Lurie said. Police were initially called to the area about 4:25 p.m., after the suspect got into a verbal dispute with employees at a Shoe Palace store and then opened fire on a security guard who tried to escort him out, Lurie said. The guard was shot twice in the belly and once in the hip, Lurie said, but was “sitting up and talking to paramedics” as he was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, Lurie said.
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Person Shot During Robbery Near Hamilton High School
A person was shot early Monday in a robbery near Hamilton High School. Officers were called about 3:30 a.m. to the area of Robertson Boulevard and Robertson Place, near the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, for a robbery, and located a person with multiple gunshot wounds, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The wounded person was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said. Authorities were seeking a suspect described as roughly 20 to 25 years old, Black, 5-feet, 10-inches tall and 150 pounds. He was wearing a gray hoodie, dark shirt and a black mask. Police said he was carrying a semi-automatic handgun. “Pacific detectives are looking to identify and locate any possible additional witnesses and victims,” LAPD said. “We are asking for the public’s help in providing any information that would lead to the identification of the suspect.” Anyone with information on the shooting was asked to call Pacific Division detectives at 310-482-6394.
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Suspect’s Plea Deal In Child-Murder Case Marks Latest Battle Over L.A. County D.A.’s Policies
A convicted child rapist who sexually abused and murdered two young boys in Southern California in the 1980s will spend the rest of his life in prison under a plea deal reached in a Pomona courtroom Monday, ending a case that had become the latest battleground over Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón’s reformist policies. Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, pleaded no contest Monday in the brutal murders of Miguel Antero and Jeffrey Vargo. Jeffrey was 6 years old when he was kidnapped while riding his bike in Anaheim Hills and found dead at a Pomona construction site the next day in 1981. Five years later, Miguel was abducted and stabbed to death after stepping off his school bus near Agoura Hills. Rasmuson was linked to the slayings by DNA in 2015 and had been awaiting trial for years. The case drew renewed attention in recent weeks as a result of sweeping reforms enacted by Gascón, including edicts barring prosecutors in L.A. County from seeking the death penalty or filing sentencing enhancements that can lead to life imprisonment for some defendants. Fearful that Rasmuson could one day be granted parole if enhancements in the case were dismissed, Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer announced his intentions to lay claim to the case last week, filing murder with special circumstances charges against Rasmuson in Jeffrey’s slaying. Spitzer had argued that the case could be tried in Orange County because the victim was first kidnapped there.
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Suspect In Custody After LAPD Chase In South LA, Downtown Area
A suspect believed to be wanted for assaulting an officer and other charges was arrested after leading LAPD on a chase around the South Los Angeles and downtown areas Monday night. The chase began in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles around 8 p.m. The suspect was wanted for multiple warrants and possible assault on a police officer. He declined to yield for LAPD Metro units who tried to pull him over. The suspect fled LAPD officers, circling around the neighborhoods for some time before jumping on the 110 Freeway and then the 10 briefly before exiting back onto surface streets near downtown. Officers were deploying spike strips and at one point it appeared he may have run over one, damaging at least one tire. He continued driving slowly, circling around the same neighborhoods multiple times. Eventually, the suspect slowed down and then stopped in the road in the area of Wall and 46th streets. He stayed in his car as a crowd gathered on the street in the front of the vehicle. Several members in the crowd gathered, filming the scene with their phones. After a few minutes, the suspect emerged from his vehicle, put his hands up and complied with orders to surrender.
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Police Seek Missing Woman, 21, Last Seen Near LAX
Police Monday asked the public for help locating a 21-year-old woman who went missing nearly three weeks ago and may need medical attention. Nin-Munajuy Melton was last seen Feb. 4 near the Los Angeles International Airport, in the 5800 block of West Century Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department said. She was described as Black, 4-feet, 11-inches tall, and 100 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. “The family is concerned because Nin-Munajuy is not from the Los Angeles area and is possibly in need of medical attention,” police said. Anyone with information on her whereabouts was urged to call LAPD’s missing person’s unit at 213-996-1800.
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Woman In Her 20s Killed In South LA Shooting That Left Man In His 50s Injured
Authorities on Sunday continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shooting in South Los Angeles that claimed the life of a woman in her 20s and left a man in his 50s wounded but in stable condition. Deputies were called to a home in the 11800 block of South Berendo Avenue Saturday afternoon following a report of a gunshot victim. When they responded, they located a man in his 50s who had been shot. He was taken to a hospital and admitted. At last word, he was listed in stable condition. Investigators then learned that a woman in her 20s had been taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead. It remains unclear what relationship, if any, the female and male victims had to one another. No suspect information was immediately available, and a motive for the shootings remains unknown. Anyone with more information was asked to call the Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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Ex-CSUN Soccer Player's Conviction Upheld For Campus Rape
A state appeals court panel upheld a former Cal State Northridge soccer player's conviction for raping a woman on the campus. The three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal Friday rejected the defense's contention that a judge erred in allowing jurors in Davis Moreno-Jaime's trial to hear evidence about three uncharged sexual offenses within one calendar year. “Here, the trial court considered the pertinent factors, and its decision to admit the evidence of uncharged sexual offenses did not fall outside the bounds of reason,” the appellate court panel found in its 28-page ruling. The justices noted that the first uncharged offense allegedly occurred in April 2017 near the end of Moreno-Jaime's senior year in high school and the other two occurred in late 2017 and March 2018, while the rape for which he was convicted occurred in January 2018.
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Arkansas Officer Expected To Fully Recover After Shooting
An Arkansas police officer who was shot multiple times during a confrontation at a fast-food restaurant with a man suspected of kidnapping a 14-year-old North Carolina girl is expected to make a full recovery, authorities said. Lonoke Police Officer Cody Carpenter “is in good spirits given the circumstances,” city officials said in a statement. Carpenter and another officer confronted the suspect, William Robert Ice, 38, of Jackson Center, Pennsylvania, outside of a McDonald's restaurant Saturday in Lonoke, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) east of Little Rock. Police said Ice began shooting at the officers, striking Carpenter. The other officer returned fire and Ice drove away, but police eventually found him critically injured in his vehicle from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, Arkansas State Police said. Ice later died at a Little Rock hospital. Ice was suspected of kidnapping the girl from her North Carolina home. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina said Ice took the child Feb. 11 after communicating with her online. The girl was inside the vehicle at the time of the shootout but was not injured, police said.
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LA County Sees COVID Case Rate Drop 90% Since Early January As Vaccination Efforts Continue
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Monday reported 943 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths, bringing countywide totals to 1,181,403 cases and 19,904 deaths. Of the 21 new deaths, five people who died were over the age of 80, six people were between the ages of 65 and 79, seven people were between the ages of 50 and 64, two people were between the ages of 30 and 49 and one person was between the ages of 18 and 29. The seven-day average number of daily cases, which peaked on Jan. 8 with more than 15,000 cases, has dropped 90% to 1,600 per day. Public Health said the sharp decline was due to actions and choices by millions of residents, workers and employers, but cautioned that increases might be coming this week resulting from gatherings over Super Bowl weekend.
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LA's City-Run Mass Vaccination Sites To Reopen After Weekend Shutdown
Doses of COVID-19 vaccine delayed by the storm out east have been shipped to Los Angeles, and all city-run mass vaccination sites will resume operations on Tuesday after being closed through the weekend. LA city sites will reopen at Dodger Stadium, Hansen Dam, San Fernando Park, Lincoln Park, Pierce College and Crenshaw Christian Center. All of the sites were closed over the weekend and Monday. Drivers were lined up around 6 a.m. Tuesday at the Dodger Stadium site. Garcetti said that 92,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine were scheduled to arrive in to LA, and the city has started scheduling appointments for the week. Anyone who received a first dose of the vaccine at a city-run site from Jan. 24-30 will be auto-booked for a second dose appointment this week. Impacted residents were expected to receive their updated appointment details by end of day Monday, Garcetti said. Residents seeking more information were directed to call 213-634-3059. The vast majority of shots are prioritized for second doses, and roughly 3,750 first doses are allocated for distribution at Pierce College, the mayor said.
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Garcetti pledged $250 million to communities of color. Did he deliver?
As protests erupted last year over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would slash $250 million from city departments and put the money toward Black communities and other communities of color. Garcetti and the City Council quickly moved to cut $150 million from the Los Angeles Police Department budget, directing a small portion of the money to jobs programs. The mayor said he achieved the remainder of his goal not by cutting the budget but by tapping hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds provided to the city to respond to COVID-19.
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