Good Morning. It's been two months since the Parker Foundation's 1951 LAPD Squad Car was sent off for much-needed repairs, but as of August 1, 2021, the ol '51 is back home at the Elysian Park Police Academy. If you would like to come by and get your photo taken with the Foundation's LAPD vintage patrol car, click here to see details on how you can schedule a time to do that. Law Enforcement News Drunken Driver Who Hit And Killed CHP Officer In Lake Elsinore Gets 15 Years To Life In Prison A 39-year-old drunken driver who fatally struck a CHP officer writing a ticket on the shoulder of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in state prison. Michael Joseph Callahan of Winchester was convicted in August of second-degree murder and a sentence-enhancing great bodily injury allegation for the 2019 death of 53-year-old Steve Lawrence Licon of Perris. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta imposed the sentence required by law. Deputy District Attorney Carlos Managas told jurors in his closing argument in August that Callahan's friends "warned him, implored him, begged him not to get behind the wheel of his car'' on April 6, 2019. The defendant had spent almost five hours doing shots of tequila and downing 22-ounce beers, altogether consuming at least eight drinks, in what was an impromptu after-work party at Big Al's sports bar in Ontario, according to trial testimony. NBC 4 Woman Shot By Police After Stabbing Her Son In South L.A., Both Hospitalized, LAPD Says Police shot a woman Friday night after she stabbed her 10-year-old son in South Los Angeles, according to authorities. Both the woman and child were hospitalized, police said. Officers were called at 6:52 p.m. to the 200 block of West 52nd Street for a report of a violent woman with mental illness, said Officer Tony Im, a spokesman for the LAPD. The 30-year-old woman threatened to harm her son and barricaded herself and the child inside a home, police said. An LAPD mental evaluation unit was unable to persuade the woman to surrender, police said in a statement. Officers observing through a window shot the woman after seeing her stabbing her son, police said. The child suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he was stable, police said. The woman was also taken to a hospital and was stable, police said. A knife was recovered from the scene, they said. A law enforcement source described the incident as a child custody dispute. Los Angeles Times Suspect Arrested After Stabbing Woman In Hollywood A man, armed with a knife, was arrested following an officer-involved shooting in the heart of Hollywood Saturday morning. Just after 11 a.m. officers responded to the area of Hollywood and Highland for reports of a man with a knife. The suspect allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old woman in her abdomen. When officers arrived on scene they were approached by the stabbing victim, who directed officers to the suspect, a man in his 30s, according to the LAPD. Responding officers ordered the man to drop the knife but he allegedly ignored their commands, according to the LAPD. Before he was shot, police also fired several beanbags rounds at him. The suspect was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. A knife was recovered at the scene, police said. The woman who was stabbed was also taken to a hospital for treatment and was last reported in stable condition, the LAPD said. The suspect was placed under arrest. FOX 11 New Video Released Amid Search For Man Who Allegedly Raped, Threatened To Kill Girl In South L.A. Police on Friday released new surveillance video of a man believed to have raped a 16-year-old girl who he allegedly followed from Long Beach to South L.A. The incident unfolded about 9 p.m. Sept. 26, Los Angeles Police Department officials said this week. The man approached the victim a few times while she was on the train platform and when the train arrived at the station, he allegedly followed her on, but she went to a different car to avoid him, Lt. Kerri Potter told KTLA Friday. The man allegedly followed the victim to the train car she was on and tried to engage her in conversation, but she ignored him and then asked him to leave her alone, Potter said. The girl then transferred onto MTA bus line 105 heading to L.A., and so did the man. She got off the bus at Vernon Avenue and San Pedro Street in Historic South-Central. As the victim walked home, the assailant allegedly grabbed her around the neck, forced her behind an apartment building and raped her. At one point he also allegedly threatened to kill her, police said. KTLA 5 Police Think Driver Intentionally Struck Woman In South L.A. Police believe a motorist intentionally struck and killed a 46-year-old woman in South Los Angeles and then fled the scene Sunday, authorities said. Paramedics were dispatched at 2:43 a.m. Sunday to the 1500 block of West 39th Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Police officers, responding to a call of a vehicle versus a pedestrian collision, discovered the victim’s body, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section. “The preliminary investigation and a witness statement indicate the suspect intentionally struck the victim with his vehicle and then drove away,” police said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said she was not homeless. No description of the suspect or the vehicle was available. MyNewsLA.com Police Arrest Barricaded Suspect Attempting To Set Residence On Fire, LAFD Knocks Fire Down Crews from the Los Angeles Fire Department were on standby at the scene of a structure fire in the 1300 block of South Harvard Boulevard as officers from the LAPD handled a barricaded suspect reportedly attempting to set the house on fire. Police were able to take the suspect, who they say may have been under the influence of alcohol, into custody and firefighters transitioned into an offensive fire attack. LAFD was able to quickly knock the fire down, at around 9:45 p.m., preventing an interior fire starting in the attic of the residence. Arson investigators from LAFD are looking into the cause of the fire. CBS 2 Two Men Sought In String Of Smash And Grabs In Studio City Police are looking for at least two men caught on camera breaking into cars and driving off in a string of smash and grabs in Studio City. At least seven cars were hit Saturday night. The latest incident happening in an underground parking structure and was caught on security camera. “They were searching the car. They were looking through with a flashlight, see if they have any valuables, then they broke the side passenger window with their elbow and took a purse,” Vlad Z., Chin Chin property manager said. Security cameras caught the culprits in action. Vlad says guests alerted staff to a car break-in around 5:45 p.m. Saturday night. Just down the road, at Fryman Canyon trailhead, four other cars were hit, including Alexis Iacono's. “It’s intrusive,” Iacono said. She returned from her hike to find her car window shattered. Police are not confirming if the men caught on camera are responsible for the Fryman Canyon burglaries, but Vlad says he’s on high alert. “I hope they catch these guys. I fear for the safety of everyone”, Vlad said. NBC 4 Authorities Searching For 60-Year-Old Man With Dementia Last Seen In Sylmar Authorities Friday were seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 60-year-old man with dementia who was last seen in Sylmar. Juan Falcon Deharo was last seen around 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the 14400 block of Olive View Drive, near Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Deharo is described as a Hispanic male who is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has with short gray-white hair, brown eyes and a beard. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeve crew neck shirt, blue jeans and black Puma shoes. Anyone with information was asked to contact the LASD Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org. CBS 2 Actor Zachary Horwitz To Plead Guilty In $650M Hollywood Ponzi Scheme A Los Angeles actor is set to plead guilty Monday in federal court to operating an elaborate Ponzi scheme that allegedly bilked investors out of a staggering $650 million. Zachary Joseph Horwitz, who used the name Zach Avery in film credits, allegedly bilked investors who thought their money would finance distribution rights for movies that would run on HBO and Netflix, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The 34-year-old Horwitz, who lives in the Beverlywood area, has agreed to plead guilty to one federal count of securities fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years behind bars, court papers show. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also sued Horwitz and his firm, 1inMM Capital LLC, in civil court over the alleged scam, which involved the sales of film-licensing rights, primarily in Latin American markets. Horwitz, 34, operated 1inMM Capital as a Ponzi scheme, using victims’ money to repay earlier investors and to fund an “opulent” lifestyle, including the purchase of a $6 million Beverlywood home, federal prosecutors allege. CBS 2 2 Travelers From L.A. Arrested In Hawaii After Submitting Fake COVID-19 Test Results To Avoid Quarantine Hawaii authorities arrested two people from California for submitting fake COVID-19 test results to avoid a mandatory traveler quarantine meant to curb the virus’ spread in the islands. A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman uploaded falsified negative test results into the Hawaii Safe Travels portal and arrived in Lihue on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles earlier this week, Kauai police said. After they were arrested, they were released pending investigation and caught a flight back to Los Angeles. The woman declined to comment Friday, but the man couldn’t immediately be reached. Travelers entering Hawaii must quarantine for 10 days unless they have been fully vaccinated in the United States or test negative for COVID-19 before departing for the islands. Hawaii authorities have been arresting people who violate travel rules, including a woman from Illinois investigators said uploaded a fake vaccination card that misspelled Moderna as “Maderna.” KTLA 5 SoCal Truck Company Owner Pleads Guilty To Charges Involving Deadly Tank Blast, COVID-19 Relief Fraud The owner of several Southern California trucking companies pleaded guilty to five felony charges involving tax evasion, COVID-19 relief fraud and an illegal repair of a tanker that resulted in a fatal explosion, federal prosecutors said. Carl Bradley Johansson, 63, of Newport Beach entered the pleas late Wednesday, the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. The explosion occurred in 2014 when two employees were ordered to begin a welding project on a cargo tank that had not been completely purged of fumes and crude oil. One worker was killed and the other was seriously injured. The other felony counts involved failing to file income tax returns for six years and fraudulently obtaining more than $667,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program. Three companies Johansson controlled also pleaded guilty to various charges on Wednesday. A safety manager at one of the companies pleaded guilty to conspiracy in August and another defendant faces trial in January. KTLA 5 'Someone Knows Something': Search Renews For Woman Who Disappeared From California Airbnb Authorities and family members are seeking tips in the mysterious case of a woman who walked away from her California Airbnb and hasn't been seen since. Lauren "El" Cho, 30, reportedly walked away from an Airbnb on the 8600 block of Benmar Trail in Yucca Valley on June 28 around 5 p.m. The mountainous area is about a 30-minute drive north of Palm Springs and surrounded by desert hiking trails. "Someone knows something. Maybe someone has seen something, and these pictures will jog their memory," Cho's sister wrote on the Find Lauren Cho Facebook page. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez told Inside Edition that Cho was staying at the rental with a group of friends and reportedly became "upset" over an unspecified issue. She then allegedly walked away from the rental without taking food, water or her phone and hasn't been heard from since. A search warrant was executed on the Benmar Trail residence on July 31 and repeated aerial searches in the "remote mountain terrain near the scene," yielded no clues, the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Office said in a recent update on the case. Foul play is not suspected. Cho is 5-foot-3, 110 pounds and has black hair. She was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt and jeans and has multiple distinctive tattoos, including one of a mushroom, No-Face from the movie "Spirited Away" and a lamb. SF Gate Alabama Police Officer Dies Day After Shootout With Suspect Sheffield Police Sgt. James Nicholas “Nick” Risner died Saturday morning, a day after an incident the city’s police chief says “should have never happened.” Risner was injured Friday during a shootout with a suspect in Muscle Shoals. “We mourn the loss of Sergeant Nick Risner, a hero who was senselessly struck down in the line of duty,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement. “Responding to a report of a victim in a roadway Friday afternoon in Muscle Shoals, Sergeant Risner was met by hostile gunfire during the ensuing chase of the suspect. Sergeant Risner suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Huntsville Hospital, where today he tragically succumbed to the injuries he sustained.” Risner, 40, served more than eight years with the Sheffield Police Department where he was a K-9 officer. He was one of three Alabama police officers shot in less than 24 hours. PoliceOne Illinois State Trooper Dies After Shooting On Chicago Highway An Illinois State trooper was in critical condition at a hospital after a shooting on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway Friday on the city’s South Side. It happened in the local lanes near 43rd Street, according to a District Chicago state trooper. The trooper, a man, was in critical condition as of 2:45 p.m., said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center by Chicago police officers, who arrived first on the scene. As of 3 p.m. a handful of troopers and Chicago police officers could be seen standing outside the hospital’s emergency room, as police and fire department vehicles blocked the street in front. Just Thursday, state police released a statement about gun violence, saying on Friday they were going to be beefing up patrols “during peak criminal activity times,” in the evening and overnight hours. Chicago Tribune Public Safety News Lincoln Heights Fire Is Extinguished After Damaging Three Buildings A grass fire in Lincoln Heights burned three homes in the 100 block of N. Ave. 18 on Saturday afternoon before firefighters knocked it down, the LAFD announced. The fire began on the grass behind the homes before it spread to the structures, and 113 firefighters battled the blaze for just over an hour before it was put out. One firefighter experienced a “non-life-threatening medical problem” at the scene of the fire, but they were evaluated by paramedics and released without needing to visit a hospital, the LAFD said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the LAFD. KTLA 5 Deadline Arrives For LA County Employees To Be Fully Vaccinated The deadline has arrived for thousands of Los Angeles County employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under the county board of supervisors’ vaccination directive, with exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Employees must provide proof of being fully vaccinated or exemption by uploading their vaccine certification and other information to a specialized online database. Those seeking exemptions are required to fill out a medical or religious accommodation form and those who are unvaccinated will be required to undergo a COVID-19 test at least once a week. The order issued in early August affects more than 110,000 LA County employees, including those who work for the sheriff’s department and LA County Fire. Many first responders have not been vaccinated and are refusing the order. Vaccination numbers among police and fire agencies are almost all lower than the general population. FOX 11 Hot, Dry Weather Challenges Crews Fighting California Wildfires Crews faced challenging conditions as they worked to contain wildfires in the southern Sierra amid unusually warm temperatures and historic drought. The KNP Complex fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park had burned 58,283 acres and was 20% contained as of early Saturday, when it sparked new evacuation warnings in Fresno County. Those in Sequoia Lake, Cedarbrook, Etheda Springs and Pinehurst were told to be prepared to leave. A thick layer of smoke that had settled over the fire reduced visibility, limiting the use of aircraft, said Cassie Adams, public information officer on the incident. Crews were keeping a close eye on the weather in case the inversion lifted later in the day, which would allow the use of more aircraft but could also cause fire activity to pick up and create dangerous conditions for firefighters, she said. They were also using drones equipped with infrared cameras to conduct reconnaissance that might ordinarily be done by planes, she said. While the smoke was mostly concentrated over the fire, some of it was draining into the San Joaquin Valley, producing poor air quality along the east side, said David Spector, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford. Los Angeles Times Local Government News LA Council Pushes Marijuana Regulators To Clear The Haze Around License Delays The LA City Council will consider directing the City's Department of Cannabis Regulation to speed up the licensing process for many would-be marijuana retailers. "Stakeholders report waiting months to receive basic licensing responses from DCR," Councilmen Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Curren Price, Jr. said a motion introduced this week. "Hundreds of critical license modification requests remain unprocessed, many almost a year after submission," they said. The long delays have meant many applicants, including more than 100 who qualified under the City's social equity program, have spent untold sums of money renting commercial space while waiting for their permits to be approved. Holding a suitable space is a licensing requirement for many applicants. "It's a complete mess," said Johnny Sayegh with the Cannabis Equity Retailers Association, a group advocating for the social equity applicants in LA. He said there are many people who qualified for a license who have been paying rent but can't start doing business. NBC 4 L.A. Prepares To Clear Homeless People From MacArthur Park; Set To Close Oct. 15 For ‘Rehabilitation’ Work In the fight to reclaim Los Angeles’ public spaces, a new battleground is about to open just west of downtown. MacArthur Park, where homeless tents lie scattered among jacarandas, crape myrtles and palms, will be closed starting Oct. 15. The popular but benighted destination for residents of the city’s Westlake neighborhoods will join Echo Park and the Venice boardwalk as a potential flashpoint between the unhoused living in the park, their advocates, residents and city agencies attempting to do their jobs. Billed by the city as a “rehabilitation,” the closure is limited to the portion of the park south of Wilshire Boulevard and will last for about 10 weeks, said L.A. City Councilmember Gil Cedillo, whose district includes the park. The city’s Department of Recreation and Parks will use the time to catch up on maintenance that had been deferred due to COVID-19 limitations. Acting as a liaison between the community and the city, Cedillo is overseeing the effort and believes that the controversies that arose over recent relocations of homeless camps in other parts of the city will not occur at MacArthur Park. Los Angeles Times ‌ ‌ ‌ Visit our website LA Police Protective League | 1308 West Eighth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!