Law Enforcement News Sam Little Said He Killed 20 People In L.A. Area. Here Are 16 Victims Police Haven’t Identified Before he died, Sam Little, one of the nation’s most prolific known serial killers, admitted to murdering 93 people. The revelation left authorities scrambling to match his confessions to victims in unsolved murders around the U.S. Investigators have confirmed Little committed 62 of the murders. Of the 31 alleged killings that remain unsolved, Little said more than half took place in the city of Los Angeles or elsewhere in Los Angeles County. This week the Texas Rangers, the law enforcement agency that has led the investigation into Little, and FBI released a bulletin detailing Little’s confessions in the hopes of getting tips to solve open cases. These are short summaries of the 16 killings Little claimed he committed in L.A. County. Anyone with information is urged to call the FBI at (800) CALL-FBI (225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov. Los Angeles Times Man Shot, Killed On North Hollywood Street Authorities are searching for a gunman who shot and killed man in North Hollywood Monday evening. The shooting occurred on the 7000 block of Huston Street, near Lankershim Boulevard, at around 7:30 p.m. The victim was shot multiple times, the LAPD said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. His name was not immediately released. The male suspect was last seen running towards Lankershim Boulevard. Police set up a perimeter in hopes of apprehending him, but those attempts were unsuccessful. Police are searching for both a motive and the suspect, who remains at large. CBS 2 Woman Left Outside Hospital After Night Out In LA Taken Off Life Support A heartbroken family is still questioning the death of their beloved daughter who was left brain dead after she was dropped off at a Los Angeles hospital at the end of a night out with a friend. Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, who had dreams of becoming a successful architect, was mysteriously dropped off at a hospital in West L.A. after hanging out with her friend earlier this month. One day shy of her 27th birthday, her family took her off life support. Her organs will be donated to nine different people. The death of Cabrales-Arzola and her friend, Christy Giles, an L.A. model and aspiring actress, sparked attention from family and friends who claim the women were drugged against their will in an apartment in the Pico-Robertson area after they first visited a club in West Hollywood. The family of Giles told Eyewitness News earlier this month the girls were dropped off outside of separate hospitals almost 12 hours after a mysterious text message exchange between the two. Giles' mother claims there's video of a car without license plates and men concealing their identities placing Giles at Southern California Hospital and Cabrales-Arzola at Kaiser Permanente hospital in West L.A. A toxicology report for Cabrales-Arzola stated heroin was found in her system. Officials concluded Giles' autopsy, but the cause of death was deferred to a toxicology report, which has not been released. ABC 7 Bicyclist Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver In Gardena Crosswalk; Search Underway For Suspect Police asked the public for help Monday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 39-year-old bicyclist in Gardena early Sunday. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. as the bicyclist was in a marked crosswalk on Alondra Boulevard at Vermont Avenue, a Los Angeles Police Department news release stated. The suspect was driving northbound on Vermont Avenue at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash, according to the Police Department. The suspect did not identify themselves or attempt to render aid, but instead continued driving northbound without stopping. The victim, described only as a male, was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Investigators had no suspect information or vehicle description at the time of the news release. Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department at 323-421-2500. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. KTLA 5 Heidi Planck Disappearance: Detectives Search Landfill In Castaic Amid Search For Missing Mom Detectives on Monday were searching a landfill in Castaic amid the search for Heidi Planck, a missing Los Angeles-area mom who vanished in Downtown Los Angeles on October 17. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating Planck's disappearance, which led them to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, located at 29201 Henry Mayo Drive in the Castaic. At this time, authorities have not released any suspect information or details on what led them to the landfill. Her ex-husband, Jim Wayne, spoke out in a news conference Monday afternoon after learning detectives were led to a landfill in their search for her. Wayne made an appeal and is asking those who know what happened to Planck to come forward. "We need the public to understand we still need a little bit of help. We know for sure there are people who know for sure what has happened, and who know the truth of what’s going on with Heidi. We need someone to step forward and please fill in some of the blanks," Wayne said. The single mom of an 11-year-old boy was last seen on video surveillance on Oct. 17 at an apartment complex in DTLA located at 1201 S. Hope Street. About 30-minutes after the video was recorded, Planck's dog was found wandering the 29th floor of the secure, high-rise residential building – with no signs of Planck. "Forensic evidence was located inside the building which has led detectives to believe an incident occurred resulting in Planck’s death," LAPD officials wrote in a press release on Monday. FOX 11 Suspects Sought In Home Invasion In Sun Valley Two men wanted in a home invasion in Sun Valley Monday were being sought by police. The crime was reported about 11:40 a.m., when the armed suspects entered a residence in the 10700 block of Lull Street, apparently looking for someone at the location, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspects ransacked the residence and fled, and officers were sent to investigate. It was unclear if a robbery occurred, police said. About the same time, police saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspects’ vehicle that was being driven erratically in the area, the LAPD reported. Officers chased the vehicle to the area of Foothill Boulevard and Mountair Avenue in Tujunga, where they took the motorist into custody, the LAPD reported. Investigators then learned that the motorist was not involved in the home invasion, according to police. The motorist’s name was not immediately available for release. MyNewsLA.com Column: Ban Homeless Encampments Everywhere? It Might Have More Support Than Liberals Think Scott Culbertson is conflicted. Not to mention frustrated. And sad. And disappointed. And, frankly, just fed up. Angelenos, I suspect many of you can relate. For almost two years, the executive director of the Friends of Ballona Wetlands has watched with dismay as an encampment of broken down RVs and buses has become a permanent fixture along Jefferson Boulevard, just west of Lincoln Boulevard in Playa del Rey. When I spoke to Culbertson over the summer, he told me how the few dozen occupants had been making frequent incursions into the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve and adjacent freshwater marsh, leaving mounds of trash and causing brushfires. Not a whole lot has changed since then. If anything, it has gotten worse, both in terms of the environmental damage and the equally obvious, but far less measurable — and far more important — human suffering. I live nearby and see it every day. Culbertson had pinned his hopes on promises by the city to do regular cleanups of the encampment. And for the most part, the city has followed through. It just doesn’t look like it. “Everybody who is living along there, they know the game now,” he told me a few hours after a pointless pre-Thanksgiving cleanup. “As soon as the L.A. sanitation workers leave, everybody puts their stuff right back out.” Los Angeles Times North Hills Man Charged With Taking Part In Capitol Riot A 26-year-old North Hills man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C. was taken into custody earlier this month and is now facing federal charges. Edward Badalian and Daniel Rodriguez – who was previously accused of using an electroshock weapon against an officer during the Capitol insurrection – are facing a variety of federal charges, including conspiracy, obstruction, entering a restricted building and theft and destruction of government property, according to a superseding indictment filed in federal court on Nov. 17. Badalian and Rodriguez reportedly created a group chat on the Telegram app, called “Patriots 45 MAGA Gang,” that prosecutors allege was used as a platform to “advocate violence against certain groups and individuals” who “supported” the results of the 2020 presidential election. The two men in late 2020 also attended pro-Trump and anti-coronavirus mask mandate rallies in Southern California, including in Huntington Beach and Beverly Hills, according to the indictment. An attorney listed as representing Badalian in court records could not immediately be reached for comment. Los Angeles Daily News 2 Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Father In Front Of His Wife, 2 Children At South LA Taco Stand Two arrests have been made in the shooting death of James Vargas, a 30-year-old father who was gunned down in front of his wife and two children after they stopped to get food at a taco stand in South Los Angeles. James Vargas -- known as "Jimmy" to his family -- was shot on Nov. 14 after a gunman approached him and accused him of being a gang member. Jose Rodriguez, 30, and Eric Sanchez, 31, were taken into custody Monday and bail for each of them was set at $2 million, jail records show. Further details about the arrests were not immediately disclosed. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Central Avenue and 92nd Street. According to James Vargas' family members, the suspect asked him where he was from -- and before Vargas could even answer, the gunman opened fire. Vargas' wife, 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son were sitting in the family's car at the time. ABC 7 Beverly Hills Police Investigating Antisemitic Fliers Left At Residents’ Homes As the sun rose on the first day of Hanukkah on Sunday morning, a Beverly Hills man awoke to find an antisemitic flier in his front yard. He was one of several people who found the one-page documents in their front yards Sunday morning, the Beverly Hills Police Department said in a statement shared on social media. The department said it is investigating the fliers, which included “propaganda style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people.” “Police surveyed the area and discovered that the flyers, enclosed in plastic bags containing rice (for weight), were distributed to homes in several blocks in the northeast area of the city,” the statement said. Police officers and city public works employees canvassed the neighborhood and collected fliers from people’s yards Sunday morning. “Police are continuing to investigate and attempt to identify the persons responsible for this disturbing act,” the department said in the Sunday statement. The Sunday incident is only the latest antisemitic incident in the Los Angeles area. In May, several people attacked diners outside a Westside sushi restaurant, shouting anti-Israel slogans and flying a Palestinian flag before escalating to punching and kicking. Two separate reports of antisemitic graffiti at West Hollywood businesses were made the week of New Year’s Day 2020. Many other antisemitic actions and crimes have taken place across the state in recent years. Los Angeles Times High School Basketball Player Disappears After Being Dropped Off In Manhattan Beach Area Deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a missing high school basketball player. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 17-year-old Jasyre "Eli" Robinson was supposed to get dropped off in Carson via a rideshare service but the teen was dropped off in the Manhattan Beach area. Robinson was last seen November 23 in the 2400 block of East 126th Street in Compton, LASD said. Robinson, who plays for Rancho Verde's basketball team, is listed at 6-foot-6 and weighs about 185 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, a pair of gray sweatpants and a pair of light blue Crocs, LASD said. Anyone with information on Robinson is asked to call 310-847-4344 or 310-830-1123. FOX 11 Father Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of His 4 Young Children, Their Grandmother In Lancaster A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his four young children and their grandmother after they were found inside a Lancaster home. Germarcus David, 29, is being held on $2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He is due to appear in Antelope Valley Court on Tuesday. The deadly shooting was reported around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night on the 3500 block of Garnet Lane, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Investigators say David turned himself in within an hour of the shooting. When deputies responded, they found the children's grandmother, only identified as a woman in her 50s, and all of the young victims suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper torso. The oldest child was a 12-year-old girl, followed by a 9-year-old boy, a 2-year-old boy and an 8-month-old boy. The children's mother, the daughter of the woman killed, called 911 when she arrived at the home that night, authorities said. A possible motive has not yet been determined. Homicide detectives were still on scene Monday morning. ABC 7 Woman Vanishes Under Mysterious Circumstances In California A 20-year-old Indiana woman has not been seen or heard from in three weeks since she vanished in California under mysterious circumstances, her family said. Lateche Norris traveled from Indiana to California to be with her boyfriend and enjoy San Diego’s beaches. Shortly after arriving in San Diego, she called her mother in distress from a stranger’s phone on Nov. 5. Norris told her mother, Cheryl Walker, that she was in a heated argument with her boyfriend the night before. Norris didn’t say why she didn’t have access to her own phone, but said she would call her back. She never did. Walker alerted the San Diego Police Department on Nov. 10 and police opened a missing person case. Police said they do not consider Norris to be “at-risk.” Her family and friends, however, strongly disagree. Walker has been searching in San Diego for her daughter day and night. Missing person posters were posted around several California beach towns, including Santa Cruz, because Norris loves the beach. Norris and her boyfriend, Joseph “Joey” Smith, lived together in Santa Cruz over the summer. They are both aspiring tattoo artists. Norris’ family and friends said they attempted to contact Smith, but calls and messages have gone unanswered. KRON 4 Oakland Mayor Seeks To Reverse Police Cuts Amid Crime Spike In a reversal of plans to divert funding from police to social services, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Monday that she'll push to reverse planned cuts to the city's police department and seek to quickly hire more officers amid a spike in violence and homicides that has left some residents afraid to leave their homes. The mayor's announcement came after a weekend in which three people were killed, including a retired police officer acting as a security guard for a television news crew, bringing the number of homicides to 127 so far this year. To address the violence, Schaaf said she'll ask the city council to reverse funding cuts scheduled to take effect next year, though she still supports diversion efforts. “When those messages and services are not effective … the consequences must be swift and certain," Schaaf told reporters Monday on a Zoom call. “There is nothing progressive about unbridled gun violence.” Amid a nationwide movement to shift funding away from police budgets after the killing of George Floyd, the progressive Oakland City Council also voted in June to spend $18 million on programs that aim to prevent street crime and address homelessness. Oakland is among other liberal cities having to change course amid a spike in crime. Associated Press Public Safety News 10-Year-Old Girl Rescued From Rocky Climbing Area In Chatsworth After Getting Stranded A 10-year-old girl who became stranded in a rocky climbing area in Chatsworth was airlifted to safety over the weekend. It happened at around 4 p.m. Sunday near Stoney Point Park and a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter was called in to hoist her out. The girl was not injured, but was clearly stuck without a way out. She was then safety taken to a ground-level location. ABC 7 LA Begins Enforcement Of Proof-of-Vaccination Law For Indoor Public Spaces Los Angeles on Monday began enforcing its law requiring Angelenos patronizing indoor restaurants, gyms, entertainment and recreational facilities, personal care establishments and some city buildings to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. The law went into effect on Nov. 8, but beginning Monday, the Department of Building and Safety can issue administrative citations to businesses that violate the ordinance. The citations will include a $1,000 fine for a second violation, $2,000 fine for a third violation and a $5,000 fine for a fourth and subsequent violations. The city's SafePassLA ordinance is one of the strictest mandates of its kind in the nation, requiring people over the age of 12 to show proof of vaccination at several indoor public spaces. Accepted forms of proof of vaccination include: a vaccination card issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or similar documentation issued by another foreign governmental agency; a photocopy of a vaccination card or a photograph stored on a phone or electronic device; a personal digital COVID-19 vaccination record issued by the state or similar documentation issued by another state, local or foreign government jurisdiction, or by a private company; and documentation of a COVID-19 vaccination from a healthcare provider. People who appear over the age of 18 will also be required to show identification with their proof of vaccination. NBC 4 Local Government News LA City Council To Consider Ban On Ghost Guns The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Nov. 30, on an ordinance that would prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, receipt and transportation of “ghost guns” in Los Angeles. The ordinance requires unanimous approval to be adopted on its first reading. If it does not receive unanimous approval, it will return next week for a second vote, when only a majority will be required. The council voted unanimously Aug. 31 to have the City Attorney’s Office draft the ordinance, which was requested in a motion by Councilmen Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian. The ordinance before the City Council on Tuesday would prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, receipt or transport of a non-serialized unfinished firearm frame or receiver or non-serialized firearm. Such a weapon — known as “ghost guns” because they are virtually untraceable — can be assembled by unlicensed buyers from legally purchased kits. The unfinished parts are inexpensive and not required under federal law to have serial numbers or a background check to purchase. According to the gun control advocacy organization Everytown For Gun Safety, an AR-15 ghost gun kit and lower receiver can be purchased for $345. Los Angeles Daily News City Council May Urge State To Make Food Code More Inclusive Of Street Vendors The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday will consider calling on the state to change the California Retail Food Code to be more inclusive of sidewalk vendors and to create a more practical system to regulate their operations. The resolution was introduced by Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who said: "The number of food vendors in Los Angeles that have been issued permits -- a mere 165 out of the estimated 10,000 in our city -- speaks volumes as to the prohibitive nature of the current state and county food regulations. "As a result, our vendors are forced to operate informally and face the threat of citations, fines and the confiscation of the carts and wares that constitute their livelihood. We are calling on the state to enact structural solutions that can empower street food vendors to fully and formally participate in the economy," she added after introducing the resolution on Sept. 28. On Aug. 11, the UCLA School of Law Community Economic Development clinic and the nonprofit law firm Public Counsel released a report that found that despite legislation enacted in 2018 in Los Angeles and California to legalize street vending, most vendors face threats of ticketing and fines each day. NBC 4 ‌ ‌ ‌ 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!