Law Enforcement News Teenage Boy Shot And Killed Outside Recreation Center In Boyle Heights; 1 In Custody A teenage boy was shot and killed outside a recreation center in Boyle Heights Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Gunfire erupted just before 4 p.m. outside the Evergreen Recreation Center in the 2800 block of E. 2nd Street, near First Street Elementary School. Bystander video showed grieving family being held back by officers as they tried desperately to get to their son, whose body was covered in tarp as police investigated. One person, who has not yet been identified, is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, according to police. No motive for the shooting has been determined. "Obviously, it's very preliminary. I don't know if they knew each other. I don't know if there was an argument, but there was some sort of discussion and then the shooting," said LAPD Capt. German Hurtado. After the shooting, police set up a perimeter as a search continued for another suspect. The name and age of the victim were not immediately released. ABC 7 ‘We Can’t Guarantee Your Safety’: Head Of LAPD’s Police Officers’ Union Warns Tourists Away With many people feeling Southern California is experiencing a violent crime wave, even prompting the head of the Los Angeles Police Department’s union to warn tourists away, LAPD Chief Michel Moore tried to assure people that crime is not out of control in the city. “My message to anyone thinking about coming to Los Angeles, especially during the holiday season, is don’t,” Jamie McBride, the head of the LA Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers, said in a television interview. CBS 2 San Francisco police lt. blames ACLU for string of smash-and-grab robberies: 'Protecting the criminals' A San Francisco police lieutenant blamed the ACLU on Tuesday for "undermining public safety" with its handling of California's string of smash-and-grab robberies that have plagued local retailers ahead of the holiday shopping season. The Los Angeles Police Protective League is among a list of police unions that are sponsoring a website called ACLU Watch, which is "dedicated to fighting for victim’s rights, accountability for criminals, and exposing those that defend the indefensible." Fox News Road Rage Shooting In Atwater Village Under Investigation Los Angeles police are investigating a shooting that happened in late November in Atwater Village at the intersection of Dover Street and Edenhurst Avenue. It's an apparent road rage incident, according to police. Dashcam video captured the sound of two drivers arguing, and then one driver shot at the other driver. Alhambra resident Ricardo Maciel said he was shot at and called it frightening. "This moment I can't believe because I don't see the gun," said Maciel. "I just heard the sound and my feeling this moment ... maybe this guy try to kill me." Police said the suspect also hit a nearby home. "This guy almost hit my car and I open my windows and just say, 'It's my turn,' and the guy [aimed] at my face," said Maciel. "I saw the bullet in my windshield and I checked my body because I just heard the sound of the shot." Maciel said he's OK. According to police, no injuries were reported. As of now, no arrests have been and there is no description of the suspect or suspects and their vehicle. ABC 7 LAPD Vows To Crackdown On Uptick In Violent Crime Violent crime is up in Los Angeles, but police chief Michael Moore is vowing to crack down by committing additional resources. Carlos Saucedo reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Dec. 7, 2021. KTLA 5 Video Last week had the highest number of robberies for the entire year, with about 200 reported, LAPD Chief Michel Moore said. While robberies overall have decreased by 12.7% this year compared to 2019, last week had the highest number of robberies for the entire year, with about 200 reported, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. The vast majority of the 200 robberies reported last week were street robberies, Moore added. "We've seen in September, October and November instances of robberies increase, particularly the percentages of those robberies being committed by individuals with handguns or firearms," Moore said. Over the last year, violent crime in LA has increased by 6.3%, Moore said, representing an additional 1,665 violent crimes. Homicides have risen from 317 last year to 361 during the same period this year, and over a two-year period, homicides have increased by 49.2%, he said. Aggravated assaults have increased 8% this year compared to last year, and 16.4% over a two-year period. NBC 4 Judge Rejects DA Gascón’s Agreement To Vacate Killer’s Death Sentence A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has refused to rubber stamp an agreement between a controversial prosecutor and defense attorneys to remove a man from death row for a 1996 double murder in South Gate. In a sign that the bench is beginning to push back against some of District Attorney George Gascón’s sweeping social justice policies, Judge Roger Ito last week in a Norwalk court rejected Deputy District Attorney Shelan Joseph’s stipulation to defense claims that 57-year-old Samuel Zamudio is intellectually disabled, exempting him from the death penalty. Joseph, an ally of Gascon hired from the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, has requested that Zamudio be resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Instead, Ito has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for March 18, 2022, so he can question a psychologist who evaluated Zamudio, who was sentenced to death in 1997 for the fatal stabbings of 79-year-old Elmer Benson, and his wife, Gladys, 74, during a robbery at their South Gate home. Los Angeles Daily News 64-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck In Wilmington Hit-and-Run Crash Police are searching for the driver who fatally struck a 64-year-old man in Wilmington before driving away from the scene, officials said Tuesday. The crash occurred about 5:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Banning Boulevard and Anaheim Street. The driver struck the victim as he was crossing east on Banning Boulevard in an unmarked crosswalk, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver then continued north on Banning at a high rate of speed and without stopping to help the victim or identify themselves. The unidentified victim was taken to a hospital, where he died. A reward of up to $50,000 is available to anyone who can provide information leading to the driver’s identity, arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about the crash can call LAPD South Traffic Division Detective Moreno at 323-421-2500. KTLA 5 Oakland Backtracks, Votes To Add Police As Crimes Surge The Oakland City Council, a longtime leader in the Black Lives Matter movement to cut police funding, reversed course Tuesday and voted to hire more officers as it grapples with a surge in homicides and gun violence. The proposal by Mayor Libby Schaaf to add two new police academies and unfreeze positions within the department to add 60 new officers passed with six members voting yes, one voting no and one abstention. Council members ended up not voting on a separate proposal to offer one-time bonuses of at least $50,000 to recruit experienced officers from other cities and at least $20,000 to Oakland residents who become police cadets. They will later consider hiring incentives for experienced officers. Schaaf applauded the vote in a statement, saying that residents "spoke up for a comprehensive approach to public safety — one that includes prevention, intervention, and addressing crime’s root causes, as well as an adequately staffed police department.” Oakland is among several politically liberal cities reversing course on police funding amid a spike in violence, to the dismay of police critics who have said officers are ineffective at preventing crime and end up traumatizing residents, especially Black people. They have said there is no staffing shortage within the police department, and that officers should focus on the most serious crimes. Associated Press Six Alleged Members Of Cross-Border Kidnapping Gang Charged In Los Angeles A half-dozen alleged members of a Tijuana, Mexico-based hostage-taking organization that allegedly kidnapped nine victims and murdered six of them -- including three U.S. citizens -- were charged Tuesday in Los Angeles. A federal grand jury in downtown Los Angeles returned a five-count indictment charging all six defendants with one count each of conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death, conspiracy to commit extortion, and extortion, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Three of the defendants face an additional count of hostage taking resulting in death and extortion. All six are in custody in Mexico facing charges filed by authorities there. If convicted of all charges in the United States, the defendants would face a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty, prosecutors noted. According to the indictment, from January to April 2020, German Garcia Year Hernandez, 37, led the organization that extorted money from victims by taking hostages and holding for ransom U.S. and Mexican nationals with relatives in the United States. The group generally lured victims into meetings under false pretenses and took them hostage, the indictment alleges. FOX 11 Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Santa Monica Rape Case Involving Homeless Man A Los Angeles jury deliberated for almost a day before finding Dylan James Jenson,42, of Los Angeles, guilty on seven counts that included rape, sodomy, sexual battery, burglary, and assault with a deadly weapon on Tuesday. Jensen, 42, was homeless when he broke into the victim's home and raped her on the early morning of June 4, 2018. Police say that Jensen entered the victim's apartment through the sliding door of an elevated patio, took a knife from the kitchen, and went into the victim's bedroom while she was sleeping. During the trial, the victim testified that she woke up to Jensen putting his hands over her mouth and a knife up to her face. She said she began to make noise but that Jensen had repeatedly told her to "shut up." Throughout her testimony, the victim continued to tell the prosecuting attorney she wanted to survive the rape--and do what she could do to "not die." Jurors also heard testimony from police and a Los Angeles County psychiatrist who had treated Jensen for his addiction to meth and depression. The next phase of the case is to determine whether or not Jensen was "insane" at the time of the rape. WestSide Current Police Seek Suspects Who Stole Electronics From Store In Glendale Police Tuesday were seeking at least three suspects who stole more than $7,500 worth of merchandise from a business in Glendale. The robbery was reported at about 4:45 p.m. Monday at the business in the 3700 block of Foothill Boulevard, near Dunsmore Park, according to the Glendale Police Department. Arriving officers learned that between three and four suspects entered the business and stole several cell phones, watches and other electronics before fleeing the scene. No suspect description was available. Anyone with information on the robbery was asked to contact Glendale police at 818-548-4911. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org. MyNewsLA.com Compton Homeowner Shoots Man Attempting To Rob Him At Knifepoint A man was fatally shot Tuesday as he was allegedly attempting to rob someone at knifepoint in Compton, the second fatal shooting in as many days in that city. Deputies were sent to the 1500 block of West 156th Street at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday on a report of an attempted robbery and a shooting, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported. "Upon their arrival they located a male Hispanic adult, in his 30s, suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper torso,'' a sheriff's statement said. "Investigators learned that the homeowner exited his residence and was getting into his vehicle in the driveway. The homeowner was confronted by the male Hispanic adult who was holding a knife in an apparent attempted robbery.'' The homeowner then shot the suspect, who died at the scene, the sheriff's department reported. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives. The resident was interviewed by detectives, and a firearm and knife were recovered at the scene. At about 8:50 a.m. Monday, a man was shot and wounded at Harris Avenue and Pauline Street, the sheriff's department reported. NBC 4 Scott Peterson To Be Re-Sentenced In The 2002 Murder Of His Wife, Laci Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson is expected to be re-sentenced Wednesday to life in prison in the 2002 slayings of his pregnant wife and unborn son — killings that gripped the world’s attention then and since. The California Supreme Court ruled a year ago that his jury was improperly screened for bias against the death penalty. Stanislaus County Dist. Atty. Birgit Fladager, who rose to fame as one of three prosecutors in Peterson’s trial, opted this time to settle for life without parole. Wednesday’s hearing is expected to be brief but could be emotional, with statements from some family members of 27-year-old Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant when she was killed carrying the boy the couple planned to name Connor. “You are going to burn in hell for this,” Laci’s father, Dennis Rocha, who died in 2018, yelled at Peterson during his first sentencing. “Your life is done.” Up to 16 of her family and friends are to be seated in the jury box, and up to 16 of Peterson’s supporters elsewhere in the courtroom. Prosecutors say they expect either written or spoken statements from Laci’s mother, Sharon Rocha, and her brother and sister, Brent and Amy Rocha. Los Angeles Times California Teen Arrested After Threatening To Kill 2 Classmates A 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday in California’s San Joaquin Valley after he allegedly threatened to kill two of his charter school classmates last week, authorities said. A teacher at Sycamore Valley Charter Academy in Visalia, about 180 miles north of Los Angeles, became aware Monday of the threats the teen had made on Friday, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. One of the students did not go to school because of the threats. The teen, whose name was not made public, was booked into a juvenile detention facility on suspicion of making criminal threats, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post on Monday. Detectives did not find firearms or other weapons at the teen’s home, even though school officials said the boy had made previous statements about having them there. FOX 11 Man To Face Capital Murder Charge In Killing Of Texas Cop A 37-year-old man will be charged with capital murder in the killing of a suburban Dallas police officer during a shootout in a supermarket parking lot, authorities said Monday. The suspected shooter, Jamie Jaramillo, remained hospitalized Monday in stable condition, Mesquite police said. Officer Richard Houston was responding to a report of a disturbance in the supermarket parking lot on Friday when Jaramillo pulled a gun, Mesquite police Chief David Gill said. He said the two exchanged gunfire and Houston was shot twice and Jaramillo was shot once. It wasn't clear Monday if Jaramillo, of nearby Balch Springs, had an attorney. A prayer vigil was held for Houston on Sunday evening and a funeral for the married father of three will be held Thursday. He joined the Mesquite police force in 2001. Associated Press Public Safety News Omicron COVID-19 Variant In Southland Sparks Concern Over Winter Surge Yet another case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been found in the southland, this time in Long Beach, fueling fears among some that another surge could take hold during the winter months.“It’s that perfect storm for almost a triple-whammy to the hospitals and the health system,” said Dr. Regina Chinsio-Kwong, an Orange County Deputy Health Officer. Southland doctors are bracing for a surge during the holidays as the flu season takes hold and more people are exposed to the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19. “I’m not as young anymore. I’m 77 and my husband is older, and it worries me a lot,” said Laguna Woods resident Ruth Carter. Health officials have limited data about the new strain, but so far it appears that those infected have mild cases, though Omicron is very contagious. “What we’re hearing from South Africa is that Omicron is 2-3 times more contagious. That means if you’re walking around, and we know from COVID in general the virus stays in the respiratory droplets that can stay in the air for hours,” Dr. Chinsio-Kwong said. CBS 2 Local Government News City Council Approves L.A. Redistricting Map The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to finalize its new set of district maps for the next 10 years, bringing a quiet end to a frequently contentious redistricting process. On a 13-0 vote, council members approved a redistricting ordinance that places Koreatown in a single council district, reworks political boundaries in the San Fernando Valley and ensures that USC and Exposition Park remain in the South Los Angeles district represented by Councilman Curren Price. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson has pushed without success in recent weeks to have Exposition Park — which includes the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Banc of California Stadium and the California African American Museum— moved out of Price’s district and into his own. On social media, Harris-Dawson said his district lacks major economic assets, describing the issue as a matter of “Black equity, representation and fairness.” Harris-Dawson’s district, which also takes in a portion of South Los Angeles, is the only one in the city with a voting population that is majority Black. On Tuesday morning, he urged his constituents on Instagram to call in to the council meeting, saying he was “fighting for the future of all of South LA.” KTLA 5 LA City Council Approves Pilot Program For ‘Participatory Budgeting’ The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 7 approved the city’s first participatory budgeting pilot program, which will give nine neighborhoods a total of $8.5 million and the ability to decide how to allocate their portion of the fund. The Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism, or LA REPAIR, program was first proposed by Mayor Eric Garcetti in his 2021-22 budget, and the plan for the program was developed by the city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department. “When it comes to the issues that burden neighborhoods across our city — whether it’s the climate crisis, the pandemic, or economic inequality — nobody has better solutions than our own residents,” Garcetti said in a statement Tuesday. “LA REPAIR is about empowering our communities with the resources and autonomy they need to address the challenges of today and make their neighborhoods stronger and more resilient for generations to come, and I’m thankful to the City Council for taking this important step to make this program a reality.” Los Angeles Daily News ‌ ‌ ‌ 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!