Law Enforcement News 10th-Grader Shot In Alley While Walking Home From School In West L.A. A 10th-grade student was shot Tuesday while walking home from a West Los Angeles school, police said, the latest in a series of violent attacks against students across the city. The Hamilton High School student, who was not identified, was passing through an alley near Reynier Park around 3:40 p.m. when someone in a car drove up to him and drew a handgun, Los Angeles police said. The shooter fired and struck the student, who was taken to a hospital and was said to be stable, said Officer Lizeth Lomeli, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. Officials with the Los Angeles School Police Department are working alongside LAPD to investigate the shooting, said Sgt. Rudy Perez, a spokesperson for LASPD. What led to the violence was not immediately clear, he said. No suspect has been identified, and it was not known whether the shooter was a juvenile or an adult, authorities said. Perez said there has been an increase in violence across the Los Angeles Unified School District, with many incidents occurring when students are arriving to or leaving campus. A female student at Hamilton High was allegedly sexually assaulted in a restroom in October by at least one male student — a reported attack partially captured on video and circulated to others, law enforcement officials and school district sources said. Los Angeles Times North Hollywood Stabbing Spree Sends Multiple People To Hospital Los Angeles police are investigating after a man stabbed multiple people at two separate crime scenes Thursday. The incident began around 9 a.m. at an apartment complex on the 7900 block of Broadleaf Avenue in Panorama City. A spokesman for the LAPD told KTLA that a man stabbed his father at the apartment complex and then fled the scene in a stolen vehicle. The man eventually abandoned the stolen car, which was recovered by police. Inside the car officers found blood from an undetermined source which led to dogs being called to help in the search for the suspect. Shortly after the man ditched the stolen vehicle, he was spotted trying to break into another vehicle at a cigar lounge on the 12000 block of Oxnard Street in North Hollywood. Two employees and the owner of the business confronted the man which led to an altercation that resulted in all three being stabbed by the suspect, officials said. One of the employees stabbed the suspect in what police are calling an act of self-defense. Two of the employees of the cigar lounge were transported to the hospital for treatment while the other was treated and released on scene. Their conditions, as well as the condition of the man’s father, is unclear at this time. KTLA 5 Man Arrested In New Year's Day Fatal Stabbing Of Actor In North Hollywood A man was arrested in the killing of a 50-year-old actor who was stabbed in North Hollywood on New Year's Day, Eyewitness News has learned. Marvin Monterrosa, 28, was arrested by Los Angeles police Jan. 31 and is being held on more than $2 million bail, according to booking records. Robert Mosca was fatally stabbed Jan. 1 around 1:35 a.m. near Sarah Street and Vineland Place after he and two people he was with were approached from behind by the suspect, police said. At some point, Mosca and the suspect got into an altercation, resulting in the suspect stabbing Mosca. Mosca later died at a local hospital. Friends said they didn't believe he knew the suspect. Mosca was from Philadelphia and came to Los Angeles in pursuit of his Hollywood dreams. He worked on "Dr. Ken" as an extra and on " The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story." Monterrosa is set to be arraigned next Wednesday in Van Nuys. ABC 7 Man Wounded In Adams-Normandie Shooting A man was gravely wounded in a shooting Thursday morning in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of Los Angeles. Officers were called at approximately 3:59 a.m. to Halldale Avenue and 27th Street near the Loren Miller Recreation Center west of Normandie Avenue where they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Lizeth Lomeli. Two male suspects fled the scene, Lomeli said. The victim was take to a hospital. There was no description of the suspects. MyNewsLA.com Suspects Still At-Large In Violent Attempted Robbery In Venice A frightening experience for an out of state tourist in Venice Wednesday, after a group of men attempted to steal his watch. “I heard a loud bang, and then something else, like a car crashing,” said Steve Oh, who added that he and his coworker ran out of the deli at Allan’s Market in Venice when they heard a commotion across the street. Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department said a man was shot during a violent armed robbery Wednesday afternoon. “I didn’t specifically see it, but the other employee saw that the one person was grabbing something, I think part of his body, maybe he thought he was injured,” Oh said. Several neighbors in the area told us they too heard a single gunshot. Police said the victim and a female companion were in the area when they were approached by three to four men. Investigators added that the suspects demanded the victim’s valuables and then shot him in the leg. Sonny James lives across the street from where the shooting took place. “I think people are getting to a breaking point and the values and morals are breaking down, getting to a level where they get very reckless and abandoned,” James said. The attack happened in the residential part of Dell Avenue, near Washington Boulevard, walking distance from the pier in Venice. Police said the victim was driven to a hospital by the female companion. CBS 2 One Killed In Willowbrook Wreck One person was killed in a crash in Willowbrook early Friday morning. The collision occurred just after 3 a.m. on Imperial Highway near Wilmington Avenue. One person was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was not identified. The circumstances of the crash were unclear. Los Angeles police and California Highway Patrol were investigating. The westbound lanes of Imperial Highway were closed. CBS 2 LAPD Pursuit Ends In Glendale After Driver Turns Onto Dead-End Street The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday night pursued a driver who is suspected of stealing a car. The 45-minute pursuit ended near Glendale after the car, a white Prius, drove down a dead-end road. The driver then stepped out of the car and surrendered to authorities. At least once during the pursuit, the driver appeared to collide with another car, though the extent of the damage is not yet known. KTLA 5 Police Seeking The Public’s Help To Find Man Missing Since September Authorities sought the public’s help Thursday to find a man who uses a wheelchair who has been missing since September from the Pico-Union area near downtown Los Angeles. Samuel Michael McLaurin, 32, was last seen in the 1100 block of South Alvarado Street in September of 2021, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “His family is concerned for his safety,” police said in a statement. “Samuel is paralyzed on the right side of his body, is confined to a wheelchair, and has a speech impediment.” McLaurin is Black, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 170 pounds, and has black hair and eyes. Anyone knowing his whereabouts was urged to call police at 213-486-0260; 877-LAPD-247; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. MyNewsLA.com LA Father Arrested For Murder Of 10-Month-Old Son One Los Angeles man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 10-month-old son. Jeremy Wade, 23, was arrested Wednesday. Long Beach Police responded to reports of a domestic violence incident Wednesday morning. A woman, the mother of Wade's child, told officers that Wade had assaulted her and that Wade and the child were in a nearby motel room. When officers investigated the motel room, they found 10-month-old Isiah Gaston unresponsive and tried to help him until fire officials arrived. The child was taken to the hospital where he later died. According to LBPD, the "suspicious circumstances" of the situation led them to call homicide detectives. Detectives then claim they found evidence that Wade had injured his son, ultimately leading to the boy's death. LBPD did not provide any information about what injuries the child sustained. Wade is currently being held on $2 million bail at the Long Beach City Jail. Detectives plan to present his case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office later this week. FOX 11 1-Year Sentence For Bribe To Secure Daughter’s USC Admission Is Stiffest Penalty To Date A former Wynn Resorts executive has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was convicted of paying a $300,000 bribe as part of the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal — in the stiffest sentence handed out to date. Gamal Abdelaziz, 64, of Las Vegas, paid the bribe to secure his daughter’s admission to the University of Southern California as a “basketball recruit.” His daughter had not played basketball in more than a year, and she didn’t even make it onto her high school’s varsity basketball team. More than three dozen parents in the college admissions scam case either pleaded guilty or were convicted following trial. The explosive Varsity Blues scandal has taken down Hollywood stars, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. Abdelaziz was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton to one year and one day in prison, two years of supervised release, 400 hours of community service and a fine of $250,000. The former casino executive was convicted in October following a four-week jury trial of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and honest services mail fraud and wire fraud; and one count of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery. Los Angeles Daily News Pasadena Police Employ ShotSpotter System To Combat Gun Violence The Pasadena Police Department announced that a system meant to combat illegal firearm use by alerting officers when and where gun incidents occur will begin operation Wednesday. The ShotSpotter system was approved by the City Council in October and employs sensors that work to triangulate the sound and pinpoint the location of gunfire, sending real-time alerts to officers and allowing for faster response times to potential crime scenes. ShotSpotter personnel review and qualify all gunfire reports generated by the system, and a detailed alert is sent to authorities within a minute if a report is determined to be actual gunfire, according to police. “(The system is) a game-changer, especially for those communities most impacted by the violence over the past few years,” Interim Police Chief Cheryl Moody said. “By installing this system, the officers of the Pasadena Police Department will be able to quickly respond, save lives and increase the chance of taking into custody those responsible for the senseless acts of violence.” MyNewsLA.com K-9, Innocent Driver Die When Man Runs Stolen Cop Car Into Train A police K-9, an innocent driver and a suspect died Tuesday night in a train crash in Nebraska. The tragic night began with a traffic stop, according to KETV. The suspect, 43-year-old Joseph Stoltenberg, stole a cruiser with a K-9 inside, prompting a police pursuit. Stoltenberg ultimately crashed into an uninvolved driver, which pushed both cars into a passing train. The second driver was identified as Kyle Ediger, a beloved math teacher at a local school. Stoltenberg, Ediger and K-9 Nitro all died on impact, police said. Sheriff Paul Vrbka said the K-9’s handler is struggling after the incident. “I’m worried about the handler of the dog,” Vrbka told 1011 Now. “He went home early last night and he was shook up. I mean, that’s his shift partner that he works with and it’s just like anybody that has a dog, you bond with that animal.” K-9 Nitro worked in illegal narcotics detection, according to KLKN TV. PoliceOne Video: 2 Officers Hurt After Hospital Patient Steals Cop Car, Crashes Into Another Cruiser Two police officers suffered minor injuries on Monday after a hospital patient stole a police car and crashed into another patrol car, reported NBC Bay Area. According to the report, it all began when a patient started fighting with security at a San Jose hospital. An officer who saw the patient run from the hospital jumped out of his cruiser to start a foot pursuit. But the patient circled back and hopped into the running, now-empty cruiser. The man took off in the police car, hit another person and then rammed the stolen cruiser into another police SUV, the report says. Cellphone video captured the chaotic scene. In the video, the stolen cruiser is seen crashing into another police car in a busy intersection. The suspect was then arrested and charged with several felonies, according to the report. Police said the two officers and another person suffered minor injuries. PoliceOne Chicago Man Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old Boy Because He Teased Him About His Girlfriend: Prosecutors A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection to the murder of 12-year-old Marcel Wilson at an Englewood residence in January. Jaran Hughes, of Chicago, was identified as the person who shot Marcel in the chest on Jan. 2, while he was sitting on a bed with a group of people in a back bedroom in the 5500 block of South Aberdeen Street. Hughes has been charged with first-degree murder. According to prosecutors, Hughes had been kicked out of his girlfriends house on Jan. 2, and went over to the house where Marcel lived. The accused gunman and one of Marcel's older siblings have been friends since third grade, and consider each other "family." The sibling snuck Hughes into the house, prosecutors said. Marcel was inside of a bedroom playing a video game with his 13-year-old sister, who was sitting next to him. Marcel's older sibling, who was friends with Hughes, was on the phone with his headphones on. Hughes was on the bed and FaceTimed his girlfriend. During the FaceTime, prosecutors said Hughes' girlfriend saw him with a black semi-automatic firearm with an extended magazine on it, which the girlfriend says she has seen him with on multiple occasions. FOX 11 Public Safety News LA County Fire Captain Dies Suddenly Of Medical Emergency While On Duty A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain died while on duty Wednesday night. The department confirmed Thursday that Capt. Steven McCann suffered a medical emergency at around 9:30 p.m. He was rushed to a hospital, where he passed away. According to Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014, the firefighters’ union, McCann was based out of Fire Station 166 in El Monte. “It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the active duty death of another one of our brothers, Fire Captain Steven McCann, Fire Station 166/C, Battalion 10,” the union said in a statement. “Captain McCann passed away unexpectedly last night. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve’s family and friends today.” A procession was scheduled to take place Thursday afternoon to transport McCann’s body from Arcadia to Pomona. “The department extends its heartfelt condolences and sympathies to his family and friends,” LACFD said in its own statement. CBS 2 Fire Burns In Van Nuys Home’s Converted Attic A fire damaged a house Thursday in Van Nuys, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 6200 block of Saloma Avenue at 12:13 p.m. extinguished the flames in the single-story building in 21 minutes, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The fire was well established in the converted attic space, and high winds put the home on the north … side at risk,” Stewart said in a statement. “Firefighters established a hand line to defend the exposed home and prevented the fire from extending/damaging it,” Stewart said. The cause of the fire was under investigation. Los Angeles Daily News LA County's Outdoor Mask Mandate Could End As Early As Next Week The number of COVID-19-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals fell below 2,500 Thursday, opening the door for a possible lifting of the county's outdoor mask-wearing mandate as early as next week for large events, schools and childcare centers. According to state figures, there were 2,464 COVID-positive patients in local hospitals as of Thursday, down from 2,597 on Wednesday. Of those patients, 492 were being treated in intensive care, a drop from 528 a day earlier. Under guidelines announced last week by county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, if the hospitalization number stays below 2,500 for seven consecutive days, the county will lift its mask mandate for outdoor "mega-events" and outdoors at schools and childcare centers. The indoor masking mandate, however, will remain in place until much stricter criteria are met, despite the state of California lifting its indoor mask requirement for vaccinated people next week. FOX 11 ‘We No Longer Have A Fire Season. We Have A Fire Year.’ Heat, Winds Fuel Two Winter Blazes In Southern California Driven by unseasonable heat and gusty Santa Ana winds, two Southern California fires Thursday brought acrid smoke, evacuation orders and flaming fronts — harbingers of a difficult fire year for the parched region. In Orange County, residents of an affluent community awoke to evacuations spurred by the Emerald fire. No homes were damaged, but authorities warned that ideal fire conditions were expected to persist through the weekend. And they also worried about what the coming months could bring. “We no longer have a fire season. We have a fire year,” Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said. “This is supposed to be the middle of winter, and we’re anticipating 80- to 90-degree weather. Even though the hillsides are green, it doesn’t take but low humidity and wind to cause fires to occur.” “If this is any sign of what’s to come throughout the rest of the winter and spring, we’re in for a long year,” Fennessy added. Los Angeles Times Ahead Of Super Bowl, Californians More Cautious About COVID-19, Poll Shows Super Bowl LVI is arriving as a nationwide coronavirus surge wanes, yet Californians are feeling more cautious about game-day protocols than much of the rest of the country. Some fear the massive sporting event in Inglewood could spark a new outbreak and set back the region’s progress against the pandemic. “I hope it’s not a ‘Super-spreader Bowl,’” Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said during a news conference this week. “Because that would be very upsetting to all the work that we’ve done, all the sacrifices that people have made — that one game on a Sunday afternoon in L.A. County could in any way negatively impact our progress.” Many Californians are taking measures to keep that from happening: 52% of Golden State residents who plan to watch the Rams-Bengals showdown say they’ll do so alone or with fewer people than normal because of COVID-19 concerns, compared to 41% of people nationwide, according to a new L.A. Times/SurveyMonkey poll. In the Bengals’ home state of Ohio, the number was even lower, 32%. The finding highlights how California’s approach to the pandemic has diverged from much of the rest of the country, including some of the strictest protocols in the nation. It also indicates that the state’s measured approach has trickled down to many of its residents. Los Angeles Times Local Government News Bonin Pushes To Put More Shelters In Residential Areas, Make Temporary Shelters Permanent Councilmember Mike Bonin asked the City Council to allow temporary shelters, like A Bridge Homes and Project Roomkey Hotels, to be made permanent and to amend parts of the municipal code to allow shelters to be built in residential areas next to nonprofit organizations and religious institutions. In a motion submitted this week to the Homeless and Poverty Committee and the Planning and Land Use Committee, Bonin and Nithya Raman stated that temporary shelters for the homeless are allowed on City-owned and City leased properties in any zone, including residential and business, therefore wants nonprofit and religious organizations to be able to do the same. In his motion, Bonin states that the Los Angeles homelessness crisis requires the City to be innovative and cut red tape wherever possible. "The number of people sleeping on our streets every night far exceeds the beds we can offer," said Bonin. Bonin has pushed to have shelters put up in residential areas for years—but, residents say a lack of rules and regulations at Los Angeles shelters, including allowing drug and alcohol use, creates a toxic environment and is not appropriate for residential areas—including near sensitive areas like schools. WestSide Current Raman Seeks Funding To Repair Historic Beachwood Stairs In Hollywoodland Area Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is seeking funding to repair the historic Beachwood Stairs in the Hollywood Hills, which is temporarily closed to the public, the councilwoman said Thursday. “The Beachwood Stairs are a beloved and irreplaceable Los Angeles treasure that deserve to be enjoyed by the public,” she said. “I’m grateful to the Beachwood community for their advocacy and partnership in carrying out this important investment.” The staircase is inside the Hollywoodland area and connects North Beachwood Drive to Hollyridge Drive. The staircase is part of an urban hiking loop that utilizes a series of staircases in the area. The staircase is also part of a group declared a Historic-Cultural Monument in 1991 as part of the designation “Hollywoodland’s Granite Retaining Wall and Interconnecting Granite Stairs.” On Jan. 12, the Los Angeles City Council voted to install a gate to temporarily close the historic Beachwood Stairs in the Hollywood Hills until repairs are made. MyNewsLA.com ‌ ‌ ‌ 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!