Good Morning. Join us on Saturday, June 4th for LAPD's 19th Annual "Still Saving Lives" Car Show sponsored by Fusion Motor Company. The event will take place from 9am - 3pm at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills. Click here for more information. Law Enforcement News Man Found Dead With Assault Rifle Next To His Body In Downtown L.A. Parking Lot An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a downtown Los Angeles parking lot Thursday morning with an assault rifle lying next to his body. The shooting was reported outside the Chevron gas station near the intersection of West Washington Boulevard and South Figueroa Street just after 3 a.m. Arriving officers found a man down with a gunshot wound, Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Ryan Rabbett said. The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. A weapon was also found on the ground next to the victim. “It appears the weapon that is at scene here is some type of assault rifle,” Rabbett said. The exact make and model of the weapon is still being verified, Rabbett said. Investigators are looking at video from the gas station and talking to witnesses to help determine what led up to the shooting and identify any suspects. “At this point we simply do not know,” Rabbett said. Multiple casings were found in the gas station parking lot, but it was unclear if there was more than one gun involved or if there was a shootout, Rabbett said. Investigators believe there is still a suspect outstanding, but no description was released. It was also unclear if any vehicles were involved in the incident. KTLA 5 Authorities Investigating Fatal Shooting In South Los Angeles A shooting that occurred in South Los Angeles Thursday afternoon left one man dead as authorities launched a homicide investigation. Los Angeles Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene on 113th Street and Main Street just after 7:15 p.m. When they arrived, they found one man, said to be in his 20s, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers detailed that a burgundy Cadillac SUV was seen fleeing from the area. CBS 2 Dispute Between Neighbors Leads To Deadly Shooting, Arrest In Wilmington A dispute between neighbors led to a shooting in which one man died and another was arrested in Wilmington early Thursday morning, May 5, authorities said. What prompted the dispute, which took place at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Wilmington Boulevard, was not immediately known, said Sgt. Bradley Hearn of the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers were called to the complex around 12:15 a.m., Hearn said. “It appears it was a neighbor dispute that went terribly wrong,” Hearn said. “Both parties reside at that location (in the complex).” Further information, including suspect identification, was not immediately disclosed. The victim was not identified publicly by police pending notification of his relatives. Video from RMG News shows a man and woman handcuffed by officers after being asked to step out of a black car just outside of the Peach Tree Apartments. Officers were also seen searching the car. Hearn said that as of 8 a.m. only one man was in custody. It wasn’t immediately known if the man seen on video was the suspect. Los Angeles Daily News Dave Chappelle Attack: Gascón's Office Declines To File Felony Charges Against Armed Suspect No felony charges will be filed against the suspect who tackled Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday, the office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. The case against 23-year-old Isaiah Lee has been referred to the LA City Attorney's Office for possible misdemeanor charges, the DA's office said in a statement. "After reviewing the evidence, prosecutors determined that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct," the DA's office added. Lee was carrying a replica handgun with a large knife blade inside when he rushed to the stage and tackled Chappelle to the ground. Security, along with Jamie Foxx who was in attendance, then pulled the suspect off the comedian and tackled him. Chris Rock was also there, making a joke right after the attack. Chappelle was not seriously injured. FOX 11 Pedestrian Killed In Hit-and-Run Crash In Pico-Union; Driver Now On The Run Police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in the Pico-Union area that left a pedestrian dead Thursday night. It happened just after 10 p.m. near Pico Boulevard and Vermont Avenue. Police told Eyewitness News the driver of what was described as a white compact car hit the pedestrian and took off. The driver was last seen heading southbound on Vermont Avenue. A Metro bus may have also possibly hit the pedestrian after the initial crash, according to police. The bus driver reportedly contacted LAPD and stayed at the scene. The area is currently blocked off as officers continue their investigation. ABC 7 LAPD: Transient Found On Venice Boardwalk Died Of Overdose Officers with the Los Angeles Police Pacific Division say the homeless man that was discovered at the Venice Boardwalk Thursday morning died of an overdose. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call around 6:30 a.m. at Brooks Avenue and Ocean Front Walk. A passerby discovered the body in or near the public restrooms, according to police. Police say the male--somewhere in his 30's --was discovered with a needle still in his arm. The transient had no identity on them. No foul play is suspected. WestSide Current Hidden Hills Socialite Rebecca Grossman To Face Murder Trial In Crash That Killed 2 Boys A Hidden Hills socialite must stand trial on murder charges in the deaths of two boys, a judge decided Thursday after hearing testimony that Rebecca Grossman struck the pair in a crosswalk while going more than 70 mph and continued driving. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shellie Samuels determined after a five-day preliminary hearing that there is sufficient evidence for Grossman to be tried on two counts of murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death. “The defendant was not rushing to get home; she was playing a high-speed game of chicken with Mr. [Scott] Erickson,” Samuels said in ordering Grossman to stand trial. “I believe the defendant went well beyond gross negligence.” Samuels ruled that Grossman was traveling 81 mph in a 45-mph zone and said that if two witnesses approaching the crosswalk in another car about the same time saw the two boys and their family crossing the street, as they testified in the hearing, Grossman must have seen them too. “One can surmise she did see them,” and yet continued at 73 mph through the crosswalk. Los Angeles Times One Person Arrested After LAPD Officers Breakup Street Takeover In North Hollywood Los Angeles Police Department officers arrested at least one person after breaking up a street takeover in North Hollywood Thursday evening. Authorities were dispatched to the scene near Roscoe Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue just after 9 p.m., after learning of several street takeovers occurring in the area. They arrested one person and detained at least 15 other people as they cleared the scene. Several vehicles were also impounded. CBS 2 Woman, 27, Reported Missing In East Hollywood Police Thursday sought the public’s help to find a 27-year-old woman last seen the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles. Deanndra Nash was last seen on March 25 in the 4800 block of Lexington Avenue, near Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Nash is Black, 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts was asked to contact the LAPD Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800. Calls made during non-business hours or on weekends can be directed to 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org. MyNewsLA.com San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Sales A North Hollywood man pleaded guilty Thursday to acting as an unlicensed gun broker by selling 16 rifles and handguns — many without serial numbers — as well as various accessories. Arthur Muradyan, 32, entered his plea to the federal charge of engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license. He also pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine for selling nearly a pound of the drug to an undercover investigator, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Muradyan faces a minimum of 10 years in federal prison for the drug-distribution charge, and up to five years for the weapons charge, prosecutors noted. Sentencing was set for Aug. 25. According to his plea agreement, Muradyan “willfully offered to, and did, sell firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition, including: machine guns; semiautomatic firearms with large capacity magazines; firearms bearing no legitimate manufacturer’s mark or serial number — commonly referred to as `ghost guns’; and unregistered and unserialized short-barreled rifles.” Many of the guns had been trafficked from Las Vegas and sold to an informant working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives last year. MyNewsLA.com 26 Arrested In Child Pornography, Sex Offender Registration Cases In Riverside County Riverside investigators arrested 26 people in April on suspicion of possession of child pornography and failure to register as sex offenders with law enforcement, authorities announced. The arrests were made as the Riverside County district attorney’s office child exploitation task force conducted 52 sex offender compliance checks in the city of Hemet alone. Five people were arrested on suspicion of parole term violations and 13 arrests were made on suspicion of failure to register as sex offenders. The task force also assisted federal investigators in the arrest of one person on suspicion of possession of child pornography, the DA’s office announced Wednesday. During the monthlong operation, investigators with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team arrested a registered sex offender from San Diego County in an online undercover operation. Authorities said the man traveled to the city of Riverside, thinking he was going to meet with a child for sex. Investigators arrested six people on suspicion of possession of child pornography after they served search warrants in the cities of Beaumont, Corona, Indio, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley and Murrieta. One of those arrested was a registered sex offender, according to the DA’s office. Los Angeles Times Louisiana Deputy Dies 6 Years After Shootout That Killed 3 Other Officers Cpl. Nick Tullier, 47, died Thursday, six years after he was shot in an ambush that left three other officers dead, The Advocate reported. The Louisiana deputy was remembered as a hero who gave his life to protect others, Tullier’s family told The Advocate. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux shared a tribute to Tullier on Facebook. “I am heartbroken at the passing of a true hero, Cpl. Nick Tullier," Gautreaux wrote. "Nick’s injury was a result of his selfless actions to courageously answer the call to protect and serve. For nearly six years he has defied all odds in recovery through his unwavering tenacity.” Tullier was shot on July 17, 2016. He and a fellow deputy were having coffee when they heard a radio call for shots fired and an officer down, the report said. Tullier and his partner responded to a convenience store where they found a gunman on a rampage. According to the report, Tullier was running the plates of the gunman’s car when he was shot three times, once in the head. Tullier suffered brain damage from the shooting and three officers were killed: Deputy Brad Garafola and Baton Rouge police officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald, according to The Advocate. The suspect, Gavin Long, also died. PoliceOne Knife-Wielding Man Slashes NYPD Officer In Coney Island, Is Shot NYPD cops shot and wounded a machete-wielding man threatening a motorist over a parking spot in Coney Island, police said. An officer suffered a deep cut to his thumb during the fierce exchange Thursday, which involved the suspect chasing the officer around a car outside the DMV on West Eighth Street near Sheepshead Bay Road in Coney Island, police sources said. Three officers were near the DMV, which is down the block from the 60th Precinct stationhouse, when they saw the suspect argue with a motorist over a parking spot the suspect felt he had dibs on. When the suspect pulled a large knife — which one police source described as a machete — the officers pulled their weapons and demanded he drop the blade, police sources said. The suspect was chasing one cop around the offending car parked in the space, slicing him in the hand with the machete, when one of the officers fired off four rounds, hitting the blade bearer in the leg, police sources said. Another shot went through the window of a nearby parked car, officials said. It was not immediately clear if the cop being chased was the one who fired the shots. Medics rushed the wounded suspect to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he is expected to survive. The wounded officer was taken to Coney Island Hospital and will need stitches. New York Daily News Public Safety News Vacant Building Fire Threatens Nearby Structures In Koreatown Before Knock Down Dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene of a structure fire at a vacant one-story building in Los Angeles Thursday evening. The flames were reportedly threatening nearby structures in the area on W. 6th Street. Crews were engaged in a defensive fire attack as they worked to contain the flames to just the one building. It took 30 firefighters 13 minutes to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported. CBS 2 LA County Reports 3,000+ New COVID Cases As Infections Keep Rising Continuing an upward trend in infections, Los Angeles County reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 infections Thursday, but the number of virus-positive patients in local hospitals remained low. The 3,003 new infections reported Thursday represent one of the largest daily numbers registered by the county Department of Public Health in weeks. The new cases lifted the county’s cumulative infection total from throughout the pandemic to 2,885,175. Four more virus-related deaths were reported, raising the county’s overall death toll to 31,986. According to state figures, there were 244 people COVID-positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals as of Thursday, down from 248 on Wednesday. Of those patients, 37 were being treated in intensive care, up from 27 a day earlier. The rolling average daily rate of people testing positive for the virus was 2.2% as of Thursday, roughly the same as the previous day. Average daily case numbers in the county have increased by about 200% over the past month, the public health director said this week, pointing to the rapid rise of more infectious variants of the virus as sparking more infections. MyNewsLA.com Local Government News LA City Council Members Seek To Implement Emblem Program For Cannabis Stores As a measure to protect cannabis consumers from untested and unregulated product at unlicensed businesses, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Wednesday aimed at implementing a county program that issues emblem placards to licensed cannabis businesses. Under the County of Los Angeles’ Emblem Program for Authorized Cannabis Stores, storefront and delivery cannabis businesses are able to apply for an emblem, obtain the requisite inspection and place the emblem on their premises in an area visible to someone outside the store. “Unfortunately, unlicensed commercial cannabis activity continues to undermine the legal commercial cannabis industry and threaten the health and safety of Los Angeles residents,” said Councilman Paul Koretz, who co-introduced the motion. MyNewsLA.com Los Angeles City Council Orders Testing Near Former Toxic Dump Site The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday voted to begin off-site testing of wastewater, storm water and soil near a Lincoln Heights development project following reporting over the weekend about the site’s toxic dumping history. The motion, which was both introduced by Councilman Gil Cedillo and passed by council members Wednesday, cited Los Angeles Times reporting from Saturday about investigators with the District Attorney’s Office’s former Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Task Force finding 252 barrels filled with toxic chemicals buried at the site in 1984. The Times also reported that testing at the property — which is located at 135-153 W. Avenue 34 — in 2021 found that volatile chemical compound levels were more than 4,000 times higher than recommended for residential standards. “Toxins do not stop at property lines and there is an immediate need to perform further testing. This parcel sits across the street from an elementary school and residential housing,” said the motion, which was seconded by Councilman Kevin de Leon. 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!