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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
May 10, 2016 |
22-Year-Old Man Killed, Suspect Arrested In Shooting Near El Monte Business
A suspect was taken into custody Monday for fatally shooting another man in South El Monte, authorities said. Higino Gonzalez, 22, died at the scene of the shooting, which occurred about 8:25 a.m. in the 9600 block of Alpaca Street, according to the sheriff's department. The shooting occurred in an industrial area near a local business, according to an LASD Temple Sheriff's Station spokesman. There was no immediate information on whether either the victim or the suspect worked at the business or why the shooting occurred at that location.
CBS 2
Family Of Father-To-Be Slain Outside SLA Barbershop Relieved After Arrest
The family of a father-to-be who was killed outside a South Los Angeles barbershop is speaking out after authorities said surveillance video may have helped lead police to the suspect. Los Angeles police said 22-year-old Tyrone Foster Jr. is the man seen firing at a group of people outside a barbershop on March 25. Robert Ellis, who was waiting to get a haircut, was shot and killed. "My prayer every single night was, 'Please, just let one somebody come forward and know something," said the victim's mother, Lenell Ellis. Her prayers were answered after the surveillance video and a $50,000 reward generated numerous tips from the community. Foster was arrested Thursday in Hawthorne.
ABC 7
Bathroom Rape at Lincoln Park Leads to Manhunt
A manhunt for a rapist was underway Monday night after a woman was attacked in a Lincoln Park bathroom, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The woman reported the assault at 4 p.m., saying the attack occurred in the bathroom located at 3501 Valley Boulevard. She said she was raped in the restroom at noon by a man who then disappeared. The park is located half a block from USC Keck Medical Center. The LAPD was investigating and did not provide a description other than the man was 25 to 27 years old.
NBC 4
$10K Reward Offered for Information on Killing of College Football Player
Authorities announced Monday that a $10,000 reward was being offered for information leading to a conviction in the shooting death of a college football player last year in South Los Angeles. Kejon "Wayne" Atkins, 22, was standing on a sidewalk in the 1800 block of E. 126th Street on July 23, 2015 when several shots were fired at Atkins and struck him in the head, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Atkins was taken to a hospital but died April 27, 2015 as a result of his injuries, according to the news release. Atkins was reportedly a football player at Long Beach City College.
NBC 4
$4 Million Worth of Dell Computers Stolen from Warehouse near Harbor Gateway Area
Thousands of Dell laptop computers worth as much as $4 million were stolen in an armed robbery at a warehouse in the Harbor Gateway area, police said Monday. The thefts occurred about 11:30 a.m. Friday at a warehouse in the 19200 block of South Western Avenue, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez said. Five male suspects, four of whom were masked, were involved in the heist, during which a security guard was held at gunpoint, Lopez said. The guard at the warehouse was zip-tied and the bandits drove two trucks onto the property, hooked up two trailers containing a more than 7,600 laptops and drove off, police said.
City News Service
San Fernando Valley crime spree suspect won't come out of his cell
A man suspected in a violent monthlong crime spree failed to appear today for arraignment on capital murder and other charges, prompting a judge to order deputies to bring him to court tomorrow, against his will, if necessary. Artyom Gasparyan, 32, was hospitalized following a Jan. 4 wrong-way crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sun Valley that ended with him being shot by police. Gasparyan -- who was already charged with attempted murder and assault in two other cases -- is now facing two dozen additional counts, including murder, for crimes he allegedly committed between Dec. 6 and Jan. 4. He first appeared in court on the new charges on March 1, but his arraignment was postponed. Since then he's missed multiple court dates.
Los Angeles Daily News
Reckless Driving Suspect Arrested After South LA Chase Ends In Crash
A brief police chase ended in a crash in South Los Angeles, police said Monday, and the driver was taken into custody. A white Mercedes crashed near 43rd Street and Vermont Avenue and caused another car to flip over, Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im. Officers had tried to pull the motorist over for reckless driving, Im said. The suspect's name was not immediately available. One person was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, but authorities did not immediately say if the person was the suspect.
CBS Radio
According to recent study L.A. ranks #1 among cities that feel the most #RoadRage
Los Angeles has already won the award for having six of the top ten worst traffic bottlenecks! Now adding to the list is...road rage. Auto Insurance Center conducted the study by examining about 65,000 Instagram posts with the hashtag #RoadRage. The study examined the 5,183 posts that were geotagged and found L.A. had the most posts using the hashtag, followed by New York City. California also ranks second for #RoadRage posts. According to Auto Insurance Center, 'Based on the average number of #RoadRage posts, August is the worst month for furious drivers. The summer months tend to see an increased number of cars on the road, as teens are out of school and families head out of town for vacation.July claims second place, while October and March vie for third.'
Fox 11
Violent Brawl At Sylmar High School Caught On Video
Students at Sylmar High School returned to school Tuesday, one day after a violent lunchtime brawl. The chaotic fight was caught on video and went viral on social media within hours. Additional patrol officers were on duty Tuesday. In the video, officers, teachers and other students jumped in to try and break up the fight. It was unclear what led to the brawl. The principal sent out a letter to parents Monday to inform them of the fight and that students involved are receiving disciplinary actions. But there were no known arrests.
ABC 7
LA Sheriff's Psychologist Pleads Not Guilty To Child Sex Charges
A psychologist with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has pleaded not guilty to molesting a 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. Michael Dane Ward, 44, entered pleas Monday to 10 felonies involving lewd or forcible sex acts with children. He remains jailed and could face life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say the molestation occurred between mid-2014 and March 31 of this year. There's no immediate word on Ward's relationship to the children but the Sheriff's Department says the alleged acts didn't involve contacts Ward made in connection with his work for the department.
Associated Press
Suspect in Orange County freeway standoff is charged with 10 felonies
An accused of carrying drugs and hitting two cars during an hours-long police chase from Compton to Anaheim last week was charged Monday with 10 felonies, prosecutors said. John Raymond Lopez, 25, was arrested Thursday after fleeing police who had tried to stop the black Mercedes-Benz he was driving because it was suspected of being involved in a shooting in Compton. Instead of stopping, Lopez sped off, prosecutors said. He hit at least two cars and injured one driver as he sped toward Anaheim on the 91 Freeway, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol eventually got the car to stop after it drove over a spike strip. The subsequent standoff lasted for hours and ended only when police fired tear gas into the car and pulled Lopez out, officials said.
Los Angeles Times
Suicide among children in LA County on the rise, report finds
The number of children who died in accidents or who were killed in Los Angeles County fell slightly in 2014, but youth suicides are on the rise, according to three reports released Monday. Of the 196 children whose deaths prompted investigations by law enforcement, 10 were youths who killed themselves in 2014, most of them by hanging. The youngest was an 11-year-old who hanged himself after he had been bullied, said Deanne Tilton Durfee, executive director for the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect or ICAN. The council was formed in 1977 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and releases a hefty report each year that includes data and recommendations for all county agencies on strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect. Los Angeles Daily News
Mexican Mafia's O.C. boss sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
Peter "Sana" Ojeda, reputed godfather of the Mexican Mafia in Orange County, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for federal racketeering charges. United States District Judge James V. Selna said that Ojeda, despite being 74, still represented a "danger to the community," according to the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles. In January, Ojeda was convicted on one count each of racketeering and committing violent crimes to support a racketeering conspiracy. The jury found that Ojeda was involved in the operation of Mexican Mafia activities in Orange County, which included conspiring to commit murder, extortion and narcotics traffickin
Los Angeles Times
Bigger guns, bigger problems? How high-powered ammunition could affect nuclear power plants
Shortly after the horrors of 9/11, a curious package landed on Dave Lochbaum's desk. It was flat but heavy. Inside the bubble pack was a battered steel plate, blasted with dents and holes from semiautomatic weapons fire. Each pockmark and perforation was carefully labeled – by hand, in permanent ink – with the type of ammunition used to produce it. Security forces at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and nuclear plants nationwide had increased their firepower to take on a more formidable terrorist threat. The steel plate, sent by a San Onofre security manager, graphically illustrated what Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer, considered a potentially devastating, increased risk:
Orange County Register
Journalism group seeks release of license-plate data
The Society of Professional Journalists and a host of other public-interest and media groups have weighed in on a high-profile public-records case now being considered by the California Supreme Court. The lawsuit, appealed to the state high court by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, was rejected by a state appeals court last year. The plaintiffs are seeking access to bulk data collected by automated license plate readers, technology deployed by numerous law enforcement agencies that collects and stores information about vehicle locations. Police and sheriff's departments have resisted releasing the data requested through the California Public Records Act under the argument that the information may be exempted from public release as part of an ongoing investigation.
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City Government News
Why did unchlorinated water flow in South LA drinking supply?
Department of Water and Power officials will provide a report to the City Council Tuesday about a chlorine pump malfunction at a water treatment plant earlier this year that allowed water that had not been fully disinfected to flow into the drinking water supply of two South Los Angeles neighborhoods. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who represents the Green Meadows neighborhood and parts of Watts, said a six-hour lapse before repairs were completed and other issues related to the incident was “concerning” and he wanted to a “full hearing” on the January incident.
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Homelessness News
Homeowners Claim Venice Neighbor Has Turned His Front Yard Into Homeless Encampment
Neighbors in Venice Monday sounded off about a group of homeless men living on the front lawn of a home Michael Betti and her kids have to walk past what she calls an “encampment” on Nowita Place each day. “You can start to smell it here but from this stretch here this is where people usually go to the bathroom,” said Betti, who explains that residents have been cleaning up human waste on this street in recent weeks. Neighbors say the owner of a home in the area — a man in his 90s – has allowed a couple of men to stay on his property as a trade-off for yard work.
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