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LAPD Motorcycle Officer Hospitalized After Hit-and-Run Crash On 110 Freeway
A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on the 110 Freeway on Thursday night. The crash occurred around 8:13 p.m. on the southbound 110 at the 105 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol. One person was transported from the scene at 8:27 p.m., said Nicholas Prange, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson. The Fire Department does not confirm the identity of patients, but Officer Matthew Cruz, an LAPD spokesperson, said the person is a motorcycle officer. Cruz later said the officer was in stable condition and the crash is being investigated as a hit and run. A Sig Alert was issued at 8:26 p.m. for the 110 south at the 105 east, according to the highway patrol. All lanes reopened at 10:14 p.m. CHP dispatchers were not able to confirm the total number of vehicles involved in the crash. Authorities are looking for a white 2014 or 2015 convertible sedan with a male driver and passenger believed to have been involved in the crash, Cruz said.
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At Least 1 Killed, 2 Others Wounded In Multiple Shootings In Reseda, LAPD Says
At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in two separate shootings in Reseda, authorities said early Friday morning. One man was found lying on a sidewalk in the 18000 block of Saticoy Street shortly before 1 a.m., suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. His identity was not immediately released. About an hour earlier, a shooting occurred just blocks away in the area of Sherman Way and Reseda Boulevard. There LAPD officers discovered two injured victims -- one had been shot in the leg, the other in the chest. Both were transported to a hospital and are expected to survive. No description of the suspect or suspects was available. Three men were seen running from the scene, investigators said. An LAPD spokesperson said detectives were investigating whether the shootings may have stemmed from an attempted robbery. Police were also working to confirm the possibility that the victims were shot in the same incident, after which the third victim made his way to the second crime scene and collapsed on the sidewalk.
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Man Found Dead In South Park Street
Homicide investigators are attempting to determine what unfolded Thursday morning on a South Los Angeles street where a man in his late 20s or 30s was found dead. The pre-dawn investigation in South Park took several turns throughout the morning, but authorities said they believe the man might have been shot before he was struck by at least once vehicle. A woman identified herself to police early Thursday as a driver who struck the man found dead at Vernon and Towne avenues. Police confirmed the woman remained at the scene after circling back to check on the man. Authorities later said they believe the man was initially struck by another driver in a black truck before the woman arrived at the scene. That driver left the scene, police said. Another layer was added to the investigation when the coroner's office responded to remove the body, but noticed what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Investigators are attempting to determine whether the man died due to a hit-and-run crash or shooting. An airsoft gun was found near the body, police said. It was not immediately clear how the replica gun, which fires non-metallic projectiles, is connected to the series of events in the South Los Angeles neighborhood.
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Man's Body Found Outside Abandoned Building On Lincoln Boulevard
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at the entrance of an abandoned building in Venice. According to records obtained through the Medical Examiner's office, the body of 42-year-old Lawrence Wagers was found on July 21 at the 200 Block of Lincoln Boulevard. The abandoned building is next to the Chevron located at 249 Lincoln--the same area another body was found earlier this week. The cause of death is still pending an investigation. No further details are available at this time. This is the third body found in Venice in a week. The body of an unidentified 30-year-old man was found unresponsive Sunday morning, July 24, at an abandoned building at the 200 block of Lincoln Boulevard. Police say they believe that death to be an overdose. The body of a woman who suffered an overdose was found Wednesday morning, July 27, on the Venice Boardwalk
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Carjacking Victim Shot After Confronting Suspects In North Hills
Police are searching for two suspects who shot and carjacked a man in North Hills Thursday afternoon, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The incident was reported just before 1:20 p.m. in the 15400 block of Vincennes Street, located near the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Plummer Street. Police say a plumber's work truck was reported stolen out of San Fernando. The plumber tracked his vehicle to North Hills where he confronted the two suspects. He was then shot in the lower torso and taken to the hospital. Witnesses said they heard multiple gunshots before they saw a man down, adding the suspect left in the victim’s car. The two suspects took off in another vehicle. Police are looking for both suspects and a stolen silver Honda CRV, the last three numbers of the license plate are 416. Anyone with information is urged to call LAPD.
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New Data Shows Road Rage Incidents In LA Hit An All-Time High In June
If it feels like road rage incidents are happening more often, it's because they are. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, there were 90 reported road rage incidents in June, the highest number since the department began gathering monthly data. Crosstown at USC analyzed data from the LAPD and discovered that between January and June 2022, there were 459 road rage incidents, compared to 346 during the same timeframe in 2021 — a 32.7% increase. "More often than not, most road rage is just simply an accident," said safety expert Adam Coughran. He added that the accidents often escalate into violent behaviors. "He's break-checking me," said road rage victim Nakita. She said that the man that led California Highway Patrol on a wild chase and was eventually arrested in a Willowbrook neighborhood last October assaulted her. "I'm going to punch you," Nakita recalled the suspect saying. "I'm going to sock you. I'm going to hurt you." The LAPD defines road rage as assault with a deadly weapon while driving. In many instances, the weapon used is a car but in other situations, it could be a firearm. According to the report, there were 136 road rage incidents involving a firearm, up from 101 in the same timeframe last year.
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3 Arrested After ‘Urban Light’ Vandalized During Abortion Rights Protest: LAPD
Three people were arrested after the “Urban Light” exhibit at LACMA was damaged and doused with a red liquid during a protest about abortion rights on Thursday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The protest began at about noon, when approximately 25 protesters supporting a group called Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights gathered at Wilshire Boulevard and Ogden Street, the LAPD said in a news release. “During the protest, two female protesters chained themselves to the light pole of an art exhibit, damaging the exhibit itself. One male protester threw an unknown red liquid substance on the art exhibit and surrounding area,” the release added. The protesters “refused to leave,” and after two dispersal orders were ignored between 3:25 p.m. and 4 p.m., officers arrested the two women and one man for felony vandalism, police said. “At 4:30 p.m., the area was cleared of all protesters without incident,” the release added. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).
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Missing Woman Found In South Los Angeles
A Silver Alert issued for a missing 80-year-old woman last seen in South Los Angeles was deactivated Friday. Hilma Filius was reported missing on Thursday night and was last seen at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday near West 74th and Main streets, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the Silver Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. The CHP said Filius was located at approximately 2 a.m. There were no further details. The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearance of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.
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Inglewood Man To Plead Guilty In 2011 7-Eleven Robbery Spree In Hollywood, LA And El Segundo
A Los Angeles County man is expected to plead guilty Friday to an indictment alleging he and a co-defendant committed multiple armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores and another business during a six-week crime spree last year. Kyle Williams, 25, of Inglewood, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to the indictment, from mid-November to Dec. 30, 2021, Williams and co-defendant Colin Lacey traveled together by car to businesses —usually 7-Eleven convenience stores — to commit the robberies. Williams allegedly entered the stores, brandished a semi-automatic handgun at employees and demanded money. Lacey allegedly waited in the vehicle parked outside the stores. The businesses robbed during the spree included six 7-Eleven stores in the Hollywood, East Hollywood and Mid-City neighborhoods of Los Angeles as well as in West Hollywood. One smoke shop in the Mid-City area also was robbed, according to the indictment. Williams allegedly attempted to rob a 7-Eleven store in El Segundo on Dec. 30.
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California Man Arrested For Leaving Puppy With Mouth Taped Shut In Hot Car Outside Las Vegas Casino
A California man has been arrested in Las Vegas for leaving his puppy in a parked car outside of a casino in 113-degree heat for nearly two hours with its mouth taped shut, police said Thursday. Raul Carbajal, 50, of Corona Del Mar, was arrested on July 20 for “willful, malicious torture of an animal,” according to a statement published on Twitter by police. Police released video Thursday of authorities rescuing the puppy from Carbajal’s car. The video shows police putting Carbajal in handcuffs and checking on the 3-month-old husky, who had been in the car with no air conditioning, food or water, according to police. The puppy’s mouth was taped shut with electrical tape, according to the police report. Carbajal was reportedly gambling in the casino during this time. Around 3 p.m., police were dispatched to the parking garage of the Bellagio hotel on the 3600 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard following reports of an animal in distress, authorities said. Security personnel at the casino had spotted the puppy inside the locked vehicle on the top level of the parking garage, which has “no protection from the sun and is in direct sunlight.”
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Men Accused Of Shooting Cop Planned, Filmed ‘Assassination Attempt'
The two men accused of a series of drive-by shootings that wounded a Spokane police officer on June 28 were said to be "lying in wait" to target police in an attempt to gain street cred for their gangs, according to newly released court documents. "This was an assassination attempt on a police officer," Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said. The sheriff's office is investigating the shooting. The two men, Isaac Ott, 21, and Ray Wynecoop, 22, filmed themselves in a video that showed them planning to deliberately target police in north Spokane, according to an affidavit of facts released from Spokane County Superior Court. Wynecoop said that he would do it again if he could get out. Both men appeared in court Thursday afternoon on numerous charges, including conspiracy to commit murder in the first-degree, two counts of attempted murder, four counts of first-degree assault and three counts of drive-by shooting among others. "I have done thousands of these, and I just got to say that I don't remember seeing anything like this before," said Court Commissioner John Stine as he presided during Ott's court appearance. "It seems pretty clear it was planned out ahead of time and the victims were specifically staked out, and there's a threat to do it again if you were able to be released."
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LA County Health Officials Decline To Impose Indoor Mask Mandate Amid ‘Decent Decrease' In Cases
The Los Angeles County Health Department declined Thursday to impose a universal public indoor mask mandate, citing a "decent decrease" in cases and hospitalizations. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer made the announcement during a livestreamed meeting. "Given the declines in case of hospitalization numbers, we're hopeful that the admission rate over the next few days remains under 10 new admissions per 100,000 residents and L.A. County is soon officially moved by (the Centers for Disease Control) to the 'medium' community level," Ferrer said. "As I noted last week, any indication that the county would soon be moving to the medium community level would be a good reason to not move forward with universal indoor masking." For most of the pandemic, L.A. County has required masks in some indoor spaces, including health care facilities, Metro trains and buses, airports, jails and homeless shelters. The new mandate would have expanded the requirement to all indoor public spaces, including shared offices, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, retail stores, restaurants and bars, theaters and schools.
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