2 Toddlers Hospitalized After Apparent Drug Overdose In L.A.

Two toddlers were hospitalized after they were found suffering from an apparent drug overdose in Los Angeles’ Winnetka neighborhood on Thursday. Police and paramedics were called to an apartment building in the 20100 block of Sherman Way around 11:15 a.m. The two 3-year-old toddlers were found in cardiac arrest following a possible overdose, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. A witness told KTLA that the parents were hysterical as a neighbor attempted to perform CPR on the children. “I came in, there’s a kid sitting on the table and I started giving him CPR, and my friend says, ‘Oh my God, there’s another one,’” said neighbor Chris Burko. The toddlers, said to be boys, were later transported to a local hospital, according to the fire department. Their conditions were not available Friday morning. It was also unclear if any arrests were made.

KTLA 5

Man Arrested After Crashing Into Patrol Car In South Los Angeles, 2 Officers Injured

A man was taken into custody after crashing into a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car in South Los Angeles where two officers were injured. The crash happened around 1:45 a.m. on Friday at the intersection of Central Avenue and Adams Boulevard when a gray sedan slammed into the patrol car, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect, who was allegedly driving under the influence, was arrested at the scene. The officers were taken to a hospital and are in stable condition, police said. 

CBS 2

Police Seek Help Locating Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect

Police sought the public’s help Thursday in identifying a hit-and-run motorist who killed a man in Van Nuys. The pedestrian, identified only as a man between 60 and 70 years old, was struck by a southbound vehicle around 8:55 p.m. June 30 at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Haynes Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Detectives determined the man was struck as he walked outside of a crosswalk while “crossing mid-block” on Sepulveda Boulevard. The driver continued south on Sepulveda without stopping, police said. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he died. “Motorists are reminded that if they become involved in a collision, they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency services, and remain at the scene to identify themselves,” police said in a statement. The city has a standing $50,000 reward offer for information that leads to a conviction in a fatal hit-and-run.

MyNewsLA

Family Desperately Searching For Man, 95, Missing In Southern California

Family and friends, as well as the Los Angeles Police Department, are asking for the public’s help in locating a 95-year-old man missing in Los Angeles. Walter Curtis Wolfe was last seen July 8 around the 300 block of North Malgren Avenue in San Pedro. His vehicle was located nearly five miles away at Point Fermin Park in the 800 block of West Paseo Del, where the 95-year-old enjoys walks, an LAPD missing persons bulletin stated. The clothing he was wearing at the time of his disappearance is unknown. Loved ones, as well as law enforcement, are concerned about the man’s well-being as he’s been missing for two days amid a sweltering heat wave. Family members say Walter will respond to the name of “Curt” and want the public to know that the 95-year-old may be confused or disoriented if he is located. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit Det. Rich at 213-996-1800 or call 877-LAPD-24-7 during non-business hours.  

KTLA 5

Copper Wire Thieves Plunge L.A. Neighborhood Into Darkness

Once the sun sets in the Pico-Union area, workers and residents approach the streets with trepidation. Here, and in other parts of Los Angeles, copper-wire thieves have stripped them of their sense of safety. “I had a guy pull a gun on me one night,” said Albert Robles, owner of Robles Carburetors, at Hoover and West 18th streets. Emboldened, he believes, by the cover of darkness, the man was breaking into a car and didn’t want any interference from Robles. At the Domino’s across the street, Luis Rojas has worked for three years delivering pizzas. Nowadays, he says, fellow pizza delivery drivers are often scared to leave their cars to go knocking on doors along the gloomy corridor of South Union Avenue between Washington and Venice boulevards. “I used to walk to work,” said Rojas, who lives a brisk 10-minute walk from his employment. Now, it’s frightening. “People can follow you.” This new layer of fear has become a fact of daily life in Pico-Union, said lifelong resident Aurora Corona. According to locals, entire blocks go dark at night in this L.A. neighborhood that lies west of downtown. One of L.A.’s most densely populated neighborhoods, it is home to about 40,000 people within 1.67 square miles.

Los Angeles Times

LA County Detectives Ask For Help Solving Brutal Killing Of 27-Year-Old Karla Terron

Homicide detectives are asking for the public's help solving the killing of Karla Terron, a 27-year-old San Fernando woman whose body was found near a freeway off-ramp in Bakersfield in late 2022. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department held a news conference Thursday in San Fernando revealing new details in the case and asking for specific bits of information that could help investigators. However, detectives declined to disclose a possible motive or any potential suspects, saying they are withholding those details to protect the investigation. "We hope people will have the courage to come forward and help investigators identify the information they are looking for," LA County Sheriff's Lt. Michael Modica said. "This information will help make this an even stronger case." On Dec. 17, 2022, around 5 a.m., Terron's body was found engulfed in flames on the southbound State Route 99, near the off-ramp for Hosking Avenue in Bakersfield, authorities said. She was the mother of two young children, ages 10 and 8, according to Modica, who said her family has been devastated by her death.

CBS 2

LA County Trio Plead Not Guilty To Armed Robberies Of 10 Pharmacies

Two South Bay men and one Harbor-area woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to committing 10 armed robberies of chain pharmacy stores over a six-week span, sometimes assaulting and injuring their victims. Makai Yusef Sanders, 22, of Hawthorne; Kenyatta Kamar Jones, 22, of Hawthorne; and Diavion Deshawna Mouton, 22, of Carson face federal charges including Hobbs Act robbery — robbery affecting interstate commerce — and using and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. A magistrate judge in Los Angeles federal court previously set a Dec. 3 trial date. According to court documents, the robberies of Rite Aid and Walgreens stores in Long Beach, Bellflower, South Los Angeles, Pasadena, Whittier, Lakewood, Monterey Park, Burbank and Glendale took place between Aug. 9 and Sept. 19. Federal prosecutors allege Mouton served as the driver while Sanders and Jones entered the stores about an hour before closing, armed with handguns and stealing victims’ cell phones. The pair then went to the stores’ staffing offices and took money from store safes, prosecutors contend.

MyNewsLA

California Officer Killed After Being Struck By Car During Traffic Stop

A motorcycle officer was killed in Vacaville, Calif., on Thursday morning in a major traffic crash at Leisure Town Road and Orange Drive. Officer Matthew Bowen, 32, was struck by a car during a traffic stop and died at a hospital, according to the Vacaville Police Department. The driver was taken into custody, authorities said. “He has served with the highest level of dedication and honor, and his loss is deeply felt by the department, the city and the community,” the department said in a statement. Bowen started in Vacaville in June 2023 and was previously a police officer in the city of Concord , according to the department. He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents and brother, officials said. A video taken by a bystander and posted to social media shows police and fire vehicles and caution tape blocking the intersection. A gray sedan with severe front-end damage is seen next to a traffic-light pole on the sidewalk, with debris littered across the intersection. A photo posted on X by a KCRA reporter showed a third vehicle that was apparently involved in the crash, a white Prius with rear-end damage. Vacaville police said the intersection would be closed for much of the day and asked people to avoid the area.

Los Angeles Times

Man Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In Shooting Death Of Iowa Officer

Jurors on Thursday convicted an Iowa man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a police officer who was trying to arrest him. Kyle Ricke, 43, faces life in prison for the murder of 33-year-old Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, the Des Moines Register reported. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21. Cram was on patrol in Algona, a community of about 5,300, when he learned of an arrest warrant for Ricke on a charge of harassment, investigators have said. The officer saw Ricke and told him he would be arrested. That’s when Ricke shot him, according to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Prosecutors said Ricke shot Cram eight times. He allegedly told his sister days before the shooting that he would not go back to jail. Video shows Ricke shouting, “Too late!” at Cram after the officer fell to the ground. Video also shows Ricke then trying to shoot himself, but there were no bullets left in his gun. He fled but was arrested later that day in Brown County, Minnesota, which is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of Algona.

Associated Press

Hospital Asks For Help Identifying ‘Jane Doe’

Doctors at Dignity Health’s California Hospital are asking for help identifying a female patient. The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was found wandering inside a store at Magnolia Avenue and W. Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles’s Pico-Union neighborhood on July 3, hospital officials said. She was carrying no identification, and a photo released by the hospital shows she was intubated as of Thursday. She is 5 feet 6 inches and weighs approximately 290 pounds. Anyone with information is urged to call the hospital at (213) 507-5495 or (213) 742-5515.

KTLA 5

Crews Put Out Fire At Notre Dame High School In Sherman Oaks

Firefighters battled a blaze at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks Thursday evening. Crews responded to the 13645 block of West Riverside Drive near Woodman Avenue around 9:30 p.m. where they found flames coming from the second floor, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters said the blaze appeared to start on the roof during construction when tar caught on fire and quickly spread to the second floor of the two-story building. Firefighters said by 9:40 p.m. there was smoke in the hallways but the bulk of the fire was knocked down. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. It is unclear if anyone was in the building when the fire started. There were no reports of injuries. 

CBS 2

About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.