Law Enforcement News

Bass, Caruso Head Into Election Day As Los Angeles Mayoral Race Tightens
An expensive and at-times contentious campaign to become the next mayor of Los Angeles ends Tuesday, with polls indicating the race between Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso tightened in its final weeks. Bass, a six-term member of Congress, is seeking to become the first woman and only the second Black person to lead Los Angeles. Caruso, a billionaire, is looking to win a campaign that’s on track to spend over $100 million — much of it from Caruso’s own fortune — to propel him into contention. Bass held a comfortable lead in the polls just a month ago, but recent surveys ahead of Election Day show that Caruso has closed the gap considerably. Bass led Caruso 45% to 41% in a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll conducted from Oct. 25-31 — co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times — with the gap within the margin of error. A Southern California News Group poll conducted by J. Wallin Opinion Research from Oct. 15-17 found a 3-point lead for Caruso, which was also within the margin of error.
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2 Injured In Shooting Involving Off-Duty LASD Deputy In Sylmar
Two people were injured in a shooting involving an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in Sylmar, police said Monday. The shooting was reported about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at a gas station located in the area of Foothill Boulevard and Hubbard Street, near the Foothill (210) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Details on what led up to the shooting were not clear, but two males were struck by gunfire and fled the scene in a white Tesla before taking themselves to a hospital. The two were reported to be in stable condition, and no other injuries were reported in the shooting. It was not immediately known if the two injured people were armed at the time of the shooting, or if they are suspected of any crimes.
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Reports Of Shooting At Los Angeles High School Deemed A Hoax
Reports of a shooting at Los Angeles High School have been deemed a hoax, Los Angeles police said. Officers responded to the school, in the 4600 block of West Olympic Boulevard, on an unconfirmed report of a shooting around noon. LAPD and School Police swept the campus, and all students and staff are safe, with no known threats to the campus, police say. No injuries were reported, and no paramedics were dispatched.
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Pedestrian Killed In Willowbrook Hit-and-Run
A 35-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a Willowbrook street late Friday night. The unidentified woman was crossing El Segundo Boulevard east of Willowbrook Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. when she was hit by a car, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of the car, which was traveling “at an unknown rate of speed” in the No. 1 lane, did not stop to help or identify themselves. The woman was declared dead at the scene. Anyone with information can call 1-800-TELL-CHP (8355-247).
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Los Angeles City College Lockdown Lifted, Classes Canceled After Fatal Stabbing
Los Angeles City College was placed on lockdown for several hours and classes were canceled for the evening after a fatal stabbing on campus Monday. The school announced the lockdown shortly after 3 p.m, declaring a "campus emergency" and telling students and staff to shelter in place. A tweet said sheriff's deputies were searching for a suspect in a stabbing. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a call for help was made around 2 p.m. and deputies on campus heard screams for help, then found a bleeding stabbing victim in a parking garage. The suspect was last seen running away from the garage in the area of Heliotrope and Melrose. The victim was not a student. Officials later said the victim had died. The lockdown was lifted around 5:30 p.m.
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Compton Sees Another Illegal Street Takeover And Neighbors Are Fed-Up
Illegal street takeovers continue across the Southland with the most recent occurring in Compton. The cars were spinning just after 5 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of N. Grape Avenue and W. Stockwell Street. The area has experienced several street takeovers. Neighbors expressed frustration, exclaiming that they were fed-up with the constant sideshows.
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Seaman Sentenced To 20 Years For Fatal Stabbing Aboard LA-Bound Container Ship
A Philippines national who fatally stabbed a fellow crew member on a container ship en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles was sentenced Monday to 20 years in federal prison. Michael Monegro, 44, pleaded guilty in May in L.A. federal court to one count of committing an act of violence against a person onboard a ship that is likely to endanger the vessel’s safe navigation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Monegro could have received up to life behind bars. Monegro was working as a seaman aboard the MSC Ravenna, a 153,000-gross-ton Liberian-flagged container ship, on Sept. 20, 2020 — when the ship was 80 nautical miles from Southern California, nearing the end of its two-week voyage from Shanghai to the Port of Los Angeles. According to prosecutors, Monegro and other crew members were in a dressing room on the ship’s upper deck when Monegro spotted his direct supervisor in an adjacent hallway. In full view of other crew members, Monegro began stabbing the victim in the hallway, prosecutors said.
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16 Arrested In L.A. County For Soliciting Prostitution
Police arrested 15 people and one “pimp” for soliciting prostitution during an undercover operation in Claremont. The sting operation targeted the Indian Hill area and the 10 Freeway on Friday. Claremont Police says these areas have received “multiple complaints” from residents, local business owners and passersby regarding heightened prostitution activity. Three undercover officers posed as prostitutes during the operation, soliciting people who wished to engage in sexual acts. A total of 15 people were taken into custody for allegedly soliciting prostitution and sex acts. One suspect, Jose Berrios, 39, from Lake Elsinore, was arrested for attempting to “pimp and pander” the undercover officers. Berrios is also a registered sex offender for the same charge, police said. Berrios allegedly told the undercover officers that he “would teach them to make real money.” The officers ignored him and walked away, but Berrios began chasing the officers in his vehicle, becoming aggressive, police said.
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Woman Used Her Car As A Shield, Provided Aid After 2 New Jersey Cops Were Shot
A woman has been hailed a hero after assisting two Newark police officers who were shot while serving a warrant last week. News 12 New Jersey spoke to the unnamed woman who moved her car in the path of incoming gunfire to help shield the officers from getting struck again. Officer Johnny Aquino had been hit in the neck and shoulder, and Officer Jabrill Paul had been shot in the leg. While more gunfire could be heard in the background, the woman remained at the scene, assisting Aquino by pressing a towel to his wound. “I wasn’t even thinking about myself. I just put him first,” she told News 12. "And I wasn't even thinking about bullets, the only thing I saw was him. And that's what I was focused on, saving him.” The woman told the news platform she is a nurse who works with mentally ill patients. “[It was] natural for me to go help someone. That's what I do,” she told News 12. “I would want someone to do that for me, my family, my daughter, my husband, my sister.”
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New Report Unveils Cyber Threats To Law Enforcement
The police are in both the public and criminal eye, which makes them a target for cyberattacks. Police data, including information about officers, is at risk of exposure during cyberattacks. Similarly, disruptions to law enforcement networks as a result of cyberattacks, including ransomware, can prevent officers from conducting their duties in an efficient, reliable manner. Motorola Solutions’ threat intelligence team, a dedicated team of employees who proactively monitor for and report on cyber threats to public safety, conducted research and analysis throughout 2021 and into 2022 on how cyberattacks impact law enforcement, resulting in the report "Public Safety: Cyber Threats to Law Enforcement." During this time, the team found that of all cyberattacks reported against law enforcement, nearly half (49%) affected U.S. agencies. This number is slightly higher when compared to cyberattacks against public safety as a whole, where results show U.S-based victims made up 40% of the total.
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Public Safety News

Fire Damages Room, Attic Of Glassell Park Home
Firefighters knocked down a fire at a home in Glassell Park Sunday that broke out in a room and spread to the attic, authorities said. The 28 firefighters dispatched at 12:10 p.m. to 2342 W. Moss Ave. had the blaze out within 27 minutes of their arrival, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “One person was being evaluated for an unknown medical complaint and has not yet required transport to the hospital,” Stewart added. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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Local Government News

City Council Set To Vote On Venice Bridge Home Lease Extension
The Los Angeles City Council is set to vote on a lease for the extension of the Venice Bridge Home despite community pushback. On Wednesday, council member will vote on whether or not to accept a recommendation by the Department of General Services (GSD) to extend a lease for the ABH located at 100 Sunset Blvd. The Venice Stakeholders Association (VSA) is asking the Council to refrain from voting on the extension until the City obtains a Coastal Development Permit from the California Coastal Commission. The ABH opened in February of 2020 and, as stated on Councilmember Mike Bonin's council website, was only supposed to last a maximum of three years. In June, however, Bonin asked to extend the lease for the ABH. "The ABHs were proposed because it was taking too long to bring on the HHH units," stated Mark Ryavec, president of the VSA, a non-profit organization committed to civic improvement in the Venice neighborhood.
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