Fallen LAPD Officers to be Honored at Annual Ceremony
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Fallen LAPD Officers to be Honored at Annual Ceremony
City leaders and Los Angeles Police Department brass will be on hand this week with family members of some of the 241 officers who passed away in the line of duty for an annual memorial ceremony featuring a rifle volley, a volunteer choir and a helicopter flyover. The Wednesday morning ceremony is expected to have Mayor Karen Bass and other elected officials on hand, with LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell presiding. Traditional police honors, a roll call of fallen officers, a riderless horse, a rifle volley, a missing-man formation helicopter flyover, bagpipers playing Amazing Grace, a solo bugler playing Taps and an “End of Watch Broadcast” were planned. The Memorial Ceremony is also to include performances by the LAPD Choir, which consists of a group of sworn and civilian LAPD employees, who join up and perform on a volunteer basis. “At the conclusion of the program, family members, friends and partners of fallen officers will share an opportunity of remembrance and reflection as they place a long stem rose near their loved one’s name plate on the Memorial Wall” in the courtyard at LAPD headquarters, according to an event announcement.
BWC: Driver rams LAPD cruiser head-on, points gun at officers before fatal OIS
The LAPD released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a man who rammed a cruiser before pointing a gun at officers. The April 8 incident began when Central Division officers spotted a BMW connected to a felony investigation. Officers followed the vehicle onto the 5 Freeway and initiated a pursuit after the driver accelerated away. Video shows the driver exiting the freeway before making a sudden U-turn on the off-ramp and driving against traffic before colliding head-on with a police vehicle. After the crash, the driver exited the BMW and stood behind the vehicle. Officers ordered him to surrender, but video shows he instead pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at an officer. Officers opened fire, striking the man. He was taken into custody and moved to paramedics who pronounced him dead at the scene. A passenger inside the BMW surrendered without incident and was taken into custody, according to the department. Two officers suffered injuries in the collision and were treated and released from a hospital. Investigators recovered a loaded 9mm Glock handgun at the scene and a loaded .357 Magnum Astra revolver from inside the BMW.
Man found shot to death in car in Boyle Heights: LAPD
Authorities are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in a car in Boyle Heights on Sunday night. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a “multiple shots fired” call came out at 9:45 p.m. near 4th and Mott streets. “When officers arrived, they found a vehicle stopped in lanes,” an LAPD spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. “Upon further investigation, they found a man … suffering from a gunshot wound.” The victim, who was only listed as a Hispanic man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene by L.A. Fire Department paramedics, the LAPD spokesperson said. There was no information on a suspect right away. Video from the scene showed investigators centering their probe around an SUV, with the area blocked off and a white tent erected.
Robbery attempt at South LA taco stand ends in shooting, police say
Gunshots were fired during an attempted robbery at a taco stand in South Los Angeles, leaving at least one person injured. The incident unfolded around 10:15 p.m. Monday near Century Boulevard and Hoover Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. A suspect was trying to rob someone at the taco stand when two other people tried to help. That's when investigators say the suspect opened fire. At least one person was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. Police are still searching for the suspect.
Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old girl abducted from LA
An Amber Alert was activated by the California Highway Patrol Monday evening for an abducted child believed to be traveling with a suspect in Los Angeles County. Authorities said 4- year-old Daleza Fregoso was allegedly abducted by Ruben Fregoso, 40. The pair was last seen around 4 a.m. on May 24, 2026, on Alsace Ave. and Ferndale St. in Los Angeles. Daleza has black hair and brown eyes, is 3’0 tall and 45 lbs. The suspect is about 40 years old. Investigators believe they may be traveling in a white 2019 Land Rover Discovery with California license plate 9DAW715. Anyone who sees the vehicle or has information about their whereabouts is urged to contact law enforcement immediately or call 911.
Indiana deputy shot by suspect in hospital after stopping to help him on roadway
A suspect has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting an officer who stopped to help him after they arrived at a hospital, People reported. The May 23 incident began when Laporte County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Samuelson picked up the suspect from a roadway, believing him to be a stranded motorist. The man asked Samuelson to take him to the hospital. When they arrived at Franciscan Health Hospital - Michigan City Campus, Samuelson learned that the man was a crime suspect and confronted him with the accusations, People reported. An altercation ensued, during which the suspect pulled out a firearm and shot Samuelson three times. According to an update from the sheriff’s office, Samuelson was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend for advanced medical treatment where he underwent eight hours of surgery. Following surgery, Samuelsonwas in critical but stable condition. “Thank you to the surgeons and the entire medical staff at Memorial Hospital for the exceptional care being provided to Deputy Samuelson,” the department stated. “Please continue to pray for Jon, his family and friends, and the entire law enforcement community.”
Public Safety News
Residents alarmed by multiple vacant building fires near downtown LA apartment complex
Residents living near a cluster of vacant buildings in downtown Los Angeles say they are increasingly worried after several nearby properties caught fire in recent months — including one blaze that erupted just feet from their apartment complex. New cellphone video obtained exclusively by FOX 11 shows a massive fire tearing through a building on Hope Street around 4 a.m. on Mother’s Day, sending flames shooting high into the sky near occupied apartments. "It was really hot in there. I had to back up at one point. It felt like I was almost melting," said resident Alex Paulson, who recorded the fire on his cellphone. In the video, Paulson can be heard yelling, "My building is about to catch on bleeping fire." Paulson said he and his neighbors woke up to smoke, sirens and emergency alarms as firefighters rushed to the scene. "Over the loudspeaker — they’re like, ‘Residents please get out, this is real,’" another neighbor told FOX 11.
4 Southern California wildfires that burned nearly 23,000 acres nearing full containment
More than a week after a series of large wildfires broke out across Southern California and burned nearly 23,000 acres of land, firefighters are finally reaching full containment. The series of fires, which forced tens of thousands of people to flee from their homes in the midst of hot and dry weather, took place in a variety of Southern California topographies. By far the largest fire erupted on Santa Rosa Island, part of the Channel Islands National Park, on May 15. It quickly grew to engulf more than 10,000 acres before firefighting aircraft were finally able to reach the location and begin working at mitigating the blaze. It's estimated that at least three historic buildings were destroyed and at the latest update, firefighters said that 18,379 acres of the rare vegetation on the island had burned. Video from park rangers did show, however, that the Torrey pines, which only grow on Santa Rosa Island and along the San Diego coast, somehow escaped destruction. The investigation into what caused the fire remains underway, but firefighters said they knew it was human-caused and the U.S. Coast Guard said that it may have been caused by flares from a stranded boater who crashed his boat into the island the day the fire ignited.
