Los Angeles Police Search For Attacker After Slaying In Venice

Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect after a man was killed in Venice early Saturday. Officers received a call at 12:17 a.m. about a man suffering from a puncture wound in the 800 block of Venice Boulevard, LAPD Officer Kevin Terzes said. The victim was a 45-year-old Black man who was conscious but unable to describe his attacker or what happened “due to his injuries,” Terzes said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown if the victim was homeless. The LAPD West Homicide Bureau is handling the investigation. 

Los Angeles Times

Man Fatally Shot In The Face In South Los Angeles, Reportedly During Street Takeover

One person is dead after being shot in the face, reportedly during a street takeover in South Los Angeles, and authorities on Sunday were investigating. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of 89th Street and Broadway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim, only described as a man between 40 and 50 years old, died at the scene. Multiple witnesses told authorities the deadly shooting happened during a street takeover, but the LAPD couldn't confirm that or if the victim was involved. Additional details about the incident were not available. Police expect the area to be shut down for the next several hours during the investigation.

ABC 7

Motorcyclist Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver In Northridge

A motorcyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Northridge late Friday. It happened at around 10:10 p.m. near Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Investigators were told that the victim was heading eastbound on Tampa Avenue when he was hit by a car driving south on Plummer Street. The driver, only described by witnesses as a man, continued to flee in the same direction without stopping. Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department pronounced the victim, at this point only identified as a 32-year-old man, dead at the scene. LAPD's West Traffic Division is handling the investigation and anyone who may know more was urged to contact them. 

CBS 2

A Massachusetts Man Wanted For Rapes 35 Years Ago Is Arrested Following A Los Angeles Police Chase

A man wanted in the 1989 rapes of two Massachusetts women is in custody following an hourlong police chase in Los Angeles Thursday. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, was arrested after leading police on the chase, US Marshals Service spokesperson Brady McCarron told CNN. The chase started just before 4 p.m. as Gale drove on the 405 Freeway at a moderate rate of speed while obeying most traffic signals, CNN affiliate KABC reported. Massachusetts officials charged Gale in May with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery, according to the news release. Gale is accused of sexually assaulting two female employees of a clothing store in Framingham, Massachusetts – about 20 miles west of Boston – nearly 35 years ago, according to a news release from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. DNA evidence collected at the scene helped investigators identify Gale as the suspect through genetic genealogy, officials said. Genetic genealogy is the practice of combining DNA evidence with traditional genealogy to find biological connections between people. “This DNA evidence and the statistical results comparing the probability of relatedness provide probable cause to identify Stephen Paul Gale and led to the issuance of today’s arrest warrant,” the news release from May said.

CNN

Family, Police Desperately Searching For Girl, 17, With Severe Autism

The family of a 17-year-old girl, along with investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department, are asking for the public’s help in locating the teen who has been diagnosed with severe autism, officials announced Sunday. Sara Nicole Castillo was last seen by family members on Aug. 9 near the 5400 block of Zelzah Avenue in Encino, according to the LAPD missing persons bulletin. Castillo was reported missing around 2 a.m. on Aug. 10 after it was learned that she was no longer inside the family’s home. Police said the 17-year-old later texted her father, saying that she had stepped out for some air, but that she was lost and unable to find her way home. The girl is described as a Hispanic female standing 5 feet 7 inches, weighing around 113 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray floral-patterned shirt with gray shorts and pink sandals. Castillo is new to Los Angeles, police said, and does not know her way around. Anyone with information about this case or who may have knowledge of her whereabouts is urged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800.  

KTLA 5

Mob Of Teens Violently Assault Man, Break His Leg In Downtown Los Angeles

A man is recovering after being brutally attacked and robbed earlier this month in downtown Los Angeles by a mob of young people on bicycles. The Aug. 2 assault, according to the victim, Shailoobek Bazarbai Uulu, happened while he was stopped at a redlight at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street. Uulu said a group of teens on bicycles pulled in front of his vehicle and when the light turned green, he attempted to pass them. “When I was passing, one of them threw a bottle of water in my car,” he explained. “So, I don’t know what happened.” As he pulled over and got out of his car, he said the group of roughly 30 teens surrounded him, with the situation turning violent very quickly. Footage of the incident was captured by a witness who happened to walk up on the mob as they assaulted Uulu, stole items, including his backpack and wallet, out of the vehicle, shattered the windows and stomped on the hood and trunk of his car. “This is what L.A. has come to,” the man filming the incident can be heard saying. “Dog, I’m not even playing. I literally just parked. These kids are wild, not older than 20.” In the video, Uulu is seen barefoot, limping as he’s pushed and punched in the back of the head by several of the teens.

Yahoo! News

Virginia Deputy Shot, Killed By Suspect During Traffic Stop

 A deputy has been shot and killed during a traffic stop, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Smyth County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Hunter Reedy died following a shooting that occurred while he assisted Marion Police Department officers with a traffic stop, according to the page. The stopped driver became agitated after being issued a traffic summons and subsequently shot two deputies, including Reedy. Other officers returned fire, wounding the suspect, according to the page. The driver has been charged with aggravated murder and four counts of attempted aggravated murder. Reedy had served with the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office for seven years, according to the page. He is survived by his wife and three children. 

PoliceOne

Video: Man Attempts To Steal Cruiser With Connecticut Officer Inside, Crashes It Into Church

A man faces several charges after police say he tried to commit suicide by cop when he attempted to steal a cruiser with an officer inside in New Haven on Sunday. Two officers assigned to the Hill South District were parked at a substation on Congress Avenue, where one went inside while the other stayed in the passenger side of their cruiser to write a report, when a man approached the cruiser shortly after 10:40 p.m., according to the New Haven Police Department. The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Stacey Footman, approached the driver’s side of the vehicle and reportedly began yelling at the lone officer to get out of the car, police said. Police noted that Footman is “well known” to officers in the district from “numerous” arrests and encounters. According to police, Footman abruptly got into the driver’s seat after the officer unlocked the vehicle to get out. The policeman, identified only as Officer Roch, tried to push Footman out of the car, but he reportedly put the vehicle in drive and quickly accelerated, police said. Fearing that Footman could hit a pedestrian or another vehicle, the officer grabbed the steering wheel, which caused the vehicle to crash into a church across the street from the substation at 584 Congress Ave.

Harford Courant

13 People Evaluated At Scene Of Multi-Vehicle Crash In Westchester

Four people were hospitalized today following a multi-vehicle crash in Westchester, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, at least four vehicles were involved in a crash near the 6600 block of S La Cienega Boulevard, according to the LAFD. First responders rushed to the scene of the crash and evaluated a total of 13 people, transporting four of them to a local hospital, the department said. No victims were trapped in the wreckage, but authorities implored drivers to avoid the area until the aftermath of the collision was cleaned up. It was unclear what led to the crash at this time, but a report said a suspect was being detained for a possible DUI.

Westside Current

Firefighters Stop Brush Fire At Hansen Dam

Firefighters quickly attacked a quarter-acre brush fire burning at Hansen Dam Saturday. The fire was reported about 2:20 p.m. Saturday in medium to heavy brush near 10953 N. Dronfield Ave. with winds at 5-10 mph, said the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. “There are no structures threatened,” Stewart said. “Firefighters on scene will handle with no expectation for additional resources required.” Assistance from the Los Angeles County Fire Department was quickly canceled.

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