Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Woodland Hills

One person is hospitalized after a shooting in Woodland Hills on Tuesday. It happened at around 12:45 p.m. near Fallbrook Street and Oxnard Avenue, according to Los Angeles Police Department investigators. Though circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear, investigators are busy searching for two suspects who were seen fleeing from the area eastbound in a Toyota Highlander. The victim, who remains unidentified, is in unknown condition after being rushed to a nearby hospital by paramedics. No further information was provided. 

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Man Does Pushups And Sprints While On Top Of Bus In Downtown LA For 5 Hours

A bizarre scene unfolded Monday night when a man climbed on top of a bus in downtown Los Angeles and stayed there for about five hours. The shirtless man with his cap on backwards ran back-and-forth and performed pushups on top of the articulated Foothill Transit bus, which was stopped on the side of Pico Boulevard between Figueroa and Flower streets. The man climbed the bus at about 9 p.m. when he was kicked out of car, according to authorities. The man tried to board the bus, but the operator refused because he appeared intoxicated, the LAPD said. That's when he climbed onto the top of the bus. Passengers were taken off the bus. At about 2 a.m., someone who knew the man arrived at the scene and apparently convinced him to come down.

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LAX May Be Drug Smuggling Gateway Of The World, Law Enforcement Sources Say

Some 80 million people fly through Los Angeles International Airport every year. And another 50,000 work there every day. That all adds up to an enormous and complicated ecosystem. And amid all this energy is a massive problem that has been building for years - and nobody is talking about. Well, nobody except a sheriff some 2,000 miles away. Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County, Fla., says a large quantity of the drugs that end up in his jurisdiction first entered the country through LAX. "Over and over on these domestic airlines from LAX, through suitcases drugs were smuggled here," Judd said, as he displayed luggage packed with narcotics at a press conference announcing a drug bust. Through good police work, his agency cracked a big drug ring - and the bust illustrates a much larger problem. "On one occasion, on one airline, six suitcases with this drug was smuggled into Orlando," Judd said. "They didn't so much as throw a pair of underwear in the suitcase to act like they were hiding the drugs. You think LAX has got a drug smuggling problem?" The investigation began four years ago and involved multiple local and federal agencies, resulting in dozens of arrests.

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Thieves Are Now Targeting Fire Hydrants Across Los Angeles County

Thieves are stealing fire hydrants in Los Angeles County, a crime that some say could put those communities at risk in an emergency. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, about 100 hydrants have been stolen this year. Krystal Cousins lives between two fire hydrants in the Florence-Firestone area. She says both of them were stolen on Thursday, leaving residents upset. "Why are you taking them? And then come to find out they're only getting about $100 off of them. So OK, you're making quick money but you're putting so many people in danger," she said. "It's sad because they don't realize the damage that they're doing," said resident Juan Vega. The hydrants are owned by Golden State Water Company. The company says 302 of them have been stolen in the south side of L.A. County, from Huntington Park to Gardena, between the beginning of 2023 and last month. "The theft rate is alarming and getting worse. GSWC is taking serious steps to mitigate the problem by installing locks and working with local fire and law enforcement authorities. GSWC has also written letters to local scrap yards reminding them that receiving stolen hydrants is a federal offense," the company said in a statement.

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Suspects Arrested For Series Of Retail Thefts Targeting Southern California Stores

Two suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Southern California retailers. The suspects were identified as Miguel Rosales, 40, from Azusa and Iveth Carrion, 39, from Whittier, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Between September 2023 and May 2024, the pair targeted retailers owned by TJX Companies including TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods across San Bernardino County. They escaped with around $5,359 worth of merchandise across multiple thefts, deputies said. Investigators from the sheriff’s Operation Smash and Grab unit investigated the thefts and eventually identified the suspects. On June 3, authorities located and arrested Rosales and Carrion on charges of conspiracy to commit commercial burglary. During their arrest, the duo was caught with around $2,000 worth of stolen items in a pickup truck.

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Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole In Ambush Shooting Death Of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley

A man convicted earlier this year of killing a Baltimore police officer and another victim was sentenced Tuesday to two life sentences without parole. The 2021 deadly shootings occurred just hours apart in separate areas of Baltimore. Prosecutors never established a potential motive in the case, but the evidence they presented was enough to convince jurors to convict Elliot Knox, 34, following a March trial that spanned several days. Knox received the maximum penalty during a hearing Tuesday morning. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said in a statement that the sentence “conveys an unequivocal message that acts of violence, which have afflicted our communities, will not be tolerated. Especially acts that seek to harm or malign the women and men who serve our city honorably.” Knox’s attorney was not immediately available for comment Tuesday afternoon. Baltimore police officer Keona Holley was sitting in her marked patrol car during an overnight shift when she was ambushed and shot to death. Hours later, Justin Johnson was similarly shot and killed while sitting in a parked car. Police detained Knox after identifying him as the owner of a vehicle captured on surveillance footage leaving both scenes. He then gave a statement to detectives in which he admitted to some involvement but identified another man as the shooter: Travon Shaw, who would become Knox’s co-defendant.

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17-Year-Old Dead, 4 Others Hurt After Head-On Crash In Playa Del Rey

A violent head-on crash in Playa Del Rey resulted in one death and four injuries Tuesday night. The collision happened in the 8800 block of Vista Del Mar near Dockweiler Beach a little before 7:55 p.m. The Los Angeles Fire Department said crews used special tools to rescue several people out of their cars. Of the four people injured, paramedics rushed four people to the hospital: three in critical condition and one in fair condition. It's unclear what caused the crash. The person who died was 17 years old. LAFD said investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department were heading to the crash site.

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Firefighters Knock Down Fire At Boyle Heights Restaurants

Using defensive firefighting tactics and ladder pipes as they attacked heavy flames at a row of commercial buildings, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were able to contain and extinguish a fire at a restaurant Wednesday in Boyle Heights. Fire crews were called at 3:17 a.m. to 3539 E. 3rd St. near Indiana Street where they began battling the flames, LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange said. It took 30 firefighters 19 minutes to extinguish the fire. Crews will remain at the scene for an extended period of time to chase down hidden hot spots and overhaul the building, Prange said. No injuries were reported.

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Minor Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles Area

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook the Los Angeles area Tuesday afternoon – a relatively minor temblor but strong enough to be felt by potentially millions of people. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 3:05 p.m. with an epicenter 2.2 miles southwest of South Pasadena and at a depth of approximately 6 miles. It was initially measured as a 3.0 magnitude quake but later downgraded to 2.8. Residents reported feeling the temblor in many metro L.A. communities, including the eastern San Fernando Valley, Burbank, Glendale and West L.A. There were no reports of damage or injuries. The same area was also shaken by a magnitude 3.5 quake Sunday morning which also resulted in no damage. Thousands of earthquakes are recorded in California each year, but the vast majority are extremely minor. Only several hundred are stronger than magnitude 3.0, and only about 15 to 20 exceed magnitude 4.0, according to the USGS.  

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LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Reflects On Breaking Barriers And Acceptance Ahead Of Pride Parade

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is used to shattering glass ceilings. She isn't just the first LGBTQ+ person to the lead the department, but also the first woman. "Countless people come up and say because you're out there being who you are and your proud of who you are, that gives them strength," said Crowley. It's no surprise Crowley was selected as one of the grand marshals of Sunday's Los Angeles Pride Parade, but Crowley would rather put the focus on the men and women of the department she leads than on herself. "I am different, but there's a lot of difference everywhere in the world. Within the fire service, within the LAFD. I turned it around and looked at it as a true advantage. These other areas i represent from sexual orientation to my gender, to my upbringings. We all our different, but that's a strength of ours," said Crowley. Crowley, who has been with the department for almost 25 years, is married to a retired LAFD firefighter and they have three daughters together. Crowley says it wasn't easy coming up in a male-dominated industry and having to hide her sexuality, adding she never thought she would rise through the ranks from paramedic to becoming fire chief. But once she became comfortable with herself, it all started to fall into place.

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Three LA City Council Members Call For Ceasefire In Israel-Hamas War

Three Los Angeles City Council members Tuesday introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. “Today, we introduced a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional return of all hostages, the safe and immediate passage of humanitarian aid and medical care to Gaza,” Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez said toward the end of Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Councilwoman Nithya Raman joined Hernandez in introducing the resolution, and Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez seconded it. According to Hernandez’s office, the resolution will be considered by the council’s Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee for further consideration. Hernandez urged her colleagues to support the resolution, which she says that more than 100 cities and towns have officially called for a ceasefire and an end to the “indiscriminate bombardment of civilians.” “The call for a ceasefire has been used by world leaders, humanitarian organizations, labor unions, students and the global community. It’s past time that Los Angeles joined that chorus,” Hernandez said. “Over the last seven months, Angelenos from all walks of life have come together to mourn this terrible violence.”

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