South L.A. Gang Members Get Decades-Long Sentences For Killing Off-Duty LAPD Officer

Fernando Arroyos and his girlfriend were looking at homes in Florence-Firestone when they crossed paths with a group of men. Ernesto Cisneros, Jesse Contreras and Luis De La Rosa Rios were looking for someone to rob. They spotted the chain around the neck of Arroyos, an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer. Rios pulled his truck to a stop. He and Cisneros got out with guns. As they relieved the couple of their jewelry and money, a struggle broke out. Cisneros and Rios started shooting. The 27-year-old officer, who graduated from UC Berkeley before returning to join his home city’s police force, died of a single gunshot wound. Cisneros, Rios and Contreras were sentenced Friday to long terms in federal prison — 50 years each for Cisneros and Rios and 35 for Contreras — after pleading guilty last year to racketeering. In their pleas, they admitted killing Arroyos as part of a pattern of racketeering activity perpetrated by their gang, Florencia 13. A fourth defendant, Hayley Grisham, pleaded guilty to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering but has yet to be sentenced. Angela Mendoza, Arroyos’ girlfriend, said in court that witnessing his death was “the worst day of my life.” Describing Arroyos as quiet and humble but talkative and funny once you got to know him, she criticized the defendants as “degenerates who took my honey away from us.”

Los Angeles Times

Man Stabs Parents Overnight In Wilmington; Mother Dead: LAPD

A woman is dead and a man was seriously hurt after their son stabbed them in their Wilmington home early Sunday, according to police. The Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to a call of a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. at a home on the 900 block of Banning Boulevard. There, officers found the assailant naked on the street and covered in blood. Police confirmed the man stabbed his parents for reasons unknown. The woman died of her injuries at the scene and the man was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition is unknown. LAPD did not release the names of the victims or the man they said stabbed them. The suspect was arrested at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

NBC 4

Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck, Dragged By Vehicles In Venice 

A pedestrian was killed after being struck by two vehicles, one of which dragged them down the street in L.A.’s Venice neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the first vehicle collided with the pedestrian as they were crossing in an unmarked crosswalk in the 700 block of Venice Boulevard at 11:19 p.m. A second vehicle then struck and dragged the victim, LAPD said. Video obtained by KTLA shows firefighters working quickly to raise the car off the ground and free the pedestrian, who was pinned underneath a black BMW. Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to KTLA. No information surrounding their identity was immediately released. The second vehicle that hit the pedestrian stopped not far from the site of the collision, police stated, but the first vehicle did not stop and fled the area. No description of the car that fled was immediately available, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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Teen Boys Shot During Attempted Robbery At Street Takeover In South Los Angeles

Two 15-year-old boys were shot during an attempted robbery at a street takeover in South Los Angeles, police said. It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday near 54th Street and Western Avenue. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the teens were in their car watching the street takeover when three suspects ran up to them and tried to rob them. When the teenagers drove off, one suspect opened fire and shot the boys, police said. The teens were rushed to the hospital but were not critically injured. Police said they're expected to survive. Three suspects fled the scene and remain at large. Police said all three were involved in the robbery attempt but only one was involved in the shooting. It's unclear if the suspects got away with any of the boys' belongings. No injuries were reported. Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

ABC 7

Police Investigating Shooting That Left One Wounded In Boyle Heights

Police are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded in Boyle Heights on Saturday. They were called to the area near Whittier Boulevard and S. Soto Street at around 6:50 p.m. after learning of the shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. They arrived to find one man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in unknown condition. Investigators are now searching for two suspects, both of which are believed to be males between 17 and 20 years old. One of the suspects, wearing a blue t-shirt, reportedly left the area on a black bicycle, officers said. The second suspect, wearing white clothing, was last seen fleeing towards Olympic Boulevard. 

CBS 2

LAPD Investigating Shooting At Marina Del Rey Harley Davidson

Police were investigating a possible shooting today at the Harley Davidson store in Marina Del Rey, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Just after 3 p.m. Sunday, officers were sent to the Bartels' Harley-Davidson at 4141 Lincoln Boulevard after multiple 911 calls came in reporting a shooting, according to the LAPD. It was reported that there was a conflict between two different motorcycle groups. The suspect, who left before police arrived, was reportedly a Hispanic man in his 50s with gray hair and motorcycle attire on. Police units were on the scene and traffic on Lincoln Boulevard was shut down in both directions.

Westside Current

LA-Based Rapper Blxst Shares Video Of Burglars Breaking Into His House While His Family Was Inside

Los Angeles based rapper Blxst said that his home was hit by burglars this week while he was away but his family was inside. He says that his Encino home was targeted in the early morning hours of Tuesday, sharing surveillance footage of the moments that three hooded men gained access through a glass door. "Imagine being across the country away from my family during one of the heights of my career & waking up to my son face timing me at 4am saying 'I think bad guys are in the house," the rapper's Instagram post said. "Words can't express the frustration & the emptiness in my heart and soul not being able to be there to protect my boys." Investigators say that the burglary happened at around 2:50 a.m. at a home in the 16000 block of Morrison Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. They also noted that two children and one adult were home at the time of the incident, when the suspects broke through a first floor window. It's unclear at the time what was taken from the home. No injuries have been reported and police have not announced any arrests connected to the matter. 

CBS 2

Manhunt Underway After Michigan Officer Shot, Killed By Suspect

A Melvindale police officer was shot and killed Sunday morning and the search for a suspect is underway, police said. The Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge of Michigan identified the officer as Mohamed Said, as did Dearborn’s police chief on Sunday on social media. Melvindale’s police chief declined to name the officer “out of respect for his family.” Police named 44-year-old Michael Lopez in the incident that unfolded near a car wash, the city’s police chief said. He has tattoos and was last seen riding a green bicycle shirtless and is considered armed and dangerous, according to the post. “If you see this suspect or anyone closely resembling the suspect, please do not approach or confront,” police said. “Immediately call 911 and inform the police. If you have any information about this suspect, please reach out to the Melvindale Police .” A $20,000 reward is being offered for information on the suspect’s whereabouts, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posted on X on Sunday evening. Said recently graduated from the Wayne County Regional Police Academy, Melvindale police Chief Robert Kennaley said. He said the department sponsored him and “it’s the only department” that he has worked at.

Detroit News

Video: Suspect Hides In Pile Of Tires, Wounds New Mexico Officer In Shootout Before Fatal OIS

A suspect hid in a pile of tires before firing at officers, wounding one officer, video released by the Roswell Police Department shows. The incident happened on May 15 as Roswell officers assisted the New Mexico State Police with a pickup truck that fled from a traffic stop and was traveling at speeds over 100 mph, according to a critical incident briefing released on July 18. Officers set up spike strips in two locations to disable the vehicle. The spike strips were successful in deflating at least one of the vehicle’s tires. The vehicle eventually came to a stop, but when officers approached the vehicle, the suspect driver had fled the scene, police said. Roswell officers, along with Chaves County deputies and New Mexico State Police troopers, saturated the area to search for the suspect. Around five minutes into the search, Roswell Police Sgt. Chance Cavin located the suspect hiding under a pile of tires, body camera video shows. As Cavin relayed his location to other units over the radio, the suspect emerged from the tire pile and fired at him, hitting Cavin in the lower leg and causing him to fall to the ground, video shows. Despite his injury, Cavin managed to return fire and move to a position of cover behind a shipping container. 

PoliceOne

3.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Palos Verdes Estates

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rattled Palos Verdes Estates on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey reported. The temblor occurred at 3:09 p.m. at a depth of 8 miles, according to USGS. Residents in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Gardena and various parts of Los Angeles reported feeling the earthquake. No reports of injuries or structural damage were made in connection with the quake.

NBC 4

Los Angeles County Superior Court Closed On Monday To Recover From Ransomware Attack

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County will be closed on Monday as they continue to recover from a ransomware attack that happened last week. Court officials announced that they were targeted in the early morning hours of July 19, while most of the world's technology was severely impacted in the aftermath of a Crowdstrike issue. It is not believed that this played a factor in the attack, however. Because of this, all 36 courthouse locations across LA County will be closed to start the week as work continues on the repair and reboot of network systems that were shut down shortly after the ransomware attack was detected. "The Court experienced an unprecedented cyber-attack on Friday which has resulted in the need to shut down nearly all network systems in order to contain the damage, protect the integrity and confidentiality of information and ensure future network stability and security," said Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner in a statement released on Sunday. "While the Court continues to move swiftly towards a restoration and recovery phase, many critical systems remain offline as of Sunday evening. One additional day will enable the Court's team of experts to focus exclusively on bringing our systems back online so that the Court can resume operations as expeditiously, smoothly and safely as possible."

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