Woman shot, killed at Beverly Grove home, suspect detained
Law Enforcement News
Woman shot, killed at Beverly Grove home, suspect detained
Los Angeles police detained a person after a woman was found shot inside a Beverly Grove residence Sunday morning, authorities said. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers responded to the home along La Peer around 8:45 a.m. to a report of shots fired at the location. When officers entered the residence, they found a woman in her 40s suffering from a gunshot wound. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died, according to the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD). Police detained a person in their 30s at the scene as part of the investigation. The relationship between the suspect and the victim is unknown. Around 2 p.m., police were seen examining the trunk area of a black Lamborghini SUV parked in the driveway of the home. LAPD detectives were seen removing what appeared to be a black rifle case from the vehicle before photographing what appeared to be a second black case that had an evidence marker placed on it. Police confirmed to NBC4 that a dog was also shot and killed in the incident. The investigation remains ongoing.
1 hospitalized, 5 others injured in downtown LA after bar fight turns into stabbing, police say
One person was hospitalized and five other people were injured when a bar fight turned into a stabbing in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, according to firefighters. It happened just before 5:15 p.m. in the 500 block of W. 7th Street, Los Angeles Fire Department officials told CBS LA. They said that the victims of the alleged stabbing were found in two different locations in the area. Firefighters said that one person was hospitalized with injuries sustained in the incident, and Los Angeles police said that the person's injuries were consistent with a knife wound. Their condition was not immediately known. LAFD officials also told CBS LA that five others were being assessed by LAFD paramedics at the scene. Circumstances leading up to the incident remain under investigation and authorities have not yet announced arrests or a motive as their investigation continues.
Woman Wounded in South LA Shooting
A woman was hospitalized Saturday after she was shot while walking down a street in South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 1 a.m. Saturday at Imperial Highway and Main Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman. The woman was walking in the area when she was struck by gunfire, the officer said. It was unclear if she was the intended target. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where she had stable vital signs, the officer said. Her age was not provided.
Burglars take off with $100,000 worth of jewelry, clothing from Toluca Lake home
Police are searching for two people who stole $100,000 worth of items after breaking into a home in Toluca Lake late Saturday. The break-in was reported at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday at a home on Whipple Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There, the thieves smashed through a back window and were able to make their way inside. The thieves took off with jewelry and clothing that totaled roughly $100,000. No one was home at the time of the burglary. A description of the thieves who broke in was not provided. The investigation is ongoing.
Granada Hills man charged with setting fire to gentlemen’s club
A Granada Hills man accused of being a “serial arsonist” faces felony charges in connection with fires at a Canoga Park gentlemen’s club and an electrical vault in the Los Angeles Fashion District. Cyrus Farsaad, 47, is charged with arson and two counts of arson of structure, all felonies, in the series of fires beginning in early March, the L.A. County district attorney’s office said. He faces up to 14 years and four months in prison if convicted. Prosecutors said Farsaad started a March 2 fire in the electrical vault in a Fashion District warehouse and returned six days later to do so again. The fire caused minor damage after spreading to the warehouse, but no one was injured. Farsaad set fire to the gentlemen’s club March 5, causing charring, heat and smoke damage, prosecutors said. The club was closed and no one was injured. Farsaad pleaded not guilty on Thursday, and bail was set at $200,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 7. “Serial arsonists pose a grave threat to our communities. They threaten property, livelihoods and put lives at risk,” L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said in a news release. “This conduct will not be tolerated.”
Ex-girlfriend hired hit man in SoCal murder plot, police say; 4 arrested
A Murrieta woman is accused of hiring a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend, and investigators say others may have been involved in the alleged plot. Ignacia Cadaos Perkins, 40, is facing three murder-related charges in connection with the death of her ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Aaron Parr of Murrieta. Parr was found Jan. 13 inside an apartment in the 24000 block of Jackson Avenue, according to the Murrieta Police Department. Authorities have not provided details on Parr’s death, including the cause, but the circumstances spurred them to launch a homicide investigation. More than two weeks later, Perkins and 43-year-old James Lawrence Petri, described by authorities as an Alabama resident and acquaintance of Perkins, were charged with Parr’s murder. Investigators have suggested the killing may have been motivated by financial gain. On Friday, two additional men were arrested in connection with the case. Jerry Wheeler, 34, of Georgia and Kenneth Maxwell, 39, of Alabama are accused of being involved in the plot and are facing three murder-related charges. It is not yet clear what role they are accused of playing in the killing or how they may be connected to Perkins.
BWC: Naked man fleeing from California officers tries to attack them with shovel before OIS
The Yuba City Police Department released a video Friday afternoon chronicling the sequence of events on Feb. 26 when a local man, nude and wielding a shovel, was shot twice by police officers. Under state law, the police department has 30 days from the date of the incident to release body-worn camera footage. The graphic video appears to show the entire incident in which the suspect, 31-year-old Guillermo Figueroa of Yuba City ultimately was shot. Officers involved were Emilio Campos and Christopher Doble. Figuero is still in a Sacramento -area hospital in critical but stable condition. The video, narrated by Yuba City Police Chief Jim Runyen, depicts footage taken from body cams, a Ring camera and provides audio from 911 calls during the incident that occurred in the 1800 block of Rapid Falls Drive. Figuero’s lower half of his body was blurred throughout the video. “As part of our commitment to transparency, we are releasing body-worn camera footage along with surveillance and residential video related to this critical incident,” Runyen said in the video.
Officer testifies about ‘lightning speed’ ambush that killed NYPD cop
Slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller ’s partner broke down in tears Wednesday as he described video of the slaying that appeared to show the ex-con accused of murdering Diller break into a grin as he lay on the pavement after the deadly Queens shooting. Accused killer Guy Rivera, who was also shot in the split-second encounter, was on the ground on his side, placed in a “recovery position” to keep him alive, Diller’s friend and fellow officer, Detective Derval Whyte testified in Queens Supreme Court Wednesday. “That’s the defendant in the recovery position. It looks like he’s smiling,” said Whyte, who cried and held his head as he rewatched his own body-worn camera footage from the March 25, 2024, shooting. It was the first time jurors had seen that angle of the shooting and heard Whyte’s anguished cries after seeing Diller, 31, on his back, unresponsive. Rivera’s apparent smile was visible when prosecutors stopped the chaotic footage to show the suspect on the ground.
Public Safety News
1 killed in L.A. motorcycle crash
One person was killed in a motorcycle crash on the 11700 block of Central Avenue in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA. Paramedics responded to the crash at 12:23 p.m. One person was taken to the hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Video of the scene shows that at least one car and possibly some parked vehicles were also involved in the crash. There are no other details on the crash at this time.
2 hospitalized after fire at El Sereno apartment building
Two people were hospitalized with injuries sustained when an apartment building caught fire in El Sereno early Sunday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the 4000 block of E. Abner Street at around 4:15 a.m. after learning of a fire at a two-story apartment, which involved two units and an attic space, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Fire Department. It took more than 50 firefighters just over 30 minutes to control the blaze, the release said. A 34-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were both taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, firefighters noted. The nature of their injuries was not immediately disclosed. "Two burned units have been deemed uninhabitable by LADBS (Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety)," the release said. "Red Cross is assisting displaced individuals." LAFD's Arson investigators were called to the scene to work on determining what sparked the blaze.
Local Government News
LA Mayoral Candidates to Debate Housing Issues Monday
The first Los Angeles mayoral debate of the election cycle is set for Monday evening, with candidates expected to address key issues including housing, homelessness and transportation. The event, titled “Shaping Los Angeles: A Debate About the Future of LA,” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at L.A. Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles and will also be livestreamed, organizers said. The debate is being hosted by the Housing Action Coalition and Streets For All, two advocacy organizations focused on housing and transportation policy. Organizers said the discussion will focus on issues that polls show on are top concerns for voters, including the high cost of housing, homelessness and the need for improved infrastructure and transit systems. Confirmed participants include Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, community organizer Rae Huang and nonprofit founder and tech executive Adam Miller.
