Woman Suspected Of DUI In Violent Crash That Killed Motorist In Los Angeles

A man was killed in a collision with a driver suspected of being under the influence and running a red light in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Los Angeles overnight. The incident was reported shortly before midnight at the intersection of South Western Avenue and West Century Boulevard. Police said the driver of a gray Tesla ran a red light while she was traveling southbound on Western and struck a silver Chevrolet Malibu headed eastbound on Century. Surveillance video showed the violent collision between the two vehicles in the middle of the intersection. The unidentified driver of the Malibu was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members arrived and told KTLA’s Carlos Herrera that the victim was a wonderful man and the father of a young child.

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Man Shot When Gunfire Erupts Inside Hollywood Bar During Super Bowl Party

A shooting broke out inside a bar in Hollywood during a Super Bowl party, leaving one man injured. It happened just before 8 p.m. Sunday at 3rd Base LA on Cahuenga Boulevard near Selma Avenue. Police told Eyewitness News a man was shot and other customers ran out of the bar in a panic. The man was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to police, he was not cooperating with officers on the circumstances of the shooting. Several other customers were hurt due to minor falls as police escorted everyone out of the business. As of Sunday night, there was no information released on a suspect or suspects. The incident remains under investigation.

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Shoplifting Reports In LA Skyrockets, New Study Finds 81% Increase

A new analysis of the latest figures from the Los Angeles Police Department showed a drastic increase in shoplifting during 2023. The report from Crosstown LA found that overall retail crime, including the viral flash-mob robberies, has increased but nothing as much as shoplifting. In 2023, the LAPD fielded 11,945 shoplifting reports in the city, an increase of 81% compared to the year before. Most of the reports were from Canoga Park and Downtown LA. Shoppers have felt the impact of the crimes. "They ruined it for everyone, and now I have to wait like 30 minutes just to get deodorant from behind the glass," shopper Anna Favis said. "It's just kind of a bummer." The uptick has also affected businesses. After 28 years on Ventura Boulevard, a custom clothier said he's ready to leave LA after his store was hit by burglars and vandals twice in the last month. "We are definitely thinking to move, not because of any other reason than safety," he said. "I don't know who they are and I'm a family man. I'm just scared."

CBS 2

Loved Ones Search For Woman Who Disappeared In North Hollywood

Loved ones are searching for a woman who disappeared in North Hollywood. The missing woman was identified as Alexis Gabi Bader, 25, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Bader who was last seen on Feb. 3 on the 6000 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard at around 6 p.m. She is described as a woman standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing around 140 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair, possibly in a ponytail. She also has a tattoo of several birds on her left shoulder. Bader’s family has not heard from her since and is concerned for her well-being. Authorities have released a photo of the woman in hopes someone may recognize her. Anyone who may have seen Bader or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the LASD’s Homicide Bureau – Missing Person’s Detail at 323-890-5500. 

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Sheriff Investigating 4 Homicides After Violent Night In Southeast L.A. County

A 14-year-old boy and a man were shot and killed outside elementary schools in Cudahy and Bell during a violent night that claimed a total of four lives in four separate shootings, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Javier Pedraza Jr., 14, was killed Monday outside Ellen Ochoa Learning Center in the 5000 block of Live Oak Street in Cudahy, the Sheriff’s Department said. He and another boy were shot and found by deputies, who responded after receiving reports of gunfire in the area. Paramedics were called to treat the teens, but Pedraza died at the scene. The second victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition, according to authorities. Pedraza is a Cudahy resident, and his identity was confirmed by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Video from KTLA-TV Channel 5 showed yellow police tape and a black canvas tent just outside the school shortly before students were set to arrive. The shooting took place about 12:19 a.m. and was reported to authorities shortly before 2 a.m., the Sheriff’s Department said.

Los Angeles Times

NYPD Estimates Record Number Of Assaults On Officers For 2023

Attacks on NYPD officers surged during 2023, the New York Post reported. Data from the last quarter of the year has not been released yet, but NYPD statistics estimate there were at least 5,436 incidents of cops being injured by suspects, according to the report. “Well over 5,000 cops were attacked and injured last year – that’s not only a record, it’s a full-blown epidemic,” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry told The New York Post. The number is up from 4,724 officers injured by suspects in 2022, and 3,933 in 2021, according to the report. Injuries categorized as either substantial or serious have also spiked. There were 261 such injuries in January through September of 2023, and the NYPD is predicting the total will be at least 348. In 2022, there were 315 incidents of serious or substantial officer injuries caused by suspects, according to the report. In 2021, there were 295 incidents. “It’s not going to get better until those who attack police officers are consistently prosecuted and kept in jail,” Hendry said. “And that won’t happen unless New Yorkers keep speaking up to demand an end to the chaos.”

PoliceOne

Teen Praised For Reporting Overheard Mass Shooting Plans To Father Who Then Alerted Ohio Police

A high school student is being praised for reporting mass shooting plans he overheard, WXIX reported. The teen called his father, Zach Swallen, on Feb. 7 to tell him that he overheard a boy in his class talking about executing a mass shooting, according to the report. Swallen then called the police. Investigators found that the 14-year-old did have a detailed mass shooting plan with a hit list, according to the report. “[My son] stood up, and that’s heroic of him, and I’m so proud of him, and I’ve always taught him since he was a little guy to protect your peers, to help people to be nice people, to love people,” Swallen told WXIX. The 14-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, according to the report. “It’s very admirable that [the teen who reported the plans] did that, and like I’ve said before: See something, say something, hear something, say something,” Mariemont Chief of Police Richard Hines told WXIX. “If we hadn’t gotten the tip, I think we would have had a very bad situation.”

PoliceOne

Naked Hiker In The Hills Near Chatsworth Rescued By Firefighters

A naked hiker lost in the hills near Chatsworth was rescued by firefighters Monday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department said they first heard about the lost hiker at about 8:45 p.m. after a few people started calling to report someone yelling for help. Firefighters believed he had been missing since about 4 p.m. A helicopter crew found the distressed man at about 9:30 p.m. sitting in the brush. After lowering a rescuer to the man, the team hoisted him to safety. It's unclear what happened to the man. He sustained minor injuries. Firefighters said he would be taken to the hospital after being airlifted to a command post. 

CBS 2

Fire Damages Bungalow In South LA

A fire damaged a bungalow in the south Los Angeles area Monday, and a dog was found dead at the scene, authorities said. Firefighters sent to the 11900 block of South Hoover Street at 12:33 p.m. extinguished the flames in 25 minutes, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. No one was home at the time, and no one was injured, Prange said. “Sadly, one canine was found deceased inside,” Prange said. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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LA City Council To Vote On Delivery Method For Water Treatment Plant

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday will consider adopting an ordinance that would allow the city to move forward with a delivery option for a project that would support a water treatment facility in the San Fernando Valley. As part of the city’s long-term water management goals of increasing local water supplies and resiliency, L.A. Sanitation and Environment is leading the development of an Advanced Water Purification Facility project. The project is in the design phase, and would be located at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in the Sepulveda Basin. The plant receives average daily flows of 55 million gallons per day from approximately 300,000 residents and businesses from the east San Fernando Valley. The project is intended to supply purified recycled water to replenish the San Fernando Groundwater Basin.

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