Doctor Shot, Killed Outside Woodland Hills Clinic, LAPD Searching For Suspect

A beloved local doctor was shot and killed Friday night in Woodland Hills and police are still searching for the suspect. The victim was identified as Hamid Mirshojae, 61, a doctor who worked at the Warner Plaza Medical Center located at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Oxnard Street. He was walking to his car when an unknown suspect approached him and shot him multiple times at around 5:34 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Witnesses heard gunshots and saw a body on the ground in the parking lot. Mirshojae was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Authorities said the suspect fled in an unknown direction, and no description was immediately available. Patients of Mirshojae described him as a caring person who loved helping others out. The motive behind the deadly shooting remains unknown. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call LAPD’s Valley Bureau homicide detectives at 818-374-9550.

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Man Critically Wounded In Shooting At Northridge Fashion Center

A man was critically wounded during a gang-related shooting outside the Northridge Fashion Center, authorities said Sunday. The shooting occurred at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday in the 9300 block of Tampa Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. Paramedics rushed the victim to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Police had no suspect information and would not comment on why they believed the shooting was gang-related. Sources at the scene said the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and the Los Angeles Daily News reported that footage from a videographer showed blood on the driver’s side of a white Cadillac Escalade parked by the California Pizza Kitchen, which was closed off with crime scene tape.

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Man Shot In Possible Gang-Related Altercation In Playa del Rey

A male was wounded during a fight with a female when another male used a gun to break it up in Playa del Rey, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. Sunday at the Del Rey Lagoon,6660 Esplanade St., according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Operations Center. The male and female were in a physical fight when the other male got a gun from his vehicle and fired shots at him, the officer said. The wounded male was taken by ambulance to a hospital where his vital signs were stable, the officer said. The ages of the fighters and the shooter were not available and the shooting may have been gang-related, he said.

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San Pedro 7-Eleven ransacked after street takeover

Another 7-Eleven store was ransacked by a large group of thieves Saturday, the latest in a string of similar crimes. Now, Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker is calling for the city to provide more police officers and other safety resources after the thieves got away. "It's deeply disturbing to me that incidents like these are becoming more common. We need more resources in our 911 operations and increased staffing in the LAPD. We could have stopped this at the street takeover before it escalated. That's why we need to expedite hiring in the LAPD. Our officers must be able to respond quickly to prevent these incidents from happening," McOsker continued.

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LAPD Data Shows Home And Apartment Burglaries Have Risen Significantly Since 2020

Crime reports filed in the City of LA over the last four years show the number of burglaries in homes and apartments rose by nearly 40 percent, from 5,173 in 2020 to 7,219 in 2023, according to LAPD data. Year to date in 2024 LAPD Chief Dominic Choi said this week the number of residential burglaries rose by at least 4 percent compared with this time last year. “Every family deserves to feel safe in their homes and in their communities,” Mayor Karen Bass said Friday in a news release addressing the recent series of home burglaries in the San Fernando Valley. “I’ve directed urgent action in relation to recent incidents in the Valley," she said. Arrest data from the LAPD shows that in the same four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec, 31, 2023, relatively few people were booked on suspicion of residential burglary. There were 104 arrests for residential burglary in 2020, 187 in 2021, 146 in 2022, and 172 in 2023 -- or if compared with the number of crime reports, the arrests were made in less than 3% of the reported crimes. In July a series of home burglaries took place in Encino, Tazana, and Sherman Oaks, and authorities told the I-Team they suspected several different groups of thieves had been working the neighborhoods. The LAPD said it increased the number of patrols in the area, met with residents, and assigned detectives from specialized units to track-down the burglars.

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Alleged Car Thief Takes Off With Victim's 6-Month-Old Child Inside In Winnetka

Police are investigating a possible kidnapping that happened in Winnetka on Sunday when an alleged car thief took off with a car that had a six-month-old child inside. They were sent to the intersection of Chase Street and Oakdale Avenue at around 2:50 p.m. after learning of the incident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Investigators say that the car, a Volkswagen Passat with some damage to the trunk, was discovered less than a mile away at Community Street and Oso Avenue with the child still inside. It's unclear if any arrests have been made. At one point someone was detained, but police later confirmed that they were not the suspect. The child was taken to a nearby hospital, authorities said. It's unclear if they were injured during the incident or if it was for a precautionary examination. 

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Group Of More Than 30 People Ransacks 7-Eleven In San Pedro

Los Angeles Councilman Tim McOsker is calling for the city to provide more police officers and other safety resources after another 7-Eleven was ransacked by a large group of thieves on Saturday who got away. The latest in a series of similar crimes occurred at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday, when police received several calls of a possible street takeover and a disturbance inside a 7-Eleven in the area of Gaffey and First streets, a watch commander at the LAPD's Harbor station told City News Service. When officers arrived at the scene they reported that the convenience store had been ransacked and several items had been stolen. The suspects had already fled the scene prior to officers' arrival, according to the watch commander. Police had no suspect information. Spokeswoman Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department told CNS that paramedics were dispatched at 1:38 a.m. to the 700 block of West First Street regarding a shooting, but were canceled by the LAPD. About 30-50 people trashed the store, knocking over shelves and stole up to $10,000-$20,000 worth of food items, about 1,000 packs of $15,000 worth of cigarettes, $500 in cash, $20,000 worth of Lottery tickets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

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Van Nuys Shop Selling Self-Defense Weapons Burglarized For 2nd Time In Less Than A Week

A Van Nuys store that sells self-defense devices was burglarized for the second time in less than a week. The incident happened around 12 a.m. Monday at NakeStores, a distributor of Byrna self-defense products on Van Nuys Boulevard. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, security footage shows a masked suspect breaking into the store by throwing a rock through a glass door. It's unclear if that person worked alone, or if they had a getaway driver. Police could not say if anything was taken, but the store sells less-lethal guns, rifles, pepper sprays and other items used for self-protection. Monday's burglary marks the third time the business has been hit within a year. Last week, five burglars broke in and rummaged through the store. Store owner Mike Mahfoud told Eyewitness News the thieves made off with several boxes of products. Police could not say whether the two latest burglaries were connected. No arrests have been made.

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Georgia Deputy Dies Days After Being Shot Serving A Warrant

The Carroll County deputy shot while serving a warrant died from his injuries Friday, the sheriff’s office said. Investigator Taylor Bristow was shot Tuesday morning and flown to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. He remained in critical condition until his death. Bristow was 30. “Tonight, we mourn the passing of Investigator Bristow, who has left this earth and gained his heavenly wings,” the Carroll sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. “He served our community with unwavering passion and dedicated his life to protecting the citizens of Carroll County. We are deeply saddened and at a loss for words. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers, and kindly respect their privacy as they grieve this profound loss.” Bristow was the second metro Atlanta deputy killed in the line of duty in less than a week. On Aug. 17, Paulding County Deputy Brandon Cunningham was shot to death while responding to a report of domestic violence at a home near Hiram, according to investigators. Bristow, who had served six years with the Carroll department, was attempting to serve a warrant related to a GBI investigation into child sexual exploitation when he was shot, according to investigators. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. in the area of Don Rich Drive, a dead-end road near Walker Lake that is just south of Carrollton.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Langer's Deli owner is starving for L.A. to clean up MacArthur Park, and thinking of closing

Langer’s Deli is 77, with the number in bold yellow on the backs of employee uniforms. “I’m considering closing,” Langer told me, even though he considers his customers and employees “100% safe,” perhaps in part because uniformed cops frequent his deli and the southeast corner of the park is relatively calm.

Los Angeles Times

Man Trapped Under Vehicle Rescued In Westlake

A man who became trapped under a vehicle near downtown Los Angeles was extricated near Sunday. Using heavy rescue rigging, firefighters were able to secure the vehicle on 658 S. Bixel St., near Wilshire Boulevard, in the Westlake District around 7 p.m. Sunday, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. It was unclear how the man became trapped. The man was described as alert and responsive to the crews that rescued him, Stewart added. He was set to be transported to a hospital for further treatment.

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