COMPTON – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dog was shot by a suspect in Compton Wednesday with its bulletproof vest absorbing the gunshot. KCAL reported that deputies responded to the 100 block of East Spruce Street, near Willowbrook Avenue, searching for an unidentified suspect for unspecified reasons. The suspect emerged from where they were hiding, then shot at the dog that was assisting deputies in their search for the suspect, according to KCAL. The dog was taken to an animal hospital, where it was listed in stable condition. Deputies later arrested the suspect.
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LONG BEACH – A man in possession of a gun was fatally shot by Long Beach Police Department officers in a park in the city’s Cambodia Town area Wednesday, police said. Officers responded to the 2200 block of West Sixth Street around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday regarding an armed suspect in MacArthur Park, the LBPD reported. The responding officers gave the suspect multiple orders to drop the weapon, but the man failed to comply, resulting in an officer-involved shooting. Life-saving measures were administered to the suspect by officers until the arrival of Long Beach Fire Department paramedics, who took the man…
LOS ANGELES – A 35-year-old man was behind bars Wednesday while two women were being sought in connection with a pair of robberies carried out by suspects armed with a Taser. Antwaun Pollard was arrested April 5 following a robbery at a retail store that occurred around 2:20 p.m. that day in the 4000 block of South Main Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said Pollard and two unidentified women went into the store, picked out merchandise and tried to leave without paying, but they were confronted by store employees. Pollard allegedly threatened the employees with a…
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged for allegedly stealing money from a driver’s coin purse after a traffic stop last year in the Whittier area and then concealing the evidence and filing a false police report, District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday. Jessica Lynn, 39, is set to be arraigned July 2 in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on one felony count each of filing a false police report and altering, planting or concealing evidence, along with one misdemeanor count of petty theft not exceeding $950 in value, according to the District Attorney’s Office.…
LOS ANGELES – Home sales dropped in Southern California and across the state last month, while prices continued to increase, according to figures released Wednesday by the California Association of Realtors. Unadjusted raw sales decreased on a year-over-year basis in all major regions except the Central Coast, and sales in Southern California experienced the second-biggest drop from a year ago, declining 7.8%. https://twitter.com/marvinm83905936/status/1780408146386952594?s=46 Statewide, existing, single-family home sales totaled 267,470 in March on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 7.8% from 290,020 in February and down 4.4% from 279,700 a year ago. https://twitter.com/2urbangirls/status/1780409453118099476?s=46 The statewide decline followed increases in January…
WEST LOS ANGELES – A man riding a motorized scooter died after crashing into a parked vehicle in the West Los Angeles area, police said Wednesday. On Wednesday, he was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as Henry Laveran-Stiebar, 27, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred about 12:05 a.m. Tuesday on a residential street near Beloit and Missouri avenues, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. He was found dead later that morning in the parking garage of a nearby apartment complex, police said. Authorities were investigating the circumstances of the crash, and urged anyone with…
LOS ANGELES – Authorities circulated security images Wednesday of a man wanted in an attack that injured a bus driver in the south Los Angeles area. The crime occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “The victim was driving his bus route when the suspect started yelling at him,” a sheriff’s department statement said. “The victim stopped the bus at the intersection of 119th Street and Wilmington Avenue,” the statement continued. “The suspect, without provocation, punched the victim in the face then proceeded to stab the victim. The suspect exited the bus and…
ANAHEIM – Disneyland has its sights set on Thursday after the Anaheim City Council preliminarily approved Wednesday a measure for the theme park to expand, a project known as Disneyland Forward. The $1.9 billion expansion plan includes adding new attractions, shops and restaurants over the next 40 years. The Anaheim City Council approved the measure unanimously 7-0 early Wednesday morning after an eight-hour public hearing that started on Tuesday. The proposal heads for a final City Council vote on May 7 and would be subject to land-use modifications to pave the way for the Disneyland Forward plan to be begin…
BOYLE HEIGHTS – Police Wednesday are investigating a hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian dead in Boyle Heights. Los Angeles Police Department officers from the department’s Hollenbeck Division were called at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Mission Road and Plaza del Sol. When they arrived, officers learned a vehicle driving south on Mission struck a man and did not stop to render aid, according to an LAPD spokeswoman. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were called and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The pedestrian’s age and name were not immediately known. The vehicle continued south on Mission…
SUNLAND – The Los Angeles Police Department launched an investigation Tuesday after a body was discovered inside a trash can in Sunland. Officers responded to the 8500 block of Wentworth Street around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a body inside a sealed trash can, according to an LAPD spokesman. Further details about the body’s discovery were not released. The area was blocked off and traffic was being diverted. It was not immediately clear how long the road would be closed. Anyone with information regarding the discovery of the body was urged to contact the LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide…
LONG BEACH – A man was in custody Tuesday for allegedly killing another man in Long Beach, police said. The shooting occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of Gaviota Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Nelson Martinez Gonzalez, 30, of Long Beach died at a hospital, police said. “While clearing the scene, officers observed a possible suspect vehicle in the area,” police said in a statement. “Officers attempted a felony traffic stop on the vehicle. The vehicle failed to pull over leading to a department-authorized vehicle pursuit. The possible suspect stopped his vehicle near…
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday tentatively approved an overhaul of its rental housing inspection program and enforcement policies, including inspections every four years of all rental units in unincorporated areas and penalties for landlords who fail to correct deficiencies. The board unanimously supported an update the Rental Housing Habitability and Rent Escrow Account programs, including authorizing staff to execute service contracts needed to implement the programs, as well as conduct outreach and education to renters and landlords. Under the ordinances backed Tuesday — but which must return to the board for a final vote…
LANCASTER – Authorities Tuesday sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run motorist involved in fatally injuring a motorcyclist in Lancaster. Deputies were sent to Avenue K, east of 42nd Street West, at about 9:40 p.m. Monday, according to Detective Ryan Ament of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster station. “Preliminary investigation indicates a male adult was ejected from his motorcycle for an unknown reason,” Ament said. “The male adult was ejected into the eastbound lane of travel of Avenue K and was subsequently struck by an unknown white sedan,” Ament said. “The driver of the white sedan did…
NEWPORT BEACH – A homeowner shot and wounded one of two suspects who entered his home in Newport Beach early Tuesday, and the second suspect apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Officers went to the neighborhood near Newport Coast Drive at about 4:45 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department reported. According to police, the two suspects entered the residence in what investigators believe was a targeted attack, and the homeowner fired shots at them. One of the suspects, who had been wounded, was found outside the residence in possession of a firearm and taken into custody, police…
GARDENA – A Gardena man has been convicted of 52 felony counts for swindling more than $1 million from investors — most of whom he met at real estate seminars, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Anthony Roy Martinez, 68, was found guilty last week of 16 counts of grand theft and 18 counts each of sale of securities without qualification and using false statements in the sale of a security, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Martinez met most of the 22 victims at real estate seminars in California and other states between 2011 and 2016,…