Category: Los Angeles Police Department

LA Council Approves More Funding for Victims of 2021 Fireworks Explosion

July 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved an additional $660,000 in funds on July 5 for victims of a botched detonation of illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles neighborhood two years ago. The council voted 12–0 to further allocate funding to assist recovery efforts for families and residents affected by the explosion, many of…

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6-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Wounded by Stray Bullet in South LA

July 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 6-year-old boy was fighting for his life on July 5 after being struck by a stray bullet while watching Fourth of July fireworks with his family in South Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at 8:50 p.m. on July 4 in the 700 block of East 40th Place, according to Los Angeles Police…

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Man Lighting Fireworks Fatally Struck by SUV in Los Angeles

July 4, 2023
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WILMINGTON, Calif.—Police asked for the public’s help July 4 to find the driver of an SUV that fatally struck a 36-year-old man who was lighting fireworks on a Wilmington street. Paramedics were called shortly after 9:10 p.m. Monday to the 700 block of North Fries Avenue near West G Street, just south of Anaheim Street,…

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Los Angeles Homeowner Faces Charges for Running Makeshift Park for 15 RVs in Backyard

July 3, 2023
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A Los Angeles homeowner is facing two misdemeanor charges for having over five recreational vehicles (RV) parked behind her home, according to Fox News. The homeowner renting the backyard in the 14000 block of Hubbard Street in Sylmar—the northernmost neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles City—to these RV owners is reportedly making $10,000 a month,…

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Armed Suspect Fatally Shot by Police in South Los Angeles

June 28, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Police shot and killed a man June 28 who allegedly fired gunshots near where officers were conducting a traffic stop in the Manchester Square area, and investigators were working to determine if the gunman was targeting the officers or someone else. The shooting occurred at about 12:50 a.m. near Florence and Western Avenues, according…

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Los Angeles Metro Considering Creating Its Own Police Department

June 26, 2023
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) June 22 voted to move forward with a plan to create its own public safety department. The agency’s board of directors voted to have staff present a comprehensive plan—including department structure, regulatory rules, job descriptions, and pay ranges—for the board to consider in January 2024. “[We need…

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Knife-Wielding Homeless Man Shot by Police at Los Angeles Hotel

June 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A homeless man is in stable condition at a hospital, suffering from at least one gunshot wound after he allegedly refused officers’ commands to drop a knife they say he had been threatening patrons with at a hotel June 25 morning in Little Tokyo. The shooting occurred at 3:48 a.m. at the Miyako Hotel…

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2 LA City Councilors Among Those Arrested at Hospitality Worker Protest

June 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles city councilors were among about 200 people arrested at a large union rally in support of hospitality workers that forced the closure of a major artery in and out of Los Angeles International Airport, officials confirmed June 23. The rally by members of UNITE HERE Local 11 began around 3 p.m….

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2 LA Council Members Among Those Arrested at Hospitality Worker Protest

June 23, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles City Council members were among about 200 people arrested at a large union rally in support of hospitality workers that forced the closure of a major artery in and out of Los Angeles International Airport, officials confirmed on June 23. The rally by members of UNITE HERE Local 11 began around…

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Los Angeles Metro Bus Driver Stabbed in Venice

June 23, 2023
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A Los Angeles Metro bus driver was stabbed in the back in Venice on June 22, and a suspect believed to be homeless was taken into custody. The stabbing occurred Thursday afternoon along Windward Circle. A witness told KCAL9 he saw the driver, who was outside the bus, get attacked by an apparently homeless man….

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