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• 3 LAPD officers injured during unlawful assembly near Downtown LA LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles police officers were injured during an unlawful assembly in the Arts District near downtown Los Angeles, the department announced Sunday. The action happened around 8:40 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of South Anderson Street, according to the LAPD. Patrol officers from the Hollenbeck Division responded to the area and found a large group of people shooting fireworks and throwing rocks and bottles at them. The officers called for backup and an unlawful assembly…
• Van Nuys man charged in shooting of CHP officer in Studio City VAN NUYS — A Van Nuys man who allegedly shot a California Highway Patrol officer multiple times during an altercation at a traffic stop in Studio City was charged Thursday with attempted murder of a peace officer. Pejhmaun Iraj Khosroabadi, 33, is set to be arraigned Thursday in a Van Nuys courtroom on the charge, which includes an allegation that he used a firearm causing great bodily injury, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The shooting occurred…
• Alexander: Sandy Koufax gets his statue at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers’ unveil the Sandy Koufax statue in the Centerfield Plaza to honor the Hall of Famer and three-time Cy Young Award winner prior to a MLB baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax speaks as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ unveil the Sandy Koufax statue in the Centerfield Plaza to honor the…
• Man accused of killing 2 California police officers died by suicide, coroner says A man accused of ambushing and killing two police officers at a motel in El Monte died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s report. Justin Flores was pronounced dead on a sidewalk outside the Siesta Inn shortly after he shot and killed Cpl. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana when they responded to the motel on a report of a possible stabbing Tuesday, June 14, the report states. After shooting both…
• 40 olive trees planted in LA’s Barnsdall Park, part of historic grove restoration Councilman Mitch O’Farrell heads to a press conference at Barnsdall Park announcing the restoration of the original olive grove of 1890s at the park in Hollywood on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Forty missing olive trees were being planted by Los Angeles Parks Foundations’ Park Forests initiative, which was founded during the pandemic. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Flanked by Lauren Blas, vice pres. of Barnsdall Art Park Foundation, and Carolyn Ramsay, ex. dir. of Los Angeles Parks…
• 2 California police officers killed in motel shooting identified Two El Monte police officers shot and killed Tuesday night while responding to a report of a stabbing at a motel were identified by city and county coroner’s officials Wednesday as Cpl. Michael Domingo Paredes and Officer Joseph Anthony Santana. Both men “were raised in the city of El Monte and had a strong connection to the community they served,” city officials said in a statement posted to Instagram with photos of the two men. They both lived in Upland, coroner’s…
• Family of Sherman Oaks accountant sues gunman who shot him to death The family of a 61-year-old certified public accountant shot and killed inside a multimillion-dollar Encino mansion in February is suing the alleged gunman. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges Ronald Kolodkin negligently handled a handgun inside a home in the 16800 block of Encino Hills Drive, resulting in the death of 61-yer-old Warren Sacks of Sherman Oaks. Public records show that the address matches that of Kolodkin’s residence. Hannah Gold, who is Warren Sacks’ widow,…
• El Monte closes city facilities Monday to mourn 2 fallen officers, provides on-site counseling El Monte’s City Hall and all city facilities will close to the public on Monday, June 20 to allow employees to mourn the loss of two police officers who were killed in the line of duty last week. Corporal Michael Paredes, 42, and Officer Joseph Santana, 31, were fatally shot Tuesday after they entered a motel room to confront a suspect in a reported stabbing. The suspect, 35-year-old Justin William Flores, died at the scene of a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
• Monkey wearing camo and bullet-proof vest killed in Mexican drug cartel shootout The spider monkey was wearing camouflage and a ‘bullet-proof’ vest (Picture: CEN)A monkey dressed in a tiny ‘bullet-proof’ vest became the victim of a drug gangland shootout in Mexico last week. The animal, also wearing a specially-made camouflage jacket and a diaper, was pictured sprawled across the body of a dead gunman, suspected to have been his owner. Mexican authorities say 11 gang members died in the shootout with police last Tuesday. It is unclear why the apparent owner of…
• More details emerge in fatal shooting of 2 California police officers With preparations underway for a memorial service for two El Monte police officers killed last week during a confrontation at a motel with a suspect, an investigator on Monday revealed more details about what transpired at the Siesta Inn. Cpl. Michael Paredes, Officer Joseph Santana and a sergeant who is a field supervisor went to the motel at 10327 Garvey Ave. on June 14 to check to see if there was a woman who was injured, possibly stabbed, Sheriff’s Lt.…