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Firefighter struck in hit-and-run crash near Windsor Hills; suspect at large
A firefighter is recovering after being struck in a hit-and-run crash near Windsor Hills Sunday morning.At around 3:45 a.m., the California Highway Patrol received a call reporting a vehicle versus pedestrian crash.The Los Angeles County Fire Department told Eyewitness news that the pedestrian is a firefighter and only identified him as a 59-year-old male.The firefighter was responding to an incident on Stocker Street near Palmero Boulevard when he was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene, according to the LACOFD.No vehicle or suspect description were immediately available.The firefighter was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition.
Los Angeles man arrested for spray-painting ‘Free Palestine!’ on LAPD headquarters
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man who they say spray-painted “Free Palestine!” on the wall of their headquarters facility. According to a press release issued on Sunday morning by the LAPD, 26-year-old Alex Guillen was part of a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles that occurred on Saturday afternoon. While the demonstration was taking […]
Racketeering took place in Ventura, other counties, federal indictment says
More than 40 people affiliated with a San Fernando Valley white supremacist gang have been arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a pattern of racketeering activity in Ventura, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, officials announced. The federal charges encompass trafficking of drugs including fentanyl, illegal possession of firearms and fraud...
Group slams Los Angeles district attorney for rising crime in county
A group supporting the opponent of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is making a six-figure ad buy blaming him for rising crime in the county. The organization, which bills itself as a coalition of labor unions, first responders and small businesses, is supporting Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and former assistant U.S.…
To restore morale, new pick for LA police chief embraces a strategy California desperately needs
As California law enforcement struggles with recruitment and poor morale, the new pick for Los Angeles police chief believes restoring relations between officers and the public is the solution. Departments across the state need his approach to community policing to work.
'Not even close': Hochman's lead over Gascón grows to 30% in new D.A.'s race poll
If the election were held today, according to the survey from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, 51% of the likely L.A. County voters would choose Hochman, and 21% would cast a ballot for Gascón. That leaves 28% undecided.
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