Officer Involved Use of Force During a Traffic Stop in Foothill Area

Los Angeles:  The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a Use of Force incident that occurred on August 21, 2012, during the course of a traffic stop.  The incident was captured on video and involved two police officers assigned to Foothill Area.

Immediately after the Use of Force, the involved officers reported it to a supervisor as required by Department policy, and a Use of Force investigation was initiated.  The assigned investigating supervisor canvassed the area and located the videotape which captured the incident.

Based on the statement of the arrestee and the contents of the video, a personnel complaint was initiated.  Investigators from Internal Affairs Group will be conducting the complaint investigation.  The two officers have been reassigned to non-field duties pending the outcome of the investigation.

"My initial review of the officers' statements and the recorded video cause me to have serious concerns about this Use of Force," said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.  "We will investigate this thoroughly and hold our officers accountable for their actions."

Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Foothill Area Watch Commander at 818-756-8861 or Internal Affairs Group at 213-485-1486.  During weekends and off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free number at 800 339-6868.  Anyone wishing to contact the Department via their computer contact LAPDOnline.org and click on “make a complaint” and follow the prompts.

Hollywood Hills Burglary Investigation

Los Angeles:   LAPD Hollywood Area detectives are investigating a residential burglary that occurred earlier this month on August 18 in the Hollywood Hills.

As part of the investigation, detectives interviewed two victims along with witnesses to the incident, which happened in the 9300 block of Nightingale Drive.  During the course of the investigation and interviews, detectives uncovered information indicating that three others may have been present during the burglary.  Detectives requested to interview two of the individuals through their attorney but were declined.

The investigation has continued, and today, detectives presented their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.  After reviewing the case, the district attorney’s office declined to file charges on the three individuals, citing a belief of insufficient evidence to prosecute beyond a reasonable doubt.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to call the Hollywood Area Detective Division at 213-972-2931. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts

Hit and Run Suspect Sought

Los Angeles: On Saturday, August 18, 2012 around 10:50 p.m., a severe hit and run traffic collision occurred between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of Victory Boulevard and Columbus Avenue.

A 34-year-old female resident of Van Nuys was walking across Victory Boulevard, east of Columbus Avenue, when she was hit by a car traveling east on Victory Boulevard.  The victim suffered a broken leg, fractured arm, and multiple abrasions to her body.  The suspect continued driving without stopping to identifying him/herself, and rendering aide as required by law.

Although there is no suspect or license plate description, the suspect’s car left a passenger side-view mirror at scene.  The suspect’s vehicle was described as small, black Honda sedan.  The public is encouraged to look for a similar type cars missing their passenger side view mirror.

The investigation is continuing and Valley Traffic Detectives are searching for additional witnesses that may have observed the collision.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to contact LAPD Valley Traffic Division Officer Doug Larkin at 818-644-8036 or 818-644-8020.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Webtips” and follow the prompts.

One Killed and 2 Injured in a Shooting in Koreatown

Los Angeles:   On Sunday, August 26, 2012 around 4:00 a.m., Olympic Area officers responded to a shooting call in the 2700 block of San Marino Avenue in Los Angeles.  When the officers arrived, they observed three victims suffering from gunshot wounds on the front porch of an apartment complex.  There were two male victims and one female victim between 18 and 20 years of age.  All three victims were transported to a local hospital by LAFD Rescue personnel.  One male victim was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.  The remaining two victims are in stable condition.

The name of the deceased is being withheld until next of kin is notified.

Detectives from the West Bureau Homicide Unit are handling the investigation.  Detectives’ investigation revealed two suspects, described as male Hispanics, walked up to the victims and open fire.  The motive for the shooting appears to be gang related.  There is no further description of the suspects. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call West Bureau Homicide Detectives D. Vinton and J. Robledo at 213-382-9470. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts

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Los Angeles:   The family of half-sisters Michelle Herrera and Bianey Lagunas, along with the Los Angeles Police Department, are asking for the public’s help in locating the two children who appeared to have run away from home.

They were last seen at Sun Valley Middle School yesterday around 8 a.m.  When the children did not return home after school, their mother contacted friends but was not able to locate them. She then contacted LAPD and reported the children missing.  The children were despondent over house rules implemented by their mother.

Michelle Herrera is 10 years old.  She is 4 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 83 pounds, with a dark complexion and thin build.  She was last seen wearing her school uniform: a white shirt, blue pants and black shoes.  Bianey Lagunas is 13 years old.  She is 4 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build and weighs 128 pounds. She has a light complexion and was last seen wearing the same school uniform as her half-sister. 
 
Anyone who has seen or has information regarding the whereabouts of the children is asked to contact the LAPD North Hollywood Division at (818) 623-4031.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Woman Driving Motorbike Killed in Traffic Collision

Police Still Trying to Identify Victim

Los Angeles: Yesterday about 7:30 p.m., a woman driving a motorized bike heading east on Sarah Street in North Hollywood was involved in a fatal traffic accident.

The victim was attempting to make a left turn onto Tujunga Avenue when two motorists going south on Tujunga Avenue, one in a BMW and the other in a Saturn SUV, ran into her motorbike.  The two drivers didn’t incur any serious injuries; however the woman on the motorbike was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Detectives are still trying to identify the motorbike driver and clarify details as to why the collision occurred.  Anyone who may have known the victim or have information about the incident is urged to contact LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8021.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Webtips” and follow the prompts.

Victim Killed After Parking His Vehicle

Los Angeles:  Los Angeles Police Department West Bureau homicide detectives are asking for the public’s help in providing any information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect(s) who killed 26-year-old Mario Castro.

On Aug. 23, 2012, around 4:40 p.m., Olympic Area officers responded to an assault-related shooting call in the 1800 block of South Ardmore Avenue.  When officers arrived, they found Castro lying on the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso.  Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were summoned and took him to a local hospital where he died a short time later from his injuries.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Castro had just parked and exited his vehicle when a white SUV drove by northbound on Ardmore Avenue from Washington Boulevard stopped in the roadway next to him. There were four or five Hispanic males inside the SUV, and words were exchanged between Castro and the suspects.  Multiple gunshots were then fired from the suspects’ vehicle, striking the victim multiple times, after which the suspects continued heading north on Ardmore Avenue.

It is believed that the incident is gang related. There are no suspect(s) descriptions and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to contact West Bureau Homicide Detective J. Freund at (213) 382-9470.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Anonymous Web Tips.”

Two Killed and Several Injured by Electrocution Traffic Collision Damages Fire Hydrant and Power Lines

Los Angeles: Last night, around 8:25 p.m., a single traffic collision occurred on the corner of Magnolia Boulevard and Ben Avenue.  The driver of the vehicle was traveling westbound on Magnolia Boulevard attempting to negotiate a right turn from the left lane.  The driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a fire hydrant and a light pole.

As a result of the collision, water emerged from the fire hydrant and came into contact with downed power lines from the light pole.  Two females who witnessed the collision approached the vehicle in an attempt to help the driver but died from injuries they sustained after making contact with the power lines and water.

Approximately eight other people attempted to help the women but were also injured by electrical charges.  All injured parties were transported to local hospitals.  One of the deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Irma Zamora from the city of Burbank.  The identity of the other deceased women is not being released until family members are notified.

Anyone with information or may have witnessed the traffic collision is asked to contact Valley Traffic Division Detectives, Officer Fuentes at (818) 644-8022.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Webtips” and follow the prompts.

The Anatomy of a Copper Theft

Los Angeles: Detectives arrested 28-year-old Edward Curtis Menhaffy after DNA tests on clothing, left behind at a North Hills copper theft, pointed to Menhaffy.

“Menhaffy’s story is the classic tale of drug addict who steals to maintain his habit,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Mission Detective Division.  “A decade ago, burglars like Menhaffy were rarely caught unless they left fingerprints behind.”

The home owner, who was refurbishing an unoccupied house in the 9500 block of Langdon Avenue, discovered new copper pipes cut away from the crawl space of the house in January of this year.  Detectives seized clothing left behind and placed it in the queue for DNA analysis.

“While property crimes understandably have a lower priority to violent crimes, detectives still submit certain cases for DNA analysis,” Lt. Vernon explained.  “The answer takes a little longer sometimes, but when it comes, we often have our suspect.”

Detectives have solved burglaries on DNA from items as small as a cigarette butt left at the scene.

The vast majority of property crimes go unsolved because they are the crimes where victims rarely see or know suspects.  “Property crimes are the real whodunits, but DNA is like having a genetic digital photograph after the fact,” Lt. Vernon added.  “We all leave a little bit of ourselves behind everywhere we go.  That’s especially true for criminals, even the careful ones.”

Menhaffy’s August-16 arrest at his home in Panorama City, less than 2 miles from the scene of the crime, presents the full anatomy of this copper theft:  drug addicted suspect, capering in close proximity to his home, on the hunt for an easy victim, entering an apparent unoccupied home, looking for a prize that can easily be resold for cash.  Detectives found more copper piping at Menhaffy’s home when he was arrested.  “Burglars never stop on one house and never get caught their first time,” Lt. Vernon said.

Menhaffy was charged with Grand Theft and his bail was set at $20,000.

Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call Detective Tim Kohl, Mission Burglary Unit, at 818-838-9977.  During weekends and off-hours, calls may be directed to a 24-hour toll free number at 1-877-LAPD24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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Suspicious Death Investigation Results in Murder Arrest Suspect Apprehended in New York City

Los Angeles: A suspicious death investigation has resulted in the arrest of a woman in New York City for murdering her husband this past April.

On April 17, 2012, LAPD Topanga Area patrol officers were summoned by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics to a Woodland Hills residence in the 20000 block of Oxnard Street where 80-year-old Alan Frederick Goodman was pronounced dead.  Officers conducting the preliminary death investigation ruled Goodman’s circumstances as suspicious, because they couldn’t determine if foul play was involved.

Eventually, as a full homicide investigation ensued, detectives worked closely with Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office personnel for several months and determined on August 2 that Goodman was murdered at his home, and his 70-year-old wife, Lois Goodman, was the prime suspect.

Last week on August 14, detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and filed a murder arrest warrant for Goodman.  At the time, it was discovered she was officiating U.S. open tennis matches in New York City and would probably remain there for several weeks.

Today, LAPD homicide detectives conducting a follow-up investigation in New York City, with the assistance of the New York City Police Department, arrested Goodman.  For now, she will be lodged at a Manhattan jail until her court appearance, after which her extradition back to Los Angeles will be pending.   

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to call Topanga Area Homicide Detective Dave Peteque at (818) 756-4869.  During weekends and off-hours, calls may be directed to a 24-hour toll free number at 1-877-LAPD24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Death Investigation in Pacoima

Los Angeles: On August 20, 2012, around 2:15 a.m., the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to an anonymous call of a victim with breathing problems.  Paramedics responded and found a female victim in her 20’s deceased, with no clothing.  She was lying on the sidewalk next to a communal dumpster in the 13100 block of Carl Street, in Pacoima.  LAFD personnel notified LAPD Foothill Homicide detectives.

When the detectives arrived, they established a crime scene and began collecting evidence.  As this time the cause of death is undetermined and there is no apparent homicide.  The Los Angeles County coroner has taken custody of the decedent.  The cause of death will not be determined until autopsy.  Foothill Homicide Unit is treating this case as a homicide until other evidence develops.

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Two, 17-year-old Young Men Shot While Standing on the Porch of an Apartment Building

Los Angeles:  Homicide detectives ask for the public to help identify the suspects responsible for killing one young man and injuring another.

On Friday, August 17, 2012, around 9:00 p.m., Olympic Area officers responded to an “ADW Shots Fired” radio call in the 2800 block of Leeward Avenue in Los Angeles.  When they arrived they saw two male victims of gunshot wounds on the front porch of an apartment complex.  Both 17-year-old victims were transported to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance, however, one victim was pronounced dead upon arrival. The surviving victim received a gunshot wound to the leg and is expected to recover.

During the investigation, detectives have learned that two or three male Hispanics walked up to the victims and open fire.  The motive for the shooting appears to be gang related.

For more information, or to provide the West Bureau Homicide detectives with any additional information that might identify and locate the suspects wanted for shootings, please call (213) 382-9470.  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Multiple Victims Shot with One Dead in South Central

Los Angeles:  On Sunday, August 19, 2012, around 12:40 a.m., LAPD Southeast Homicide Detectives responded to investigate a shooting at an apartment complex in the 600 block of Caliburn Drive. Detectives’ investigation revealed that three people were shot.  Two people, a 31-year-old male Hispanic and a 9-year-old male Hispanic suffered from gunshot wounds and ended up in a local hospital.  The third male described as a male 37-year-old African American was apparently taken to a local hospital by family members and later was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds.  The 9-year-old was treated for a grazing wound to his upper torso and released from the hospital.   The other male refused treatment at the hospital for a grazing wound to his upper torso.  A fourth man identified as a suspect was also found at a local hospital being treated for a gunshot wound to his lower extremities. 

Detectives gathered that the slain victim, De Edmond Brown, was socializing with friends when a male, later identified as an African American male and another male African American approached the group.  One of the men pulled out a gun and started firing into the group.  The victims ran in separate direction to escape the gunfire.  Brown ran inside of the apartment complex where he was tracked down in a hallway by the suspects.  The suspects shot Brown multiple times in the upper torso then ran away from the scene.  Detectives found and detained one of the suspects at the hospital.  After a thorough investigation, detectives arrested and booked him for murder.  The name of the suspect arrested at the hospital is being withheld pending further investigation. The second suspect is still outstanding.  The investigation appears to be gang related and is on-going.  

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Los Angeles:  Officers from West Los Angeles Police Station found two men dead in the 2400 block of Colby Avenue.  After a thorough investigation, detectives determined that the men died as a result of a murder/suicide.

On Saturday, August 11, 2012, at 12:10 a.m., officers responded to an “Ambulance Shooting Call.” When they arrived, they saw 80-year-old Alphonse Bernardin Jr. inside the home seated in a chair with two gunshot wounds to his chest.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Officers also found a 56-year-old man lying on the ground just outside the rear door of the residence.  He was pronounced dead from an apparent single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.  A 9mm semi-automatic pistol was found next to the suspect.

According to West Bureau Homicide detectives, the suspect was renting a converted detached garage located to the rear of the residence.  Detectives learned that over the past few weeks, the suspect and victim have been involved in an ongoing landlord/tenant dispute.

For reference, the suspect’s name is being withheld pending notifications to next-of-kin.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact West Bureau Homicide detectives at 213-382-9470. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Police Need the Public’s Help to Locate the Driver Wanted for a Felony Hit & Run on Pacific Coast Highway

Los Angeles:  On August 11, 2012, at 12:40 a.m., a car suspected of traveling southbound on Pacific Coast Highway near Temescal Canyon Road struck a 25-year-old woman.  The driver of the unknown vehicle failed to stop and render aid as required by law.

Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the pedestrian to a local hospital for medical treatment.  The extent of her injuries are not known.

West Traffic Division Officers Kordis and Antoine are conducting the Felony Hit & Run traffic investigation.  Anyone with information is asked to call them at (213) 473-0234. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

City of Los Angeles Enjoys Peaceful Art Walk

Los Angeles:  The Los Angeles Police Department would like to compliment the public on a safe, successful and peaceful Downtown Art Walk last night.  Once again we demonstrated that Los Angeles is a world class City where people with diverse backgrounds and ideologies can enjoy a peaceful evening together.

On Thursday, August 9, 2012, the Los Angeles Downtown Art District hosted the Art Walk as it has for the past eight years in the downtown corridor.  The public travelled from all parts of regions as well as hundreds of visitors from foreign countries who strolled through the galleries, eateries and shops along the four blocks of Spring Street.  For those who attended, they saw a friendly presence of Los Angeles Police Officers strolling among them and staged at intersections to ensure public safety as pedestrians and vehicles moved along from block to block along the heavily congested Art Walk.

The interaction between the public and the police was pleasant, and there seemed to be a common thread of enjoyment by all in attendance.  There were numerous comments from the public that even the officers, who were clad in their blue uniforms displayed a sense of enjoyment among the throngs who gathered.  Whether walking a foot-beat, riding atop horseback or perched over the seat of a bicycle, it was an evening that was interactive, public friendly and fitting of this monthly downtown event.

“The motto of the Los Angeles Police Department is “to Protect and to Serve” and last night was truly a hallmark example of just how well the men and women of this fine Department embody that motto” said Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger.  “The Los Angeles Police Department is a leader in protecting not only the public safety but also the rights of ALL person’s as long as those rights are expressed in a lawful manner”.  Chief Paysinger added, “last night was a success because the public made the event a success.  Those who participated in the Art Walk as well as those who participated in other activities including those that occurred in Pershing Square, were able to coexist in exemplary fashion.”  The six-hour event resulted in no arrests and no reportable incidents, a truly successful event in downtown Los Angeles.

85-Year-Old Critical Missing Woman in Sun Valley

UPDATE
08-12-12

 Mrs.  Hernandez was located late last night and is safe.

Los Angeles:   The family of Gregoria Gonzalez Hernandez and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Foothill Division are asking for the public’s help to locate Hernandez.

On August 11, 2012 around 12 p.m., Mrs. Hernandez left home in the 12000 block of Neenach Street in Sun Valley, and has not been heard from since.  Mrs. Hernandez is a Hispanic Female, she is 5'-02" and weighs about 120 lbs.  She has gray hair and brown eyes.  She was last seen wearing a brown dress with a floral print and black shoes.  Mrs. Hernandez speaks Spanish and suffers from Alzheimer's.

Anyone with information on Hernandez’ whereabouts is asked to contact the LAPD Foothill  Division at 818-756-8861.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Man Kills 13-Year-old Boy with Heroin Overdose

August 10, 2012
Earlier today, the District Attorney’s Office charged 23-year-old Brett Cronin with murder, furnishing or administering heroin to a minor and child abuse in connection with the heroin injection death of a 13-year-old boy. Topanga Homicide Detectives have determined that Cronin purchased heroin and injected himself, then injected his younger brother’s 13-year-old friend at a sleepover. 

 ***UPDATE***

Topanga Area Detectives have released a photograph of the suspect and it is attached below.  Detectives said the victim went to his 13-year-old friend’s house to spend the night; Cronin is the older brother of the friend.  It appears the victim voluntarily injected the heroin but had a life threatening reaction.  By the time paramedics were called, the victim’s reaction proved to be fatal.  The exact cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner.

 

Los Angeles.  LAPD Topanga Area Detectives have determined that a teenager who died under suspicious circumstances was administered a fatal dose of heroin.

Yesterday about 9:10 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) summoned LAPD Topanga Area patrol officers to a Woodland Hills residence in the 5300 block of Manton Avenue.  When they arrived, LAFD personnel told officers about a deceased 13-year-old male inside the residence with no visible signs for cause of death.

A short time later, homicide detectives conducted an investigation and determined that a resident at the location, 23-year-old Brett Cronin, had administered the fatal dose of heroin to the victim. Cronin’s motive is unclear and still under investigation.

Cronin was arrested and booked for murder at LAPD’s Van Nuys jail facility.  His bail has been set at $1 million.
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Man shot by LA sheriff's deputies identified

The Associated Press
Last modified: 2012-08-05T18:20:21Z
Published: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 - 9:44 pm
Last Modified: Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012 - 11:20 am
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PALMDALE, Calif. -- Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies after he grabbed a deputy's gun during a struggle.
A coroner's spokesman says 31-year-old Javier Ortiz of San Fernando died at the scene of the shooting Friday in Palmdale.
Sgt. Diane Hecht said the shooting came at the end of a pursuit by deputies searching for a man whose relatives said was acting violently. During the search, an off-duty police officer flagged down deputies and said he had been attacked by a man with a metal pipe.
Hecht said the suspect matched the description of the person they were looking for.
When deputies spotted the suspect and grabbed him as he tried to climb a wall. During the scuffle, Hecht said the man grabbed a deputy's gun but the deputy reached for a back-up weapon and fired at him.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/04/4694234/la-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-man.html#storylink=cpy

First LAPD Reserve Officer Killed in the Line of Duty:

By Reserve Police Officer Michael Sellars
Reserve Policeman George Booker Mogle was killed in the line of duty in 1946. He was shot by a prowler suspect on July 31 and died of his wounds a week later, on August 7. For more than 50 years, this was the only information generally known about Mogle. The story faded into history. He was considered the first LAPD reserve officer to be killed in the line of duty, but there were no further details and not even a picture of him was thought to have existed. Eventually, even his full name got somewhat lost, as he became known as G.B. Mogle. And G.B. Mogle was nowhere to be found on the memorial of LAPD officers killed in the line of duty.

We know now that Mogle, and what happened to him, did not entirely disappear. The information was out there, just waiting to be rediscovered. There were newspaper clippings and, finally, a few pictures, revealing who he was. There were family members, some by now far removed, who had steadfastly kept those tattered, yellowed newspaper clippings and photographs. And we now know that a few generations followed this hero into full-time careers with the LAPD. Mogle’s son, George Ervin, joined the LAPD as a full-time officer in 1947, just a year after his father’s death. He retired as a sergeant of police in 1967, but he would still be made to “stand by to stand by” for an additional 30 years before his father’s name would be added to the roll call of fallen heroes in 1996.

And it was not until last year, 2011, that a further effort was made to find out who this hero was. The first steps occurred as a result of inquiries for the new reserve officer exhibit being planned at the Los Angeles Police Museum, located in the old Highland Park station. Lieutenant Craig Herron tasked his team to find some information about Policeman Mogle. A picture was found. It had been hanging on a wall at 77th Division where Mogle had been assigned and worked his final shift. The Rotator began to look for information in preparation for this article. Newspaper archives were researched and family members were located. And, as The Rotator went to press, a surprising discovery was made, providing a final, ironic twist to the story.

This is what we now know about Reserve Policeman George Booker Mogle and what happened that fateful summer in Los Angeles in 1946.

George Booker Mogle was born in Kansas at the turn of the century on August 31, 1900, to William Arley and Daisy May Mogle. His grandfather, Andrew Jackson Mogle, had come to Kansas to stake out homestead land and make a life for his family. The young George Booker was named after his uncle, George Booker Mogle, who had died tragically only a few years before in 1896 after falling off a spooked horse crossing a river and being mortally kicked in the head by the horse.

A World War I draft registration card dated September 1918 lists the then-18-year-old Mogle’s occupation as “repairman” employed at the Liberty Auto Company in Wichita. Records say that his mother Daisy died a year later in 1919. By 1921 he was in Los Angeles, having married Ida Viola Duncan. He and his new wife lived on 65th Street in Los Angeles. They had two children, George Ervin and Luella.

His daughter, Luella, now 87, remembers her father was “big-hearted but somewhat stubborn.” When, at 18 years old, she had fallen in love with the boy next door and decided to marry him, her father was dead set against the idea — not because he was against the young man, but because America was at war, and Luella’s fiancé was headed into it. But his daughter was equally stubborn and in August 1943, George Booker was there, of course, to walk her down the aisle to marry Private First Class William Tralle. Later, William would also become an LAPD officer, retiring as a sergeant.

George Booker Mogle continued to work as an auto mechanic, usually working out of his house. His brother, Clifford, was the personal bodyguard and chauffeur for actress Janet Gaynor (1937’s “A Star is Born”), and he would often come by the Mogle house in his uniform, driving his limousine. When World War II hit, Mr. and Mrs. Mogle answered the call for service. Ida Viola would work at McDonald Douglas. And George Booker became a “reserve” Los Angeles policeman.

Wartime Los Angeles was a boom town, with the area generating about 17 percent of the total American war production. At night, the city was blacked out. Luella remembers those worrisome times, as families placed blackout curtains on their windows to darken the city, and searchlights scanned the skies for enemy aircraft.

The 1940s was also a period of change for the LAPD as the Department transitioned in stops and starts from the “turbulent 1930s” of graft and corruption to the gradual reform beginning in the 1940s. As the United States entered World War II, the LAPD found itself back to the manpower levels of 1925 as its officers went off to fight in the war. To supplement the force, the LAPD turned to “auxiliary” police officers. The LAPD Reserve Corps would not be officially established by the City Council until 1947, but these auxiliary officers had already found themselves providing vitally needed police services, including patrol. At one point in the 1940s, the auxiliaries swelled to 2,500 officers.

It was during this time that Mogle was assigned to 77th Division. He was in charge of what was called “Company 2.” Mogle and his partner Fred Sturdy were working patrol in the dark morning hours of July 31, 1946, a Wednesday. Records show the summer temperature had dipped to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. They observed and stopped a suspicious pedestrian on 60th Street, between Vermont and Kansas Avenue, to question him. The suspect had been darting in between and through the houses. What happened next was described by Mogle himself at the hospital, before he died, and quoted by the newspapers of the day.

“We’re police officers, what are you doing here?” Mogle inquired.

“What’s it to you,” the “squinty-eyed” suspect replied.

The suspect then pulled out a gun — “an old-style 32 revolver with a well-worn barrel” — and fired point blank at Mogle, hitting the officer in the stomach. The suspect then ran off as the officers returned fire.

Mogle was transported to the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, where he underwent surgery. The Rotator asked Luella if she remembers where she was when she heard the tragic news. “It was so long ago,” she said, “But I think police officers came to our house, and we headed to the hospital.” There is an old newspaper clipping with a picture of the reserve policeman in a hospital bed with his distraught wife and daughter by his side. Luella said her father was unconscious much of the time. The doctors had been unable to extract the bullet, which had been lodged in the lungs. As we know, Policeman Mogle did not survive. He succumbed to his wounds a week later, on August 7, 1946.

The LAPD used to keep a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from 1945 until Chief William H. Parker passed away in 1966. There is an article saved from the Angeles Mesa News, “Police Reserves Pay Tribute to First Member Killed on Duty.” He had been shot, the article said, “while attempting to arrest a suspect in the 1100 block on West 60th Street.” The suspect, then still at large, was described as a Caucasian male, 35-40 years old, 5-feet, 9-inches tall, weighing 150 pounds and of slender build and fair complexion with brown hair and a thin face.

The article reported: “Uniformed police Reserve Corps members from the 12 police divisions of the city attended (the) memorial service for Booker Mogle. Chief of Police C.B. Horrall presented Mogle’s badge to his family.”

Detectives apprehended and arrested a suspect: a 38-year-old laborer named Clifford V. Christianson. The arrest was said to have been the result of an “underworld tip” and the description of the suspect was, they said, a match. However, the suspect was never charged with the shooting. Family members say that the officer’s son was forever disappointed by these circumstances. No further information was found as to why it ended up the way that it did.

After that, the story slowly faded away. George Booker’s son, George Ervin, who had served in World War II and been a prisoner of war (having been shot down over Germany and before being liberated by the British), was serving in the occupation of Japan at the time his father was killed. He came home and joined the LAPD full time in 1947 and served for 20 years. We know that, during his career, he shot and killed a burglary suspect, and he appears in several other news stories during the 1950s.

Why the story of G.B. Mogle got lost, as it did, is difficult to say for certain. The circumstances are probably due to the somewhat undefined status of reserve (or then “auxiliary”) officers in the Los Angeles Police Department in those days, one year before the official Police Reserve Corps would be established. And the Department was still in the birth pangs of reform. The reform-minded chief Arthur C. Hohmann would lose his job in 1941 after only two years and be replaced by Clemence B. Horall, who would find himself embroiled in a scandal eight years later. Six months after Mogle’s murder, the city would be shocked and engrossed by the “Black Dahlia” case. So Policeman Mogle would be laid to rest and would have to wait. After the Reserve Corps was officially created, reserve officers were relegated primarily to special event enforcement, including traffic and crowd control, which would last until the program was revamped in the 1960s with an emphasis on line officers for patrol. By then, it had been forgotten that a previous generation had already paved the way, providing such services when the country was at war. Coincidentally, Mogle’s son retired in 1967, just one year before the first line reserve Academy class began.

It is, perhaps, an example of fate that, when The Rotator called the phone number we had located for the widow of George Ervin, the man who answered was also a retired LAPD officer and turned out to be the son-in-law of Sergeant Mogle. Kenneth Coleman just happened to be there, having driven 1,000 miles from California to take care of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Mogle.

Sergeant Mogle was a humble man, part of the “Greatest Generation,” as they say, and family members say he was hesitant to talk about the war or the sacrifices endured. And he kept mostly quiet to the slight his father had endured. But some people were listening. In the mid-1990s, Leonard Munoz, a Director of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, and others heard the story and pushed for the recognition of George Booker Mogle. A 1995 article in the newsletter of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society reports that they were contacted by a retired detective, who told them about the forgotten hero. Finally, on July 31,1996 — 50 years to the day he was shot — George Booker Mogle was finally honored in a ceremony at Parker Center, and his name was added to the Police Memorial, “from which it had been inadvertently omitted.” George Ervin and Luella, the son and daughter, were in attendance. The son, having flown down from Oregon, where he had since retired, said: “I feel that, at last, he finally got the honor he deserved.” Newspaper reports at the time said that George Booker’s widow was there, but this was not true; they had misidentified Ruth Mogle, who was actually George Ervin’s wife. Ida Viola had died earlier that year, in March; she did not survive in time to attend the memorial of her husband. Retired Sergeant George E. Mogle subsequently died in 2006.

As The Rotator went to press, a surprising discovery was made. We sent a draft of the story to the Mogle family. The draft included the photograph that had been hanging on the wall of 77th Division all these years. But the family said the picture was not George Booker. It was, in fact, a picture of George Ervin, the son. Father and son, in a final ironic twist, had been mixed up, with the father once again facing obscurity. The family provided a rare photo of the real George Booker, revealed here, in these pages.

George Booker Mogle is buried with his wife in the Inglewood Park Cemetery (originally established in 1905, when he was but five years old). Luella thinks she might still have the badge given to the family by Chief Horrall. “But it was so long, long ago.”

Long ago certainly, but — finally — not forgotten. Rest in peace Los Angeles Reserve Policeman George Booker Mogle, EOW August 7, 1946.

(Michael Sellars is a reserve police officer for LAPD, and editor of “The Rotator,” the newsletter for reserve officers. In addition to the individuals mentioned in this article, The Rotator would also like to thank the following for helping us to research this story: Reserve Officer and Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation President Mel Kennedy, Officer Darrell Cooper, Kathryn Tralle Ryan, Leroy McCormack and Jerry and Paul Stewart.)

Pedestrian Run Over by Turning Vehicle

Los Angeles.  A 31-year-old woman was hit and killed Wednesday afternoon by a driver turning into a driveway.

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, around 12:25 p.m., 31-year-old Kristen Foster of Los Angeles was walking on the sidewalk along Soto Street just south of Olympic Boulevard.  A 60-year-old female driver, Forough Sadoughi, driving a black Mercedes Sports Utility Vehicle was turning right into the driveway of a private business and hit Foster. 

Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics responded and pronounced Foster dead at scene.

Sadoughi remained at the scene of the collision and was subsequently arrested for vehicular manslaughter after she was found to be driving under the influence of a controlled substance. 

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Detective Michael Kaden at (213) 972-1837.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts

Severe Hit and Run Traffic Collision

Los Angeles: On Sunday, August 5, 2012, at around 8:55 p.m., a severe injury hit and run, traffic collision occurred at the intersection of Central Avenue and 32nd Street in the Newton Area.

The victim a 32 year-old resident of Huntington Park was riding his bicycle eastbound on 32nd Street and made a right turn on Central Avenue.  As he was in the process of completing the turn, he rode directly into the path of an oncoming truck traveling southbound on Central Avenue.  The driver in the truck fled the scene without identifying himself or rendering aid to the victim as mandated by law.

According to witnesses, the hit and run vehicle was described as a 1992-1998 Chevy Silverado, red flatbed truck, with painted white panels.  The driver was described as a male, Hispanic.

The victim suffered severe head trauma and was transported to a local hospital where is listed in critical condition.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Traffic Detectives Felix Padilla or Josephine Mapson at (213) 972-1825 or Central Traffic Watch Commander at (213) 972-1853.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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Rooftop Burglars Target Korea Town Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Los Angeles:  Two suspects broke into a medical marijuana dispensary by gaining access through the rooftop and left with baggies and jars of marijuana.

On July 20, 2012, around 8:15 a.m., Olympic Area officers responded to a burglary investigation in the 3500 block of West 3rd Street.  When officers arrived they discovered the business had been broken into and the suspects had entered through the roof.

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      30 years of age, wearing eyeglasses, with a thin mustache
2:   Male, Hispanic, shaved head, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, 150 to180 pounds, 25 years to
      30 years of age

Detectives want the business community to be aware of this type of break in so they can take steps to prevent it.   

Anyone with information about this crime or these suspects is asked to contact Olympic Area Burglary Detectives at (213) 382-9440.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Southland Man Linked to Several Cold Case Murders in Los Angeles, Pomona, and Riverside County Spanning 20 years

Los Angeles: Detectives from the Cold Case Homicide Special Section of Robbery-Homicide Division announced the linking of Larry D. Hubbard in one, or possibly two unsolved Los Angeles murders in 1980 and two unsolved murders in 2000 one in the city of Pomona and one in Riverside County.

LAPD detectives have been investigating the 1980 cases involving 25 year-old Sonia Smith, murdered on August 19, 1980, and a possible linked case of another 25 year-old female murdered on November 4, 1980.  The women were found in abandoned fields with their wrists and ankles tied.  The Los Angeles County Coroner ascribed their deaths to ligature strangulation.  In the case of Sonia Smith, a partial DNA profile was developed from a sexual assault kit, however, insufficient to enter into the CoDIS database.

On August 11, 2000, Pomona Police Department investigated the murder of a female named Vanessa Williams found strangled to death in a vacant field.  On October 14, 2000, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigated the murder of a female named Christine Fields found strangled to death in a field.  The women were from the city of Pomona and had similar backgrounds.  Detectives from both agencies worked the clues. On July 7, 2007, LAPD received notification linking the Smith murder with the Pomona and Riverside County cases based on DNA evidence.  

While reviewing the Smith case, detectives discovered information in the murder of a female named Phyllis McClinton.  The murder case bore similarities to the Smith case in both the victim’s background and the manner she was found.  A person of interest was developed in the McClinton murder based on a November 1980 case where a female victim was assaulted and bound in a similar manner as in the Smith and McClinton case.  The victim survived the attack and identified a person named Larry Hubbard as the attacker.  Hubbard, who at the time was a resident of Los Angeles, was eventually arrested and charged with False Imprisonment. 

Approximately 27 years later, on May 22, 2007, Larry Hubbard, who was also known by the name Larry Barnes, was arrested by the Ontario Police Department for an outstanding Florida escape warrant, stemming from a 1974 robbery conviction. Hubbard had escaped the Florida prison in 1977 and moved to California.  Hubbard was a resident of Pomona, however was located and arrested at his job in the city of San Bernardino without incident.  On June 21, 2007 Hubbard was extradited to Florida and on June 23, 2007, Hubbard attempted suicide.  He died of complications on January 13, 2008.

In September 2011 detectives requested and used a biological sample from Hubbard, which was compared to evidence from the Smith case.  On June 22, 2012 detectives were notified that Hubbard’s DNA profile matched the DNA in the Smith case.

Hubbard may be responsible for more murders over the 3 decades that have gone undetected and detectives are asking anyone with further information to please contact Detectives Luis Rivera and Elizabeth Estupinian, Robbery-Homicide Division, Cold Case Special Section at (213) 486-6810.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-(877-527-3249). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1--222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

Help Catch These Pacoima Burglars

Los Angeles.  Detectives are asking the public’s help in identifying three burglars who broke through the roof of the Country Cousin Liquor Store in Pacoima, stealing cash, cigarettes and liquor.

“The video surveillance in this case is first rate,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Mission Detective Division.  “Anyone who knows these guys, especially the guy in the hoodie, should be able to recognize them.”

Three Black men used cinder blocks to smash through the roof of the liquor store just after 4 a.m. on August 1, 2012.  Once inside, the three were captured on video, jumping a counter.  Each wore gloves, jeans and hoodies.

“Clearly these guys are experienced burglars, but gloves or not, one always leaves something of one self behind at any crime scene,” Lt. Vernon explained.  “The key for police is finding that evidence and making something of it.”

In this case, one burglar, seen chewing on his hoodie, inexplicably left that jacket behind.  “Now we know exactly where to sample for DNA on the hoodie.”
 

If that burglar has been arrested for a felony before, his DNA may be on file to match with the hoodie sample.  A DNA analysis will take some time, so police hope someone might step up sooner and tell detectives who these guys are.

“This store owner did a really good thing too,” Lt. Vernon added.  “He used high-quality video and he placed it at an angle to capture suspects’ faces.  He also kept his register till open so the suspects didn’t have to break it open.”  Police recommend that stores leave tills open and empty when the business is closed.

All three suspects were medium height and weight, and between 17 and 25 years old.  The liquor store is located at 13040 Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima.

Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call Detective Tim Kohl, Mission Burglary Unit, at (818) 838-9977.  Anonymous tips can be called into Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477), or by texting 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.  All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.”  Online tips may be placed at www.LAPDOnline.org, click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.

LAPD Responds Swiftly to Wisconsin Shooting at Sikh Temples

Los Angeles:  The LAPD responded quickly to news of the shooting at the Wisconsin Sikh temple yesterday.

In the immediate aftermath of the terrible shooting in Wisconsin, “the LAPD took quick and decisive action to ensure our Sikh community was safe" said LAPD Deputy Chief Mike Downing, Commanding Officer, Counter Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (CTSOB).  "We immediately notified our patrol watch commanders and increased police patrol at and around our gurdwaras (Sikh Temples)".

As news broke of the Wisconsin shooting, the LAPD contacted local and Federal partners through the Joint Regional Information Center (JRIC) and the National Operations Center (NOC).  The LAPD maintained contact throughout the day to receive updated information to determine if there was a nexus to the Los Angeles Area Sikh community.  The information thus far does not indicate any threat for our Sikh temples in Los Angeles.

LAPD officers from the CTSOB reached out and contacted local Sikh community and religious leaders to offer assistance and to provide updated, accurate information on the shooting and any connection to the LA area.  

The LAPD, which just last week hosted a Joint Counter Terrorism Awareness Workshop (JCTAW) for hundreds of local, State and Federal public safety officials, is a leader in our nations counter terrorism efforts. 

Commander Blake Chow, assistant Commanding Officer of CTSOB stated "The training and information shared at JCTAW was directly applicable to the incident in Wisconsin.  “We are even better prepared to respond to shootings and terrorist incidents today" said Commander Chow.  "More importantly, we are working constantly to prevent terrorist incidents from occurring"

Commander Blake Chow will be available today to provide interviews and further information on the LAPD's Counter Terrorism efforts.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with Commander Chow, please call LAPD Media Relations Section at (213) 486-5910.