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Chris Brown hit with death threats

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400

Chris Brown is the focus of an investigation by Los Angeles Police Department after his lawyer Mark Geragos received multiple calls at his office threatening his client's life. Sources told TMZ.com that though it's unclear if any specific threats were made, the caller threatened to kill Brown. Insiders told the publication that Geragos, who represented Brown during his arrest and trial for ...

Victim Dies from Gunshot Wound

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:20:05 -0400

On Monday, July 5, 1999, at 1:50 a.m., Devonshire Area officers responded to a citizen call of shots fired in the area of 8800 Independence Avenue, in Canoga Park. Officers responded to the location and could not locate a victim. A short while later a second call indicated a shooting victim had been transported by friends from the area of the original radio call, to Northridge Hospital. The ...

Victim Dies from Gang Related Shooting

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:20:04 -0400

Victim: Simon Ernesto Rivera, male, Hispanic, 19 years old. Suspect #1- male, Hispanic, light complexion, 16/17 years, and Stocky build Suspect #2- male, Hispanic, No Further Description Vehicle: Older model, possible Toyota,4-door, gray On Tuesday evening, July 6, 1999 at approximately 5:20 p.m., the victim was walking eastbound on the north sidewalk, in the 1000 Block of West ...

Child Left With Stranger

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:19:59 -0400

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Monday, October 19, 1998 On Monday October 19, 1998, at approximately 1:50 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department was contacted regarding a possible abandoned child. Devonshire Area patrol officers responded to a mini-market located in the 9100 block of Sepulveda in North Hills. They were met by a white male, 31 years of age who was caring for an ...

Detectives Investigate Suspicious Death

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:23:47 -0400

Detectives Investigate Suspicious Death Los Angeles: Wilshire Area Homicide Detectives are investigating the death of Harold Bell, a 75 year-old male Caucasian. On Friday, January 3, 2003 at approximately 9:00 a.m., uniformed officers from Wilshire Patrol Division responded to a 9-1-1 call in the 500 block of South Hobart Boulevard. The victim, who lived alone, was found dead in his ...

Reward Offered For Information on Murder Suspect

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:23:13 -0400

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ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:20:54 -0400

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

Aussie Warners expletives fireworks on Twitter attracts cricket sheriff

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:41:45 -0400

Test opener David Warner (pictured) will face a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry exchanges with two journalists. Media reports in Australia said Warner had called Craddock a "p**ck", and said they "talk s***" and branded Conn an "old fart." To Craddock, one tweet said: "Shock me @crashcraddock1 ...

Woman Found Dead in Alley

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:33:02 -0400

: Los Angeles police detectives are investigating the death of a 35 year-old woman. On January 13, 2008, just before 7:00 AM, the body of the woman was found in an alley to the rear of 1500 block of West Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles. Although there were no visible signs of trauma, it appeared the woman had been strangled to death by an unknown assailant. The woman has been identified as ...

Knife Wielding Suspect Shot

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:32:42 -0400

Los Angeles: A man wielding a 10-inch knife who charged police officers was shot early Wednesday morning. On June 13, 2007, around 12:40 AM, Southeast Area patrol officers, Gilbert Padilla and his partner, responded to an Assault with Deadly Weapon / Domestic Violence call in the 100 block of East 120th Street, in South Los Angeles. The officers were advised that the suspect was armed with a ...

Man Arrested after Short Pursuit

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:32:34 -0400

Los Angeles: Los Angeles police arrested a man for possession of narcotics for sale on the morning of March 15, 2007, after the man led police on a short pursuit, then resisted arrest. Officers assigned to the Southwest police station noticed a driver commit a traffic violation near 41st Street and Western Avenue. When they attempted to detain the car, the driver continued to drive at a slow rate ...

Man Dies After Alley Stabbing

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:32:28 -0400

Los Angeles: A man was found stabbed to death Tuesday night in an alley near Pico Boulevard and 5th Avenue, in the West Adams area of South Los Angeles. On January 23, 2007, at approximately 9:30 P.M., the body of Emmanuel Valenciano, 21, was discovered lying in the alley. Evidence at the scene indicated he was stabbed multiple times in the upper body and died where he was found. Investigators ...

Suspect Sought in Fatal Stabbing

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:57 -0400

On December 11, 2004, at about 12:00 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department, Hollywood officers responded to a radio call of an Assault with a Deadly Weapon in progress in the 5600 block of Carlton Way. Officers observed the victim, a 42 year-old male, on the floor of his apartment suffering from numerous stab wounds. Los Angeles City Fire Department personnel responded and transported the victim ...

Officer-Involved Shooting of Robbery Suspect

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:49 -0400

Officer-Involved Shooting of Robbery Suspect Los Angeles: On February 23, 2004, at about 5:15 a.m., Hollywood Area Patrol Officers Arturo Ramirez, 1 ½ years with the Department, and Manuel Solis, eight years with the Department, monitored a radio broadcast from a Los Angeles Police Department air unit of a vehicle pursuit in Hollywood Area. Air unit officers said the suspect was ...

Woman Sexually Assaulted in South LA

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:40 -0400

Woman Sexually Assaulted in South LA Los Angeles: On Monday, September 1, 2003, at about 1:55 a.m., a 21 year-old female victim was involved in an argument with her cousin and was dropped off in the area of Adams Boulevard and La Salle Avenue. As the victim was walking westbound on Adams Boulevard toward Arlington Avenue, a male suspect approached her from the side. The suspect displayed a ...

Media Staging Areas for Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit Trial NA13069rl

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:30:47 -0400

To identify media staging and viewing areas, pool camera locations and street closures as defined by the City of Los Angeles Department of ...

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:06:00 -0400

In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richard ...

Phoenix police officer firefighter killed on same day in separate accidents

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:34 -0400

This undated photo provided by the Phoenix Police Department shows Officer Daryl Raetz. Raetz was struck by another vehicle, which was traveling northbound on 51st Avenue Sunday May 19, 2013. Raetz was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. Raetz leaves behind a wife and young child. (AP Photo/Phoenix Police ...

Suspect in double homicide makes court appearance Tuesday

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:56 -0400

Family of a mother and son stabbed to death in the northwest community of Evanston continued their call for privacy on the weekend.A tearful woman who answered the door at a residence where mourners had gathered declined to comment, saying the Manzanos were still overcome with grief.Chona Manzano, 35, and her son Gabriel, 5, were found dead in their home in the 200 block of Evanspark Circle N.W. ...

Five law enforcement officers loose their lives in 48 hours www.privateofficer.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:37 -0400

By-Rick McCann CEO-Founder Private Officer International Five law enforcement officers have died in the past forty eight hours including two FBI special agents killed in a training accident. That accident off the coast of Virginia Beach VA, involved a hostage rescue training scenario which a helicopter but federal authorities are not releasing any further information. Special Agent ...

Las Vegas Police Arrest 2 In iPad Robbery Death www.privateofficer.com

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:07:32 -0400

Metro Police officers have arrested two suspects accused of killing a teen while trying to steal his iPad. 15-year-old Marcos Arenas was run over by a sports utility vehicle Thursday near Charleston Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive. Police arrested Jacob Dismont, 18, and Michael Solid, 21, on charges of open murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, according to Clark County booking ...

Line of Duty Death Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:15:32 -0400

Horry County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina End of Watch: Sunday, May 19, 2013 Bio & Incident Details Age: Not available Tour: 25 years Badge # Not available Cause: Fire Incident Date: 3/16/2013 Weapon: Not available Suspect: Not available Deputy Sheriff Tim Causey died as the result of smoke inhalation he suffered on March 16th, 2013, after responding to a massive fire in ...

One Dead and Several Injured in Three-Car Collision NR13158rf

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:23:12 -0400

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Police Department Valley Traffic Division (VTD) detectives are investigating a serious traffic collision in which one driver was killed and several other people were injured. This morning, about 1:25 a.m., a gray 2001 Nissan Pathfinder and a blue 2005 Mercedes Kompressor were traveling eastbound on Roscoe Boulevard when a burgundy 1997 Pontiac Bonneville pulled out from ...

Shooting of armed intruder hostage haunts New York police officer

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:17 -0400

NEW YORK -- The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a ...

Wyoming police release name of man shot and killed by officers

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:55:49 -0400

EVANSTON — Police identified the man shot and killed by police officers after a high-speed chase in Evanston, Wyo., as 43-year-old Naim "Keith" Labaki. Police responded to a call of shots fired at 2:08 p.m., Saturday. Labaki, 43, fired one shot in front of his parent's home after a dispute, Evanston police said. A neighbor reported that Labaki was living with his parents at ...

That’s Not Santa NR13162pv

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:52:36 -0400

Los Angeles: Firefighters and police officers rescued a man stuck in the chimney of the Sylmar Recreation Center overnight after the would-be Santa called 9-1-1 for help. "This guy could take some lessons from Santa Claus," said Lt. Paul Vernon, head of detectives for the Mission Police Station. "Namely, abstain from drink before climbing down chimneys and keep better track of the ...

Stranded Swedish family of seven heading back home thanks to Carson sheriffs deputies reserves

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:09:17 -0400

A stranded Swedish family of seven, made penniless by airfare changes due to a family emergency, should be on its way home today, Sunday, May 19, 2013, thanks to sheriff's deputies and reservists sympathetic to their plight. Carson station deputies and personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Forces Bureau chipped in donations for the family to provide them with food, ...

MLB St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 2

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:04:25 -0400

Rookie John Gast tossed 5 1/3 innings in his second major league start Sunday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee 4-2. Gast (2-0), filling in for the ...

LAPD Targets Impaired Drivers at Checkpoint NA12146kr

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:04:11 -0400

Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public. Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as ...

Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:37:59 -0400

Police shot a teenager and arrested another suspect while investigating a car theft inside a rental car return area at Jacksonville International Airport in ...

Van Nuys Homicide NR13134cn

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:42 -0400

Los Angeles Police Department Van Nuys Homicide Detectives are investigating the death of an elderly woman. On April 23, 2013, about 4:10 a.m., 88-year-old Burton Levin, called a family member to say he had given a lethal dose of medication to his wife Lenore Levin. He also told his family member that he intended to commit suicide. The family member immediately notified police who responded to ...

2 Minn. women sentenced in al-Shabab terror case

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:50:36 -0400

Women were among nine people sentenced this week for their roles in the federal government's long-running investigations into terrorism recruiting and financing for ...

Shooting Victim Dies At Hospital

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:52 -0400

Shooting Victim Dies At Hospital Los Angeles: On Friday, March12, 2004, at about 3:50 p.m., Van Nuys Area patrol officers responded to a shooting call at Sherman Way and Hayvenhurst Avenue. Upon arrival at the location, the officers found two men suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. One of the men was shot multiple times to the upper torso and the other man received a gunshot wound to his ...

Boys playing in car run over and kill East St. Louis toddler police say

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:02:46 -0400

o A 1-year-old girl was killed Saturday when two young brothers playing in their mother's car put it in gear and ran over her, police say.Jayla Keith was playing in a yard in the Gompers housing complex in the 400 block of North Sixth Street about 4 p.m. when she was struck by a car, said East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Floore. Two brothers, 11 and 12, were in their mother's car ...

Probation for trooper in luxury-car escort

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:48 -0400

A former New Jersey state trooper who led an "embarrassing" high-speed escort of luxury sports cars to Atlantic City was sentenced to a year of ...

State takes over probe of fatal shooting by Madison police

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:57:46 -0400

Madison - The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword. The Dane County medical examiner identified the man as Brent E. Bozek, 43. ...

Sexual Battery Suspect Arrested

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:35:55 -0400

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Police Department officers arrested 21-year-old Jose Sarmiento, who had been involved in a rash of sexual assaults, on Monday, July 21, 2008. The crimes occurred from August 2007 to April 2008. Sarmiento was known to walk or ride a bicycle in the area of West Los Angeles and grab adult female’s buttocks and breasts as they walked on the sidewalks in their ...

Man Arrested after Assault on Police Officers

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400

Los Angeles: A Los Angeles man was arrested Friday afternoon for assaulting police officers at a board and care home. On June 1, 2007, around 5:00 p.m., Wilshire Area officers responded to a radio call of a violent man at 223 North Oxford Street. The suspect was attempting to obtain a knife from the kitchen to cut employees and acting violently toward the staff. When officers arrived at the ...

One Dead and Two Wounded in A Drive By Shooting

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:20 -0400

One Dead and Two Wounded in A Drive By Shooting Los Angeles: On Monday, January 19, 2004, at about 8:00 p.m., Northeast Area Police Officers responded to a radio call of, "Shots Fired" in the area of the 5600 block of Monte Vista Street. Upon the officers’ arrival, they discovered three victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. They were transported to a local hospital ...

Woman Found Shot To Death

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:59 -0400

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department, Wilshire Operations Support Division Homicide Detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 32 year-old female Hispanic, name withheld pending notification of family, which occurred on August 23, 2002, at approximately 2:30 ...

Interfaith Press Conference to Denounce Terrorism NA13065rl

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:40 -0400

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Chief Charlie Beck Deputy Chief Michael Downing, Counter Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance Nirinjan Khalsa, City Human Relations Commission Doctor Muzammil Siddiqi, Fiqh Council Salam Al-Maryati, President of Muslim Public Affairs Council Father Cyryl Corgy, Saint March Coptic Orthodox ...

Two Critical Missing Women NR13133cn

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:40 -0400

Missing persons Danielle and Tania Lee have been located. Yesterday (April 24), they turned up in good condition at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Station in Lancaster, Calif. Los Angeles: The family of Danielle and Tania Lee; and the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit as asking for the public’s help to locate Danielle and Tania. On April 16, 2013, both were ...

LAPD Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs in Conjunction with Kaiser Permanente NA13060ne

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:39 -0400

The Los Angeles Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the following collection ...

Richmond police investigating possible shooting death

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:21:05 -0400

A call came in today shortly after noon of a person shot in the 1600 block of Fendall Avenue, police spokesman James Mercante said. The victim suffered apparent gunshot ...

Chris Brown Death Threats LAPD Investigating After Multiple Death Threats Sent

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:53 -0400

Rihanna and Chris Brown at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 10, 2013. Chris Brown has received death threats through the office of his attorney, according to reports out this week, sparking a police investigation to find the culprits.Authorities were brought in after numerous threats were made via phone to the offices of Brown's attorney Mark Geragos, ...

Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her Dog

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:51:54 -0400

CHICAGO (CBS) — Tensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM’s Nancy ...

Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:09:18 -0400

PHOENIX (AP) -- A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in west Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the ...

Sheriff’s Office ID’s Woman Killed At Ft. Lauderdale’s Airport

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:37 -0400

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The Broward Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Treasure Coast woman who was struck and killed by a bus Saturday afternoon on the lower level of Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Around 2:15 p.m., Cheryl A. Bazilius, of Ft. Pierce, got out of parked Ford SUV in the right traffic lane in Terminal 3 to meet her husband who just arrived ...

Denver police investigate Sunday morning shooting

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:56:29 -0400

Denver police are investigating a non-fatal shooting early Sunday at 32nd Avenue and Quebec Street. The victim, who was shot at about 1 a.m. either walked or drove to Martin Luther King Boulevard and Olive Street and "someone he knew" called 911 at 1:17 a.m., said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez. The man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are ...

NY frisk judge calls criticism below-the-belt

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:25 -0400

NEW YORK -; The federal judge overseeing the stop-and-frisk trial that has put New York Police Department officers in the spotlight says she knows she's not the government's favorite ...

Sheriff confirms murder suspect is dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:43 -0400

BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed the prime capital murder suspect in a deadly shooting and house fire died in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the main investigator on the case identified the body at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning as Gregory Mark Currie, 30. His cause of death has not been confirmed. Law ...

Sheriff Murder suspect killed himself

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:32:43 -0400

BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed one of two capital murder suspects in a deadly shooting and house fire killed himself in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the lead investigator identified the body of Gregory Mark Currie, 30, during an autopsy at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning. Smith said Currie tore a bed ...

Sheriffs Office identifies man shot dead in Pine Hills

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:15:13 -0400

Pine Hills was shot, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.The victim was identified Sunday morning as Cleveland Reid, 30.Deputies said Reid's body was found about 9:45 p.m. in the 4700 block of Dandelion Drive, in the Hiawassee Meadows ...

Denver Police investigating overnight shooting at MLK and Olive

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:48 -0400

Denver police are investigating a non-fatal shooting early Sunday near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Olive Street. The victim, who was shot at about 1 a.m. was transported to a hospital.This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Tom McGhee: ...

NYPD hunts gunman in fatal bus shooting

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:47 -0400

New York police said they were looking for an unidentified gunman who shot and killed a teenage girl Saturday as she boarded a city bus in Queens. The 14-year-old victim was on her way home from a birthday party at a neighborhood club when someone on the sidewalk opened fire on the bus at a stop in the Jamaica section of the borough. The girl, whose name was not released, was struck in the head ...

Florida man arrested for driving naked allegedly stealing motorcycle

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:26:22 -0400

Police in Florida said they arrested a man twice within a 12-hour period, once for driving his car naked and a second time for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. Brian Blake Bienvenu, 24, of Delray Beach, Fla., began his alleged crime spree at 2:20 a.m. local time Thursday, when a security official at Highland Beach Club observed him parking his vehicle in the nude, police said. Bienvenu tried to ...

N. Ky. sheriff making big changes

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:59:57 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. - A northern Kentucky sheriff has made some big changes during his first few months in office.Campbell County Sheriff Jeff Kidwell told The Kentucky Enquirer (http://bit.ly/12bLioE) that he hopes his actions make the Campbell County Sheriff's Department more visible.Kidwell was the first new sheriff elected to the post in 25 years, and says he almost started from scratch to ...

Police Limit Comic May 19 2013

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:33 -0400

Police Limit Comic is published on PoliceOne every Sunday. For more than a decade, the strip's cast of unnamed characters has been constantly struggling with stresses, not only from the criminal element on the street, but also from the upper echelons of the police department's top brass, clueless judges, and the liberal ...

Minneapolis police reopen 1996 murder case after tip

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:21:23 -0400

Minneapolis police have reopened a 17-year-old cold case of a woman found stabbed to death in the trunk of her car. Police say a tip in March prompted investigators to reopen the investigation into the death of 31-year-old Anne Dunlap. She was found Jan. 1, 1996, in a Kmart parking lot in south Minneapolis. At the time, she and her husband Brad Dunlap were living temporarily with her parents ...

Dispute Leads to Fatal Stabbing

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:14:06 -0400

: The police department is seeking the public's help in identifying the person, or persons, responsible for the stabbing death of 36-year-old, Wayne Allen Moyer of Canyon Country. On Sunday, November 19, 2006, at about 9:50 P.M., Moyer argued with a group of Armenian men in the parking lot of a Toys-R-Us store at 16040 Sherman Way in Van Nuys. The dispute escalated into a fight during which ...

Officer-Involved Shooting with Armed Suspect

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:13:35 -0400

Officer-Involved Shooting with Armed Suspect "Officer-Involved Shooting with Armed Suspect" Los Angeles: On Friday, June 25, 2004, at about 8:00 p.m., Officer Craig Heredia, 30 years of age and nine years with the Department, assigned to Rampart Area Major Offender Unit, was serving a narcotics search warrant along with several other members of the unit at 1495 Wallace Avenue. ...

Sheriff weighs in on pimps hip-hop cops and cameras on the Strip and more

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:46:28 -0400

Sheriff Douglas Gillespie addresses reporters during a news conference at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police headquarters Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 after Ammar Harris was arrested in North Hollywood, Calif. Harris, 26, is charged with murder in the Feb. 21, 2013, shooting and accident on the Las Vegas Strip that left three people ...

Coffee run in Philly leads to arrest of Kai the celebrity hatchet hitchhiker

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:42:33 -0400

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.An employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is credited with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, whose fledgling celebrity took a turn toward notoriety when authorities announced this week that he was wanted in the beating death of a New ...

Funds went untapped for Camden police

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:16:13 -0400

For several years, even as the Camden city administration warned that it was unable to financially support its police department, more than half of $12 million in federal and state grants that poured in during that time lay unused. Most of that money couldn't be used because the city failed to keep police staffing at levels required by the grants. But more than $500,000 in grant money that ...

Students Parents Beware in Sylmar NR12382pv

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:59:16 -0400

Los Angeles. LAPD detectives have released a sketch of the man two sisters described as trying to lure them to his Jeep on the evening of August 5, 2012, near the Sylmar Leadership Academy. When the girls refused to approach the man, he exposed himself to them. "The sketch is quite distinct," said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Mission Detective Division. "We think he ...

46-Year-Old Missing Adult NR13128df

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:09:59 -0400

The family of Alesia Parker and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help in finding her. Parker was last seen on April 9, 2013 around 1:00 a.m., at 45th Street and Western Avenue in Los Angeles. She was last seen entering a silver Chrysler 300 with an unknown license plate. Parker’s family is very concerned for her safety. Parker ...