Tag: Los Angeles Police Department

Enlarged Heart, Cocaine Use Factors in Death of Man Tased by LAPD Officers

LOS ANGELES—A Washington, D.C. teacher who was Tased multiple times by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a traffic collision in Venice Jan. 3 died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The results came from a Jan. 11 autopsy on 31-year-old Keenan…


Man Tased by LAPD Officers Died From Effects of Enlarged Heart, Cocaine Use: Coroner

LOS ANGELES—A Washington, D.C. man who was Tased multiple times by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a traffic collision in Venice on Jan. 3 died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The results came from a Jan. 11 autopsy on 31-year-old…


Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Sun Valley

LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said. The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and…


Arson Suspect Arrested, Possibly Connected to 20 Recent Car Fires in Tujunga

Following a string of vehicle fires in the area, police Monday said they’ve arrested a suspect caught on camera setting fire to a truck in Sunland-Tujunga, California, In video footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department, a male suspect on a bike pulls up to a blue pickup truck parked on Greeley Avenue and…


Biker Killed By Hit-And-Run BMW in Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A hit-and-run motorist behind the wheel of a BMW struck and killed a motorcyclist in Northridge, authorities said May 28. The suspect’s vehicle was going eastbound on Roscoe Boulevard at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday when it made a left turn at Yolanda Avenue and collided with a biker who was going west on Roscoe,…


Los Angeles Returns to COVID-Era ‘Zero Cash Bail’ After Court Ruling

Los Angeles was allowed to bring back a pandemic-era “zero bail” policy on May 24 following a judge’s decision to bar the city and county from demanding cash bail from arrestees who have not yet been arraigned. The decision (pdf) by California Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff placed a preliminary injunction on resuming the county’s…


East LA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested, Alleged Victim Located

EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A man who allegedly forced a woman he was dating into a vehicle at gunpoint as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus was arrested May 23, and the woman was located safe and uninjured, authorities said. Angel Flores, 24, approached a woman from behind at about 8:40 p.m. Monday in…


Teen, 17, Dies During Apparent Social Media Stunt on Los Angeles Bridge: Police

A 17-year-old boy fell off one of the 6th Street Bridge’s arches and died May 20 while attempting to film a social media stunt, authorities said Tuesday. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to the fall around 2 a.m. Saturday, Officer Melissa Podany told The Epoch Times. Paramedics transported the boy to…


Ex-LAPD Officer Charged With Lewd Acts on Young Boys Dies in Custody

LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Police Department officer who was charged with committing lewd acts on four young boys at his Covina-area home has died while in custody, officials said Monday. Sheriff’s department officials said only that Paul Razo, 46, died of medical complications, but no further information was released. Razo was arrested May 10,…


Man Shot Dead, Another Critically Wounded in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—One man was killed and another man was critically wounded during a shooting May 20 in South Los Angeles, authorities said. Both victims were in their 30s and a motive for the shooting was not immediately known, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. The shooting occurred at about 4:20 a.m….