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On Thursday morning, the campus at the University of California, Los Angeles, reflected the aftermath of a protest in defeat. Littered across the lawn was a mass of trampled tents, sleeping bags, pizza boxes, blankets and poles. About 200 people were arrested and booked after a standoff with the authorities, according to Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Most were charged with misdemeanors such as unlawful assembly, she said, and the majority had been released by midmorning. About 300 protesters left voluntarily, according to the university.

Persons: Nicole Nishida Organizations: University of California, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, midmorning Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Tram collision at Universal Studios theme park leaves more than a dozen people with minor injuries
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A tram collision at Universal Studios Hollywood in California left more than a dozen people with minor injuries Saturday night, authorities said. Fifteen people were taken to local hospitals with injuries, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. “There was a tram incident at the theme park tonight that resulted in multiple minor injuries, confirmed by the LA County Fire Dept,” a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson told CNN in a statement. The theme park did not provide further details on what caused the issue with the tram. Universal Studios Hollywood operates trams for its popular studio tour, which takes visitors to various filming locations on the backlot, as well as 3-D experiences.

Organizations: CNN, Universal Studios Hollywood, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, Los Angeles County Fire Department, LA, Fire, ” Locations: California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

☆ Mudslides and Flooding Reported Across Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jill Cowan | More About Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mudslides and severe flooding were reported in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, as a storm that made its way to Southern California after pummeling northern areas of the state was forecast to bring more heavy rain and winds for another day. “If you’re worried about the north, I’m more worried about the south and what’s to come.”There were mudslides on all canyon roads in and out of Malibu, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. And in the Studio City neighborhood, firefighters had evacuated six people from two homes as water dragged debris down into the area, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Officials warned that the worst was likely still to come, with heavy rain expected for at least the next 24 hours. The danger, they said, was not primarily from winds lashing power lines or trees (although thousands were without power as of Sunday night).

Persons: Dr, Daniel Swain, I’m, Rather Organizations: University of California, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Fire Department Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, what’s, Malibu, Angeles, Studio

☆ Inside the ‘pressure cooker’: 4 current and former LA sheriff’s employees die by suicide in less than 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

How to get help • Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. So far this year, 86 police officers nationwide have died by suicide, according to the website Blue H.E.L.P., which tracks US officer suicides. But the number is underreported by at least 25% due to the stigma in police departments around reporting mental health issues, according to Karen Solomon, who cofounded the organization. I need help,’” Delgado told CNN. “Is there a way to maybe slowly let the steam out of that pressure cooker, maybe quarterly, maybe yearly?” Delgado said.

Persons: Omar Delgado, ” Delgado, “, ”, Robert Luna, Richard Pippin, Pippin, ” Pippin, Myung J, Chun, George Floyd, John Mann, Mann, John Violanti, Charles Ramsey, Ramsey, it’s, ” Ramsey, Michael Harrison, “ They’re, ” Harrison, Jeff Thompson, Karen Solomon, Phelan M, Delgado, ‘, I’m, ’ ” Delgado Organizations: CNN, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, LA, Association for Los Angeles, Sheriffs, “, Los Angeles Times, . Police, Police, Columbia University, New, Psychiatric Institute, University, Buffalo School of Public Health, Health Professions, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Metropolitan Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, Columbia University Medical Center, Eatonville Police, Lake, Eatonville Police Department, ” CNN Locations: Angeles, Orlando, Los Angeles County, Washington , DC, Baltimore, New Orleans

☆ Los Angeles County to pay $700,000 to reporter who was slammed to ground and arrested while covering a protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $700,000 to a public radio reporter who was slammed to the ground and arrested by sheriff’s deputies while covering a protest in 2020. Josie Huang, a radio journalist for LAist, reached the settlement agreement with Los Angeles County and the sheriff’s department on Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced. “This settlement upholds the rights of journalists and helps ensure that what happened to me won’t happen to other reporters,” Huang said in a statement. While returning to her car, Huang filmed sheriff’s deputies responding to a peaceful protest. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told CNN that it has conducted a “thorough internal investigation” into the incident and is taking the appropriate administrative actions.

Persons: Josie Huang, LAist, Huang, ” Huang, “, ”, Alex Villanueva Organizations: CNN, Freedom, Press, Los Angeles County’s, ” “ Journalists, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Lynwood , California, Huang’s, county’s

☆ Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shot on the Job
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Tiffany May | More About Tiffany May | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in his patrol car in Palmdale, Calif., on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. A passer-by found the deputy, Ryan Clinkunbroomer, unconscious near Palmdale Sheriff’s Station around 6 p.m. He added that investigators believed that the killing was captured on surveillance video and were analyzing a video that had been circulating online to determine whether it was related. Officer Clinkunbroomer, 30, had worked in the sheriff’s department for about eight years, Sheriff Luna said, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father. “It’s usually the best of the best.”

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Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. Over recent years — in the face of increased antisemitic threats and violence — the season also is a time of heightened vigilance. “The High Holidays are about renewal — about trying to build a better world,” said Rabbi Noah Farkas, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the Orthodox Union, the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, announced a partnership with the Community Security Service, a leading Jewish security organization, to encourage more Orthodox congregation members to volunteer for security training.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on a felony charge of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Urías did not travel with the Dodgers to Miami, where they open a three-game series against the Marlins on Tuesday night. Urías was arrested late Sunday night by Department of Public Safety officers in Exposition Park, south of downtown Los Angeles. Other than acknowledging “an incident involving Julio Urías,” the Dodgers have declined to comment. Urías helped the Dodgers win the World Series during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, going 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA in 23 postseason innings.

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CNN —Hurricane Hilary is expected to slam into Southern California on Sunday as a rare tropical storm, unleashing floods, fierce winds and heavy downpours as residents evacuate, parks and beaches close and first responders brace for water rescues. Although Hilary is forecast to move north from Baja California into Southern California Sunday afternoon, its impacts will be felt earlier. First responders have also pre-positioned to respond quickly and perform water rescues from flooded areas, state officials said. There are “more than 7,500 boots on the ground” already deployed to help protect from the impact of Hurricane Hilary, according to the release from Newsom’s office. “There will be power outages across Southern California,” Ward said.

Persons: Hilary, it’ll, Gavin Newsom, “, ” Newsom, Cabo San Quintin –, Hilary “, we’ve, ”, Nancy Ward, Angelus Oaks, Brian Ferguson, Hurricane, ” Ward, – Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, . California Gov, Cabo San Quintin, Southern California Sunday, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Residents, Home, Saturday, Visitors, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s, National Weather Service, Silverado, Electricity, Southern California Edison, US Navy, Major League Baseball, Foxes, Hollywood Locations: Southern California, San Diego, California, Mexico, Punta Abreojos, Cabo, Baja California, California , Nevada, Arizona, Los Angeles, San Bernardino County, Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Northeast, Catalina, California’s, City of Avalon, Los Angeles County, Colorado, , California, Orange County, Orange, Angeles County

CNN —A man’s body was found inside a plastic barrel at a beach in Malibu, California, after a lifeguard spotted the unusual item floating offshore, officials announced. The body was inside a 55-liter black drum, which was discovered at Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Lieutenant Hugo Reynaga with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. Homicide investigators are examining the circumstances surround the death of the man, who was identified as a Black adult, the sheriff’s department said in a release. A state park maintenance worker first spotted the large drum floating in the lagoon around 3 p.m. Sunday, Reynaga said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, the lifeguard swam out to get the barrel from the lagoon and opened it on shore, finding a “non-responsive” person inside, the lieutenant said.

Persons: Hugo Reynaga, Reynaga, Jorge Moreno Organizations: CNN, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California State Parks Locations: Malibu , California, Malibu Lagoon, Los Angeles, California

CNN —The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined singer Aaron Carter died from drowning and the effects alprazolam and difluoroethane, according to a summary published on the coroner’s website Tuesday. Alprazolam is the generic form of Xanax, while difluoroethane is found in refrigerants and aerosol sprays. Carter died on November 5 of last year at the age of 34. Also known for his roles on television shows, Carter appeared in “Lizzie McGuire” on the Disney Channel and “7th Heaven,” which debuted on The WB Television Network. Entertainment Television, “House of Carters.”Carter is survived by his 1-year-old son, Prince, whom he shared with his partner Melanie Martin.

☆ Authorities Arrest Suspect After Shooting Death of Los Angeles Bishop
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Sara Randazzo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies guarded the entrance to the street of Bishop David O’Connell’s home in Hacienda Heights, Calif.A suspect has been arrested in connection in the weekend shooting death of a Los Angeles-area Roman Catholic bishop, law-enforcement officials said Monday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said it plans to release details later Monday about the arrest in the case of Bishop David O’Connell, who was found shot dead Saturday at his home in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community in east Los Angeles County.

☆ Los Angeles Officials Investigating Death of Catholic Bishop as a Homicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Joe Barrett | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David O’Connell had served as a priest and later as an auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles for nearly 45 years. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that it is investigating the death of an auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop who died on Saturday from a gunshot wound as a homicide. David O’Connell, 69 years old, had served as a priest and later as an auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles for nearly 45 years, said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles. “He was a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant,” Archbishop Gomez said.

☆ What We Know About the Gun Used in the Monterey Park Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jeremy White | K.K. Rebecca Lai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The semi-automatic Cobray pistol recovered in the Monterey Park, Calif., shooting, was modified with what appears to be a homemade suppressor. Gun recovered in Monterey Park shooting An annotated image of a semi-automatic Cobray pistol linked to a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. A close-up of a suppressor attached to the pistol shows wire and duct tape wrapped around it. Suppressor Upper receiver DETAIL BELOW Carrying strap The combined length of the pistol and the suppressor was over two feet. Wire was used to secure the suppressor cover and to attach a carrying strap to the front and rear of the pistol. Suppressor Tape layers An adapter attached to the pistol’s threaded barrel held the suppressor in place.

The men’s defense lawyers asked a judge to rule the geofence warrant unconstitutional and throw out any evidence that came from it. Last March, a federal judge in Virginia ruled that a geofence warrant used to find a suspect in a bank robbery was unconstitutional. In September, a state court in San Francisco ruled against the use of a geofence warrant in a burglary investigation. Law enforcement agencies may then try workarounds, like teaming up with agencies in jurisdictions that lack restrictions. “This is a tool that law enforcement is hellbent on using, and I understand why,” Owsley said.

☆ Police Hunt for Monterey Park, California, Dance-Club Shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Scott Calvert | Alicia A. Caldwell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MONTEREY PARK, CALIF.—Police on Sunday were searching for a gunman after at least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., east of Los Angeles, late Saturday. At least 10 others were taken to hospitals with injuries, some in critical condition, Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said at a news briefing on Sunday morning.

☆ Police Hunt Gunman After 10 Killed in Shooting in Monterey Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Scott Calvert | Michael Wright | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Police were searching for a gunman after at least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., east of Los Angeles, late Saturday. At least 10 others were taken to hospitals with injuries, some in critical condition, Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said at a news briefing.

☆ Nine Killed in Shooting in Monterey Park, Near Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Michael Wright | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Police stand guard at the scene of the shooting. A gunman killed nine people in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., late on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Reports of the shooting emerged at 10:22 p.m. local time, Deputy Sheriff Tracy Koerner said, without providing details of whether the male shooter was in custody. Further details couldn’t be determined.

☆ Video shows dramatic helicopter rescue after vehicle plunged into California canyon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Authorities say it's a miracle two people had only minor injuries after their vehicle plunged hundreds of feet off the road and into a canyon Tuesday in California. A man and a woman in their early 20s fell about 300 feet when their vehicle veered off the road into Monkey Canyon in Angeles National Forest, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. “Nearly all of the vehicles that go over the side of the road in that particular area turn out to be fatalities. Had it not been for the smartphone technology, Gilbert said, the two risked hypothermia, because temperatures were expected to drop into the 30s overnight. The sheriff’s department’s Special Enforcement Bureau tweeted dramatic video and photos of the rescue.

LOS ANGELES — The man involved in the shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker during a robbery last year was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison, officials said. James Howard Jackson, 20, pleaded no contest to the attempted murder charge and was immediately sentenced to prison, NBC Los Angeles reported. In August, almost four months after he was mistakenly freed from custody in Los Angeles, Jackson was captured and arrested in Palmdale, a city north of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Those charges were dropped with the plea entered Monday, NBC Los Angeles reported. Eric Leonard reported from Los Angeles, Antonio Planas reported from New York.

☆ Wrong-Way Driver Hits Los Angeles Sheriff’s Recruits, Injuring 22
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A vehicle struck and injured Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits while they were on a morning run in Whittier, Calif.More than 20 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits were injured early Wednesday when a vehicle struck the group as they were out for a morning training run, according to the officials. Five of the 22 injured recruits are in critical condition, said Sheila Kelliher , a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The rest have lesser injuries and have also been taken to the hospital, she said.

☆ 22 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits struck by vehicle during training run
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A car struck 22 Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits on a training run around dawn Wednesday and five were critically injured, authorities said. A total of 23 people were injured, including the driver, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson Capt. In addition to the five who were critically injured, there were four with moderate injuries and 14 with minor injuries. The driver was among those with minor injuries, she said. NBC Los AngelesA Sheriff’s Department statement said a recruit class was hit by a vehicle at about 6:26 a.m. during a training run.

☆ Aaron Carter's twin sister honors the late singer: 'I loved you beyond measure'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Aaron Carter’s twin sister paid tribute to the former child pop singer after he was confirmed dead Saturday at the age of 34. “To my twin… I loved you beyond measure,” Angel Carter wrote in a post on Instagram, alongside family photos of her and her brother as babies and young children. Actress Hilary Duff, left, hugs singer Aaron Carter as they attend the premiere of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" on April 26, 2003, in Hollywood, California. Rest In Peace!”The band New Kids on the Block similarly shared their sympathies in a statement on Twitter: “We are shocked and saddened about the sudden passing of Aaron Carter. Sending prayers to the Carter family.

CNN —Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. Carter, who first found fame as a boy with pop songs like “I Want Candy” and “Crush on You,” is survived by his 11-month-old son, Prince. The singer’s debut studio album, “Aaron Carter,” was released in 1997 and he performed as the opening act for the Backstreet Boys earlier that year. “There’s something I’d like to say that I feel is important for myself and my identity that has been weighing on my chest for nearly half of my life,” Carter wrote on Twitter. The singer later said in an interview that he doesn’t drink and denied that he has a drug problem, CNN previously reported.

Los Angeles County officials have reached an $8 million settlement with the family of Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old who was shot five times in the back by a deputy in June 2020. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office has not yet decided whether to file charges against Vega and Hernandez. Guardado’s settlement was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors alongside four other settlements involving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. All the settlements combined cost county taxpayers more than $47 million “with a range of extremely disturbing allegations,” Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department did not respond to NBC News' request for comment.

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