Good Morning. Los Angeles County residents, click here to register for a free COVID-19 test. Law Enforcement News Man Led DC Police On Pursuit, Barricaded Self Inside Home, Shot At Officers A Washington, D.C. man led police on a chase, crashed and broke into a family's home where he barricaded himself inside, police said. The standoff ended with a shootout, when the suspect was wounded and taken into custody. He's currently hospitalized for treatment of his injury. Multiple agencies were involved in a police chase with the man that started in Maryland around 2 a.m., police said. The chase ended when the man crashed his car near Alabama and Pennsylvania Avenues. The man then ran from his car, exchanging gunfire with police, and broke into a home in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The homeowners were inside at the time, but were able to get out safely, according to police. Newsday LAPD Reports 112 Employees Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 Since Pandemic Began, 65 Have Recovered The Los Angeles Police Department reported Monday that 112 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. As of Monday, 65 LAPD employees have recovered and returned to work, and one remains hospitalized, according to Emergency Operations Center’s Jessica Kellogg. All other individuals are self-isolating at home and recovering. The number of Los Angeles Fire Department employees who have tested positive for the virus remained at 28 Monday, Kellogg reported. Out of the LAFD employees, 23 have recovered and returned to work, and none are hospitalized. The remaining five employees are isolated and recovering at home. CBS 2 Man Expected To Survive Gunshot Wounds Suffered Near Freeway Off-Ramp A man is expected to survive gunshot wounds suffered at a shooting near a freeway off-ramp on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, a police officer said Sunday. The shooting at Fourth Street and a nearby off-ramp to the Hollywood (101) Freeway occurred at 10:13 p.m. Saturday, said Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section. Paramedics rushed the victim to an area hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, Cervantes said. Police had no suspect information. MyNewsLA.com Over The Weekend, Inspectors Found 1,000 L.A. County Businesses In Violation Of Coronavirus Restrictions Inspectors with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health found 1,000 businesses in violations of coronavirus-related restrictions after visiting 1,600 over the weekend, officials said Monday. County Health Director Barbara Ferrer said they were not in compliance with some of the county’s new “safer-at-home” directives that are part of the gradual reopening of stores, parks and beaches. That includes having people wear masks and keeping capacity limited to allow six feet of distance between people, among other requirements. “We worked with all of the businesses so that they could implement these measures,” Ferrer said, telling business owners to visit the health department’s website and view the latest health order. The order, which has no end date, outlines a five-stage plan for reopening. KTLA 5 Probe Into LA Explosion Begins As Firefighters Recover Investigators on Monday began combing the wreckage of a fire and explosion at a downtown Los Angeles vape and marijuana accessories wholesaler to determine its cause as 12 injured firefighters started the long process of recovery. Seven burned firefighters have been released from the hospital — four on Monday — while four remain hospitalized and are considered to be stable, though their conditions were not immediately available. The twelfth firefighter suffered a minor injury. All are expected to survive. Authorities have not yet determined if the business was operating legally or if it had been recently inspected. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has sent in special agents from around the country to help with the criminal investigation. They are expected to help reconstruct the scene, identify where the fire started and determine what caused it. Associated Press Help Sought In ‘Critical Missing’ Case Of 44-Year-Old Woman Who Disappeared In Koreatown Police are asking the public for help Monday in their search for a woman who disappeared in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles over the weekend.Investigators say 44-year-old Muriel Carolina Vallejos Flores was last seen about 11 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of South Harvard Boulevard. Flores suffers from epilepsy and has the mental capacity of a 5-year-old, according to a “critical missing” case news release issued by the Los Angeles Police Department. “She has not been seen … and her family is very concerned,” the news release stated. Flores was described as a Hispanic woman standing 5 feet, 3 inches, tall and weighing about 160 pounds. She has black hair, black eyes and was last seen wearing a black shirt with dark blue-gray shorts and black shoes. Anyone with information on Flores’ whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department at 818-756-4800. KTLA 5 Federal Prosecutors Work To Combat Sexual Harassment In LA Housing During Pandemic The top federal prosecutor in Southern California Monday encouraged anyone who has witnessed or experienced sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, maintenance worker, or anyone with control over housing to report that conduct to the U.S. Department of Justice. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the ability of many people to pay rent on time and has increased housing insecurity. The DOJ says it has received reports of housing providers trying to exploit the crisis to sexually harass tenants. Sexual harassment in housing is illegal, and the DOJ vowed to investigate such allegations and pursue enforcement actions where appropriate. "Sexual harassment in housing is reprehensible and contrary to the rule of law,'' U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna said. "My office works closely with state and local partners to identify incidents of sexual harassment in housing and will use all available enforcement tools against perpetrators." NBC 4 5 Los Angeles Men Arrested On Suspicion Of Running Multi-County Burglary Ring Five men accused of running a multi-county burglary ring responsible for the theft of $1.9 million in designer watches and purses, jewelry, guns and cash in 44 residential burglaries in Orange and San Bernardino counties have been arrested, officials announced Monday. “We have now charged these five individuals with committing, what we know of today, at least 44 residential burglaries which is a phenomenally high amount,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said. Jurandir Endnilson Penate, 24, Erick Daniel Soria, 27, Alvaro Ramos, 37, Eugene Yi, 35, and Sergio Soto, 33, all of Los Angeles, were arrested in a multi-agency operation in South Los Angeles on Friday. Law enforcement officials said all but one of the suspects have long rap sheets, and most are career criminals. Soto is a third striker, facing life in prison if convicted. CBS 2 3 Southern California Men Abducted, 2 Killed, In Cross-Border Kidnappings They lived in Norwalk, Pasadena and San Diego, but they all disappeared in Tijuana. Their families got a call demanding money. And in one case, even though the man’s family left $25,000 in cash in a McDonald’s restroom as directed, he was killed anyway, according to court documents implicating a couple, Leslie Briana Matla and Juan Carlos Montoya Sanchez, in a Tijuana-based kidnapping ring. Matla, 20, and Montoya Sanchez, 25, were charged in Los Angeles federal court with conspiring to launder money. Matla, who lived in San Bernardino County before moving to Mexico, was arrested last week in San Diego. Montoya Sanchez, a resident of Tijuana, was arrested in San Diego on Sunday. It was unclear Monday if either had retained an attorney. Los Angeles Times Public Safety News Major Emergency Fire Burns Fabric Warehouse In Downtown LA A major emergency fire broke out early Tuesday at a downtown LA building, just a few blocks away from a warehouse that exploded and injured a dozen firefighters. The fire broke out at about 3:50 a.m. at a warehouse in the 1900 block of South Mateo Street. Los Angeles Fire Department officials said the building contained rolled textiles. LAFD spokesman Capt. Erik Scott described a large warehouse packed full of fabric. “There are rolled textiles, clothing type material, what we call classic combustibles inside that are rolled and stacked five foot tall times three, so there’s about 15 foot tall combustibles, of which is a significant fire load,” Scott said. Scott said crews have gained the upper hand on the flames, and expect to have full extinguishment soon. The business was not open at the time of the fire, and no injuries have been reported. CBS 2 Fire Crews Who Responded To Explosive LA Blaze Increasingly Deal With Unique Crises Downtown The huge explosion Saturday that shook Los Angeles’ downtown area known as the Toy District, between Skid Row and Little Tokyo, was only the latest calamity for a fierce team of firefighters that has been dealing with multiple disasters, every day. For years, Fire Station No. 9 — tucked between Wall Street and San Pedro Street in Skid Row, with its relatively young group of staff — has served a population that has exploded into what is now universally known as a crisis — a crisis of addiction, people without homes, and mental illness. That crisis tragically has helped make the 121-year-old station (just blocks from Disney Hall and the Staples Center) — one of L.A.’s 106 fire houses — one of the most action-packed around. A Firehouse Magazine survey in 2018 of 258 stations in the U.S. and Canada found that 9 was the busiest fire station in the United States, with 33,380 total calls in 2017 — a 22% increase from 2015. Los Angeles Daily News Fire Agencies Prepare To Battle Wildfires During A Pandemic As Southern California approaches the start of what is traditionally peak fire season, crews now are tasked with an additional challenge: preparing for how to battle large-scale wildfires in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Safely bringing raging wildfires under control will remain the primary focus, fire officials say. But social distancing is expected to play a key role in keeping firefighters healthy, as well as in providing services to residents forced out of their homes by flames. “Our priority is protecting lives and property,” said Tracey Martinez, a San Bernardino County Fire spokeswoman. “If a wildfire occurs, we don’t have a choice. We have to take care of business.” Massive fires aren’t necessarily bound by season, as the devastating Woolsey fire that burned in Los Angeles and Ventura counties during November of last year showed. Los Angeles Daily News Local Government News LA County To Launch New Mobile App For Reporting Price Gouging, Scams Los Angeles County is set to launch a mobile app to make it easier to report cases of price gouging and phony COVID-19 remedies, the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs announced on Monday. Reports of price gouging on essential goods have been widespread during the pandemic, with the department tracking and documenting more than 500 complaints. The "Stop Price Gouging" mobile app, to be available soon in the iOS and Android stores, will allow shoppers to file on-the-spot, accurate complaints that can be supported with photos of receipts, advertisements, products and other possible evidence of wrongdoing. 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