Email from Los Angeles Police Protective League Daily News & Updates   Law Enforcement News 1 hospitalized in stabbing on Metro G Line bus in North Hollywood A man was hospitalized in grave condition Wednesday after a stabbing on a Metro G Line bus in North Hollywood, authorities said. Passengers called police at about 12:15 p.m. from near the intersection of Tujunga Avenue and Chandler Boulevard to report that someone on the bus was stabbed in the neck, LAPD sources told NBC4 Investigates. An argument escalated to violence on the bus, which was connecting Chatsworth and North Hollywood. Witnesses said the attacker exited the bus after the stabbing and was immediately taken into custody. LAPD later identified the assailant as 23-year-old Logan Dunn. In a statement, Metro said the passenger was stabbed by Dunn shortly after the bus left the North Hollywood station traveling west. Police said the suspect pulled out a 4-inch pocket knife and stabbed the victim three times in the neck. Cellphone video shot by a bystander who lives across street from the bus stop that runs parallel Chandler and intersects Tujunga showed the LAPD detaining a man. A witness who was on the same bus said the altercation started with an argument between two men then escalated to one of the men pulling out a knife and stabbing the other man in the neck. NBC 4 Person randomly stabbed multiple times at Hollywood coffee shop The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a person after he walked into a Hollywood coffee shop and started stabbing a person on Wednesday morning. Investigators said the random attack happened around 10 a.m. at the Bohemia Cafe on Sunset Boulevard. LAPD said the suspect entered the coffee shop, grabbed a knife and started chasing the victim before stabbing the person multiple times. Officers arrested the man shortly after with the help of some witnesses. Paramedics took the victim to the hospital in a stable condition. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the suspect has been booked on attempted murder and is being held on a $1 million bail. Deputies added that he has no criminal record in the county. CBS 2 Burglars reportedly break into Tracee Ellis Ross' Hollywood Hills home, steal $100K in luxury items Burglars reportedly broke into the home of Tracee Ellis Ross in the Hollywood Hills area over the weekend. The burglary happened early Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported that the home belongs to Ross, who is known for roles in shows such as "Black-ish" and "Girlfriends." The Los Angeles Police Department says officers responded to reports of a home burglary in the area. According to the department, the suspects broke in through the back door of the home and got away with $100,000 worth luxury items, including jewelry and handbags. No one was home at the time of the break-in. Police are looking through surveillance video to find the suspects. ABC 7 Smash-and-grab robbers ransack jewelry store at Sherman Oaks mall A group of smash-and-grab robbers ransacked a jewelry store at a Sherman Oaks mall before fleeing the scene in a getaway car Wednesday. Los Angeles police officers responded to reports of a robbery at Westfield Fashion Square mall around 4:30 p.m. Video from a witness showed four masked suspects entering Kristof’s Jewelers while carrying large hammers. They began smashing the glass display cases as the loud sounds sent nearby shoppers running to safety. The suspects quickly ran from the store and fled in two getaway cars that were reportedly stolen — a Chevy Corvette and a Chevy Camaro. The two suspect vehicles were later found abandoned in a Van Nuys neighborhood. Surveillance video from a home showed the same group of hooded suspects casually walking away from the ditched vehicles. The owners said no merchandise appeared to have been stolen, but this was not the first time they had been targeted. 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Feds in LA launch animal abuse task force Federal officials in Los Angeles Wednesday announced a new task force to prosecute animal abuse cases, including "animal crush" videos that depict extreme cruelty. The federal Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump during his first term in 2019. "Animal abuse is among the most heartbreaking and despicable type of crimes that law enforcement sees," Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a statement. "Together with our federal and local partners, my office intends to root out and punish those who profit from hurting animals." The new task force will be led by federal prosecutors in the environmental crimes and consumer protection section working in partnership with the FBI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General, the LA County District Attorney's Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, LA City Animal Control, and other state and local law enforcement officers. The task force will focus on charging serious animal abuse throughout the Central District of California, the most populous federal district in the country. NBC 4 L.A. cracks down on Hollywood party houses and illegal short-term rentals. Violators to pay hefty fines The city of Los Angeles is expected to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after settling multiple lawsuits against the owners of illegal short-term rentals and party houses in the Hollywood area who were accused of wreaking havoc for neighboring residents. “With excessive noise, disruptive behavior, obstruction of the public right of way, litter and vandalism, party houses are well-known to impact neighborhood quality and threaten public safety,” L.A. City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto said in a news release Tuesday. Among the buildings mentioned in the settlement were the Franklin Apartments, a rent-stabilized building with 30 units located at 6871 Franklin Avenue. The city attorney’s office accused the building’s owner and manager of removing 10 long-term rental units for use as illegal short-term rentals. In 2020, the 10 units were turned into an underground hotel, which “resulted in increased nuisance activity and complaints from other neighbors,” Feldstein Soto said. The law requires short-term rental properties to register with the city under the Home-Sharing Ordinance, or HSO. Rent-stabilized units, which limit a landlord on rent increases each year, are prohibited from being used for short-term rentals. Los Angeles Times 6 arrested in bust operation targeting Southern California auto theft crime group Six suspects were arrested during a bust operation targeting a sprawling auto theft crime group in Southern California. In December 2024, the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail (RAID) task force began investigating the Long Beach Performance organization, whose alleged criminal activities spanned Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to the California Highway Patrol. Over the next nine months, investigators uncovered a “sophisticated criminal organization and network engaged in vehicle theft, alteration of Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), fraudulent DMV documentation, sales of stolen vehicles, and trafficking of narcotics and firearms,” CHP said. Detectives found numerous vehicles, estimated to be worth more than $1.25 million, associated with the organization. On Aug. 26, authorities served 12 search warrants at homes and businesses associated with the crime group. During the massive bust, officers found 11 stolen vehicles, 31 firearms and arrested six members of the organization. KTLA 5 Heavily armed ‘Angel of Death’ from Alabama charged with threatening SoCal church An Alabama man who claimed to be Michael the Angel of Death has been charged with multiple felonies after he threatened to “do the Lord’s reaping” at a Catholic monastery in Orange County and then traveled to the church with a sizable cache of weapons, authorities said. On Wednesday, Joshua Michael Richardson, 38, was charged with felony criminal threats and possession of six high-capacity gun magazines, brass knuckles and a sword, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office. Investigators also found knives, a stun gun, body armor, duct tape and rope in his truck. On Aug. 19, St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado Canyon received an email from Richardson in which he claimed to be the “rider of the pale horse,” the last of the four horsemen in the Book of Revelation, who personifies death. He also said he was Michael the Angel of Death, referencing the Archangel Michael, who is tasked with escorting souls to the afterlife, prosecutors said. Los Angeles Times Public Safety News 2 LAFD vehicles involved in collisions in the same Reseda intersection, 1 person transported Two Los Angeles Fire Department vehicles involved in two separate traffic collisions at the same Reseda intersection on Wednesday morning left one person injured from the second collision. The first collision at the Vanowen Street and Lindley Avenue intersection occurred around 9:05 a.m. as an LAFD ambulance transporting a patient collided with a silver sedan. Aerial footage showed the silver sedan crashed head-on into the side of an ambulance in the middle of the intersection. According to the LAFD, there were no injuries resulting from the collision, and the patient inside was transported in another ambulance. As the LAFD battalion chief was arriving at the scene to investigate the ambulance crash, the battalion chief's truck was involved in a collision at the same intersection around 9:47 a.m. One person involved in this accident was transported to a hospital, according to LAFD. Details of the accidents are not yet known. CBS 2 LASD Nominates 6-Pound Therapy Dog for First Responder Award The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is urging the public to support one of their smallest, yet mightiest, members so she can get the national recognition her law enforcement colleagues are convinced she deserves. Willowbrook, the smallest dog in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Therapy Dog program at 6 lbs, has been entered into the Third Annual Nationwide First Responder Paws Therapy Dog Award. Willowbrook joined the LASD in 2022, just a few months after winning her battle against life-threatening parvo, a highly- contagious virus that mainly affects dogs and wolves, the department reports. Reportedly since recovering, Willowbrook has devoted herself to the work of protecting, serving and healing as a full fledged member of the department. Voting begins Wednesday and runs until Sept. 12. MyNewsLA Local Government News LA Councilmember Imelda Padilla faces recall petition Five San Fernando Valley residents Wednesday moved forward with an effort to recall Los Angeles City Councilwoman Imelda Padilla for what they described as a "pattern of behavior and decisions that have failed to represent the best interest of our community.'' On Tuesday, residents James Adrian Stein, Steven Leffert, Gwendolyn Flynn, Stephen Fredreick Smith and Karen Schatz filed a notice of intent to recall with the City Clerk's Office. The document is intended to inform the councilwoman that recall proceedings are about to begin. The group of residents -- who reside in Padilla's Sixth Council District -- alleged the councilwoman has failed to be transparent and accountable to her constituents, and has disregarded community input and stakeholder voices. "Our community deserves ethical, responsive, and committed leadership. The recall of Council member Padilla is not just about one vote or one issue -- it is about restoring trust and ensuring our council truly reflects and serves the will of the people,'' according to paperwork filed with the city. A representative for Padilla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NBC 4 Los Angeles City Council members introduce motion to establish maximum indoor temperature in rental units Los Angeles City Councilmembers and other local leaders are introducing a motion to establish a maximum indoor temperature standard for rental housing units, aiming to protect renters from hot weather conditions. At a news conference Wednesday morning, Councilmembers Adrin Nazarian, Bob Blumenfield and Eunisses Hernandez announced they will be introducing a motion that would set the maximum indoor temperature standard at 82 degrees. This motion would require property owners to provide remedies to keep temperatures in units below the maximum standard. Blumenfield and Hernandez recommended the installation of air conditioners, fans, or other cooling equipment. "Last year in my area in the west valley, temperatures hit 121 degrees," Blumenfield said. 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