Los Angeles Digest 🧢 #130

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Monday: keeping tabs on extreme heat, severe storm potential, fire weather danger, and flash flood risks.

⚠️Community Advisory⚠️

Early this morning, Officers were engaged in a serious investigation regarding multiple victims in need of assistance in the Skid Row area when they were suddenly called away from the area due to a street takeover at 12th St and Figueroa. 

Over 50 vehicles decided to show up and take over the intersection to perform donuts in the intersection.  Officers attempted to stop one of the vehicles when the driver refused to yield, and fled the location.  All videos and photos are being directed to the Street Racing Task Force for prosecution.

LAPD Central Division

NEW: ICE identifies a man arrested by Kansas City police for flying a drone in a no fly zone during the FIFA World Cup as a previously deported Mexican illegal alien with a lengthy criminal history. ICE says they were notified Jose Garrido-Benitez is in the US illegally after his arrest for flying the drone near Arrowhead Stadium and they took custody of him and federal agents seized his drone.

ICE says Garrido-Benitez was arrested by law enforcement in Missouri and Kansas six times between 1999 and 2004 and was previously deported in 2003 but illegally re-entered, which is a felony.

He was convicted of felony forgery in 2004 and spent five years in a Missouri prison. He is now in ICE custody and in deportation proceedings.

Bill Melugin

BREAKING OVERNIGHT:A chaotic scene unfolded Sunday night after a driver sent people scrambling on Venice Beach Pier, leading to a pursuit and standoff in Marina del Rey.
The initial incident happened at the Venice Pier just before 10 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Video showed the moment a woman sped down the pier as people ran for safety at around 10 p.m.
According to a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department, by the time officers arrived, the woman had struck a cyclist.
Police say the woman then took off, prompting a chase. During the pursuit, the driver ran into a couple LAPD vehicles.
One officer was injured during the PIT maneuver and a second officer was injured when breaking the glass of the driver's window.
The chase ended in the area of Via Marina and Pacific Avenue, where the driver remained in the vehicle and was taken into custody at around 10:30 p.m.
Police say the woman will likely face assault with a deadly weapon and DUI charges.

Please join us in sending prayers and, or positive thoughts for the officer's recovery🙏🏻

More: http://4.nbcla.com/mQAy0Ft

NEW: LAPD officers clashed with local natives at South Park Recreation Center in South LA late Sunday night.

Police responded to an unconfirmed incident at the park at 11:19 p.m. near 51st Street and Avalon Boulevard where natives were gathered following a basketball game between two ally neighborhoods.

Video shows the chaotic scene with officers detaining multiple people as others confront them. One woman is seen being arrested after tossing what appears to be a bottle in the crowd.

Reports state officers faced resistance as bottles were being thrown at them — which we’re told escalated into a scuffle between the parties and resulted in police shooting bean bags at individuals.

Two people were reportedly taken into custody after the situation, which lasted nearly 20 minutes, was managed, according to reports.

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NEW: A career criminal is back behind bars in Charlotte after he allegedly killed a man -- less than two hours after being released on bond.

David Simpson allegedly shot two men, one fatally, right after posting a $10,000 bond on an unrelated charge of possession of a weapon by a prisoner.

He now faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Allegedly he's stealing. Tucson, Arizona has been making a lot of headlines lately

After a vehicle was stolen with a 2-year-old girl inside, Atlanta police used license plate reader technology to locate the car in less than 15 minutes and reunite the child with her family.

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/news/55395152/video-atlanta-police-rescue-2-year-old-girl-after-vehicle-stolen-with-child-inside

"Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s latest effort to overhaul higher education."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-03/mcmahon-asks-colleges-to-pledge-campus-reforms-by-end-of-2026

Karoline Leavitt

WILDLAND Fires: SPOKANE FIRES. This includes: Old Trails Road Fire, Autumn Lane, and Fairview Road Fire.

Check the evacuation map; this is current and updated when changes occur.
https://srec911.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=337af083184c474d9d9181bb44f957b0

PLEASE, stay out of the Level 3 Evacuation Areas and let fire, deputies, officers, and other emergency personnel work!

NO DRONES near any fire area. DRONES in this area will STOP fire air attack!

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

WATCH: DEVASTATING WILDFIRES RIP THROUGH SPOKANE, WASHINGTON

Fast-moving wildfires tore through neighborhoods across north Spokane, leaving entire communities reduced to ash. The wind-driven Old Trails Fire, along with the Autumn Lane and Fairview fires, destroyed more than 700 homes, forced thousands of residents to evacuate, and continues to threaten thousands more structures as dangerous fire conditions persist.

An official said, “This fire behavior has been aggressive and unpredictable due to high winds and very dry fuels.”

Please keep the communities across Spokane in your thoughts and prayers, along with the first responders, as crews continue battling these fast-moving wildfires and the full extent of the destruction is still being assessed.🙏🏻

The Laredo Police Department is deeply saddened to announce, with the permission of her family, the passing of Officer Alejandra Garza today.

Officer Garza served our community with dedication, professionalism, and pride. Her passing is a tremendous loss to our department, her fellow officers, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside her.

During this incredibly difficult time, we extend our deepest condolences, thoughts, and prayers to Officer Garza’s family, friends, loved ones, and her brothers and sisters in law enforcement.

We respectfully ask that the Garza family be kept in your thoughts and prayers and that their privacy be honored as they grieve this heartbreaking loss.

Rest Easy Sister. Prayers for her family of blue and blood.🙏🏻

Stay cool 💦⛱

•Never leave children or pets in vehicles

•Stay hydrated; take frequent breaks if you work outdoors

•Make sure your animals have plenty of water and shade.

WATCH LIVE: President Donald J. Trump Signs an Executive Order.

The executive order establishes the President's Military Spouse Commission to better assist military spouses and will be chaired by Jennifer Hegseth, the wife of War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19EEyHEvaQ/

POTUS: "Thank you for all being here as we take a major new step to support our incredible military families... Today, I'm signing an Executive Order to establish the first-ever Presidential Military Spouse Commission." 🇺🇸

POTUS: "America cannot have the strongest military in the world without the love and devotion of our remarkable military spouses who make the extraordinary sacrifices for our country... this Commission will provide recommendations for improving the quality of life for military spouses so that we can better support both our military families and the entire United States armed forces."

POTUS: "Every day, our administration is fighting to give our military families the support they dearly need and they deserve. As part of the Great Big Beautiful Bill, we provided hundreds of millions of dollars for military childcare and improved housing on military bases... Last Christmas, every service member received a Warrior Dividend of $1,776... the Commission will help ensure we continue to give military spouses our very best, so our military can continue to be the strongest military anywhere in the world."

Gen. Dan Caine: "You think we're strong? American military spouses are ten times stronger." 🇺🇸

Jennifer Hegseth, Chair of the Presidential Military Spouse Commission: "We have the most amazing women here who have decades of experience... between what they've experienced and what they know, we’re going to really tackle these things... It’s housing, it’s healthcare, it’s employment, it's childcare, it's education, and so we’re going to take a look at all those things... So this is a big deal today."

SecWar: "Strong families equal strong formations... and if your family’s not taken care of that, then it causes hesitation and complications for the warfighters up front... If that warfighter knows that their family is good to go, they will go the the extra mile, which is what our nation asks."

Executive Director of the Presidential Military Spouse Commission Desiree Sayle: "This group has over 400 years of experience as an active duty military spouse... so if you can imagine that level of experience coming to this commission and solving real problems for the future of our military spouses and families, it’s just an incredible thing that you’re doing, President Trump."

POTUS: "There's NOTHING more important than the SAVE America Act. I think [the Senate] should stay... I think it's so important to get it passed."

POTUS on talks with Iran: "They're going on right now... This is the last chance. This is the last chance for them to sign a good document."

POTUS on Iran talks: "They're going to go quickly one way or the other. It's not very complex. We're talking about the opening of the Strait, having it open literally by tomorrow—completely open. That's phase one, and phase two is we then will talk about the nuclear... we're very strong on it: they cannot have a nuclear weapon."

POTUS roasts Fake "Bass Mouth" Traylor in the Oval Office:

"MSNOW? That's the failed MSDNC, right? They failed. They gave it a new name. You know why? Because nobody watched it — and fewer people are watching it now."

POTUS: When I saw what happened in Spain, I said we had a version of that—you could say much worse. We allowed 25 million people under Joe Biden, the Democrats. We had open borders, and countries all over the world sent people that they don’t want into our country. We're going to be just like that if you put these lunatics in that I see running for office.

POTUS: "The best grass you can get — Scotts. You know Scotts? Scotts Miracle-Gro. They do great grass, what can I tell you?" 🤣