LA County Sheriff's: Today, we mourn the loss Deputy Santiago Carrillo, a 14 year veteran, assigned to Twin Towers Correctional Facility, who succumbed to COVID-19 complications. We are grateful for his service to LA County. Please keep his family and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. #RIP
LOS ANGELES — While overall crime in the city of Los Angeles has decreased, homicides and shootings have spiked dramatically, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday.
According to Garcetti, overall crime has decreased by 9% — including property crime by 11.1%, violent crime by 3% and robberies by 17% — but homicides have increased by 36.2% and the number of victims shot by 41.4%. The mayor noted that the increases were similar to increases reported in other U.S. cities, including Chicago and New York City — which saw a 50% and 40% increase, respectively.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore elaborated on the statistics, stating that some of the increase was due in part to street-gang violence, with 55% of homicides being identified as gang-related. He also said there was a 42% year-over-year increase in gang homicides.
As for the victims of these crimes, Moore said 65 people experiencing homelessness were killed in 2020 compared to 41 in 2019.
LAPD also reported a 35% increase in arrests of people carrying guns. And, despite vehicle stops decreasing by 27%, the number of guns recovered rose by 57% in 2020. Moore said the numbers seemed to be the result of officers being more precise in their work as well as an increase in firearms in Los Angeles.
Moore said that the increase in firearms on the streets, a sense of hopelessness and isolation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders and the challenges facing the justice system due to COVID-19 have made it difficult for his department to have an impact on the increase in homicides.
Garcetti said the city would continue to expand intervention programs including the Therapeutic Transportation Pilot, the Community Safety Partnership and the Gang Reduction and Youth Development program.
Garcetti said the GRYD zones saw a 9% decrease in gang-related violent crime in 2020 compared to 2019, and Moore said the 10 neighborhoods that have the CSP program had a 7% reduction in violent crime and fewer arrests in 2020.
According to Garcetti, overall crime has decreased by 9% — including property crime by 11.1%, violent crime by 3% and robberies by 17% — but homicides have increased by 36.2% and the number of victims shot by 41.4%. The mayor noted that the increases were similar to increases reported in other U.S. cities, including Chicago and New York City — which saw a 50% and 40% increase, respectively.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore elaborated on the statistics, stating that some of the increase was due in part to street-gang violence, with 55% of homicides being identified as gang-related. He also said there was a 42% year-over-year increase in gang homicides.
As for the victims of these crimes, Moore said 65 people experiencing homelessness were killed in 2020 compared to 41 in 2019.
LAPD also reported a 35% increase in arrests of people carrying guns. And, despite vehicle stops decreasing by 27%, the number of guns recovered rose by 57% in 2020. Moore said the numbers seemed to be the result of officers being more precise in their work as well as an increase in firearms in Los Angeles.
Moore said that the increase in firearms on the streets, a sense of hopelessness and isolation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders and the challenges facing the justice system due to COVID-19 have made it difficult for his department to have an impact on the increase in homicides.
Garcetti said the city would continue to expand intervention programs including the Therapeutic Transportation Pilot, the Community Safety Partnership and the Gang Reduction and Youth Development program.
Garcetti said the GRYD zones saw a 9% decrease in gang-related violent crime in 2020 compared to 2019, and Moore said the 10 neighborhoods that have the CSP program had a 7% reduction in violent crime and fewer arrests in 2020.
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Overall Crime Decreases In City Of LA, But Homicides Increase
While overall crime in the city of Los Angeles has decreased, homicides and shootings have spiked dramatically, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday.
You think the first few days of executive orders targeting the oil and gas industry were bad? You think the job losses we've seen in the last week are a lot?
If this report is correct... you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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If this report is correct... you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. -- A tornado producing storm on Monday night caused significant damage in Fultondale. According to Fultondale's fire chief, multiple houses were damaged or destroyed, trees were knocked down and there were reports of multiple people trapped in vehicles and buildings. The storm passed through around 10:30 p.m. The Fultondale fire chief warned everyone to stay out of Fultondale so that first responders could do their jobs with search and rescue. There were also unconfirmed reports of damage in Center Point. AS of 11:30 p.m. there were no weather warnings in the state of Alabama and the worst of the severe weather had passed despite continuing rain, hail and strong winds. The National Weather Service in Birmingham said they would investigate the damage and determine if a tornado touched down.
Tonight, the LAPD family is in mourning.
Officer Philip Sudario passed away from complications of COVID-19.
Phil served Angelenos for 25 years and was last assigned to Southeast Area.
Our thoughts & prayers are with his friends and loved ones.
Phil, you are End of Watch. #RIP
Officer Philip Sudario passed away from complications of COVID-19.
Phil served Angelenos for 25 years and was last assigned to Southeast Area.
Our thoughts & prayers are with his friends and loved ones.
Phil, you are End of Watch. #RIP
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Meanwhile, in India -- Delhi Police fired tear-gas shells on a section of farmers near Akshardham temple and Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar here on Tuesday as they entered Delhi ahead of their planned 'Kisan Gantantra Parade'. The agitating farmers, comprising mostly youths, earlier broke through the barricades set up by police near Ghazipur entry point on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border and Singhu and Tikri points on Delhi-Haryana border. AS soon as they reached near the Akshardham intersection on the Delhi-Meerut Highway, police fired tear-gas shells. The farmers then indulged in stone-pelting to break windscreens of passing trucks as well as DTC buses parked on the road to stop them from moving inside Delhi.
Meanwhile, in Australia -- Thousands protest against Australia Day, the anniversary of British colonisation of the continent, that is also called Invasion Day.
From Inbox: "Australia is worse off now. Shooting every day of the week. I live in 1 of the fastest growing areas in Queensland Australia and have NO full time police station and could take up to 2 hours to come in an emergency like a home invasion which is on the rise."
From Inbox: "Australia is worse off now. Shooting every day of the week. I live in 1 of the fastest growing areas in Queensland Australia and have NO full time police station and could take up to 2 hours to come in an emergency like a home invasion which is on the rise."
A tornado barreled through a northern suburb of Birmingham, Ala., late on Monday night, collapsing buildings, trapping people in their homes and setting off frantic rescue efforts, the authorities said. The storm, which struck the city of Fultondale just before 11 p.m. local time, was part of a band of severe weather systems that extended across much of the Southeast, local meteorologists reported. A Hampton Inn off Interstate 65 in Fultondale was mangled by the tornado, which tore off part of the roof, photographs shared online showed. “We do still have people trapped in houses,” Larry Holcomb, the city’s mayor, said by telephone early Tuesday. Mr. Holcomb said that emergency responders were assessing the damage, but that he was not aware of any deaths as of midnight. The mayor said he had been at home when the tornado hit and that streets in his neighborhood were blocked by fallen trees.
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LOS ANGELES - Another weekend, another large underground party broken up by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's superspreader task force. FOX 11 was once again there as LASD deputies raided the event Saturday night. The crackdown happened as the stunned homeowners showed up to find out their Airbnb guests had thrown the party behind their backs in Ladera Heights. "This is the LA County Sheriff's Department. You need to come out of the front door with your hands up," a deputy on scene said over an intercom. The superspreader event happened Saturday night and LASD's superspreader task force "Everyone inside of West 60th Street, the party's over," the deputy was heard saying over the intercom. Dozens of partygoers made their way out of the house and began gathering in front of the property, where LASD detained them and issued more than 60 total citations.
A wildlife mystery needs solving in southern Texas and experts wouldn’t mind your to help — if you can stomach the details. It involves a December trail camera photo that caught a large mountain lion dragging another animal in its mouth. Apparently, not even wildlife experts can identify the unlucky prey, which is a bit disconcerting. “Can you identify this prey animal taken in Terrell County?
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Meanwhile, in India -- "Violence continues at ITO in central Delhi, tractors being driven by protestors deliberately try to run over police personnel."