On Thursday, March 25, 2021, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva held a press conference in front of the Hall of Justice to announce his support for the Asian community. He was joined by Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Akira Muto; Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles, Kyung Jae Park; Honorary Consul General of Cambodia in Los Angeles, Mr. Kim Chha Hout; representatives from the Consulates of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand in Los Angeles; Mayor of Monterey Park, Yvonne Yin; Mayor of San Gabriel, Chin Ho Liao and other highly respected community leaders.

UPDATE: Suspect is in custody!

From Inbox: meanwhile, in Brazil ... 💥

A warm day in Los Angeles today + spring break = crowded beaches, full parking lots and plenty of traffic along Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica and pacific palisades this afternoon.

LASD SEB: Hoist Rescue, Injured hiker, Switzer Falls, Angeles Forest. LASD Air Rescue 5 deploys LASD SEB Tactical Medics to hoist hiker to safety. Airlifted to trauma center.

Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her husband are both under federal investigation - but here's what she had to say: “The era of ‘tough on crime’ prosecutors is over in Baltimore."

Won't it be ironic if she ends up being arrested?

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/baltimore-to-stop-prosecuting-low-level-crimes-including-drug-possession-and-prostitution/

“Just an idea”

Serial killer, whose victims included a 10-year-old Riverside County boy, dies awaiting execution

A cause of death was not disclosed, but Joseph Edward Duncan III had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, prosecutors said.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-28/man-who-killed-5-including-10-year-old-riverside-county-boy-dies-awaiting-execution

Salem, Oregon: Antifa says the guy with the gun did not get arrested. It does look like he was let go

Another toilet paper shortage? How the Suez Canal blockage could intensify shipping delays for consumer goods. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/03/27/suez-canal-shipping-snarl-could-spark-toilet-paper-coffee-shortages/7030623002/

BREAKING! There is a man threatening police officers with a knife in downtown Waukesha, Wisconsin. Dozens of police units are on scene with other agencies also responding with K9s.

Police said it had become so confusing to motorists that the city blocked the street at both ends with barriers to prevent anyone from driving on it for safety reasons.

Now they're going to spend big money to "fix" it.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/black-lives-matter-slogan-painted-on-street-to-be-redone-at-a-cost-of-36k-after-causing-driver-confusion/

Texas: Guy on a bicycle refuses to pull over in Houston afternoon 👀

This criminal opened fire before the trooper even had a chance to defend himself.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/man-shoots-texas-trooper-in-the-head-and-stomach-launching-massive-manhunt-then-takes-his-own-life-to-avoid-being-caught/

San Francisco: Major police activity reported in San Francisco’s Financial District. Police are requesting backup in downtown as illegal street racers block several intersections. Traffic is now completely gridlocked. Please avoid the area as police respond!

BREAKING! Chicago, Illinois: Police and EMS personnel are currently on scene of another shooting in Chicago, this time at a BP gas station. Four people have been shot. Police are have closed roads as they search for the shooter.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously voted to increase law enforcement contracts with the Los Angeles and Long Beach police departments and L.A. County Sheriff's Department, but the total amount increased was $75 million less than initially requested.

The board voted to amend the law enforcement contracts to increase funding by $36 million, instead of the $111 million requested, with L.A. Metro CEO Phillip Washington or his designee responsible for dividing it among the three law enforcement contracts. The contract will last through Dec. 31, while previously it was set to last an extra six months.

Mayor Eric Garcetti -- who chairs the board -- City Councilman Mike Bonin and several board members also amended the motion to instruct Metro's CEO to include at least $40 million in the fiscal year 2022 budget for investments in alternatives to policing, including transit ambassadors, elevator attendants and a flexible dispatch system to enable a response by homeless outreach workers, mental health specialists and unarmed security ambassadors.

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BREAKING! EVER GIVEN ship has been UNSTUCK & Moving into Suez Canal after 6 Days!!!