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Bloodhound to the Rescue

Once again, a dog proved to be man’s best friend when one of the LAPD’s bloodhounds recently assisted officers in locating an impaired elderly man who was missing.

On June 13, 2015, an 83-year-old man living in a Rampart Division neighborhood, suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other medical conditions, wandered away from his residence shortly after 8:30 a.m. By 9 a.m., officers had received a radio call about the missing man, and the search began. After an unsuccessful grid search in the area, officers called the Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division K-9 unit for assistance.

In no time, the bloodhound, known as Sage (serial# 197), arrived on the scene ready to take action with help from the subject’s family who provided a shirt the man was wearing earlier that morning. Sage quickly picked up the man’s scent from the clothing and began zigzagging through residential streets and major boulevards. Finally, Sage directed officers to Bonnie Brae and Temple Streets where the subject was seated on a retaining wall about two miles from his residence.

Gently, Sage touched the man. Completely disoriented and confused, the subject thought he was in El Salvador and couldn’t remember his name, but officers were able to identify him with a photograph.

Officers rewarded Sage for a job well done with a tasty morsel of food, a small price to pay for Sage’s expertise and the relief his efforts brought to the subject’s daughter, who had been crying hysterically. With the utmost gratitude, she thanked every officer at the command post.

Metropolitan Officers Capture Serial Robber

Los Angeles: A lone gunman wanted for the shooting of two clerks and three robberies has been captured by Los Angeles Police Officers.

On June 15, 2015, a lone Black gunman walked into a gas station on the 3200 block of 54th Street in Los Angeles and demanded money. The next two consecutive days, June 16th and 17th, it is believed the same gunman committed additional robberies that also involved the shooting of two business clerks. On June 16, 2015, a male Black robbed a store located at the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Western Avenue. During the robbery, the suspect shot the clerk and fled from the scene.

On June 17, 2015, a male Black robbed a gas station at the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue and during the robbery, a clerk was shot.

In all three robberies, the suspect used a handgun, demanded money and fled the scene in a silver SUV with paper plates. The robberies occurred within a short distance of each other and in the second and third robbery, both clerks were shot but survived their injuries following surgery.

Following the violent incidents, LAPD 77th Area Robbery Detectives began to canvas for surveillance video for images that would identify the suspect and his vehicle.

On June 17, 2015, LAPD Metropolitan Officers spotted an SUV that matched the suspect's vehicle and detained a 55- year-old male resident of Los Angeles. A subsequent investigation led to Jeffrey Miles being arrested for Attempted Murder and the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the LAPD 77 th Area Robbery Detectives at (323) 786-5422. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipster may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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NOTES: June 16, 2025 Weekly Police Commission Meeting

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After a quorum was established, Commissioner Paula Madison opened the meeting with a reminder about proper behavior and guidelines for members of the public who attend and speak at police commission meetings. Commissioner Robert Saltzman acknowledged the success of a reception held recently for the LGBT community in connection with June as Gay Pride Month. He also noted a very good turnout of Department personnel who marched in the Gay Pride Parade this past Sunday.

The meeting proceeded to the Report of the Chief of Police. Chief Beck directly provided current crime statistics, including data related to Department personnel and traffic collisions.

The Report of Executive Director Richard Tefank followed. He noted there would be no regular commission meeting next week (June 23) and that Regular Agenda Item 8A was being removed from the agenda to be rescheduled for a later date.

There was no report from the Inspector General; so the meeting proceeded to the Consent Agenda Items, which were approved, and the meeting proceeded to the Regular Agenda Items. There were six Regular Agenda Items, not counting Agenda Item 8A, which had been removed. Commissioner Saltzman made a motion, which was seconded, to approve Items 8B through 8E as follows:

• Item 8B, the Department’s Report, dated June 12, 2015, relative to the Revolving Training Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2015/16, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8C, the Department’s Report, dated June 5, 2015, relative to the request for proposals for security guard services, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8D, the Department’s Report, dated June 5, 2015, relative to the memorandum of agreement between the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding payment to IBM Corporation for professional services and hosting LAPD Coplink data, as set forth, was approved.
• Item 8E, the Department’s Report, dated June 12, 2015, relative to the professional services agreement between the LAPD and Celplan Technologies, Inc. for expansion of the wireless camera surveillance system, as set forth, was approved.

The meeting proceeded with two final agenda items for discussion. The first was Item 8F, the Department’s Report, dated June 9, 2015, the Biased Policing Update- 1st Quarter 2015 report to the Board of Police Commissioners. Representing the Department before the commission was Internal Affairs Group Commanding Officer Stuart Maislin. Commander Maislin reviewed basic components of the report and then took questions/comments from the commissioners, after which the commissioners approved the report as set forth.

Item 8G, the last agenda item for discussion, was the Department’s Report, dated June 12, 2015, relative to the Complaint Process Audit (AD# 14-028). Representing the Department before the commission was Commander Maislin and Police Performance Auditor Jeffrey Phillips, who explained some aspects of the report. The commissioners then approved the report as set forth.

Korea Town Robbery

Los Angeles: Yesterday evening, June 17, 2025 at around 6:15 p.m., Olympic Area units responded to robbery in progress call at the St. Cross Jewelry store inside the Korean Town Center Mall, located at 928 S. Western Avenue.

When the officers' arrived, the suspects had already left the location. The investigation revealed that approximately nine male suspects had violently and with coordinated precision and speed, overpowered employees and took over the store to rob it of its loot of several hundred expensive designer watches.

The suspects were armed with handguns, and sledge hammers. After overpowering employees and holding them at gunpoint, the suspects proceeded to smash the display cases with the sledge hammers and removed the watches. Within a couple of minutes the suspects were done with their operation and exited the store to a waiting getaway van. From video images inside the store as well as witness accounts, and the fact that the store was inside a mall filled with shoppers, it was obvious this was a well-planned, coordinated and practiced operation.

Olympic Area Robbery detectives responded to the crime scene and took over the investigation and have been working on this case relentlessly since the occurrence. Their coordinated efforts utilizing Olympic Area officers and assistance from Air Support Division, led investigators to a number of locations within the City of Los Angeles and other nearby cities.

Olympic Area officers were able to take two suspects into custody in the City of Covina after a GPS tracking device embedded in the watches, was tracked to a vehicle that was on the move in that city.

After a number of follow-up investigative steps, detectives identified several locations where the other suspects were hiding, and eight additional suspects, including five juveniles were taken into custody overnight. Officers recovered three firearms, and a number of sledge hammers used in the crime. To the delight of the storeowners, officers also recovered several hundred expensive designer watches that were taken during the robbery.

Although this sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie, in reality this was a violent and dangerous crime that could have had disastrous results. There were no serious injuries reported during this incident.

Detectives from Olympic Area are working to complete the case and will coordinate with the County District Attorney's Office to file several felony charges against each of the suspects in custody.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Olympic Area detectives at (213) 382-9380. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637(C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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Police Commission Meeting - June 9, 2025

Commission Mtg 

June 16, 2025 - Chief Beck Takes Media Questions after Police Commission Meeting

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Unidentified Man shot to Death in Los Angeles

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department's West Bureau Homicide detectives are seeking the public's help in obtaining information leading to the identification of a suspect(s) involved in a shooting that left one man dead.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2025 around 3:35 a.m., Wilshire Division officers responded to numerous radio calls of shots fired in the 1700 block of Longwood Avenue. When the officers arrived they discovered a male Black approximately 25-years-old suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The victim has not been identified and there is no suspect information. The circumstances and motive for the shooting are unknown.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call West Bureau Homicide Investigators at (213) 382-9470. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipster may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

 

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Officer Involved Shooting Occurs After Man Charges LAPD Sergeant with a Knife

***Updated***

The officers involved in the below incident have been identified as Sergeant Christopher Delatorre, Serial No. 33908 and Police Officer II Marco Evans, Serial No. 38736.

Hollywood: On June 10, 2015, at 4:22 p.m., two supervisors from Hollywood Area responded to a radio call of a "man armed with a knife, possibly mentally ill."

When the sergeants arrived to the northeast corner of Sycamore Avenue and Lexington Avenue, they saw a man sitting on the sidewalk armed with a knife. One of the supervisors requested an additional unit as well as non-lethal resources including a bean bag and a TASER. When the secondary unit arrived to the scene, the officers attempted to verbalize with the armed man who without warning, immediately stood up and charged at one of the supervisors resulting in an officer-involved-shooting.

Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics responded to the scene and transported the suspect to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The suspect has been identified as 33 year-old William Nagano from Long Beach.

No officers were injured during this incident and the knife was recovered at scene.

Force Investigation Division responded to the incident and will conduct a thorough investigation of the officer-involved-shooting.

The investigation will ultimately be reviewed by the Chief of Police, the Office of the Inspector General and Board of Police Commissioners for compliance with the Departments use-of-force policy which states that an officer's use-of-force actions must be objectively reasonable. Additionally, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Justice System Integrity Division will conduct a comprehensive review of the facts of the officer-involved-shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Force Investigation Division at 213-486-5230.
During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7
(877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department's Juvenile Division Detectives assigned to the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrest 58-year-old Ian Maclure for Possession of Child Pornography.

On June 9, 2015, investigators initiated a search warrant of Maclure's home in the City of El Segundo after receiving a report that Maclure was involved in the trading and downloading of child pornography.

A preliminary inspection of the recovered digital devices revealed over 100,000 images and 1,000 videos depicting child pornography.

Maclure was booked at the LAPD, Metropolitan Detention Center. He is currently free on $20,000 bail and is due back in court on June 30, 2015.

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact Lieutenant Grossman, at the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) 562-624-4027. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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Two Teens Struck by Hit and Run Driver

June 15, 2025

***UPDATE***

On June 13, 2025 the Los Angeles Police Department Central Traffic Division detectives made an arrest in connection to the Hit and Run that occurred on June 12, 2015.

Mr. Sang Won Jung went to the police station to report that he had been the victim of a hit and run and wanted to make a report. Officers at the station observed Mr. Jung's vehicle which matched the description of the hit and run involving two teenage victims. Detectives from Central Traffic Division responded to the station and concluded that Mr. Jung had been behind the wheel when the two teenage victims were struck.

Detectives placed 26-year-old Sang Won Jung under arrest for Felony Hit and Run. Mr. Jung, a resident of Los Angeles, posted bail and is due to appear in court on July 9, 2015.

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department Central Traffic Division detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying a hit and run driver who struck two male teens riding their skateboards.

On June 12, 2015, around 10 p.m., officers responded to a felony hit and run traffic collision that occurred at the intersection of Alvarado Street and Montrose Street in Rampart Division. The hit and run driver struck the two teens as they crossed westbound on Alvarado Street and fled the scene northbound Alvarado Street. The driver failed to stop, render aid, and identify himself or herself.

Family members transported the 13-year-old victim, a resident of Los Angeles, to a local hospital with minor injuries and is in stable condition.

The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the 15-year-old victim, a resident of Los Angeles, to a local hospital in critical condition.

The hit and run vehicle is described as a possible white, 2012-2014 Toyota Venza compact SUV. There is no description of the hit and run driver.

Anyone with information about this incident, or for more information, is asked to call Central Traffic Division detective Jose De Leon or Officer McGowan at (213) 833-3750. During non-business hours or on the weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.

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