| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Doom Ahead If You Don’t Watch Out: Your Coronavirus Could Kill Your Grandma  With the numbers of people hospitalized due to coronavirus rising and the rate of positive tests increasing, Los Angeles County’s public health director warned Thursday if people and businesses don’t adhere to safety mandates, it could stall or even reverse efforts to reopen the economy. “When we look at the actions of businesses and individuals […]
  
Are LA Metro Bus, Rail Cops Too Tough? Major Review Of Use-Of-Force  The Los Angeles Metro Transportation Authority Board Thursday voted to direct staff to review the training and use-of-force policies of its policing partners and security guards and provide recommendations on reforming them. The board also directed staff to create a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee and allocate resources for homeless outreach and services in preparation […]
Ex-Anti-Apartheid Activist Shot In The Groin With LAPD Rubber Bullet? A man who said he was shot in the groin with a rubber bullet during a mass protest in the Fairfax District visited Los Angeles Police Department headquarters to call for changes in the agency’s use-of-force rules. Bradley Steyn said he was taking part in a protest May 30 in the aftermath of the Minneapolis […]
Orange County Reports Record 7 Deaths From COVID-19 Orange County health officials Thursday reported seven COVID-19 fatalities, raising the death toll in the county to 306, and a jump in the number of patients hospitalized due to the virus. The seven fatalities raise this week’s death toll to 39. Wednesday was the deadliest day since the pandemic began as officials reported 26 fatalities. […]
L.A. City Attorney Says Staff Is Looking Online For Illegal Fireworks Sales City Attorney Mike Feuer said Thursday his office is scouring the internet for sales of illegal fireworks in the Los Angeles area and reminded people that pyrotechnic devices can have negative effects on pets, military veterans and other vulnerable populations. “If you or your family are feeling under siege by illegal fireworks right now, you’re […]
SJC Woman Indicted in Dana Point Harbor Boat Killing A San Juan Capistrano woman has been indicted for her alleged role in helping a reputed drug trafficker kill a man and dump his body in the ocean off Dana Point Harbor, federal authorities said Thursday. Sheila Marie Ritze, 40, is facing first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges in the killing of the […]
Former Long Beach Officers Write Death Threats against BLM Activist Shaun King Three former Long Beach Police Department officers wrote violent threats against Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King on a private Facebook page for California law enforcement officers, police confirmed Thursday. King, in an article he penned on Medium, said a private Facebook group for California law enforcement officers had members using their real names and […]
Large Decreases in Mountain Lion Deaths During Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Orders A report released Thursday shows that fewer wild animals have been struck by vehicles in three states during shelter-in-place orders, with the number of mountain lions killed in Southern California and elsewhere in the state declining by more than 50%. Researchers at the UC Davis Road Ecology Center determined that 56% fewer mountain lions were […]
Los Angeles Metro To Develop Criteria For Shutting Down Service In Emergencies Reacting to criticism of a decision to halt bus and train service amid widespread large-scale demonstrations against police brutality on May 30, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted Thursday to develop policies regarding stopping service in an emergency. Metro CEO Phillip Washington said the transportation agency was asked by the Los Angeles […]
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