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L.A. County Sheriff’s race: Villanueva likely headed for runoff against Luna

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L.A. County Sheriff’s race: Villanueva likely headed for runoff against Luna

Early outcomes are in for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Workplace race and it seems Sheriff Alex Villanueva will head right into a November runoff election after failing to safe greater than 50% of the vote. His opponent is prone to be former Lengthy Seaside Police Chief Robert Luna.

As of midnight Tuesday, Luna had managed to carry residence probably the most votes among the many crowded area of challengers searching for to unseat the present sheriff, who regularly made undesirable headlines throughout his first time period because the county’s highest regulation enforcement official.

The early outcomes confirmed that Luna, the one candidate within the area with no earlier ties to the Sheriff’s Division, was in a position to drum up sufficient help to face out among the many crowded pack. Luna’s distinguished profession as a regulation enforcement administrator earned him reward each out and in of the police group, which led to him receiving a coveted endorsement from the Los Angeles Occasions.

As Tuesday rolled into Wednesday and an estimated 51% of votes have been counted, Luna led the best way amongst challengers with 25.6% of the vote, adopted by LASD Lieutenant Eric Robust with 12.5% and LAX Police Chief Cecil Rhambo with 7.9%. Villanueva lead all vote-getters with 33.1%, however he’ll probably face an uphill battle in November as soon as the group of challengers thins.

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Villanueva’s first time period as Sheriff noticed him conflict with members of the media, in addition to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors which oversees his division’s multi-billion greenback funds.

Elected in 2018 as a Democrat, Villanueva has drawn intense scrutiny throughout his tenure for his dealing with of accusations of deputy gangs amongst his workers, in addition to current allegations of protecting up a use-of-force incident on the San Fernando Courthouse in March 2021. Villanueva has claimed that the Division has snuffed out any gang exercise inside its ranks and has denied protecting up the courthouse incident.

Regardless of the numerous controversies, Villanueva has delivered on a few of his early guarantees as a candidate. Beneath his management, the Sheriff’s Division has restricted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers from accessing the county jails, and he was profitable in bringing physique cameras to deputies within the area.

Nonetheless, his 4 years as sheriff led to a lot opposition in political and authorities oversight circles, leading to eight candidates throwing their names within the ring to unseat him.

Now the main target turns to Nov. 8 the place Villanueva will hope to stave off a problem from a now-united entrance as Luna seems to be to assemble up help from his current opponents. It appears unlikely that a lot of Villanueva’s departed challengers can be endorsing him, which means the message from his critics appears clear: Anybody however Villanueva.

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1 killed, 1 wounded in gang-related stabbing in Fullerton, police say

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1 killed, 1 wounded in gang-related stabbing in Fullerton, police say

A man was killed and another wounded in an attack Wednesday evening in Fullerton that authorities believe may be gang-related.

Fullerton Police Department officers responded to a fight in the 2400 block of West Valencia Avenue at about 6:15 p.m., police said in a news release.

When they arrived, officers found two men, both 20, who had suffered “significant stab wounds” and were lying in the street. One of them was taken to a local trauma center, where he was pronounced dead, and the other was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

The attacker or attackers are still at large, but investigators believe the stabbings may be gang-related.

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Anyone with information is asked to call Detective L. Ramirez at 714-738-5334.

To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or visit their website.

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Pleasure boat crash in Long Beach leaves 1 dead, 10 hospitalized

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Pleasure boat crash in Long Beach leaves 1 dead, 10 hospitalized

At least one person is dead, and 10 others hospitalized after what’s being described by authorities as a 48-foot-pleasure craft with 11 passengers aboard crashed in the waters off Long Beach Wednesday night.  

Crews with the Long Beach Fire Department responded to the area of the Los Alamitos Bay jetty just before 9:30 p.m. on reports that a vessel had run into the rocks, overturned and began taking on water, Long Beach fire officials confirmed to KTLA.  

When first responders arrived at the scene, it was determined to be a mass casualty incident.  

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Aerial footage of the incident captured by Sky5 showed a heavy presence of first responders as victims were rescued and loaded aboard ambulances bound for nearby hospitals.  

The details of the crash are extremely limited and it’s unclear exactly what caused the vessel to hit the rocks, but authorities told KTLA that speed was likely a factor and that one victim, only described as 40-50 years old, was declared dead aboard the ship.

Five other passengers required physical rescue, authorities added.

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A total of 10 patients were rushed to the hospital, seven in stable condition and three in critical condition.

No further details were immediately available.  

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Southern Califonia father shot and killed in front of family, gunman at large

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Southern Califonia father shot and killed in front of family, gunman at large

Police are searching for a suspect who gunned down a man as he was walking with his family in Covina. 

The incident happened on June 22 near the 1100 block of East Wanamaker Drive at around 9:35 p.m., according to the Covina Police Department.

The victim, identified only as a 28-year-old man, was walking with his wife and their three children — an 11-year-old girl and 9-year-old twin boys.

Suddenly, a male suspect approached them and began walking in between the victim and his wife, prompting a verbal altercation. 

That’s when the suspect pulled out a gun from his waistband and fired two shots at the victim, police said.

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The victim was struck in the chest and the gunman immediately fled the area.

Police sketch of the male suspect wanted for shooting and killing a father in front of his family in Covina on June 22, 2024. (Covina Police Department)

Officers responded to the scene and performed life-saving measures on the man before he was rushed to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. 

The circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting remain under investigation. A police sketch of the suspect was released in hopes someone may recognize him.

The gunman is described as a Hispanic male around 20-25 years old. He stands around 5 feet 5 inches tall and has a thin build.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Det. Preciado at 626-384-5622.

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Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

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