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L.A. groundbreaking set for world’s largest wildlife crossing over 101 Fwy

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Groundbreaking is about for subsequent month on what’s billed because the world’s largest wildlife crossing — a bridge over a significant Southern California freeway that can present extra room to roam for mountain lions and different animals hemmed in by city sprawl.

A ceremony marking the beginning of building for the span over U.S. 101 close to Los Angeles will happen on Earth Day, April 22, the Nationwide Wildlife Federation introduced Thursday.

The bridge will give large cats, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes and different creatures a protected path to open house within the Santa Monica Mountains and higher entry to meals and potential mates, stated the wildlife federation’s Beth Pratt.

“Crossings like this are nothing new,” Pratt stated, noting there may be one exterior Yosemite for toads. “This one’s historic as a result of we’re placing it over one of many busiest freeways on this planet.”

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She helped manage the venture together with different conservationists and state transportation officers.

Pratt stated the bridge would be the first of its form close to a significant metropolis and the most important on this planet, stretching 200 ft (61 meters) above 10 freeway lanes and a feeder highway simply 35 miles (56 kilometers) northwest of downtown LA.

Building will happen largely at night time and gained’t require any prolonged shutdowns of the 101 freeway, officers have stated. It’s slated to be accomplished by early 2025.

The $90 million price ticket will likely be lined by about 60% non-public donations, with the remainder coming from public funds put aside for conservation functions. The span will likely be named the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, for the philanthropist whose basis donated $25 million.

Gov. Gavin Newsom known as the venture an “inspiring instance” of public-private partnership.

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“California’s numerous array of native species and ecosystems have earned the state recognition as a worldwide biodiversity hotspot. Within the face of utmost local weather impacts, it’s extra essential than ever that we work collectively to guard our wealthy pure heritage,” Newsom stated in a press release Thursday.

The star of the fundraising marketing campaign was the mountain lion P-22. Well-known for touring throughout two freeways and making an enormous Los Angeles park his dwelling, the large cat grew to become an emblem of the shrinking genetic variety of untamed animals that should stay all however trapped by sprawling improvement or threat turning into roadkill.

Scientists monitoring cougars fitted with GPS collars discovered over many years that roadways are largely confining animals in mountains that run alongside the Malibu coast and throughout the center of LA to Griffith Park, the place P-22 settled.

Regardless of being the face of the venture, P-22 is unlikely to make use of the bridge as a result of he’s confined to the park many miles away. However lots of his family may benefit, Pratt stated.

Some 300,000 vehicles a day journey that stretch of the 101 in Agoura Hills, a small metropolis surrounded by a patchwork of protected wildland that the brand new crossing will join.

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Drivers within the Liberty Canyon space will velocity underneath the bridge 165 ft (50 meters) vast with brush and bushes rising on prime, seamlessly becoming a member of hillsides on each side of the lanes.

Architects designed the topography to be indistinguishable from the surroundings on both facet. Berms and hollows with excessive edges will block sound and light-weight from the lanes under.

Wildlife crossings — bridges and tunnels — are frequent in western Europe and Canada. A well-known one in Banff Nationwide Park in Alberta spans the Trans-Canada Freeway and is incessantly utilized by bears, moose and elk.

The Los Angeles-area bridge has loved practically common assist, uncommon for a public works venture. The draft environmental impression doc obtained practically 9,000 feedback — with solely 15 opposed, in accordance with the wildlife federation.

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Suspect sought in fatal shooting of man in Los Angeles Co. neighborhood

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Suspect sought in fatal shooting of man in Los Angeles Co. neighborhood

Homicide detectives are searching for whoever shot and killed a man in Los Angeles County Wednesday night.

The incident was reported shortly before 11 p.m. in the 800 block of North Rose Avenue in the City of Compton.

Arriving deputies found a male victim at the scene suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

Detectives respond to a fatal shooting in Compton on June 26, 2024. (KTLA)

The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release.

Video showed caution tape blocking off the neighborhood street lined with parked cars as detectives investigated the crime scene.

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No information regarding the suspect, or suspects, has been released.

The motive for the shooting was also unknown.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the Sheriff’s Department at 323-890-5500. Those who prefer to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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Man targeted by follow-home robbers who led pursuit across Southern California

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Man targeted by follow-home robbers who led pursuit across Southern California

Two suspects who led police on a lengthy pursuit through Orange and Los Angeles counties Wednesday are believed to be connected to a follow-home robbery in Rancho Cucamonga.

The male victim, who did not wish to be identified, visited a Chase bank on Tuesday and withdrew around $2,000 in cash from the ATM for a birthday party.

He drove to his parents’ Rancho Cucamonga home and entered the house, leaving the cash inside his car.

That’s when he suddenly heard his car alarm go off. 

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“He said, ‘As soon as I sat down [inside the home], I heard the alarm go off,’” the victim’s mother recalled. “He said, ‘My car was broken into! I ran out and saw no one was close to my car.’”

A nearby home doorbell camera captured the suspects’ white SUV speeding away before the victim could catch them.

“In looking at home video surveillance, they were able to piece together what had happened and they spotted a white SUV which happened to be the Audi,” explained Maria Rodriguez a spokesperson from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. 

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Costa Mesa police officers spotted the white Audi SUV with license plates that had been stolen in Riverside. 

The suspects refused to pull over and led officers on a lengthy pursuit. They reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour while dangerously weaving through freeway traffic and surface streets.

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Rancho Cucamonga officers noticed the SUV and immediately contacted Costa Mesa police, alerting them the car may be the same vehicle used in the follow-home theft. 

“Sure enough, it was determined that, yes, it was the car we had seen from [Rancho Cucamonga’s] case the day prior,” Rodriguez said.

At one point during the chase, the driver pulled over, stepped out and surrendered to police. However, the passenger suddenly jumped into the driver’s seat and sped off, continuing the chase.

The car was later abandoned in Hawthorne and was located by police. The suspect, however, was nowhere to be found.

The victims said they’re glad one suspect was caught, but are hoping the second suspect is located soon before another person is victimized.

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“We were fortunate because no one was hurt,” said the victim’s mother. “But the money was gone and it was not a happy day for all of us.”

Crime technicians are investigating the SUV hoping to find evidence that will lead detectives to the suspect at large.

Anyone with information on the incident can call Rancho Cucamonga police at 909-941-1488.

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Another person fatally stabbed in latest Metro violence

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Another person fatally stabbed in latest Metro violence

A person was fatally stabbed just after getting off a Metro bus in South Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.

At 2:10 p.m., Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the Metro station at Slauson Avenue and the 110 Freeway, a spokesperson told KTLA 5 News.

Once the officers arrived, they found that the victim and assailant had exited the bus together before they got into an altercation. The assailant pulled out a blade and stabbed the victim multiple times before fleeing, police said.

That victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Footage shared to the Citizen app shows the aftermath of a fatal stabbing near a Metro bus on June 26, 2024.

The attacker, believed to be a white or Hispanic man about 30 years old, was still at large as of 3 p.m.

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In a statement, Metro noted that “violence in the communities we serve spilling over onto our public transit systems continues to be an issue in Greater Los Angeles.”

“Metro extends its condolences to the family and friends of the victim,” the statement added.

This was the latest violent incident in or near Metro stations and vehicles in recent months. Shootings and stabbings have left several people dead, and in response, Metro officials are exploring the possibility of creating their own police force. It would supplant the LAPD, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and Long Beach Police Department, which are contracted to secure public transit for Metro.

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.

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