Los Angeles, Ca
Loved ones search for missing Los Angeles County man
Concerned family members are searching for a missing Los Angeles County man.
The at-risk man was identified as Juan Amezcua, 20, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Amezcua was reported missing on Nov. 18. He was last seen on the 2300 block of South Mountain Avenue in Duarte at around 6:35 p.m.
He is described as a Hispanic male who stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 190 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, a mustache and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a yellow, brown and red-checkered flannel with beige Dickie brand pants.
His family said he has a “diminished mental capacity” and they are very concerned for his well-being.
Anyone who has seen Amezcua or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the LASD Detective M. Perez at 323-890-5500.
Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
Los Angeles, Ca
Armed suspects pose as police officers, allegedly rob person at Los Angeles apartment building
Suspects dressed in black police-style attire are alleged to have performed an armed robbery at an apartment building in Los Angeles, authorities say.
The incident was reported at about 2:40 a.m. Saturday morning at an apartment building on the 3100 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, four suspects entered the building and assaulted a resident. The victim, who wasn’t identified, didn’t sustain any major injuries and refused medical treatment.
The suspects, three of which were dressed as police officers, made off with a “large sum” of cash and jewelry, according to LAPD.
Authorities say a black semi-automatic handgun was used in the alleged robbery, although the weapon was not found at the scene.
The suspects remain unidentified as of Saturday evening and remain at large.
No additional details were immediately made available.
Los Angeles, Ca
Anaheim police officers shot and kill robbery suspect
Police in Anaheim shot and killed a man that they say was suspected of robbery on Friday night.
The officers were called to a reported robbery at about 8 p.m. in the 1200 block of E. South Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department.
After arriving to the scene, four officers were involved in a shooting with the suspect, a man police said was about 30 years old.
He was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene; he has yet to be publicly identified as of early Saturday morning.
Police said a realistic-looking replica gun was found at the scene. No additional details about the shooting were immediately made available.
The California Department of Justice, among other agencies, will investigate the incident.
Los Angeles, Ca
Playful pod of orcas reappear off Orange County coastline
In a rare return to the Southern California coast, a beloved family of orcas made a few star appearances for whale watchers on Friday.
Lucky viewers got to witness a visit from a mother killer whale and three of her offspring around 9 a.m. off Laguna Beach and then again in the afternoon in Newport Beach, according to Davey’s Locker Whale Watching.
A company representative said this particular pod of orcas is well known among California whale-watching enthusiasts as the CA51 pod is “a family of orcas with a reputation for their playful nature interacting with boats.”
Footage from Friday’s sightings shows Star, the mother, who is about 40 years old, her two sons Orion and Bumper – Bumper is purportedly known for his 6-foot tall dorsal fin and playful behavior around boats – and Star’s daughter, Comet.
These killer whales were last seen on Dec. 15 about 17 miles off the Orange County coast, according to Davey’s Locker Whale Watching, but, before then, the CA51 pod hadn’t been seen locally in around six years.
Experts said the members of this family are also referred to as ‘transient’ orcas, meaning they cover a large range between southeast Alaska to the Mexico border.
“Lucky passengers aboard our whale watching boats were thrilled to see this family of orcas again today, as they used to be one of the most frequently-sighted killer whale pods in Southern California between 2012-2018, but now, we don’t encounter them much at all,” said a company representative in a release.
Although a clear reason for their change of routine is not yet known, experts said the pod’s diet leads them to wherever seals and sea lions are plentiful.
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