Los Angeles, Ca
Rams star receiver sending Air Force veteran to Super Bowl
Los Angeles Rams rookie receiver Puka Nacua set numerous records on the field in his first season in the NFL. Now headed into his first offseason as a pro, he’s giving back in a big way.
While his team won’t be competing in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium, Nacua will be in Las Vegas to send off a couple of honored guests.
Nacua has partnered with USAA and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association of America to award lifelong Rams fan and decorated Air Force veteran Jim Sullivan a trip to Las Vegas and two tickets to the big game.
Sullivan served in the United States Air Force supporting supply and logistics from 1978 to 2001, retiring at the rank of chief master sergeant. During his 23-year military career, he was stationed throughout the United States, as well as in Greece and Germany, where he oversaw warehouse designs, contracting and logistics operations, officials said.
His decorated career includes the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation, Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and Airman of the Year award.
Sullivan won’t be traveling alone; in fact, he’ll be joined by a fellow Air Force veteran and Rams fan, his longtime friend retired Master Sgt. Michael Grabow.
The two will travel to Las Vegas prior to the Super Bowl where they will meet the Rams rookie phenom before heading to the game.
Nacua said he felt honored to partner with the USAA and the NCOA to send the two Rams fans and veterans to the Super Bowl, which he says serves as a small token of thanks for their service to the country.
“As soon as I was drafted by Los Angeles, I was welcomed into the ‘Ramily,’ so it’s my privilege to give back to the faithful fans whenever I can,” Nacua.
Super Bowl LVIII takes place Sunday, Feb. 11 in Paradise, Nevada, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The game will be broadcast on CBS.
Prior to that, Nacua will travel to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the NFL Pro Bowl Games. He is one of four Rams players chosen to represent the team alongside quarterback Matthew Stafford, running back Kyren Williams and defensive lineman Aaron Donald.
Nacua, a fifth-round pick out of BYU, broke the NFL rookie receiving yards and receptions records, as well as a handful of other longstanding receiving records.
Los Angeles, Ca
Hospital needs help identifying man found unconscious in downtown Los Angeles
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
Los Angeles, Ca
Clue may identify SUV in Long Beach hit-and-run that left woman injured
Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]
Los Angeles, Ca
‘What’s going on with our society?’ Elderly L.A. street vendor violently beaten
WARNING: Video footage contains graphic violence
A 62-year-old street vendor is recovering after a brutally violent attack by another woman in broad daylight as bystanders in downtown Los Angeles looked on.
The attack happened around 4 p.m. on June 15 in the 700 block of Figueroa Street, where Arabelia Martinez has sold hot dogs for years to support herself and her family.
Video of the incident, which has since circulated widely online, appears to show a woman confronting Martinez at her stand before spraying sauce across the vendor’s cart. Martinez responds by throwing what appears to be Tajín seasoning in the woman’s direction, and the confrontation quickly escalates.
The difficult-to-watch footage shows Martinez being shoved to the ground and struck multiple times as people look on. Some can be seen attempting to intervene, but the assault continues for roughly a minute before coming to an end.
“I was speechless,” Martinez’s son, Constantino Garcia, said after watching the video. “I couldn’t even see the whole thing.”
According to Garcia, the suspect approached his mother before the attack and attempted to intimidate her into giving her money.
“The lady came up to my mom trying to intimidate her and extort her for money, telling her she needed a permit to sell, which my mom does have,” Garcia told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo.
When Martinez refused, Garcia claims the woman became verbally abusive.
“After she didn’t get her way and tried to extort my mom, she said, ‘Go back to Mexico,’ and made some racist remarks,” he said. “She said some disgusting things to my mom.”
Garcia said his mother continues to suffer lingering effects from the attack.
“She keeps complaining about her head,” he said. “We need to go see a head specialist because her head doesn’t stop hurting. As you could see in the video, she got slammed to the ground.”
The video has also sparked outrage over the response from some witnesses who were nearby during the assault.
“What’s going on with our society?” Garcia said. “Are we getting desensitized to an elderly woman being beaten in broad daylight and being surrounded by people doing the bare minimum to help her? That was horrible for me to watch.”
Witness Sebastian Gutierrez said he arrived moments after the confrontation and saw Garcia’s attacker causing additional chaos in the area.
“The lady began to flip over the tables of vendors,” Gutierrez said, describing the woman as possibly unstable. “It definitely seemed like there were mental health issues or drugs involved, like we see with a lot of things here in downtown L.A.,” he said.
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a battery investigation into the incident KTLA confirmed, though no suspect information or news of a potential arrest has been released.
Meanwhile, Martinez’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with her recovery and raise awareness about the dangers street vendors face daily.
“I hope that my mom gets justice for what happened to her,” Garcia said. He added that he’s been encouraged by the public response to the video.
“I’m grateful people are sympathizing with my mom,” he said. “People are giving it the attention it deserves.”
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