Blood drive for injured cop

The Los Angeles Police Department is hosting a blood drive
today on behalf of Officer Tony Salazar, who was hit by a car
during an undercover drug investigation in Boyle Heights last week.
The drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the LAPD’s Parker
Center, 150 N. Los Angeles St. downtown.

The donation will benefit Salazar as well as other patients at USC
University Hospital, Kenneth Norris Cancer Center and USC Medical
Center. Blood donations this time of year are critically low.

Salazar broke both legs when he was hit by a car driven by Joe G. Ortiz,
23, of Boyle Heights. Ortiz later turned himself in. Salazar remains
hospitalized.

For more information on the blood drive, call Patty Hunt at 818-451-9212.