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Man sought in South Los Angeles sexual assault and torture case

By Larry Altman on November 11, 2009 11:14 AM | | Comments (0) |
Los Angeles police just sent this one about this vicious crime in South Los Angeles:

Manhunt for Man Who Tortured and Sexual Assaulted Girlfriend

Los Angeles: A manhunt is under way as Los Angeles police search for a man who beat, tortured and sexually assaulted his girlfriend on October 31, 2009, in South Los Angeles. 
HerreraMiguel Angel1.jpgPolice are looking for 30-year-old Miguel Angel Herrera of Los Angeles. He is described as Hispanic, black hair, brown eyes and was last seen driving a Nissan, Titan pick-up truck license plate number 8-K-5-5-4-6-9.

At around 9:00 p.m., Herrera's girlfriend showed up at his apartment located in the 1100 block of West 41st Place. Once inside the apartment, he and the woman became involved in a heated argument about her being late. Detectives say Herrera became angry and restrained the woman. He then subjected to torture her by punching, cutting her with a knife and striking her multiple times with an electrical cord. During the attack, Herrera poured acid on the victim's face and sexually assaulted her. Afterwards, he let the woman drive off and followed her in his pick-up truck. The victim was able to elude the suspect's vehicle and drove to her family's house.

 A family member drove the victim to Newton Division Police Station. An ambulance was summoned and the woman was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and released.

"This incident appears to be an isolated incident and it is believed that it's not related to any other assaults in the area," said Detective Eloy Ochoa. Police however, are requesting the

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public's assistance in locating him and additional victims.


Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Southwest Detectives at (213) 485-2585. After hours or on weekends, calls may be directed to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 or by texting CRIMES (274637) and beginning the message with the letters LAPD. Tipsters may also submit information on the LAPD website: www.lapdonline.org. All tips may remain anonymous.

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Former officer gets more than four years for Redondo Beach pier fight

By Denise Nix on August 25, 2009 1:06 PM | | Comments (1) |

A Los Angeles police officer who used a knife and a gun to threaten a restaurant patron on the Redondo Beach pier was sentenced Tuesday to four years, four months in prison.

David Woon Chong, 39, had previously pleaded guilty to one assault count, and added a no contest plea of making a criminal threat before he was sentenced.

Chong was off duty when he got into a dispute with two fellow diners at Old Tony's restaurant on March 15, 2008.

The 10-year department veteran used a knife to threaten one man, then left. However, he returned a short time later, kicked foot out of the man's hand and pointed the .45 caliber Glock semiautomatic handgun at his head.

He was arrested as he drove out of the parking garage, and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11, above the state's legal limit of 0.08.

While at a rehabilitation program, he was arrested again for threatening a man during a treatment session.

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Jazz concert in Rancho Palos Verdes to fund Randal D. Simmons Outreach Foundation

By Denise Nix on July 10, 2009 10:02 AM | | Comments (0) |
A jazz concert on Saturday at Trump National Golf Course will benefit the foundation that bears Los Angeles SWAT officer Randal Simmons' name. Simmons, who hailed from Rancho Palos Verdes and died in a gunbattle in February 2008, worked closely with inner-city kids, and his memory and works lives on through the foundation. To learn more about the concert, visit The Official Randy Simmons Website.

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LAPD crime map far from complete

By Denise Nix on July 9, 2009 10:26 AM | | Comments (1) |
What struck me as the most impressive part of this L.A. Times report is that these reporters had the time and resources to investigate such a massive undertaking. What they found is that the Los Angeles Police Department's much-touted public crime map omitted about 40 percent of the city's serious crimes - going back about six months.

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Inside the LAPD evidence locker

By Denise Nix on May 12, 2009 9:53 AM | | Comments (0) |
Channel 2 goes inside the Los Angeles Police Department's downtown evidence room. Lots of quick, dramatic camera angles and ominous music just to make sure you know how serious they are.

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Crime hits home for one Breeze staffer

By Denise Nix on February 6, 2009 2:45 PM | | Comments (1) |

Daily Breeze Assistant City Editor Josh Grossberg was victimized. Here's his story:

Somebody broke into my house yesterday and took some things of little monetary value, but were very important to me.

How did they get in? I left the back door open for the half hour I was gone.

It was trash day and I knew rain was coming, so I wanted to get the bins out early. I left the door open because I did only half of the trash cans and was planning to do the rest when I got home.

In other words, I was stupid. And some idiot criminal who has no regard for other people's belongings got lucky.

 

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LAPD officer's contact with jurors jeopardizes other cases

By Denise Nix on December 12, 2008 12:22 PM | | Comments (0) |
And the cop, who spoke with the alternate jurors while the trial was in deliberations, could face charges himself. The Los Angeles Times has the full story.

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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.

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