South LA

Sep 14 2012

One suspect still at large

SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—Prosecutors were preparing charges today against three men accused of robbing a Bank of America branch in Canyon Country and leading sheriff’s deputies on a wild chase in which stolen money was tossed from the windows of an SUV in South Los Angeles.

Phillip Nathaniel Ely, 29; Lavelle Lee Mosley, 22; and Terion Lamarr Collins, 25, were expected to be arraigned this afternoon in San Fernando Superior Court, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

A fourth man was still being sought.

Sep 13 2012

Crowd gathers as money is flung from car windows

A group of people who allegedly robbed a Bank of America in Santa Clarita led sheriff’s deputies on a wild chase Wednesday that sparked a circus-like atmosphere in South Los Angeles, where the suspects tossed money out of their SUV, prompting residents to run into streets and crowd around deputies as the suspects were arrested.

Aug 14 2012

78-year-old man and fatal drive-by shooting

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles City Council today approved $50,000 rewards for information leading to convictions in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 78-year-old man in June and a fatal drive-by shooting in 2011.

The council voted unanimously to approve the two reward motions brought by Councilman Bernard Parks.

Aug 13 2012

Suspects sought

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A man in his 50s was hospitalized early this morning for treatment of a bullet wound in his leg suffered in a South Los Angeles drive-by shooting, a police officer said.

The shooting was reported at about 11:50 p.m. Sunday at Manchester Avenue and Wilton Place, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Rudy Alaniz.

The man was standing outside when the suspect or suspects drove by and fired gunshots at him, striking him in the leg, Alaniz said.

Aug 6 2012

Death listed as suspicious

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—An autopsy was pending today on the body of a 1-year-old girl, whose death in the unincorporated area of South Los Angeles was listed as suspicious, authorities said.

The death was reported at 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of West 105th Street, according to Deputy Mark Pope of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

The girl, identified by the coroner's office as Malaysia McElwee, was pronounced dead at the scene, Pope said. No arrests were immediately reported, Pope said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.