🌱 El Sereno Park Child Rape Update + More Copper Thefts In 2022

Hello, friends, and happy National Dessert Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally. Today's issue includes news about...

• 👮 Suspect in killing at Highland Park liquor store
• 📱 A call for information on a hit-and-run
• 🌿 State of Cannabiz at Convention Center

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📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1) El Sereno Park child rape update: The police arrested a 27-year-old man on Tuesday as a suspect in the sexual assault of a 14-year-old child at El Sereno Park. The man was found in the 2500 block of Mallory Street. He was “booked on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping to commit rape. His bail is set at $1 million.” (KTLA)

2) Highland Park liquor store clerk killing update: On Thursday, we learned that the suspect who struck the 48-year-old clerk over the head with a Bird scooter is a 13-year-old boy. He was among the group of teens who were trying to steal beer from Fil-Am in the 100 block of East Avenue 40. A boy and two girls are still on the loose; please call Detective Obrecht at (213) 996-4184 with information. (KTLA)

3) There is a $25,000 reward for information about an October 1 hit-and-run at Broadway and 80th Street. The incident left a 3-year-old “with life-threatening injuries.” If you have any information, please drop a dime and call LAPD Officer Luis Herrera at (323) 421-2500. (ABC)

4) Copper thefts are in the news again. The LAPD said on Wednesday that it's working with AT&T “to prevent theft and damage to critical communications infrastructure in LA.” AT&T has offered a $5,000 reward for people giving information on those stealing the company’s copper cables. According to the company, the “incidents began in January 2022 and are ongoing.” (LAPD HQ)

5) Mark your calendars! The State of Cannabiz: 2022 Policy Update & B2B Expo is coming to the L.A. Convention Center on October 22 at 10 a.m. It's an opportunity for insiders to get up-to-date information and build their business networks. (LACC)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• The Nightmare Before Christmas plays at the El Capitan (10 AM)
• Anne Akiko Meyers performs at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (11 AM)
• Oktoberfest at FIGat7th (4:30 PM)
• Amine K & Marques Wyatt at the Sound Nightclub (10 PM)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show plays at the Rooftop Cinema Club Arts District (10:30 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Just because the sun sets doesn’t mean the training ends. Fire Station 93 is getting some roof operations training in with their probationary firefighter." (LAFD via Instagram)
• The LAUSD updated its 2022-23 school calendar! "For more information on Acceleration Days, visit achieve.lausd.net/accelerationdays" (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• A reminder that "the Section 8 Waiting List opens October 17 - For the first time in five years, the City of Los Angeles HACLA will open the Waiting List for Section 8 vouchers. Applications will be accepted online only from October 17 at 6 am until 5 pm on October 30." (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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