Monday, May 5, 2014

LAPD Loses 3 Officers To Crashes In 3 Months

LAPD Loses 3 Officers To Crashes In 3 Months ---
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1 killed Saturday LAPD Loses 3 Officers To Crashes In 3 Months May 3, 2014 3:45 AM Officer Roberto Sanchez was broadsided and killed by a hit-and-run SUV which struck as he was trying to follow a Camaro in a U-turn. The driver fled. Officeer (Hispanic) LAPD Loses 3 Officers

1 killed Friday March 7, 2014 A Los Angeles Police Department officer Nicholas Lee was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a patrol vehicle that left another officer and the truck driver in critical condition in Beverly Hills. A male officer a 10-year LAPD veteran and father assigned to the LAPD Hollywood Division died in the crash, according to police. Police said it looked like a brake failure on a steep hill as the dump truck and trailer ended up on the wrong side of the road and crashed head on into the police car. (Lee is Asian) LAPD Loses 3 Officers

1 killed April 5, 2014 Motorcycle officer Chris Cortijo was rear ended when he was stopped at a traffic light by Qaneak Shaney Cobb, 33. Cobb faces a felony DUI charge as she was under the influence of cocaine in her Chevrolet Blazer in North Hollywood. Cobb pleaded not guilty. LAPD Loses 3 Officers

Alternative theory: These all look like ambush attacks. DUI is a classic cover story, as is brake failure. Hit and run is a strong sign of a deliberate attack, especially after hitting a police car. 2 car operations are not unheard of.

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  • LAPD mourns officer killed by driver suspected of being on ...

    www.latimes.com/.../la-me-ln-lapd-in-mourning-after...‎

    Los Angeles Times
    Apr 9, 2014 - Chris Cortijo, a 27-year veteran of the department, died Wednesday ... ofcocaine in her Chevrolet Blazer when she rear-ended Cortijo as he ...




  • Qaneak Shaney Cobb, 33, faces a felony DUI charge, and prosecutors allege she was under the influence of cocaine in her Chevrolet Blazer when she rear-ended Cortijo as he was stopped at a traffic light in North Hollywood. Cobb pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lapd-in-mourning-after-officer-killed-by-driver-allegedly-on-drugs-20140409,0,3325703.story#ixzz30uKSw257




  • Services for LAPD motorcycle officer Chris Cortijo to be held ...

    www.dailynews.com/.../services-for-lapd-motorc...‎

    Los Angeles Daily News
    Apr 18, 2014 - Motorcycle officer Christopher Cortijo was taken to a local hospital and later ... motorcycle officer who died from injuries he suffered when he was struck by ... of driving under the influence of a drug and possession of cocaine.




  • LAPD mourns the loss of Officer Chris Cortijo - KFWB NEWS ...

    kfwbam.com/2014/.../lapd-mourns-the-loss-of-officer-chris-cortij...‎

    KFWB
    Apr 10, 2014 - Officer Chris Cortijo, 51, died at a hospital where he had remained in critical ... to cocaine possession and driving under the influence of drugs.




  • LAPD Motorcycle Officer Hit by Alleged DUI Driver Has Died ...

    ktla.com/.../lapd-motorcycle-officer-hit-by-alleged-dui-driver-has-...‎

    KTLA
    Apr 9, 2014 - The body of LAPD Officer Chris Cortijo was escorted from ... to driving under the influence of a drug causing injury and possession of cocaine.



    • Officer Nicholas Lee died in March and motorcycle officer Chris Cortijo was killed in April.




      1. New York Daily News ‎- 1 day ago
        LAPD police officer killed in hit-and-run crash. Officer Roberto Sanchez was driving a patrol car broadsided by an SUV. The driver of the SUV ...

      More news for lapd cop hit by suv hit and run




    2. LAPD cop killed in hit-and-run, 2nd officer injured - PoliceOne

      www.policeone.com › Topics › Collision‎

      Police One
      2 days ago - According to KTLA , an LAPD patrol car and an SUV collided around 3:45 a.m.. ... LAPD cop killed in hit-and-run, 2nd officer injured.

    3. Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash in Harbor City - NBC Los ...

      www.nbclosangeles.com › news › local‎

      KNBC
      3 days ago - Colleagues were mourning an officer who died after being struck by anSUV during a pursuit. It marked the third loss for the LAPD this year.

    4. LAPD Officer Dies in Violent Hit-and-Run in Harbor City ...

      ktla.com/.../2-lapd-officers-injured-in-violent-hit-and-run-in-harb...‎

      KTLA
      3 days ago - The collision between the patrol car and an SUV occurred around 3:45 ... Two LAPD officers were injured after being involved in a hit-and-run crash on May 3, 2014. ... We shall never forget Police Officer Roberto Sanchez.

    5. LAPD officer killed in hit-and-run crash; person detained ...

      www.latimes.com/.../la-me-ln-lapd-officer-kil...‎

      Los Angeles Times
      by richard winton
      2 days ago - The Los Angeles police officer killed in a hit-and-run accident early ... The driver of the SUV who hit the patrol car fled the scene, Smith said.

    6. Third on-duty LAPD officer killed when patrol car is hit by SUV

      www.latimes.com/.../la-me-0504-officer-killed-20140...‎

      Los Angeles Times
      2 days ago - A Los Angeles police officer was killed and another seriously injured in ahit-and-run collision in the Harbor City area early Saturday, the third ...
    7. the third deadly crash involving an LAPD officer in two months.

    8. The officers were making a U-turn to follow a car moving at high speed when they were broadsided by an SUV about 3:55 a.m. near the intersection of Senator Avenue and Anaheim Street, said LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith.
    9. it is believed that the patrol car at the time was following a white Camaro traveling east on Anaheim Street.
    10. The Camaro and the patrol car both made U-turns. The third vehicle involved in the accident, a Chevy Tahoe, also heading east, plowed into the driver's side of the patrol car as the officers were completing their turn, Smith said.
      He said the department did not yet know whether the patrol car's sirens or lights were on at the time, or whether drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
      The driver of the SUV who hit the patrol car fled the scene on foot. The crash was so severe that the patrol car radio was inoperable and the surviving officer had to use his cellphone to call for help, Smith said.

    14. Cement Truck Overturns on Same Street Where LAPD ...

      ktla.com/.../cement-truck-overturns-on-same-street-where-lapd-off...‎

      KTLA
      3 days ago - A cement truck crashed into multiple parked vehicles on a street in ... to a stop on its side, Lt. Hill with the Beverly Hills Police Department said. ... near the area where 40-year-old LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee was killed in a ...

    15. Brake failure on truck might have led to crash that killed lapd ...

      www.nbclosangeles.com › news › local‎

      KNBC
      by JONATHAN LLOYD - in 30 Google+ circles
      Mar 7, 2014 - A Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a patrol vehicle in Beverly Hills.

    16. Friday March 7, 2014 
      A Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a patrol vehicle that left another officer and the truck driver in critical condition in Beverly Hills.  A male officer Nicholas Lee a 10-year LAPD veteran and father assigned to the LAPD Hollywood Division died in the crash, according to police. Police said it looked like a brake failure on a steep hill as the dump truck and trailer ended up on  the wrong side of the road and crashed head on into the police car. 
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