Marcia Mayeda, director of Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
Thirty years ago, I led an animal shelter in Topeka, Kansas and we were often called upon to assist when authorities raided illegal and inhumane puppy mills. These neglected, ill animals needed safe havens where they could receive treatment and ultimately be placed for adoption. We accepted this difficult and heartbreaking duty because of the compelling need to save these animals and help stem the fraud perpetrated on unsuspecting purchasers of their offspring.
The memories of the atrocities I witnessed as I worked alongside State inspectors, veterinarians, and animal welfare colleagues at these locations still haunt me to this day. The gross and callous disregard for basic animal needs and extreme suffering were unconscionable.
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Meanwhile, firefighters made significant overnight progress on the fire, as containment lines were improved and firefighters were able to make access to remote areas to mop up.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard was reopened to the public at 1 p.m. Tuesday, when officials also lifted an evacuation warning that had been issued Sunday for all homes north of Chastain Parkway in the 1500 block to Calle Del Cielo. The warning area included Calle De Sarah, Calle Bellevista and all homes west of Calle Del Cielo and Ave Ashley up to the hills.
Containment of the fire grew to 32% Tuesday as its size was downgraded from 1,325 acres after remapping. Containment increased to 47% by Tuesday evening, the LAFD announced.
A motorist who was drunk when she crashed her vehicle into a South Los Angeles apartment building, killing a sleeping woman, was sentenced today to eight years in state prison.
Man Gets Life Without Parole For Execution-Style Killing Of Los Angeles County Sheriff s Deputy
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Sgt. Steve Owen was killed on Oct. 5, 2016
Lovell had pleaded guilty in April
A California man who pleaded guilty to the execution-style killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff s deputy in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison.
Trenton Lovell, 31, was sentenced to prison Monday without the possibility of parole for killing Sgt. Steve Owen. The 53-year-old man was shot five times while responding to a burglary call in Lancaster on Oct. 5, 2016.
Lovell, who had nearly a dozen previous arrests and two prior convictions for robbery, was out on parole at the time. Sgt. Owen confronted Lovell at gunpoint and alerted fellow officers.