LAPD Devoting ‘a Lot of Resources’ to Transgender Hate Crime Case, One Suspect in Custody

Man arrested in connection with series of attacks on transgender woman in Westlake

The S&P 500 rose slightly on Wednesday, but gains were kept in check after private sector hiring hit its lowest level in more than two years, raising concerns trade policy uncertainty could be weighing on the U.S. economy. The broad market index advanced 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite was higher by 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, hovered around the flatline. A report from payrolls processing firm ADP showed that payrolls incre…

Man arrested in string of violent attacks on transgender woman in Westlake; two others at large

One man has been arrested and two suspects remain at large after a transgender shopkeeper in Westlake was assaulted in a string of hate crime attacks, authorities said.

LAPD devoting ‘a lot of resources’ to transgender hate crime case, one suspect in custody

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said Tuesday that considerable resources are focused on apprehending the people who repeatedly attacked a transgender store owner in the Westlake District. Police have described a series of assaults against the woman as hate crimes, and they are requesting the public’s help in locating two young males suspected of assaulting the 61-year-old victim multiple times. “I think certainly anybody who is the victim…

Three Men Return to Attack Trans Woman

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell is planning to take questions of topics of interest Tuesday following what police have described as a series of hate crimes in the Westlake District of Los Angeles. Police are requesting the public’s help in locating three young males suspected of assaulting a 61-year-old transgender woman multiple times at her business in the Westlake District in what they’re calling a series of hate crimes. The first alle…

Los Angeles police release photos of suspects in alleged attacks against transgender woman

LAPD (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects who are allegedly involved in a series of attacks against a transgender woman — with the most recent incident taking place on Sunday. Police released photos of the three suspects and said that an initial attack and sexual assault allegedly took place on April 8, while the most recent attacks that police believe to be “perpetrated …

Transgender woman in L.A. begs for police help after 6 violent assaults

A 61-year-old transgender woman in L.A.’s Westlake District has endured repeated violent beatings by several suspects who police say continue to return, most recently leaving her badly injured and stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her.   Sabrina de la Peña has run a second-floor convenience store in the Westlake District for the last 30 years.   Since an April 8 encounter in her store where one of the suspects sexually assaulted her, le…