Plane Crash; Cops Targeted; Jogger Attacked: ICYMI, Echo Park-Silver Lake

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch stories people are talking about this week:

• Gangs Targeting SoCal Law Enforcement, LA Sheriff Warns The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department issued a warning that local gangs have issued a threat against SoCal law enforcement
• Bel-Air Mega-Mansion Developer Pleads No Contest To Rogue Development Mohamed Hadid, the developer of a 30,000-square-foot mansion, who kept building after the city ordered him to stop
• LA Mayor Garcetti Goes To Wisconsin, But It's Not What You Think LA Mayor Eric Garcetti heads to a swing state to speak on the national stage amid persistent rumors of a 2020 presidential bid
• Crash That Killed Unborn Baby Leads To Murder Charge A 25-year-old Valley man was charged with murder in last week's crash that caused an 8-month pregnant woman to lose her baby
• Brandy Norwood Unconscious On LAX Flight To New York The flight had not taken off when the singer fell ill and was transported to a local hospital.
• Recognize This Valley Boy Bank Robber? Investigators are asking for help identifying a man who robbed banks across LA's San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys: BREAKING.
• What's In It For Us If LA Settles For 2028 Olympics? A decision to award Paris the 2024 Olympics and LA the 2028 Games, should mean extra funding for youth sports in LA, mayor says
• Jogger Escapes Knife-Wielding Attacker At Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area A woman is recovering today after an attacker robbed and assaulted her as she was jogging in the Sepulveda Dam area
• LA Defiant As Trump Pulls Out Of Paris Accord Los Angeles and California leaders vow to adhere to the accord, putting the nation's largest state in defiance of the presiden
• Air Force Warhead Interceptor Test Against N. Korea Attack A Success Officials with the Missile Defense Agency said the missile successfully intercepted a simulated warhead fired from the Marshall Islands.
• Ventura Plane Crash: One Fatality Confirmed, No Other Injuries Reported One plane has been located, and at least one death was reported.
• Suspected Hit-And-Run Driver Pleads Not Guilty To Crash That Killed South Bay Teen Darryl Leander Hicks Jr., 29, of Los Angeles, is accused of fleeing the scene of the March 7 crash that killed Jesse Esphorst Jr., 16.
• California's Last Call Bill Would Push Closing Time To 4 A.M. The California Senate Thursday approved a bill that would give communities the flexibility to let bars and clubs serve booze until 4 a.m.
• DUI Checkpoints Around Los Angeles This Weekend The Los Angeles Police Department is holding a series of saturation patrols around Los Angeles this weekend including two in the Valley.
• L.A. County To Reconsider Parcel Tax To Fund Stormwater Projects Advocates hope that the state's five-year drought, ended by massive rainfall this year, has helped grow support for spending on clean water
• South Bay Residents Up In Arms Over Refinery's Acquisition, Expansion Protesters accused the South Coast Air Quality Management District of overlooking their concerns in approving the acquisition and expansion.
• Beverly Hills Traffic Headache: Santa Monica Blvd. Lane Closures Announced The lanes are being closed so crews can make roadway improvements, according to the Beverly Hills Office of Emergency Management.
• Elon Musk Resigns From Trump's Advisory Panels Following President's Withdrawal From Paris Agreement The founder of the South Bay-based SpaceX served on the president's Strategic and Policy Forum, a business advisory group, and other panels.
• Celebrity Medical Records May Have Been Stolen From Beverly Hills Surgery Clinic A disgruntled employee stole patient records, including photos of patients during surgeries and posted them on social media, the clinic said
• Kathy Griffin: President Trump Is A 'Bully,' Photoshoot Was A 'Parody' Kathy Griffin tearfully apologized for posing with a severed Trump head while also vowing to mock the president mercilessly
• Rodney Dangerfield Gets Respect With Comedy Institute At LA City College Rodney Dangerfield, the man who gets "no respect," is finally getting his due with LA City College's Rodney Dangerfield Institute.
• Bomb Threat Halts Hollywood Bowl Show Mid-Concert A "Dead & Company" concert at the Hollywood Bowl Wednesday was halted when the band was ushered offstage due to a bomb threat
• LA Kings Pick Up-And-Comer To Replace Broadcast Legend Bob Miller The LA Kings chose Alex Faust, 28, to replace retired legend Bob Miller, who retired after 44 seasons as the voice of the Kings
• L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Save Suicidal Woman From Jumping Off Bridge: WATCH The woman told deputies she wanted to end her life because of the recent passing of a close friend.
• Homelessness Jumps In Los Angeles The homeless population in the county increased by 23 percent, according to the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count released Wednesday.
• National Spelling Bee: Southland Students Eliminated No speller from Los Angeles or Orange counties has ever won the bee.
• Redondo Beach Police Establishes Meeting Spot For Online Transactions The meet-up spot gives sellers peace of mind from having to disclose personal information such as home addresses, police said.
• Bill To Overhaul L.A. Metro Board By Artesia Lawmaker Passes Calif. Senate Tony Mendoza said smaller cities are underrepresented on the board and its projects often benefit Los Angeles at their expense