Randy Economy: (Update at 6 p.m.) BREAKING NEWS: US Marshall's shot at while serving search warrant in Uptown Whittier. House now surrounded by law enforcement

Media contact information for Randy Economy and Brian Hews and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper

Randy Economy and Brian Hews are "two of the best" Investigative Reporters in all of Southern California. They are responsible for uncovering the biggest 'political pay to pay scandal' in the HISTORY of Los Angeles County government, deep inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office. Randy and Brian's work has been featured on Fox News, NBC LA, CBS/KCAL, KTLK-AM 1150, The Mark Isler Show, The David Cruz Show, Univision Radio Network, KTLA News, Los Angeles Times, LA Daily News, KFI Talk Radio, KABC Talk Radio, KABC Eyewitness News and dozens of other media outlets across America. He is the On-Line Editor for Hews Media Group who publishes Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and the La Mirada Lamplighter. If you are interested in interviewing Randy and Brian for your news program, radio talk show, etc., drop an email to Randy@CerritosNews.net, or call 562 407-3873 during regular business hours. Thanks for all of your AMAZING SUPPORT and INTEREST! America's community newspapers are the BACK bone of a FREE MEDIA. Los Cerritos Community Newspaper can be found at www.loscerritosnews.net. Investigative Reporting is becoming a "lost art" here in the United States. Randy Economy and Brian Hews are determined to "keep politicians" on their toes and accountable.

Friday, January 27, 2012

(Update at 6 p.m.) BREAKING NEWS: US Marshall's shot at while serving search warrant in Uptown Whittier. House now surrounded by law enforcement

on 1/27/2012 03:16:00 PM

What's THE REaction:

English: United States Marshal Service Seal

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LOCATION OF US MARSHALL SHOOTING SITUATION IN WHITTIER, CA.

Update: 6:07 p.m.: SWAT has surrounded the location where the alleged suspect is being held. NBCLA is reporting that tear gas cans have been released. Still no word on the name of the suspect. No members of law enforcement have been injured. Street closures still continue in the immediate area. If you are by Washington and Broadway, share your thoughts with my BLOG readers at the end of this post.

RrE

UPDATE: 4:00 p.m.: Map of area where US Marshall's are located right now in Whittier.

Suspect fires at US Marshals during an attempted arrest of wanted subject

January 27, 2012

Whittier, CA--On Friday, January 27th at approximately 12:37pm U.S. Marshals were shot at during the surveillance and attempted arrest of a male, parolee wanted for a carjacking warrant. The incident took place in the 6000 block of Washington Ave in Uptown Whittier. Whittier Officers were assisting the Marshal's Office on a surveillance of the suspect when the suspect exited the building and shot at the Marshals, who were in the rear area of the property. The suspect immediately barricaded himself in another building on the property. Law Enforcement personnel on scene did not return fire and no one was injured at this time.

Several other occupants of the property ran from the residence and it is unknown their relationship with the suspect.

The Los Angeles County Special Enforcement Bureau was called to the scene to handle the incident. At this time we have no further information as the situation is still developing. Whittier Police are working in conjunction with the Marshal's office and the LA County Sheriff's Department.

By Randy Economy

I just got a call from Norwalk community leader Mark Hyland into Los Cerritos Community News who said that he was in the immediate area of Washington Avenue and Beverly Boulevard in Whittier and saw that the entire area was shut down by several members of the US Marshall's Office and that helicopters had landed at a local school campus.

Another local newsgroup is reporting that U.S. Marshals were shot at during the surveillance and attempted arrest of a male parolee wanted for carjacking in Whittier.

Hyland, who is a Norwalk community leader, said that the "place was swarming with Marshall's."

No word if anyone was hit by gun fire.

Keep u posted....thanks Mark for the tip....

Scary....

6 comments:

Uptown Whittier Girl said...: Thanks, Randy. I was stuck in TRAFFIC...and this place is CRAWLING with COPS....; Friday, January 27, 2012 3:43:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks.... NOW I KNOW WHY the COPS are EVERYWHERE.... AMAZING....; Friday, January 27, 2012 3:44:00 PM
Roseco's Long Beach said...: Thanks for the information. Just "Googled" "Whittier incident 1-27-12" and your blog popped up.....; Friday, January 27, 2012 4:04:00 PM
MarLiz said...: I thought they were making another MODERN WARFARE video game, I was getting ready to order it on GameStop; Friday, January 27, 2012 5:54:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Traffic is NUTSO in this area. I got stuck in the middle of it this afternoon. Did they catch the person?; Friday, January 27, 2012 6:41:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Ugh can they just storm the place and get it over with. I live on Beverly and it it's so noisy. Just shoot the dumb ass and move on. Not so hard for the cops, just need to pretend he's not doing anything wrong and the can night stick or shoot away guilt free; Friday, January 27, 2012 8:49:00 PM

LISTEN TO RANDY ECONOMY AND BRIAN HEWS ON KFI TALK RADIO

Hews, Economy Featured on The Tim Conway Jr. Show on KFI

Los Cerritos Community Newspaper Publisher Brian Hews and Reporter Randy Economy were featured on KFI AM 640 on the Tim Conway Jr. Show on Thursday, October 17 to discuss the arrest of Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, Property Tax Agent Ramin Salari and Assessor Major Property Appraiser Mark McNeil on dozens of felony charges. The segment was broadcast live to millions of listeners throughout the Western United States. LCCN will post additional interviews by Mr. Hews and Mr. Economy in the future.

WATCH: LCCN, Randy Economy featured on Fox News

Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic Los Cerritos Community Newspaper’s exclusive groundbreaking coverage into the corruption probe at the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office is now the focal point of a multi part series that began airing Wednesday night on Fox News 11 in Southern California. LCCN was the first media outlet to break the story about the massive criminal investigation that has now gripped the entire Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. “We thank Fox News for recognizing featuring Los Cerritos Community Newspaper in their coverage,” said Brian Hews, President and Publisher of Hews Media Group. “LCCN has been working with dozens of media outlets across the country on this massive scandal for the past eight months,” Hews said. Featured in this report is LCCN Investigative Reporter Randy Economy who tells about how the community newspaper was able to “piece the puzzle together” that has resulted in the arrest of one former property appraiser, and the recent departure of Assessor John Noguez on a “paid leave of absence.” Look for more segments on Fox News 11 during the next several days and weeks. Reporter Gina Silva is featured in this segment.

Randy Economy appears on NBC News Non Stop California with Colleen Williams

Randy Economy appears on California Non Stop with Colleen Williams from NBC News.

Randy Economy appeared on NBC New's Non Stop California in June, 2012. This is what NBC said about Randy and Los Cerritos Community Newspaper. "Los Cerritos Community Newspaper recently published hundreds of e-mails between Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez and several property tax agents. The emails were obtained by the newspaper through a series of public document requests. This is the second set of documents published by the community newspaper that has been at the forefront of reporting and exposing the alleged pay to play activities between tax agents and Noguez for the past two years. Reporter Randy Economy joins Colleen Williams on Nonstop News LA to discuss how their investigation began on June 25, 2012.”