Parole Agent Shot
January 6, 2012
CCPOA Member Alert: Parole Agent Update
January 5, 2012
Alleged parole agent shooter faces attempted murder charge
A parolee arrested in the shooting of a parole officer in Lake View Terrace will be charged with attempted murder of a police officer, authorities said Thursday.
Steven Hoff, 45, evaded officers after he shot and seriously wounded a patrol agent Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. He was arrested in Lake View Terrace after an hours-long manhunt that shut down part of the busy 210 Freeway and forced two schools to be locked down.
Law enforcement officers were looking for the suspect Wednesday because he had allegedly violated his parole. They were near a trailer in Lake View Terrace when they heard gunfire about 1:30 p.m., and a parole agent was struck in the face...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Man suspected of shooting parole agent identified by sources
Law enforcement officials have identified a man suspected of shooting a parole agent Wednesday in Lake View Terrace as Steven Hoff.
Hoff, 43, has a history of burglary and weapons possession convictions and was sentenced to state prison before he was released and put on parole in January 2011, according to multiple law enforcement officials who spoke to The Times.
His parole was suspended in July, which typically means that he broke contact with his parole officer, according the officials, who asked not to be named because the investigation was ongoing...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Suspect in parole agent’s shooting has ‘significant’ criminal past
The suspect in the shooting of a parole agent Wednesday has a "significant criminal history," law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told The Times.
The man has a record that includes weapons offenses, multiple parole violations and narcotics and burglary convictions, the sources said. They say the suspect is a 43-year-old man released from state prison on parole in January 2011. He has been classified as at large since July, sources said...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Freeway shut down in manhunt for parolee who shot officer; Delphi Academy locked down
A freeway was shut down today as authorities sought a parolee who shot a law enforcement officer in Lake View Terrace today and may have been wounded by return fire.
The shooting near Foothill Boulevard and Brainerd Avenue occurred about 1:20 p.m. The wounded officer is believed to be a parole agent with the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation...
LINK - SGVTribune.com
January 4, 2012
CCPOA Member Alert: Parole Agent Shot
January 4, 2012
Parole agent was shot in the face by a parolee, officials say
A parolee is believed to have shot a parole agent in the face in Lake View Terrace, police said Wednesday as they continued to search for the gunman in the northeast San Fernando Valley, closing part of the 210 Freeway in both directions.
The shooting occurred sometime after 1 p.m., and at one point the gunman had holed himself up in a residence on Foothill Boulevard. Aerial news footage showed law enforcement vehicles surrounding a house....
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Parole officer shot in face; police search for gunman
A parole agent shot Wednesday in Lake View Terrace was hit in the face. Police continued to search for the gunman, who was considered armed and dangerous.
The officer's injury was not life threatening, police sources said, and the shooting appears to have occurred at a residence on Foothill Boulevard. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department was handling the investigation.
The shooting, sometime after 1 p.m., caused officials to close the 210 Freeway in both directions as they searched for the gunman...
LINK - LATimes.com
January 4, 2012
Parole agent shot, 210 Freeway closed for shooter search
A parole agent was shot by a parolee in Lake View Terrace Wednesday, prompting officials to close the 210 Freeway and Foothill Boulevard while police and sheriff's deputies searched for the gunman.
The shooting occurred about 1:25 p.m., Officer Chris Hidjuk with the LAPD Foothill Division told KPCC. Police received a tip saying that he was hiding under a trailer on a big horse property, Hidjuk said...
LINK - SCPR.org
January 4, 2012
Parole agent shot; 210 Freeway closed amid standoff
A parole agent was shot in Lake View Terrace on Wednesday, authorities said, prompting law enforcement officials to close the 210 Freeway while they searched for the gunman.
The shooting occurred sometime after 1 p.m. KTLA News reported that a gunman was possibly holed up inside a house near the freeway. Aerial footage showed law enforcement vehicles surrounding a house...
LINK - LATimes.com
