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Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported seeing blood in the hallway of a home where multiple people reside on Lemona Avenue by the Pacoima Wash, according to the LAPD.

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A 31-year-old man who was fatally stabbed during a confrontation in Canoga Park was identified Wednesday by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner as Carlos Mejia Canil.

Canil was found suffering from a sharp-force injury around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, April 17, on the sidewalk in the 8500 block of International Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers were responding to a report of an assault when they found Canil.

“A confrontation ensued, resulting in the suspect stabbing the victim in the upper extremities, ” according to an LAPD statement. “The suspect then fled the scene on foot.”

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics pronounced Canil dead at the scene.

Anyone with information regarding the fatal attack was urged to call Valley Bureau Homicide detectives at 818-374-9550. Calls during non-business hours should be directed to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

Originally Published: April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM PDT

A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Tuesday to five years and one month in federal prison for attempting to steal about $2.6 million by assuming Beverly Hills residents’ identities — often by lifting mail and packages from their homes.

Oren David Sela, 36, of North Hills pleaded guilty last year to federal counts of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Sela engaged in hundreds of fraudulent withdrawals and transfers from dozens of victim accounts, prosecutors said, and was successful in stealing at least $1.81 million. Along with the prison term, he was ordered to pay that amount in restitution.

According to court documents, from November 2021 to October 2023, Sela stole the mail of Beverly Hills residents to obtain debit cards, bank account numbers, credit cards, telephone numbers and other personal identifying information. He used the information to gain unauthorized access to the victims’ bank accounts. Sometimes, to defeat two-factor authentication on a victim’s account, Sela would engage in “SIM swapping” of the victim’s telephone number to a SIM card that he would control, prosecutors said.

SIM swapping is the process of fraudulently inducing a carrier to reassign a cell phone number from the legitimate subscriber’s SIM card to a SIM card controlled by another without the legitimate subscriber’s authorization. This allows the perpetrator to take control of the victim’s various accounts through two-step authentication text messages sent to a victim’s cell phone.

After gaining access to a victim’s bank account, Sela opened additional fraudulent accounts in the victim’s name and transferred funds from the victim’s bank account into those accounts. Sela would then withdraw funds from the fraudulent accounts or use the fraudulent accounts to make unauthorized purchases or transfers, federal prosecutors said.

Sometimes, Sela caused debit cards and credit cards linked to a victim’s…

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Originally Published: April 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM PDT