Woman Arrested For Allegedly Abducting Daughter In 2005, Fleeing To Mexico

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BURBANK (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Friday announced the arrest of a mother who had allegedly abducted her daughter in 2005 and fled to Mexico.

Burbank police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said Gabriela Barrett was arrested Wednesday while returning to the country.

The 53-year-old woman allegedly admitted to fleeing, reportedly telling authorities she was trying to protect the child from the child’s father whom she alleged was verbally abusive.

The arrest was made with assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.

“At the time of the incident, police determined the mother and daughter were somewhere near Tijuana, Mexico, but were unable to locate the pair, even with the help of Mexican law enforcement authorities,” Ryburn said, adding that Burbank Police Detective Dave Kleinfeld never gave up searching for the child.

According to Ryburn, the detective recently located an adult son of Barrett and through her son, started communicating with Barrett.

“Detective Kleinfeld made arrangements with United States Customs and Border Protection for Gabriela to surrender at the border crossing,” Ryburn said.

Barrett was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of maliciously concealing a child from a lawful custodian. She is being held on $40,000 bail.

The child, now 11, was interviewed by officials from the Department of Child and Family Services and released to a family member, Ryburn said.

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Ex-LA County GOP Party Exec Arrested For Allegedly Sending Teen Sexually Explicit Messages

BURBANK (CBS/AP) — A former executive director of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County (RPLAC) was arrested Friday for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages to a 16-year-old girl.

Scott Hounsell, 30, was booked on two misdemeanor counts of sending harmful matter to a child, Los Angeles police Lt. Andrea Grossman said. The girl told detectives Hounsell sent her sexually explicit chat messages on a social media website. Hounsell is being held on $40,000 bail.

According to his LinkedIn page, Hounsell has been a field representative and internship coordinator for California state Assemblyman Cameron Smyth.

Jonathan Wilcox, a spokesman for the county’s official Republican organization, said Hounsell resigned June 15.

“Scott Hounsell is a former employee of RPLAC who resigned on June 15th. Until we were contacted by the LAPD today, we had absolutely no knowledge of any information relating to this case. We take this issue very seriously and will fully cooperate with law enforcement any way we can,” he said.

The arrest was made by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force — one of 61 local and federal task forces nationwide that focuses on online child victimization.

Hounsell’s Granada Hills neighbors were stunned about the allegations, saying he and his wife were friendly.

“He’s very nice. He’s very friendly,” said Celia Satamian. “He has two kids, he talks to all his neighbors.”

Calls to Hounsell and his family were not immediately returned.

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4th Suspect Wanted For Allegedly Shooting At San Bernardino Police Surrenders

SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — The fourth suspect wanted in connection with a shootout last Friday with San Bernardino Police has surrendered, according to authorities.

Officials said James Love Jr., 29, surrendered to police in the 1400 block of E. 9th Street around 6:45 p.m. tonight without incident.

Last Friday, a two-man patrol car stopped a vehicle for a routine traffic violation. Officials said two of the four people in the car began firing at them. The officers returned fire, striking both suspects.

Eric Newson, 22, and Keijuan Mayfield, 22, both had non-life threatening injuries.

A deputy was also shot in the leg.

The two suspects were both taken into custody. Two other suspects — one a 14-year-old juvenile and the other identified as Love — fled the scene.

Suspect Mayfield was released from the hospital within hours of the shootout and sent to County Jail. Newsome remains in custody in a hospital jail ward.

The juvenile was identified and arrested four days later.

Authorities said the shooting suspect’s weapons were recovered at the scene.

The District Attorney’s Office has filed two counts of attempted murder and weapons violations against each of the suspects. The Juvenile was charged as an adult.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective John Munoz at (909) 384-5630 or Sergeant Gary Robertson at (909) 841-5361.

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Motorcyclist Hurt While Allegedly Evading Officers In Simi Valley

SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a motorcyclist suffered minor injuries after crashing into the patrol car he was allegedly fleeing from in Simi Valley.

A statement issued by Simi Valley police says officers attempted to stop 26-year-old Brandon Rowe of Riverside for an alleged registration violation.

Police say Rowe rode westbound at a high rate of speed on Heywood Street from Erringer Road.

At one point, “he braked abruptly and may have been about to ‘high side’ the bike when the officer’s car collided with the motorcycle, knocking it over and ejecting the rider,” the statement said.

Rowe was taken to an area hospital. He sustained minor injuries.

He was later booked on suspicion of riding under the influence of a drug, transportation of methamphetamine, and evading police, among other charges.

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