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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Los Angeles
Police Protective League
the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from
LA Police Protective League
November 16, 2010 |
After eight-hour search, suspect still sought
Authorities continued to search Monday a gunman they say fired at an officer in Sylmar, then evaded an eight-hour search by SWAT officers and police dogs. The incident began early Sunday when a San Fernando police officer Olive View-UCLA Medical Center saw the suspect hiding behind a parked car in the 14100 block of Paddock Street, officials said. When he slowed to get a better look, the suspect shouted a derogatory comment at the officer, pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired at least one round, hitting the officer's patrol car, officials said. The officer was not hurt.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Sex offender task force criticizes residency restrictions in Jessica's Law
A task force created to help California develop a comprehensive approach to supervising sex offenders has taken aim at a controversial portion of a state law that restricts where paroled sex offenders can live. The failings of Jessica's Law have been highlighted in this newspaper and noted by many experts, but any change would require a vote of the people or a two-thirds majority in the Legislature.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Cops shred guns, artists to make sculpture
At a recycling plant in San Pedro, Los Angeles County law enforcement officials watched as weapons they'd seized went into a shredder. They say area artists will use the scrap metal from shotguns, pistols and knives to build a peace angel sculpture in LA. LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck said this is the first time law enforcement agencies have donated potentially lethal raw materials to a non-policing organization.
Southern California Public Radio |
Woman, 84, dies after being pushed off Little Tokyo Metro platform, officials say
Authorities are saying that a push sent an 84-year-old woman to her death after she fell onto the tracks at the Metro station in Little Tokyo. Betty Sugiyama was standing on the platform at the Gold Line station on Sunday morning when another woman pushed her off, police said. Detectives said witnesses reported that Sugiyama did not provoke the attack. Jackkqueline Pogue, 44, was arrested on the platform soon after, and is expected to be charged with murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Los Angeles Times |
How to prevent terrorism and crime: New ideas on intelligence and policing
We have failed to learn the lessons from the biggest terrorist attack on American soil. Post-Sept. 11 reviews established that government agencies entrusted with providing security and intelligence for our country had failed. These failures of intelligence and proactive prevention resulted in the World Trade Center bombing, the Fort Hood shooting, and the attempted bombing in Times Square and of an airplane on Christmas Day.
Sunil Dutta/Los Angeles Daily News |
Former graffiti painters find an outlet for their art
The afternoon sun sears Louie Mesa as he stands on cracked pavement in a black ball cap, black T-shirt and dark jeans. The sweat on his brow doesn't seem to bother him. He's savoring his canvas. The battered wall in front of him may be a hodgepodge of bright colors and scattered patterns from taggers past, but on this slate Mesa sees a dream. He's been in this spot for hours, arriving at 9:30 a.m. after a restless night, painting from memory a piece of art that has been sketching itself out in his mind for days.
Los Angeles Times |
DNA tests reveal mother of babies whose remains were found in old trunk
After months of detective work, police have solved one of the mysteries surrounding the mummified remains of two babies discovered in the basement of a Westlake apartment building. DNA tests prove that the dead infants, who were found in a steamer trunk wrapped in newspaper from the 1930s, were the children of the trunk's owner, Janet M. Barrie. The new evidence — coupled with a preliminary autopsy that found no signs of trauma — has led police to close the case that, since the discovery last August, has captivated mystery-lovers and armchair detectives around the world. But, police said, there will always be unanswered questions.
Los Angeles Times |
Slain Riverside Officer Ryan Bonaminio pleaded for his life, officials say
A Riverside police officer pleaded for his life before he was fatally shot by a state prison parolee who had led the patrolmen on a high-speed pursuit and foot chase last week, the Riverside County district attorney said Monday. Dist. Atty. Rod Pacheco on Monday filed a first-degree murder charge against Earl Ellis Green, 44, for the "assassination" of the 27-year-old officer. The prosecutor said his office is weighing whether to seek the death penalty.
Los Angeles Times |
State Supreme Court upholds immigrant-tuition law
Undocumented immigrants are eligible for in-state tuition as long as they meet the same requirements as other resident students at public colleges and universities, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. Overturning an appeals-court decision, the unanimous high court said the state law in question, implemented in 2001 by Assembly Bill 540, violates neither state nor federal law. The statute eased residency requirements that allow Californians to pay significantly less than out-of-state students for the University of California, California State University and community-college systems.
Contra Costa Times |
L.A. City Council to consider which of 13 measures to put on March ballot
The Los Angeles City Council meets today to decide whether to send voters as many as 13 measures in the March 8 election, including ballot proposals to shore up library funding, scale back public employee pension costs and create an independent watchdog at the Department of Water and Power. With so many issues in play, some on the council have begun warning that there are simply too many ideas being cooked up for a single election.
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About the LAPPL Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at:
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