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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
December 1, 2010 |
Police union wants L.A. to restore overtime instead of hiring more cops
It came as little surprise this week that the influential union that represents Los Angeles' rank-and-file police officers waded into the debate over hiring more police during a major financial crisis. What caught people off guard, however, was the union's conclusion that the hiring should stop. Los Angeles Police Protective League President Paul M. Weber, in an interview and an opinion article submitted to The Times, called on the city's leaders to suspend their current policy of hiring new officers to replace those who resign or retire. It is a stance that, on the surface, runs counter to the union's traditionally staunch support for a larger police force. Instead, Weber said, the department should shrink itself in order to use its scarce funds to restore overtime pay that has been cut because of the city's budget woes and to fill some of the hundreds of civilian posts at the Los Angeles Police Department that have gone vacant.
Los Angeles Times
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Multiple murder suspect had benefited from three-strikes leniency
To hear him tell his story, John Wesley Ewell was the victim of an overly harsh criminal justice system. But Ewell is now charged with murdering four people in a series of home invasion robberies that terrorized the South Bay this fall. On Tuesday, he pleaded not guilty during a brief appearance at the Airport Courthouse. Far from embodying the severity of the justice system, Ewell benefited from its lenience over the last 16 years, according to a Times review of court records and interviews.
Los Angeles Times |
More evidence that inmates should serve their entire sentences
On Nov. 7, Riverside Police Department officer Ryan Bonaminio, 27, was shot to death after pursuing a suspect in a hit-and-run accident who fled on foot into Fairmount Park. Rubidoux parolee Earl Ellis Green, 44, was arrested two days later on suspicion of murder. In response, Los Angeles Police Department officer Joseph D. Marx wrote a letter to Robert Ambroselli, director of Adult Parole Operations at the California Department of Corrections in Sacramento.
Desert Sun |
Band members who blocked Hollywood Freeway charged with felonies
Three members of a band who blocked traffic on the Hollywood Freeway last month for a performance officials labeled a publicity stunt were charged Tuesday with felony conspiracy charges. "This was not a matter involving free speech or lawful protest," said Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley in a written statement. "This was a well-orchestrated commercial stunt perpetrated by these defendants and their accomplices with no concern for the lives or well-being of thousands of innocent victims who were caught up in the prank. "I hope this filing sends a strong message of deterrence," Cooley said. "This type of dangerous behavior will not be tolerated."
Los Angeles Times |
Colton cops cite safety in PR blitz
The city's police union launched a public information campaign Monday, aimed at notifying the public about 16 officers who may soon be laid off and the impact such cuts could have on the community. The Colton Police Officers Association announced its "Say no to C.A.P.S. campaign," along with a website, a Facebook page and telephone hot line the public can use to access information or provide input. C.A.P.S. is an acronym for "Colton Axing Public Safety," the website says.
San Bernardino Sun |
Drug use found in 33% of killed drivers
Bruce Holloway was turning into his driveway in Mount Juliet, Tenn., in April 2009, when he was struck and killed by Brian Duffey. Duffey was driving 80 mph with alcohol and painkillers in his system, according to police and court records. "He was already home," said Holloway's fiancée, Mary Loving. "It's so unfair." Duffey pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and was sentenced to 22 years. He was one of a growing number of heavily medicated Americans who get behind the wheel every day.
USA Today |
Supreme Court considers Calif prison crowding
The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to endorse an order calling on California to move thousands of inmates out of its overcrowded prisons so that those who remain get adequate health care. The justices heard an extended argument in a case over long-standing violations of constitutional rights in a state prison system that last year averaged nearly a death a week that might have been prevented or delayed with better medical care. The state's 33 adult prisons hold more than 144,000 inmates. The facilities were designed to hold about 80,000.
Washington Post |
Report: Agency has too many peace officer jobs
A new report blasts the Office of Inspector General for giving guns and cars to lawyers and prison inspectors and for classifying them as peace officers. The Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes found that two-thirds of the OIG's 150 employees carry a badge and gun. New lawyer and inspector hires go through 150 hours of law enforcement training and each receive $2,000 worth of equipment, including a gun and body armor. No one at OIG has fired a gun or arrested anyone while on assignment in five years. The peace officer jobs come with state-paid cars that the report says have been used mostly for work commutes.
Sacramento Bee |
Nearly 6 million Californians lack access to jobs-based health coverage
Living in a household with someone who has a job is no guarantee that a Californian will have access to job-based health insurance, according to a report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. About 20 percent of Californians under age 65 who live with at least one person who is employed did not have access to job-based health insurance in 2007, the UCLA policy brief said. That's 5.7 million people. And adults who lacked access to job-based coverage generally found it difficult to obtain health insurance at all.
HealthyCal
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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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