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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 2, 2010 |
Where are the police we paid for?
When the City Council voted to raise trash fees in 2006, the action came with a promise to Angelenos that the money would be put toward expanding the Los Angeles police force to more than 10,000 officers. But even as we've moved closer to meeting that goal on paper, the number of officers on the street is being eroded. Because of attrition, early retirement incentives and mandatory furloughs, the number of police officers doing actual police work is gradually declining, and the problem is becoming more acute. One huge reason is that the city is no longer paying officers for overtime.
Paul M. Weber/Los Angeles Times |
LAPD staffing debate being re-examined
Reviving the debate over the size of the LAPD, the head of the police officers' union called Wednesday for a summit on the future of the agency and how it should cope with the ongoing budget crisis. Paul Weber, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, maintains the city should suspend its practice of hiring officers to replace those who resign or retire. Instead, he said, the Los Angeles Police Department should let its sworn ranks decline in size and use that money to pay overtime to current officers and fill civilian vacancies. "We have to be truthful with the public about what we're doing," Weber said in an interview. "We aren't being truthful with them.
Los Angeles Daily News |
LA police union's call for hiring freeze draws praise, fire
The chairman of the Los Angeles City Council's Public Safety Committee praised the police union Wednesday for urging a freeze on hiring new LAPD officers - even as Police Chief Charlie Beck denounced it. It's the first time the politically powerful union has challenged Beck, who is popular with the rank and file. For years, the union that represents LAPD officers pushed for more police hiring. But as the city cuts back on overtime and assigns more cops to civilian jobs that are vacant at the department, union leaders now say they want a hiring freeze.
Southern California Public Radio |
Police must have reasonable grounds for using Tasers, 9th Circuit rules
A Coronado, Calif., police officer used excessive force when he shot a Taser dart at a young driver who was stopped for a seat belt violation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Carl Bryan, then 21, fell to the asphalt after being struck by the dart, breaking four teeth and suffering facial cuts. He later sued the Coronado Police Department and Officer Brian MacPherson. The excessive-force ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals could have consequences for police use-of-force policies across the West, legal experts predicted.
Los Angeles Times |
Coliseum commissioners vote unanimously to lift moratorium on raves
Los Angeles Coliseum Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to lift a moratorium on raves that was put in place after the drug overdose death of a 15-year-old girl who attended a massive festival at the stadium in June. “There's a way to do it right, where we protect the public and allow this opportunity to take place,” said L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, who serves on the commission and noted that it's better to regulate raves at a public venue than to see them “driven to the back alleys.”
Los Angeles Times
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Violent heist at cargo depot near Port of L.A. the work of sophisticated gang, detectives say
It began with a man posing as a lost driver asking for directions from a security guard outside a cargo depot in Wilmington. Within seconds, the guard on duty Sunday night discovered it was a ruse, detectives said. As he stepped outside the cargo depot to give directions, two other men overpowered him and hit him in the face. They warned him they were armed and prepared to use their weapons. A small fleet of big rigs pulled into the yard and with military precision began hauling three loaded trailers away from the depot near the Port of L.A.
Los Angeles Times |
Slain Riverside officer beaten on head with metal bar before being shot, court records say
A Riverside police officer slain last month after pulling over a trucker was hit several times in the head with a metal bar before being shot, according to new court records. Officer Ryan Bonaminio's death was caused both by the gunshot and the beating, according to the records, which were obtained by the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Prosecutors allege the officer pleaded for his life before he was fatally shot by a state prison parolee who had led the patrolman on a high-speed pursuit and foot chase. Riverside County Dist. Atty. Rod Pacheco last month filed a first-degree murder charge against Earl Ellis Green, 44.
Los Angeles Times |
Marine who shot at CHP officers gets 14 years
A Miramar-based Marine who shot at California Highway Patrol officers during a short pursuit in East County last year was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Edward Michael Forney, 21, pleaded guilty in October to assault with a firearm on a police officer and admitted to a gun-use allegation. He was sentenced Wednesday in El Cajon Superior Court. Prosecutors said Forney was the passenger in a Honda SUV that two CHP officers tried to stop on a freeway about 3 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2009. After a short pursuit, Forney got out of the vehicle and fired 10 shots.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
Congress misses deadline to extend jobless benefits
Jobless benefits for nearly a half-million Californians hung in the balance on Wednesday as federal lawmakers missed a deadline to extend benefits but were reportedly pondering possibilities to further extend assistance. The state Employment Development Department estimated 454,000 California jobless will lose weekly unemployment benefits by the end of the year if the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program is ended.
Sacramento Bee |
Steve Cooley defends run for attorney general
A testy District Attorney Steve Cooley on Wednesday defended his unsuccessful effort to be elected state attorney general, and left open the possibility he will seek a fourth term as the county's top prosecutor. In his first news conference on the election since the polls closed on Nov. 2, Cooley offered praise for Attorney General-elect Kamala Harris, saying the election allowed for an exchange of ideas and issues. "She claimed victory that she justly earned in a very, very close election," Cooley said at a news conference in his Criminal Courts Building office. "I will return to what I believe is the finest prosecutorial office in the nation."
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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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