Law Enforcement

Crime alerts for Porter Ranch, Westlake and 13 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 15 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. 10 neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Porter Ranch (A) was the most unusual, recording four reports, compared with a weekly average of 0.3 over the last three months. Westlake topped the list of six neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 49 property crimes, compared with its weekly average of 34.5 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times

Man found dead in stolen Lexus in Del Rey
The LAPD investigated a homicide in Del Rey on Friday after a man was found dead in a vehicle. Authorities say it may be gang-related. Police responded to a report of shots fired on the 5500 block of Margaret Avenue at 6:58 a.m. and found a man in a late-model gray Lexus sedan with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified only as a white male in his late 20s to early 30s, was declared dead at the scene. Police say the car was reported as stolen two weeks ago from West Los Angeles.
ABC7

South L.A. gang leader gets life in prison for drug trafficking
A federal judge Friday sentenced a South Los Angeles gang leader to life in prison without parole, capping a years-long investigation into a large drug-trafficking operation run out of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Alphonso Eugene Foster, 41, is the second man handed a life sentence in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for leading a PCP manufacturing conspiracy that produced hundreds of gallons of the drug for distribution in Southern California and on the East Coast. Ten others were convicted on various drug charges and have been given sentences ranging from four to 25 years in prison.
Los Angeles Times

Business owner shoots, kills man for burglarizing auto shop
Police are investigating a business owner who shot and killed a man who had just burglarized his auto wholesale business, officials said. Shortly after midnight Sunday a witness reported seeing two men removing auto parts from vehicles parked at the lot in the 5800 block of South Hoover Street. According to LAPD, the witness called the owner, who arrived to find one of the men armed with a gun.
KTLA

Prisons

City Budget Crisis

City official wants to compare salaries of top City Hall employees
With Los Angeles facing an ongoing budget deficit and employees facing pay cuts, a city official called Friday for a comparison of salaries paid to top City Hall executives. Councilman Dennis Zine said the city should examine what it pays general managers and their top aides as part of an overall examination of city finances. Responding to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts that detailed the high cost of the Los Angeles City Council compared to other cities, Zine said the council has cut its operating budget by 20 percent over the past two years and some members have cut their salaries by up to 10 percent.
Los Angeles Daily News

Politics