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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
February 10, 2011 |
LAPD vs. libraries: Cops oppose library funding measure, fearing cuts to police budget
The union that represents LAPD officers came out strongly today against Measure L, an item on the March 8 ballot that would set aside funding for the Los Angeles Public Library system. In a statement, Los Angeles Police Protective League President Paul Weber said the measure "will create more problems than it solves" and could mean cuts to police, fire, parks and recreation, and street services.
LA Weekly |
Los Angeles Times spreading disinformation on LAPD turmoil
Sometimes it makes me want to scream. I refer to the misinformation that persists in the media - specifically in this case the Los Angeles Times - regarding the turmoil currently afflicting my employer, the Los Angeles Police Department. In my most recent column here on Pajamas Media, I tried to shed light on some of the continuing pernicious effects of the federal consent decree under which the LAPD operated for the better part of the last decade. This week I found that still more light is required.
Jack Dunphy/Pajamas Media
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Crime alerts for North Hollywood, Westlake and four other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in six L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Two neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. North Hollywood was the most unusual, recording 14 reports compared with a weekly average of 7.2 over the last three months. Westlake topped the list of four neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 43 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 34.5 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
DA and FPPC launch investigations into Coliseum official's employment with rave company
Local and state authorities will investigate whether laws were broken when a top official for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission helped plan and oversee security and emergency services for a huge rave while also working as a paid consultant for the company producing the event. The Times reported Wednesday that Todd DeStefano, who was the commission's longtime assistant general manager for events, went to work for the rave producer about two months before last June's Electric Daisy Carnival, which was marred by numerous drug overdoses and the death of a 15-year-old girl.
Los Angeles Times |
LAPD seeks leads in South L.A. robbery, shooting
Police were seeking the public's help Wednesday in identifying two men who shot and robbed a woman in South Los Angeles. The attackers confronted the woman about 8 a.m. Jan. 12 as she walked near her car by 47th and Main streets, the Los Angeles Police Department said. One of the men grabbed the woman's purse and, during a struggle, she was shot once in the back, according to the LAPD. She was taken to a hospital and survived.
Los Angeles Times
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14-year-old boy arrested for allegedly pointing laser at plane at LAX
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly pointing a powerful laser at a Boeing 737 landing at Los Angeles International Airport, police said Wednesday. Pilots pinpointed the laser's origin about 8 p.m. Tuesday and called police, who went to the boy's home near Avalon Boulevard and East 161st Street in South Los Angeles, said Sgt. William Dougherty of the Los Angeles Police Department. Police arrived by helicopter, and the boy pointed the green laser at the chopper as it flew in, Dougherty said. The boy was arrested and held in juvenile custody.
Los Angeles Times |
Two men whose vehicle slammed into back of LAPD cruiser sought
Police were looking Wednesday for two men who slammed their vehicle into the back of a patrol car in Mid-City and fled. The vehicle struck the patrol car about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday near Fairfax Boulevard and Whitworth Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The two officers in the patrol car were treated at a hospital for neck and back pain, said Officer Sara Faden. One officer was still being treated Wednesday and the other had been released.
Los Angeles Times |
South L.A. tagging gang crackdown leads to 19 arrests
Authorities said Wednesday they arrested 19 members of a South Los Angeles tagging gang during a search warrant operation. A group of 250 L.A. County sheriff's deputies executed 17 search warrants and six probation checks on members of Boyd David San King, or BDSK, which has allegedly caused more than $200,000 damage to city buses, trains and infrastructure, authorities said. A command post for the operation was set up Wednesday near the Green Line's Hawthorne station at 11230 Hawthorne Boulevard in Inglewood.
Los Angeles Times |
City & State Budget Crises
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Mayor's trip to N.Y. aims to keep L.A. out of credit crunch
Looking to protect Los Angeles' credit rating, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa this week pitched Wall Street investors on why they should maintain confidence in the city despite its severe budget crunch. Villaraigosa traveled to New York City with his top budget advisers on Tuesday to meet with major bondholders. The goal was to convince investors that the city is keeping its finances under control while maintaining public services.
Los Angeles Daily News
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Furloughs take toll on state worker pay
After two years of furloughs and frustration, the fallout from state worker pay cuts is stark and tangible. Excluding the University of California, annual state worker pay has fallen about $1.2 billion from its 2008 peak. It dropped about $426 million, or 2.4 percent, last year alone, according to new figures from the state controller's office analyzed by The Bee.
Sacramento Bee
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Brown kills state building sale
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday abandoned California's planned sale of 11 state office properties and concluded a flurry of talks with lawmakers as he presses against a budget deadline next month. Brown had counted on $1.2 billion in revenue from the building sale in his January budget plan, and canceling it increased the state's already-yawning budget deficit to $26.6 billion.
Sacramento Bee
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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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