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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 11, 2011 |
Los Angeles gets tough with political protesters
Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich is throwing the book at dozens of people arrested during recent political demonstrations - a major shift in city policy that has him pressing for jail time in types of cases that previous prosecutors had treated as infractions. Some of the activists arrested, including eight college students and one military veteran who took part in a Westwood rally last year in support of the DREAM Act, face up to one year in county jail.
Los Angeles Times
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LAPD office proposed for rec center
To increase police presence in Pacific Palisades, resident Kurt Toppel has spent the past couple of years facilitating an effort to create an office for the Los Angeles Police Department at the Palisades Recreation Center. Throughout the day, patrol officers working in the Palisades have to write and file reports, meaning they must drive to the West Los Angeles Community Police Station at 1663 Butler Ave., about six miles away near the 405 Freeway. In certain cases, they have to file a report immediately, so a suspect's description or vehicle information can be distributed to other agencies.
Palasadian-Post |
Cities can impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers, court says
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday saying that cities have the authority under state law to impound cars for up to 30 days when people are caught driving without a license. Civil rights attorneys filed the lawsuit in March 2007 on behalf of about 20 plaintiffs, including two people whose cars were impounded by Escondido police, and named then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Riverside and Los Angeles counties, and the cities of Riverside, Escondido, Maywood and Los Angeles as defendants. The plaintiffs argued that the state's mandatory 30-day impound law was unconstitutional because it constituted an unreasonable seizure. The court disagreed.
North County Times
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L.A. school's 'dean of discipline' arrested on child porn charges
A Los Angeles high school athletic director and dean of discipline was arrested on suspicion of distributing child pornography after pictures and videos were found at his home, police said today. Bradley Ratcliff, 53, who worked at West Adams Preparatory High School in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles, was arrested Feb. 2 at his home, where a search turned up "numerous child pornography images and videos containing male victims," police said.
Torrance Daily Breeze |
Coliseum Commission president withdraws support for giant rave
Support for bringing back the giant Electric Daisy Carnival for another year is dwindling after reports by The Times that an administrator for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission was also working for the producer of the event.
Commission President David Israel on Wednesday said he no longer supports bringing back the giant rave, which was criticized by many because of the high number of drug overdoses, arrests and the death of a teenage girl.
Los Angeles Times |
Local agencies bracing for more public safety duties
Gov. Jerry Brown's ambitious initiative to transfer more state responsibilities to local governments will bring challenges and consequences for law enforcement, from the number of cops on the street to who is locked behind bars. Cities and counties are scrutinizing the looming impacts - good and bad - of the governor's sweeping realignment plan that could be launched as early as this summer depending on legislative approval.
San Diego Union Tribune |
Shooting victim found lying in South LA road
An investigation is under way after police found a man fatally shot in South Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Police say they responded to a shooting call at 104th Street and Western Avenue at about 10:45 p.m. and found a dead man lying in the road. Detectives say the victim, whose name they did not release, is not a gang member. However, they say the suspect is possibly a gang member.
ABC7
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LAO recommends sweeping state pension reform
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, saying current public pension systems are "too expensive and inflexible," is recommending two new pension models for future hires that shift some risk to workers and lower government debt. A new "cost sharing" plan would increase contributions from both employees and employers when a pension fund needs more money due to investment shortfalls or other reasons.
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Budget cuts slice programs for ex-inmates
In some states, the number of people committing new felonies while on probation or parole has inched up, in part because of cuts to programs that helped former inmates stay out of prison. Other states are weighing substantial budget cuts to all parts of their criminal justice systems, including probation and parole programs. Adam Gelb, director of the Pew Center's Public Safety Performance Project, says some of the most successful criminal justice programs launched in recent years are at risk. "The (financial) hole is so deep," says Gelb, whose non-partisan group has helped develop state programs for managing offenders outside prison.
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U.S. faces terror threat from within, Napolitano says
Napolitano, appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, said the threat from al-Qaeda, the group that planned the assaults in 2001, has been augmented by al-Qaeda-inspired groups and the emergence of homegrown radicals in the USA. "One of the most striking elements of today's threat picture is that plots to attack America increasingly involve American residents and citizens," she said. "We are now operating under the assumption, based on the latest intelligence and recent arrests, that individuals prepared to carry out terrorist attacks and acts of violence might be in the United States, and they could carry out acts of violence with little or no warning."
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