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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
March 23, 2011 |
Rise in officer fatalities called 'unacceptable' by Holder
U.S. attorneys will meet with law enforcement officials around the country to devise ways to reduce an increasing and "unacceptable" number of fatal attacks on officers, Attorney General Eric Holder said. Holder made the comments at a meeting today with police officials at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder described the gathering as a "listening session" on officer safety. Following a two-year decline, law enforcement fatalities in 2010 increased to 162, from 117 the year before, according to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington.
Bloomberg |
LAPD hiring freeze gains traction
A proposed hiring freeze at the LAPD that could save nearly $4 million over two years is gaining momentum at City Hall and within the ranks of LA's finest. "You don't hire new officers if you can't afford to pay them," said Police Protective League President Paul Weber in an interview. Imposing a three-month freeze would save $725,000 for the fiscal year that ends June 30, and more than $3 million next year, said Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana. Santana's proposal would reduce the number of police officers by 37, from 9,932.
NBC4 |
Crime alerts for Manchester Square, Cheviot Hills and 15 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 17 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. 13 neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Manchester Square was the most unusual, recording 10 reports compared with a weekly average of 3.1 over the last three months. Cheviot Hills topped the list of four neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded eight property crimes compared with its weekly average of 2.9 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
LAPD captain urges residents to sign up for Nixle crime alerts
The LAPD captain in charge of the Topanga patrol area urged residents in the western San Fernando Valley today to sign up for the free, web-based Nixle service to keep tabs on crime in their neighborhood and to supply tips to police. "For example, the one that I like to use is: we had a robbery suspect, a fairly large individual, that's committing some street robberies ... on a girl's pink bicycle. Well, our contention is that you know who that person is in your neighborhood. So we want to let you know, so you can tell us who that person is," Capt. Tom Brascia told the Police Commission.
Los Angeles Daily News |
LAPD arrests boy, 15, who allegedly ransacked Eastside preschool while he was nude
A 15-year-old boy who allegedly broke into a Boyle Heights preschool and took off his clothes was arrested Tuesday, Los Angeles police said. The boy is suspected of twice breaking into the Centro De Alegria preschool, where he ransacked the school looking for valuables, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Surveillance video showed the suspect taking off his clothes and masturbating in the school lobby, according to the LAPD.
Los Angeles Times |
Supreme Court to decide when a juvenile is in custody
Today the Supreme Court will take up a case, J.D.B. vs. North Carolina, that could have sweeping implications for young suspects who are questioned by law enforcement. The question before the court is whether an interrogator should consider a suspect's age before deciding whether to read the Miranda warning.
McClatchy Newspapers |
Why pension plans are good for workers
Traditional pension plans have been a proven retirement vehicle for many decades. While ambitious politicians can blithely proclaim that the era of defined benefit plans is over, as we mentioned in our previous post, millions of Americans will soon find that 401(k) plans will have failed miserably to provide them with a secure and dignified retirement. It's becoming increasingly clear that reliable and secure retirement incomes cannot be provided by 401(k) plans.
LAPPL Blog |
Sentencing reforms approved after Nunez case
The Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday approved legislation to crack open the now-secretive clemency process. The unanimous vote delivered an early victory to prosecutors and families furious over former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's surprise order to more than halve the prison sentence imposed on the son of a political ally involved in a murder at San Diego State University. Committee chairman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, chastised Schwarzenegger as he cast his vote.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
Public Safety Committee OKs prison cellphone smuggling bill
Legislation that would impose penalties of up to six months in jail for smuggling cellphones into prisons, aimed at what prison officials say is a flood of illicit devices, cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday. The Senate Public Safety Committee, on a 6-0 vote, approved Senate Bill 26 after its author, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, agreed to some amendments that the committee's chair, Berkeley Democrat Loni Hancock, demanded. Her amendments reduced the penalties on inmates who use cellphones to commit other crimes.
Sacramento Bee |
Jerry Brown considering ballot initiative on taxes
Gov. Jerry Brown is considering a November ballot initiative to extend tax increases and may announce it as early as this week, bypassing Republican opposition in the Legislature, a source said. The source said Brown is continuing to negotiate with Republican lawmakers to put tax extensions on a June ballot through a two-thirds vote in the Legislature. That remains his preferred course, but he is considering two alternatives should talks fail.
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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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