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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 29, 2011 |
Crime alerts for Cypress Park, Montecito Heights and 11 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 13 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Nine neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Cypress Park was the most unusual, recording five reports compared with a weekly average of 0.8 over the last three months. Montecito Heights topped the list of four neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded six property crimes compared with its weekly average of 3.5 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
LAPD probes ice pick stabbing of man in Hollywood
Los Angeles police detectives were investigating the ice pick stabbing of a man in a fight that started inside a popular Hollywood cafe and continued outside, a sergeant said. The fight involving two men against one man broke out at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday at Joseph's of Hollywood cafe, in the 1700 block of Ivar Avenue, Sgt. George Hoopes said. The victim was stabbed in the head with an ice pick. The man was transported to a local hospital with what Hoopes described as "minor" injuries.
Torrance Daily Breeze |
Southland smash-and-grab jewelry thefts on the rise
They are terrorizing people all across Southern California. They enter a store violently, smashing and grabbing everything in sight. So who are these thieves? "Every other month we get robbed," said Robert Trette, president and CEO, Don Roberto Jewelers. Smash-and-grab thieves: You've seen them in the act. And if you think you've seen a sudden surge lately, police can confirm it.
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Decision near on tax extension vote
The California Legislature is set to convene amid uncertainty over the fate of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal and warnings by majority Democrats that they might try to bypass Republican lawmakers to call a special election on taxes. The most immediate question for the session beginning Tuesday remains whether the governor and majority Democrats can get Republican support for an election this summer so voters can decide whether to renew higher sales, personal income and vehicle taxes.
Associated Press |
Los Angeles labor union leaders try to sell deal to members
Los Angeles city labor leaders will try this week to sell their members on the idea of contributing more to their pension plans. Organized labor leaders expect resistance, said Alice Goff of the Coalition of L.A. City Labor Unions. "It won't be easy. We are again going to ask our members to sacrifice." Union leaders who represent more than half of L.A. city workers tentatively agreed for members to increase pension contributions from 6 to 11 percent - and, for the first time, to contribute to their retiree health care plans.
Southern California Public Radio |
LAPPL endorses Janice Hahn for Congress
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has joined other public safety organizations and community leaders in supporting councilmember Janice Hahn in her run to represent the 36th Congressional District. The endorsement is in recognition of Janice Hahn's long record of combating crime in the region and her close work with the LAPD. "The Los Angeles Police Protective League is proud to endorse Janice Hahn," said Paul M. Weber, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League. Her strong ties to the community, experience and understanding of the unique law enforcement needs of Los Angeles will ensure that we have a local leader who will go to Washington and fight for our community.
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$5-a-gallon gasoline may be on the horizon
If you think $4 gas has put a dent in your wallet, prepare for a pothole in your purse this summer, fuel analysts say. As the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular rose Monday for the sixth consecutive day, some say it could hit $5 before the worst is over. "We're talking about five bucks by the end of August, because of the hurricane season. Then it may drop to $3 by the end of the year," said Bob van der Valk, a pricing analyst for 4Refuel, a fuel management company.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Arriving as pregnant tourists, leaving with American babies
San Gabriel building inspectors and police officers walked into the small row of connected town houses here knowing something was amiss. Neighbors had complained about noise and a lot of pregnant women coming and going. For months, officials say, the house was home to "maternity tourists," in this case, women from China who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to deliver their babies in the United States, making the infants automatic American citizens.
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