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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
April 14, 2011 |
Crime alerts for West Adams, Playa del Rey and 12 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 14 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Ten neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. West Adams was the most unusual, recording 12 reports compared with a weekly average of 2.9 over the last three months. Playa del Rey topped the list of four neighborhoods with property-crime alerts.
Los Angeles Times
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LAPD announces $75,000 reward in shooting of three at South L.A. adult day-care center
It was lunchtime at the South L.A. adult day-care center and a group was gathered in the backyard when shots suddenly rang out: 10 semiautomatic rounds intended for someone else. One woman was hit in the head, a man was shot in the face and another woman's head was grazed. The three adults, all of whom suffer from "profound mental challenges," are expected to recover, authorities said, but the culprits of the March shooting are still on the loose. LAPD investigators, who have acknowledged they're short on details, announced a $75,000 reward Wednesday for information into the shooting.
Los Angeles Times |
Man stabbed to death in downtown L.A.
Police are looking for two men who they say stabbed another man Wednesday morning and left him to die on a sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles. Police said witnesses reported that the three men were fighting near the Chase bank branch on Hill Street at about 2 a.m., when the victim, who was in his 40s, was stabbed at least once. At least 95 homicides have been reported within 2 miles of Wednesday's stabbing since January 2007, according to coroners data collected for The Times' interactive Homicide Report.
Los Angeles Times
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LAPD recognizes dispatchers, holds open house at West Hills dispatch center
As part of National Dispatchers Week the LAPD opened the doors to the public at its Valley Communications Dispatch Center in West Hills on Tuesday. National Dispatchers Week was established in 1992 by President George H. Bush and honors police dispatchers nationwide for providing vital emergency services in their respective communities. LAPD dispatchers, known as Police Service Representatives fulfill the dual role of police dispatchers and 9-1-1 operators.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Dodgers end half-price beer promotion amid fan beating investigation
Half-price beer will no longer be sold during baseball games at Dodgers Stadium as officials consider a variety of ways to improve safety, the team announced Wednesday. The promotion, which was set to begin April 21, has been canceled in light of an incident last month in which a Giants fan was brutally beaten after the Dodgers home opener.
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DOJ, FBI disable massive 'botnet' attack
The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday they have seized computers and filed a civil complaint in a bid to disable a software attack used to infect millions of computers and pilfer unsuspecting Internet users' personal and financial information. In a statement, the DOJ said that a so-called botnet called "Coreflood" has been operating for nearly a decade, and is thought to have "infected more than 2 million computers worldwide."
MarketWatch |
Brown: Public's safety at risk
Laying out his tax plan in the starkest terms possible, Gov. Jerry Brown said Wednesday that the public's safety is at stake if Republicans don't allow voters to decide whether they want to extend taxes. At a Capitol news conference, Brown turned up the heat on Republicans, surrounding himself with law enforcement leaders -- traditional allies of the GOP -- to urge passage of tax extensions so that he can enact a far-reaching realignment law he recently signed that would shift crime prevention responsibilities from the state to local agencies.
Contra Costa Times
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Gov gets cops' nod to move cons to jails; GOP says "blood on streets"
What a difference a week (or nine days) makes. Just yesterday, it seems, we were telling readers about the governor's decision to sign a bill that will transfer thousands of state prisoners to local jails (even though he's so far failed to get the funding for that change) -- and about law enforcement's very vocal anger about the lack of money to make it happen. On Wednesday, everyone kissed and made up. Gov. Jerry Brown appeared at a Capitol news conference with the leaders of the statewide sheriffs, district attorneys, probation chiefs and police chiefs associations, as well as Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, whose jurisdiction accounts for 30 percent of state prisoners.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Mayor's State of the City speech focuses on education
Civic leaders expressed consternation and puzzlement, but also praise, for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's focus on education - calling for a revamped teachers contract and more choices for students - in his annual State of the City address Wednesday, even as City Hall struggles with a financial crisis. "The mayor needs to direct his attention at what is essential, and that's the elected position of running the city," said Councilman Dennis Zine, adding that many of his San Fernando Valley constituents don't believe the city is being run smoothly. "Pave the streets, fix the sidewalks, trim the trees and provide public safety without increasing taxes. That's what I would hope he would focus on."
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