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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
May 25, 2011 |
No easy fix for California's prison crisis
California's effort to shift tens of thousands of inmates out of its chronically overcrowded prisons to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court order could be undone by the state's tough sentencing laws, persistent recidivism and recurring budget crises, analysts say. More than 33,000 offenders must be moved out of the prisons under the high court's Monday decision, which upheld an earlier ruling that conditions in the teeming facilities cause preventable deaths and amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
Los Angeles Times |
Release of 33,000 California prisoners will create 'wave of crime' for L.A. if city doesn't act, says LAPD union
The police union wants the city to reconsider cutting LAPD funding. The union representing Los Angeles police is predicting certain mayhem for the city if a U.S. Supreme Court-ordered release of about 33,000 California prisoners goes through and, at the same time, funding and staffing for the LAPD is reduced. In the shadow a looming, $300 million-plus deficit in the city and proposed cuts for the LAPD, the court ruling "sets up a perfect storm for a wave of crime to overtake recent gains in public safety," according to a Los Angeles Police Protective League statement.
LA Weekly
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Prosecutors seek further investigation before charging Dodgers beating suspect
Prosecutors met with Los Angeles police detectives today to review the case against a suspect in the beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, and determined that more investigating needs to be done before charges can be filed. Typically, suspects must be charged within 48 hours of an arrest, but in this case Giovanni Ramirez, 31, is in custody on an alleged parole violation. He was arrested Sunday in connection with the beating of Stow at Dodger Stadium after the team's season opener.
Los Angeles Times |
Community outrage after boy killed in uncle's arms
Gang interventionists fanned out through a South Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday to calm community outrage after a 2-year-old boy was killed in the arms of his uncle standing on a back porch. The man, whose identity has not been released by police, was critically wounded in the Monday night shooting. Police said they believe neither victim was targeted.
Associated Press |
Torrance resident to receive LAPD Medal of Valor for bravery
Owen Berger saw the movement out of his right eye. Suddenly, the shots rang out. "I heard two pops and saw the muzzle of a gun blast," said Berger, a Los Angeles police officer who lives in Torrance. Wounded, Berger transferred the gun to his left hand, kept firing and escaped. Berger, who spent a year rehabilitating his wrist before rejoining the force, is one of 10 police officers set to be honored Thursday with a Los Angeles Police Department Medal of Valor, the agency's highest award for bravery.
Torrance Daily Breeze
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Pension initiative enters circulation
Former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello of Sacramento is clear for signature take-off on his controversial public employee pension reform initiative. The Secretary of State officially announced Tuesday that he may begin collecting the required 807,615 signatures of California voters in order to qualify the measure for the statewide ballot. The constitutional amendment strips public employee unions of their right to negotiate their pensions in collective bargaining, sets the retirement age at 62 and caps benefits at 60 percent of an employee's highest average base wage over three years.
Contra Costa Times |
California denies first medical parole
California parole officials rejected a plea on Tuesday from a quadriplegic convict who had hoped to become the first state prison inmate released under a new law aimed at cutting the number of inmates and the cost of care in the nation's largest state prison system. Corcoran State Prison inmate Steven Martinez, a 42-year-old convicted kidnapper and rapist, qualified under the law that took effect this year because he was left paralyzed when his spine was severed in a knife fight with other inmates 10 years ago. He's served 12 years of a 157 years-to-life sentence.
Associated Press |
Does working in prison make a parolee more employable?
It's hard to tell whether inmates who work in prison have an easier time finding jobs once they are released than inmates who don't, according to a state auditor's report released Tuesday on the California Prison Industry Authority. The authority employs about 3 percent of the state's prison inmates, who build license plates, manufacture mattresses, wash laundry, package produce and perform other labor.
Sacramento Bee |
Los Angeles to have its own bill collector
Hoping to put a dent in the estimated $541 million owed to the city in uncollected debt, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to create an inspector general of collections. The person appointed to the post will oversee the recovery of unpaid bills and tickets across city departments, according to officials, who described the inspector general's role as a "debt collection sheriff."
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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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