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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
June 21, 2011 |
Crime alerts for Arleta, Florence 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. Seven neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Arleta was the most unusual, recording six reports, compared with a weekly average of 1.8 over the last three months. Florence topped the list of seven neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 39 property crimes, compared with its weekly average of 25.2 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
LAPD seeks leads in slaying of Wilmington man
Los Angeles police Monday were seeking information regarding a gunman who fatally shot a 48-year-old Wilmington man. Ruben Fermatt was in the alley behind his home in the 900 block of East Robidoux Street early Saturday when the attacker walked up and opened fire, the Los Angeles Police Department said. At least 49 homicides have been reported in Wilmington since January 2007, according to the Times Homicide Report database.
Los Angeles Times
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Dodger Stadium beating suspect ordered back to prison on parole violation
The suspect in the Dodger Stadium beating was ordered back to prison Monday to serve 10 months on a parole violation. After an hours-long hearing, Deputy Commissioner Ali Zarrinnam ruled that Giovanni Ramirez, 31, violated the terms of his parole by being a felon with access to a weapon. Police found the gun during a search warrant served as part of the investigation into the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow. Ramirez has been described by Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck as the prime suspect in the Dodger Stadium beating on opening day.
Los Angeles Times |
Culprits sought in Valley home-invasion robbery
Police were looking Monday for the culprits in a reported home-invasion robbery overnight near North Hollywood, said a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. When police arrived at the residence in the 13000 block of Archwood Street, witnesses told them three people had escaped with unspecified property. The robbers were last seen fleeing through the backyard of the home, police spokesman Lyle Knight said. Responding officers called for a Russian or Armenian speaker to help interview the home's non-English-speaking residents, he said.
Los Angeles Times |
Man riding skateboard shot to death in Harbor Gateway
Los Angeles police sought the public's help Monday to find whoever is responsible for the weekend shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Harbor Gateway. Ulises Mendoza was shot and killed around 2:15 a.m. Sunday while riding his skateboard on Denker Avenue just north of 219th Street, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Mendoza is not believed to have any gang affiliations, said Los Angeles police Lt. Andrew Neiman. Some residents in the area reported hearing at least one gunshot, but did not see any suspects or a vehicle.
Torrance Daily Breeze |
As Villaraigosa takes helm, national mayors' group backs red light cameras
As Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took the helm of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday, the group endorsed red-light cameras as a traffic safety tool. Villaraigosa's own Police Commission recently voted unanimously to kill Los Angeles' program, one of the larger in the nation, because of doubts about its effectiveness and cost. The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to take up the matter Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times |
Obama's nominee for ATF chief to meet with Justice Department officials
President Obama's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is scheduled to meet with senior Justice Department officials Tuesday amid growing pressure on the agency's leadership over a controversial gun-trafficking operation. Andrew Traver, who runs the ATF's Chicago office, is arriving in Washington as political fallout is continuing from the agency's "Fast and Furious" operation, which targeted Mexican gun traffickers but has been linked to the killing of a U.S. law enforcement officer.
Washington Post |
FBI uses social media in search for long-time fugitive
The FBI has long been known for its straightforward "Just the facts, ma'am" approach, an image reinforced by Director Robert S. Mueller III's stoic presence and reluctance to court the media. But in a sign that the online revolution is infiltrating that most traditional of agencies, the bureau unveiled Monday a publicity campaign featuring public service announcements in 14 cities and billboards in New York's Times Square, along with a heavy dose of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Washington Post |
Illegal re-entry is the top federal criminal charge
Illegal re-entry into the United States accounted for nearly one-quarter of all federal prosecutions and almost half of all immigration prosecutions in the first half of the year, making it the top federal criminal charge, according to Justice Department data. The statistics, analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, showed that convictions under the felony law typically resulted in an average sentence of 14 months in prison.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
Ban death penalty to save money, senator says
With a new study projecting that enforcing the death penalty will cost taxpayers $5 billion through 2030, Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, plans to introduce legislation in the coming days to ban capital punishment in the state. In a study to be published next week in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, U.S. 9th Circuit Judge Arthur Alarcon and Loyola Law School professor Paula Mitchell say that all the legal and security expenses exclusively tied in with maintaining a death row add $184 million a year to the state's budget.
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