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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
July 19, 2011 |
Cities report surge in graffiti
Fresh blotches of graffiti decorate the backs of street signs near the ocean. Tags have popped up on guardrails along the dirt trails near Griffith Park across town. There are, almost daily, fresh splashes on walls in the San Fernando Valley, on downtown Los Angeles buildings and on billboards along the highways. And Los Angeles does not appear to be alone in grappling with a recent upsurge in graffiti, which is turning up in some unlikely places.
New York Times |
LegalZoom and LAPPL serve and protect Los Angeles police officers with free legal documents
LegalZoom.com, Inc., the nation's leading provider of online legal document services, today announced it will provide to every member of the Los Angeles Police Protective League a complimentary legal document to protect the officer's family and property. As part of this unique opportunity, LegalZoom is offering all League Members, including Reserve Associate Members, a complimentary last will and testament, living will or power of attorney, or significant savings off a living trust.
Press Release |
Hit-and-run driver who struck, killed man crossing Canoga Park street sought
Authorities today stepped up their search for a hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a man who was trying to cross a Canoga Park street. Gabriel Ambriz, 52, of Canoga Park was walking north across Saticoy Street at Jordan Avenue about 11:15 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a westbound truck, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. He died at a hospital. The hit-and-run vehicle was described as a white or light-colored Dodge Durango or Toyota Tacoma pickup that was fitted with a camper shell, police said.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Pacoima man threatening family members is killed by police
Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man authorities say was pointing a gun at members of his family Monday afternoon outside a house in Pacoima. Officers were called to the home in the 10400 block of Ilex Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. in response to a report of domestic violence, said Officer Sara Faden, a Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman. Outside the house they saw a Latino man pointing the gun at members of his family.
Los Angeles Times |
City Council to consider plan for new Northeast police station
The Los Angeles City Council will on Tuesday consider a $29.45 million plan to replace the Los Angeles Police Department's Northeast Division station. The project would be paid for through the use of $28.45 million in Proposition Q General Obligation Bond funds, which were approved by city voters in 2002, and $500,000 in 2011-12 Police Forfeited Assets monies.
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Man who led law enforcement on high-speed, 160-mile chase ID'd
The California Highway Patrol on Sunday released the name of the man who led several law enforcement agencies on a high-speed, 160-mile pursuit that lasted nearly three-and-one-half-hours and ended when CHP officers stopped his car with a spike strip on the Golden State (5) Freeway in the Grapevine. Michael Andrew Martinez, 29, is a parolee, said CHP Officer Krystal Carter. He was booked on a felony evading charge into the Van Nuys jail, Carter said.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Calif. pension fund grows nearly 21 percent
The nation's largest public pension fund is seeing its highest investment returns since before the recession, reporting returns of 20.7 percent for the fiscal year ended June 30. That preliminary figure, reported Monday to the fund's board, is the best in 14 years. It's also the second consecutive year the California Public Employees' Retirement System has topped the 7.75 percent return assumed in its long-range financial model. Critics say the assumption is too optimistic and benefits are too high, leaving taxpayers on the hook for retirement costs the system will not be able to cover.
Associated Press |
California inmates on third week of hunger strike risk injury, death
After nearly three weeks, more than 300 California inmates are still refusing to eat in what's become a long-running protest against conditions in prison isolation units. Varying accounts show the number of hunger strikers is dropping. But those still part of the protest face serious health risks. According to the federal receiver and Corrections Department officials, 338 inmates were still refusing food as of Sunday at 3 p.m. This included inmates at Calipatria, California Correctional Institute, Corcoran and Pelican Bay.
Southern California Public Radio |
MADD upset with pending California bill
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is speaking out against a pending bill that would restrict the ability of officers to enforce certain laws during sobriety checkpoints. According to the advocacy group, Assembly Bill 1389 condones driving without a valid driver's license by preventing law enforcement from enforcing current laws meant to protect people on roadways, such as whether the motorist has a valid driver's license and vehicle registration, as well as checking for outstanding warrants or probation violations.
Contra Costa Times |
U.S. Supreme Court again rejects most decisions by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
It was another bruising year for the liberal judges of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as the Supreme Court overturned the majority of their decisions, at times sharply criticizing their legal reasoning. Appeals from the nine Western states of the circuit dominated the high court's docket, as usual, supplying more than 30% of the 84 cases taken up by the justices during the term that ended last month. The Supreme Court reversed or vacated 19 of the 26 decisions it looked at from the 9th Circuit this judicial term, issuing especially pointed critiques of the court's handling of cases involving prisoners' rights and death row reprieves.
Los Angeles Times |
Mayor Villaraigosa loses senior press secretary
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's senior press secretary announced on Monday she is leaving Los Angeles for her native Chicago to be the communications director for that city's police department. Sarah Hamilton will step down from the Los Angeles mayor's staff on Friday. She will start her new job in mid-August.
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