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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 20, 2011 |
Crime alerts for Granada Hills, Pacific Palisades and five other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in seven L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Four neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Granada Hills was the most unusual, recording four reports compared with a weekly average of 1.3 over the last three months. Pacific Palisades topped the list of three neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 19 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 4.8 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
L.A. Council OK's $29M LAPD station
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 today to approve the construction of a $29 million police station in Atwater to replace a temporary station. Police moved into a former photo film processing lab at 3353 San Fernando Road in the late 1980s. The building functioned as the Northeast Station, which serves about 250,000 residents in four council districts. But police officials said it was dilapidated, contaminated and posed health risks.
Torrance Daily Breeze |
Arizona plane crash: 2 killed were Southern California police officers
A man and a woman killed when a small plane crashed at Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport on Sunday were police officers who worked in Southern California. Brian Hayes, 35, was an officer with the Anaheim Police Department and his girlfriend, Nicole Anderson, 32, was an officer with the Simi Valley Police Department, according to spokesmen for the two departments. The small Mooney M20F carrying the couple came to a rest upside down at the end of the airport runway, killing the two officers instantly.
Arizona Republic |
9th Circuit racks up a high reversal rate
An L.A. Times news story backed up our most recent post, which highlighted one of the major impediments to implementation of the death penalty in California: 9th Circuit judges who are basing their decisions not on the law but on their personal views. In her story, "U.S. Supreme Court again rejects most decisions by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals," L.A. Times staff writer Carol J. Williams reports: 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.
LAPPL Blog |
Supervisors increase reward for Bryan Stow beating suspects
Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to increase the reward from $10,000 to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects responsible for the attack on Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium. The "Los Angeles Police Department still needs public assistance in their search for the two suspects who taunted and severely assaulted Brian," Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich said.
Los Angeles Times |
Teen held in jewelry store smash-and-grab
A a 17-year-old boy allegedly shown participating in a smash-and-grab robbery at downtown Los Angeles jewelry store was in custody on Tuesday, and investigators sought the public's help in identifying his accomplices. Security video showed the teen, whose name was withheld because he is a juvenile, allegedly wielding a hammer and smashing a jewelry case containing gold chains at Guadalajara Jewelry Plaza on July 12, Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon said. Police are seeking at least three accomplices, Vernon said.
Los Angeles Daily News |
Ex-cons in San Francisco may soon enjoy 'protected class' status
When I grow weary of being a lonely conservative in Los Angeles, when I get frustrated at living in one of the bluest of cities in the bluest of states, when I begin to despair of being represented by a liberal at every last level of local, state, and federal government . . .I remind myself it could always be worse in San Francisco. And indeed it is worse. San Francisco is a city of abundant beauty and charm, but it is governed by people so far out on the left fringe that they make their counterparts in Los Angeles look like pikers.
Jack Dunphy/Pajamas Media |
Audit lauds proper use of cameras on LAPD cruisers
A trio of audits released Tuesday points out flaws in the LAPD's anti-gang unit and animal cruelty task force, while praising a test program that places surveillance cameras in cruisers. For the last year, officers have patrolled South Bureau in 300 vehicles equipped with video cameras, a tool designed to hold police accountable during their interactions. Los Angeles Police Department officials are still working out technological and procedural kinks in the $5 million pilot program, but expect next month to issue a request for proposals to expand it.
Los Angeles Daily News
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FBI arrests 14 alleged members of hacker group Anonymous
In what it said was the largest sweep of Internet "hactivists" in the U.S., the FBI arrested 14 alleged members of hacker group Anonymous, which last fall took responsibility for knocking out the websites of several large companies. The 14 people arrested, including two from Southern California, may be the first alleged members of Anonymous to be arrested by the FBI, said a law enforcement official not authorized to speak on the matter. The raids may also mark the first time that federal agents arrested individuals for cyber crimes that may have been committed as a form of political protest.
Los Angeles Times
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Budget cuts to worsen California court delays, officials say
Californians will soon face longer lines in courthouses, delays in finalizing divorces, prolonged custody battles and extended waits for lawsuits to go to trial as a result of deep budget cuts approved by state lawmakers. California Judicial Branch leaders will meet Friday to vote on how to allocate the courts' shrinking budget, which will be slashed $350 million from a total of $3.5 billion. The cut, aimed at helping close the state's budget deficit, means the courts have seen more than a 30% reduction in state general funds over the last three years.
Los Angeles Times |
DMV often sends disabled placards to the deceased
The DMV checks state death records only every two years, and even then it misses many deceased people because of mismatched birth dates. Officials are studying ways to make the process more efficient. The fraudulent use of disabled parking placards - the blue or red badges that allow motorists to park for free or in specially reserved spaces - is on the rise, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles. More than a third of the placards displayed in vehicles are used illegally, officials say, costing cash-strapped municipalities millions of dollars in parking revenues.
Los Angeles Times |
Top prison official to seek court orders to force-feed hunger-striking inmates
More than 400 inmates in California prisons have refused food to protest what they call "inhumane" conditions in isolation units. Some of those inmates have not eaten for nearly three weeks; they risk permanent physical damage and death. The head of the state corrections department said Tuesday he'd force-feed inmates if necessary to save their lives. Prisoners in Security Housing Units spend 23 hours a day in their cells and one hour in a concrete exercise yard.
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