Law Enforcement

Occupy L.A. protesters stage midnight march to Nokia Theatre and back
When news of the New York City police raid on the Wall Street protesters hit the Occupy L.A. encampment early this morning, about 100 noisy protesters marched from City Hall to the Nokia Theatre and back with Los Angeles police shadowing their movements and issuing a temporary tactical alert. The demonstration began shortly after midnight with protestors beating drums and waving Occupy L.A. signs as they began marching in front of City Hall, according to a reporter at the scene.
Los Angeles Daily News

73-year-old man with knife shot by LAPD officers
Police say a 73-year-old man who was shot and critically wounded by officers in downtown Los Angeles was armed with a knife and had threatened citizens and police. In a statement Monday, Los Angeles police say officers were flagged down by a woman reporting a man walking Sunday on Los Angeles Street with a large knife in his hand. Two officers say they found James Proctor with a knife protruding from his back pocket. Officers say they made repeated contact with the man, giving him several orders he didn't comply with.
Associated Press

Suspect sought in attempted robbery and shooting of woman in Windsor Square area; victim in stable condition
A woman was shot in the leg Monday during an attempted robbery in the Windsor Square area, and police were searching for the gunman. The shooting occurred about 6:45 a.m. in the 4500 block of West Fourth Street, said Officer Cleon Joseph of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office. Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she was listed in stable condition, said LAPD Sgt. Ed Clark of the Olympic Station.
Los Angeles Daily News

Stabbing suspect arrested after standoff with SWAT team
A 3-1/2 hour standoff ended Monday morning with the arrest of man who allegedly stabbed another man in the Inglewood area, police said. The stabbing occurred about 2 a.m. in the lot of a car wash near the corner of Cimarron Street and Manchester Avenue, said Sgt. Rudy Alaniz of the Los Angeles Police Department. The assailant left the car wash and barricaded himself in his home on Cimarron Street, Alaniz said. A special weapons and tactics team assembled outside his home and, after nearby residents were evacuated, launched a projectile at the house, smashing a window, Alaniz said.
Los Angeles Times

FBI says hate crime reported by law enforcement remained about the same in 2010
The FBI says the level of hate crime reported by police in the United States remained about the same in 2010 compared with the previous year. The bureau says 6,628 hate crime incidents were reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies around the country, compared with 6,604 incidents reported in 2009. The year-to-year numbers on hate crime were constant while the number of violent crimes reported to the FBI dropped 6 percent in 2010, marking the fourth consecutive year-to-year decline.
Associated Press

Prisoner Transfer

Rough start for parolee transfers
The first month of Gov. Jerry Brown's prison realignment plan has been problematic in Los Angeles County, where understaffing forced probation officers to double their caseloads and sheriff's deputies were not given authority to arrest no-show parolees until just a few days ago. The county also had to scramble for information about incoming parolees because the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was slow releasing inmate details.
Los Angeles Daily News

Realignment sends more inmates to already crowded LA County jails
Los Angeles County supervisors are scheduled to hear an update Tuesday on how prison realignment is affecting L.A. County jails. One report suggested the influx of new inmates will force more early releases. Under realignment, people convicted of non-serious and non-violent crimes go to county jails, instead of state prison. It's part of California's effort to abide by a federal court order to reduce its prison population. The state estimates L.A. County jails will see as many as 8,000 convicts diverted from prison.
Southern California Public Radio

Immigration

Immigration from Mexico in fast retreat, data show
North of the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican presidential candidates are talking tough on illegal immigration, with one proposing - perhaps in jest - an electrified fence to deter migrants. But data from both sides of the border suggest that illegal immigration from Mexico is already in fast retreat, as U.S. job shortages, tighter border enforcement and the frightening presence of criminal gangs on the Mexican side dissuade many from making the trip.
Los Angeles Times

State Budget

California finance aides peg revenue gap at nearly $1.3 billion
The budget news remains downbeat, but the state Department of Finance reported Monday that the state's revenue gap is less than what Controller John Chiang said last week. The state is $1.275 billion behind in revenues for the first four months of the fiscal year, or 5.1 percent. Chiang said last week that the gap was $1.5 billion, or 6.2 percent. Department of Finance totals typically vary because of a delay in when agencies report their cash totals to the controller.
Sacramento Bee

City Government

L.A. City Council to mull 'responsible banking' in wake of Occupy movement
With the Occupy L.A. movement giving new life to a proposal to sever ties with banks involved in questionable activities, a Los Angeles panel asked Monday for more details on the impact of adopting a "responsible banking" ordinance. Modeled after measures adopted by other cities, the proposal from City Councilman Richard Alarcon would require Los Angeles to stop doing businesses with banks that are involved in illegal activities or that fail to show they have invested back into the community.
Los Angeles Daily News

Mayor's street repair plan may be extended to other projects
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's $1.5-billion initiative to fix crumbling streets in his final months in office would also cover a backlog of other maintenance projects, like trimming tens of thousands of trees. According to documents circulated by the mayor's office, Villaraigosa's L.A. Road Works plan would include trimming an estimated 75,000 trees, ripping out 3,750 tree stumps and planting an equal number of replacement trees.
Los Angeles Times