Law Enforcement

Stanley Cup Final: 3 arrests made during Kings game, LAPD says
At least three people were arrested during the Kings failed bid to clinch a Stanley Cup sweep, police said Wednesday night. The arrests were for battery, theft and being drunk in public, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police officials said fans were generally well-behaved during the team's 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils and as crowds spilled onto streets after the game. The LAPD said it took steps to prevent unruly crowds from engaging in the type of violence that had marred previous Lakers championships.
Los Angeles Times

Highland Park teens arrested in drive-by shooting
Los Angeles Police Department Officers arrested two local teens last Friday, June 1, on charges that they fired gunshots into a house party near 5600 Meridian Street. Jay Castillo, 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested by LAPD Gang Unit Officers at around 11:30 p.m. and later charged with shooting into an uninhabited dwelling and shooting from a moving vehicle, according to Detective Rick Ortiz. Nobody was injured.
Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch

$50,000 reward to be offered in slaying of Venice youth pastor
Members of the Los Angeles Police Department and Councilman Bill Rosendahl will hold a news conference Thursday morning to announce a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who fatally shot a Venice man outside his mother's home. Investigators believe that Oscar Duncan, 23, was drawn out late Monday by attackers who jeered at his girlfriend while the couple stood in Venice's Oakwood neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles Times

North Hollywood man charged with roommate's stabbing death
A North Hollywood man was charged Wednesday with killing his 67-year-old roommate after the older man intervened in a fight. Manuel Garcia, 21, pleaded not guilty this afternoon in Van Nuys Superior Court to a murder charge stemming from Saturday's slaying of Jorge Valladares, who was stabbed and repeatedly struck over the head with a cooking pot. Garcia is also charged with one count of corporal injury to a cohabitant.
Los Angeles Daily News

Brentwood to receive new LAPD Community Relations Officer
Los Angeles Police officer Maria Gray could replace Officer Phillip Enbody as department liaison to Brentwood. Enbody is slated for retirement in October, Gray told attendees of the Brentwood Community Council's monthly meeting on Tuesday. A public event celebrating Enbody's service to West Los Angeles will be held sometime in October, Gray said.
Brentwood Patch

LAX airport police officers' union claims unfair treatment by management
Union leaders representing the officers who patrol Los Angeles International Airport have filed a claim asserting the police department's managers are treating them unfairly for pointing out alleged security flaws. In the claim filed Friday with the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, union leaders said they are barred from addressing rank-and-file airport police officers during roll-call meetings.
Torrance Daily Breeze

Pensions

San Jose unions sue to block pension reform
San Jose police officers and firefighters Wednesday made good on promises to legally challenge San Jose's voter-approved pension reform with a pair of lawsuits filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. San Jose voters Tuesday approved Measure B by a nearly 70-percent margin. Mayor Chuck Reed championed the measure to control pension costs that have soared from $73 million to $245 million in a decade and are projected to continue rising, outpacing revenues and forcing the city to cut staffing and services to residents to cover the bill.
San Jose Mercury News

California pension cuts may have ripple effect
Decisive victories for ballot proposals cutting retirement benefits for government workers in two of the largest cities in the U.S. emboldened advocates seeking to curb pensions in state capitols and city halls across the nation. The voter responses in San Diego and San Jose were stinging setbacks for public employee unions, which also came up short on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory in Wisconsin.
Associated Press

Election 2013

Trutanich to seek 2nd L.A. city attorney term despite D.A. defeat
Fresh off a stinging defeat in the race for county district attorney, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich said Wednesday that he intends to seek reelection to his City Hall office. Trutanich finished third in Tuesday's primary despite having the most money and an array of high-powered endorsements, including from Gov. Jerry Brown and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. Nevertheless, Trutanich said he intends to seek a second four-year term in March.
Los Angeles Times

City Government

L.A. Council vote bans tents in city parks
The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to adopt a new regulation banning tents in city parks, despite protests from activists who said the law targets the homeless. The new ordinance spells out that open-sided tents, sunshades and umbrellas will be allowed during the day, but must be removed once the parks are closed.
Los Angeles Daily News