Law Enforcement

LAPD scales back its participation in Secure Communities
The Los Angeles Police Department will no longer detain some undocumented suspects on behalf of federal immigration authorities, the L.A. Police Commission decided Tuesday. The commission made that change at the request of LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. He told commissioners that L.A. should lead the way in correcting flaws in the federal Secure Communities program.
Southern California Public Radio

L.A. man possibly lured to his death in Manhattan shooting, NYPD says
The Los Angeles man shot to death in a brazen assassination-style attack in New York City might have been lured to his death by the gunman, New York City police said Tuesday. Brandon Lincoln Woodard, 31, was gunned down Monday on West 58th Street near Columbus Circle about 2 p.m. Police said the assailant - who has not been captured - shot Woodard in the back of the head. The incident has drawn attention from coast to coast.
Los Angeles Times

Man wearing ear gauges attacks 2 women in Sylmar apartment complex
Police in Sylmar issued a warning Tuesday about a man who sexually assaulted two women in the same apartment complex in less than an hour. Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Departments' Mission Station say a man attacked two women near Mountain View Manor, 12960 Dronfield Ave., early Sunday morning. "The good news, neither woman was physically harmed in either case," Lt. Paul Vernon said in a statement.
CBS LA

Man's body found in Chatsworth
Police are investigating the death of a man found in Chatsworth on Tuesday as a possible homicide. Officer Sara Faden, a Los Angeles police spokeswoman, said the body was reported just after 8 a.m. in the 9800 block of Andora Avenue. She did not have details on where the body was found or the circumstances. But she said officers remained on scene several hours later as they investigated whether the death was suspicious.
Los Angeles Daily News

Prisoner Realignment & Parole

L.A. County urges curbs on state prisoner transfers to counties
A multiple homicide outside a Northridge boardinghouse has prompted Los Angeles County supervisors to call for legislation that would prevent state prisoners with a serious criminal history from being released to county supervision. Realignment - intended to help the state meet a federal mandate to reduce its prison population - requires that some felons convicted of nonviolent offenses serve their time in county jails rather than state prison.
Los Angeles Times

With realignment, influx of offenders tests L.A. County
It's been a little more than a year since California launched into realignment, the process of shifting nonviolent offenders from state prisons to county jails, and from state parole to county probation. We check in with the state's biggest county to see how they're handling the addition of 11,000 people to their caseload.
The California Report

State Senator Ted Lieu alleges rise in parolees cutting off GPS monitors
State Senator Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles) is alleging that a growing number of parolees in California are cutting off their GPS monitoring devices. A state database lists more than 800 parolees who are supposed to be on GPS monitoring, but aren't. Nearly a third are from L.A. County. Some of them never showed up to get their monitors.
Southern California Public Radio

City Government

Address concerns before staff changes at 911 center, L.A. mayor says
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday that concerns raised by a top Fire Department commander about staffing changes at the agency's 911 call center need to be addressed before the proposal moves forward. The plan backed by the mayor and city leaders would shift dispatchers from a 24-hour schedule to an eight-hour workday, a move that would save about $3.2 million annually.
Los Angeles Times

Councilman mulls turning old parking meters into 'donation meters'
A Los Angeles City Council member has asked staff to look into whether the city could use old parking meters as donation boxes for homeless services, as Denver, Baltimore, Las Vegas and other cities have done. L.A. is expected to finish replacing its roughly 40,000 coin parking meters with more advanced devices by year's end.
Los Angeles Times

Mayor's report suggests ways to attract high-tech industry to Los Angeles
For Los Angeles to develop and expand its high-tech industry, the city must change its public perception, a new report commissioned by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says. The Los Angeles Mayor's Council on Innovation and Industry, formed by the mayor last March, released its 24-page report on Wednesday listing ways the city can work with the high-tech industry to develop it further in L.A.
Los Angeles Daily News