Law Enforcement

Soboroff: Group offers to repay LAPD for meeting on Mexican Mafia
The nonprofit group of business leaders who attended an LAPD-arranged event featuring a convicted ex-shot caller for the Mexican Mafia has approached police officials with an offer to reimburse the department's costs, an official said.
Los Angeles Times

Gov. Jerry Brown Weighs Parole for Killer in Controversial LAPD Lecture
Rene Enriquez boasts an impressive law enforcement resume. Author. Expert witness. Government consultant. College lecturer. But he achieved such respected standing because of his earlier life's work: Killer, drug dealer and Mexican Mafia “shot caller.” Enriquez, 52, was at the center of a public controversy this week when Los Angeles police drew criticism for arranging a meeting in which he gave a lecture to a private group of local business leaders and some law enforcement officials. Records show his close relationship with law enforcement goes well beyond Wednesday's event in downtown Los Angeles and has helped the former member of the Mexican Mafia — sometimes known as “La Eme” — make a bid for freedom.
KTLA5

The journey of LAPD's anti-terror Suspicious Activity Reports
For years, law enforcement agencies around the U.S. have been urging the public to keep an eye out for all things suspicious — packages, behavior, vehicles. In a post-9/11 world, the thinking goes, we all need to do our part to keep terrorists from striking again by alerting police of anything that seems out of place. "If you see something, say something," say the billboards and subway posters.But if you do see something, how exactly are you supposed to say something? There is, of course, 911 for emergencies. But in Los Angeles, people can also get online and file a Suspicious Activity Report, or a SAR for short.
Los Angeles Times

NYC Mayor Says He Has Moved Past Police Crisis
Weeks removed from an open revolt from his own police force that had officers turning their backs on him, Mayor Bill de Blasio now declares he has moved past the rift, striking a tenuous truce with a strategy to stay above the fray and public opinion that eventually soured on the cops' behavior.
ABC News

LAPD: 3 Family Members Found Dead Inside LA Apartment
Detectives were investigating on Sunday the death of three family members who were found inside their Wilshire Area apartment. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were sent around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard for a death investigation.
CBS Los Angeles

Officers Search Koreatown Neighborhood for Gunman After Shooting
Officers are searching a Koreatown neighborhood early Friday after a report of a shooting.The search is near Third Street, west of Vermont Avenue. An LAPD tweet advised drivers to avoid the area due to the search.The shooting victim, struck by a round in the leg, suffered minor injuries, according to police. One person is in custody in connection with the shooting, but officers are looking for a second individual.
NBC Los Angeles

Post navigation LAUSD unit investigating sexual abuse allegations hits 1 year mark
In the aftermath of the Miramonte Elementary sex abuse scandal, which has so far cost LA Unified roughly $170 million in settlements, was the creation of a special unit to handle all future sexual abuse allegations.The Student Safety Investigative Team passed its one-year anniversary of active investigations on Jan. 7, and to date has investigated over 150 cases that have resulted in 32 district employees put under formal disciplinary review.
LA School Report

$50K reward offered for bicyclist who fatally shot man in South L.A.
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a bicyclist who fatally shot a 32-year-old man in South Los Angeles four days before Thanksgiving.The cyclist approached Moses Nelson on Nov. 23 about 9 a.m. as he was walking down E. 57th Street, near Naomi Avenue, police said. The bicyclist shot Nelson several times, then fled. Nelson died at the scene.
MynewsLA.com

Police: Simi Valley Man Armed With Machete Assaults Resident, Attempts Burglary
A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly attempting to break into a home using a machete. According to the Simi Valley Police Department, officers were sent around 2:26 a.m. to a home located in the 1400 block of Patricia Avenue, for report of a man armed with a machete attempting to force entry to a home where a family had been sleeping.
CBS Los Angeles

Prop. 47

Prop. 47 is achieving its main goal, but with unintended consequences
Proposition 47 is supposed to free up prison cells for "real" criminals by reducing drug possession to a misdemeanor offense. But what if those addicts also are the "real" criminals we fear? I know it's too soon to render a verdict on the initiative approved in November. I was among the 58.5% of California voters supporting the shift away from tough-on-crime laws and a prison-building boom and toward a more balanced criminal justice system.
Los Angeles Times