Law Enforcement

City announces new police chief
City staff announced Monday that Fabian Lizarraga has been hired to serve as the new police chief for the city of Fort Bragg. According to a city press release, Lizarraga has 37 years of law enforcement experience with the Los Angeles Police Department and has served as a police captain for more than a decade. He has served in a variety of capacities over the years, including assignments in undercover and gang suppression units, internal affairs, and investigations. He has served as the commanding officer for the Newton and Van Nuys Patrol Divisions and is currently assigned as the commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department's Juvenile Division where he oversees 84 sworn and 8 civilian employees.
Fort Bragg Advocate-News

LAPD officer accused of murder fled to Texas with father's help, warrant says
A fugitive Los Angeles police officer fired and charged with murder fled to Texas with the help of his father, federal officials said in a warrant filed Thursday. Henry Solis was able to evade authorities after the fatal March 13 shooting near a Pomona nightclub after his father drove him across state lines, FBI officials wrote in the warrant.
Los Angeles Times

2 Latino LAPD officers, on desk duty since 2010 shooting, awarded $4 million by jury
Two Los Angeles police officers restricted to desk jobs in the five years since one of them fatally shot an unarmed, autistic man were collectively awarded about $4 million today by a jury that found they were the victims of racial discrimination and retaliation. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for nearly two days before finding in favor of Officers George Diego and Allan Corrales. Their lawsuit filed in November 2012 stemmed from work conditions imposed by Chief Charlie Beck in the aftermath of the March 20, 2010, shooting death of 27-year-old Steven Eugene Washington in the 800 block of South Vermont Avenue.
Los Angeles Daily News

Authorities Search for Gunman After Woman Shot in Ankle in Van Nuys
Police were searching for a gunman Thursday after a woman described as an innocent bystander was shot in a possibly gang-related incident in Van Nuys, police said. The shooting was reported at about 12:45 p.m. near the intersection of Tyrone Avenue and Haynes Street (map), according to Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department.
KTLA 5

Shooting In Baldwin Hills Leaves 1 Person In Critical Condition
Authorities have responded to Baldwin Hills for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. The LAPD says the department received a call shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday of a shooting near the intersection of Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard.
CBS Los Angeles

Man Fatally Shot Multiple Times in South L.A.
Investigators are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a man in the South Park neighborhood of South L.A. multiple times early Friday morning, officials said.
KTLA 5

Dog's fatal shooting by San Diego police under investigation
San Diego police are investigating an incident in which an officer fatally shot a dog during what began as a domestic disturbance call. The dog, a 6-year-old pit bull named Burberry, was killed when two officers went to an apartment in Pacific Beach early Sunday morning after receiving a report about a woman screaming "as though she was being strangled."
Los Angeles Times

City Government

Raising the minimum wage in LA: 3 studies on the impact
Thursday was a data dump at Los Angeles City Hall as three studies on raising the minimum wage hit the desks of policy makers. Los Angeles's minimum wage currently stands at $9 per hour. Last year, Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed raising it to $13.25 by 2017, and some members of the council said they want to bump it up to $15.25 by 2019.
KPCC