Law Enforcement

LAPD's Mental Health Policing Program Praised as Model for Nation
The LAPD mental health detail represents a type of specialized policing that's gaining traction as law enforcement agencies nationwide struggle with how best to handle those in crisis. The task is a challenging one. Minor encounters can quickly escalate out of control even when officers have some mental health training, as was the case with last week's killing of a man by LAPD officers on Skid Row. (The Mental Evaluation Unit was not involved in the Skid Row incident).
KQED

LAPD body cams: Cloud storage raises concern
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will present this month his proposed city budget for the coming year. It's expected to include money for body cameras for all Los Angeles Police Department officers. But some security analysts argue the LAPD's plan to store body camera video in the cloud could make the images more vulnerable to attack than if the department placed them on its local servers.
KPCC

Police Release Surveillance Video Showing Burglary at Encino Home
Police on Friday released surveillance video that purportedly shows three of four people who burglarized a home in Encino. The incident occurred about 3:22 p.m. March 2 at a residence in the 17800 block of Martha Street, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Division.
KTLA 5

Suspect who apparently severed man's leg arrested after chase in South Los Angeles
A woman suspected of driving from the scene after hitting a man and apparently severing one of his legs in South Los Angeles Sunday was arrested when she crashed into two parked cars at the end of a short police chase. The man was struck about 5:20 p.m. at the intersection of 43rd Street and Central Avenue, Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section said.
Los Angeles Daily News

Ontario Barricade Suspect Arrested Following Police Shooting
A suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting amid an hours-long barricade situation in Ontario was arrested early Monday morning. Ontario police arrested the suspect around 4 a.m. in the 900 block of West Vesta Street.
ABC 7

VIDEO: Unions picket pension-change meeting in Sacramento
A decade-old political debate over California public pensions reignited Friday morning at downtown Sacramento's Sterling Hotel. Inside the stately Sterling Hotel, a conference sponsored by the libertarian Reason Foundation focused on the case for cutting how much government spends on pensions. Leaders of the pension-change movement, including former San Diego City Councilman Carl Demaio and Dan Pellissier, president of California Pension Reform, were in the room.
The Sacramento Bee

Rush For Police Cameras Leaves Questions On What Public Can See
As the Seattle Police Department joined hundreds of the nation's law enforcement agencies outfitting officers with body-worn cameras late last year amid public outcry over incidents of excessive force, a young hacker's public records request triggered a panic inside headquarters.
NBC News

City Government

City strike threat looms over Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's upcoming address
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's State of the City speech this week could be overshadowed by images of city workers protesting outside the event. Garcetti is set to deliver his speech Tuesday at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. The State of the City speech typically allows L.A. mayors to lay out their agendas and reaffirm support for city workers.
Los Angeles Daily News