Law Enforcement

LAPD charity boxing event takes place this Saturday at City Hall
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Boxing Team presents the inaugural Brawl At City Hall 2015, on Saturday, July 18, a fun and exciting charity boxing event to benefit the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. In the past, charity boxing events presented by the LAPD Boxing club in association with other law enforcement clubs throughout California have been a tremendous success with outstanding officers giving their best performance.
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LAPD holds officer training to focus on ‘preservation of life'
Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday all of the department's police officers will be trained in the next month on ways to de- escalate potentially violent encounters as part of a “national conversation” on police use of force, as well as in response to the fatal police shooting of Ezell Ford in South Los Angeles. The five-hour-long training session, which will be conducted at all 21 police divisions, began today with Topanga Division officers at the New Community Jewish High School in West Hills. Northeast Division officers also received training today, LAPD officials said.
mynewsLA.com

Driver Sought in Leimert Park Hit-and-Run That Injured Woman
A woman in her 20s was injured in Leimert Park early Sunday when a speeding car hit her and fled the scene, police said. The woman, whose identity was not released, was walking with a friend across the middle of the street between 11th Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard when she was struck just before 2.a.m., police said. She was rushed to the hospital with severe head trauma, police said. She was expected to survive. "She tried to grab her friend's arm to hold her back, but the friend looked at the car and got hit by the car," LAPD Sgt. Clarence Perkins said.
NBC Los Angeles

3 burglary suspects arrested after police chase car to West Adams area
Police on Monday chased a car to the West Adams area and arrested three burglary suspects. Police saw a Mercury Marquis occupied by several suspects wearing hoodies in the 400 block of North Fairfax Avenue about 5 a.m., said Officer Norma Eisenman of Los Angeles Police Department. Officers tried to stop the car, but it kept going, and the pursuit led to the eastbound 10 Freeway, Eisenman said.
Los Angeles Daily News

Man Shot In The Back At South Los Angeles ATM
Authorities say a man has been taken to a hospital after being shot in the back in South Los Angeles. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. Monday at Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard, an area which has since been blocked off. The Los Angeles Police Department says the victim, who is in his 40s, was conscious and breathing.
CBS Los Angeles

Police shoot man allegedly armed with knife outside Venice coffee shop
Los Angeles police shot a man Monday afternoon outside a Venice coffee shop after he allegedly refused to drop the knife he was holding, authorities said. About 2 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Rose Avenue near Groundworks Coffee Co. following a report of disorderly conduct by a man carrying a knife, Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Jane Kim said.
Los Angeles Times

Judge inclined to release videos of Gardena police killing unarmed man
A federal judge on Monday said he was inclined to unseal videos that show Gardena police officers fatally shooting an unarmed man, noting that taxpayers are footing the bill for a $4.7-million legal settlement over the shooting. U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson said there was a clear public interest in releasing the footage and that records could only be kept under seal in federal court in extreme cases.
Los Angeles Times

With man's arrest, a kidnapping case dismissed as hoax bubbles up again
Four months ago, 29-year-old Denise Huskins turned up in Huntington Beach, saying she had been kidnapped from her home here and held ransom. Vallejo police were skeptical, calling the case a “wild goose chase” and a waste of police resources. Authorities from the Northern California town even warned that Huskins and her boyfriend, who said he was drugged during the kidnapping, could face criminal charges themselves for making a false report. On Monday, the case took a dramatic turn.
Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Invalidates Los Angeles Law Authorizing Warrantless Searches of Hotel Records
In City of Los Angeles v. Patel, the Supreme Court invalidated a Los Angeles law that allowed law enforcement officials to inspect hotel and motel guest registries at any time, without a warrant or administrative subpoena. The Court ruled that the law violated hotel owners' Fourth Amendment rights because it “penalizes them for declining to turn over their records without affording them any opportunity for pre-compliance review.”
The National Law Review

Pensions

Pensions fight gets new ammo
It's likely that California voters will be treated – or subjected – next year to a vitriolic campaign over public employee pensions. Backers of a proposed ballot measure, which would require voter approval of future pension increases, contend that too-generous benefits are diverting money from other vital public services such as police and fire protection.
The Sacramento Bee