Law Enforcement

LAPD officer hurt in Beverlywood hit-and-run
A Los Angeles police officer was injured in a collision between a patrol car and a SUV Monday in the Beverlywood area, and officers were searching for the hit-and-run driver. The collision at the intersection of Robertson Boulevard and Beverlywood Street took place about 2:40 p.m., said LAPD Officer Matthew Ludwig. The officer suffered “lacerations to the arm” and was taken to a hospital, police said.
mynewsLA.com , CBS Los Angeles

Girl's Quinceañera Makes Dying Mother's Dream Come True
A terminally ill mother's wish to see her daughter's fairy tale 15th birthday celebration came true Saturday when Los Angeles police officers hosted a quinceañera for the teen. Gang enforcement officers from the LAPD's Central Division had met the family at a community movie night and learned that the parents didn't have the money to throw the coming-of-age party for 14-year-old Jazmine Delgado. The mother has brain cancer.
NBC Los Angeles

Cold Case Detective Opens Book on Rachel Ziselman
Most people have photos of their family and loved ones on their desks at work – LAPD Detective Luis Rivera has a photo of 11-year-old smiling, blue-eyed, blond haired Rachel Hanna Ziselman on his. Paper-clipped beneath her photo is a “Missing Person” bulletin featuring Rachel from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
Palisadian-Post

Armed robbery at Rolex store spurs LAPD search of area around Century City mall
Two men wearing ski masks and armed with what may be assault rifles robbed a Rolex store in a Century City mall, making off with several high-priced watches, police said. About noon, the two men stormed into the high-end watch store in the 10000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and fired shots, said Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison. It is unclear whether anyone inside the store was injured. The men stole an unknown number of watches and fled, he said.
Los Angeles Times

Shot 3 times on 110 Freeway, man dies on South Los Angeles street
A man believed to have been wounded while driving on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles pulled off the freeway before dying from his injuries, police said today. The shooting happened on the southbound Harbor Freeway around Slauson Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Sunday , said Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations unit. “A 48-year-old man on the freeway was shot three times by a suspect in an unknown vehicle,” Madison said. The victim got off the freeway, stopped in the 400 block of West Florence Avenue and when paramedics arrived they pronounced him dead.
Los Angeles Daily News

Deadly Shooting Investigation Underway In El Sereno
Police on Tuesday investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man in El Sereno. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were sent shortly before 2 a.m. to Haven Street and Ithaca Avenue for report of six shots fired in the area.
CBS Los Angeles

Lawmakers Reject Bill to Develop Local Body Camera Policies
California lawmakers have rejected a bill to require law enforcement agencies to develop policies on body cameras as Democrats push for statewide regulation. The Assembly on Monday voted 34-3 on the proposal by Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, falling short of the votes needed for passage. The San Dimas Republican's SB175 would have directed agencies that require officers to wear body cameras to develop a policy, such as when and how long cameras are worn, how long to store video and the procedures for public and officer access to recordings.
FOX 40

City Government

Garcetti Signs Vision Zero Directive to End L.A. Traffic Deaths by 2025
Today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a directive that commits city departments to Vision Zero. Specifically, the City of Los Angeles is committed to reducing traffic fatalities to zero by the year 2025. A little over a year ago, it was difficult to find Los Angeles agency staff, elected officials, or even individuals who were conversant on Vision Zero.
StreetsBlog LA

Pensions

Reform initiative threatens pensions
Since when did the teachers who support our children's future, firefighters who risk their lives for us and public health nurses who stop the spread of disease in our communities become the target of political attacks? Instead of working to assure every Californian has a secure retirement, former San Jose mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego councilman Carl DeMaio have declared war on these public servants with a proposal that would threaten their modest retirement benefits, the average of which is about $2,800 per month.
The Orange County Register