Law Enforcement

LAPPL issues statement on the fatal shooting of Police Officer Charles Joseph Gliniewicz
In response to the fatal shooting in northern Illinois of Fox Lake Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, Craig Lally, President of the Los Angeles Police Protective League issued the following statement on behalf of the League: “An attack on one police officer is an attack on all law enforcement. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our brother, Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, and offer our condolences to the Gliniewicz family and the Illinois Fox Lake PD.”
LAPD.com

Time is running out to stop parole of two cop killers
A strong precedent needs to be set for those who murder peace officers and create an imbalance in our society. The recent alarming attacks on law enforcement officers nationwide are a prime example of what happens when the consequences for murdering a peace officer slowly begin to fade away.
LAPD.com

LAPD Redeploys Officers To High-Crime Areas Following Surge In Violence
Los Angeles' deadly August has spilled into September. Violence is on the rise in Los Angeles, highlighted by a deadly 36 hours. A security guard was shot at least five times Thursday night after a fight broke out in the middle of a street in the 1200 block of E. 24th Street in South L.A. The incident marked the second shooting within a few hours in the area. A suspected gang member was fatally shot near 50th and Wall streets around 2:55 p.m. Thursday while driving his SUV.
ABC 7 , Policemag.com

Man charged with criminal threats against LAPD chief
A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of making criminal threats against Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck. Norman Jose Valerio was ordered to remain jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail while awaiting a hearing Sept. 17 to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial. In addressing the judge who arraigned her client, Valerio's attorney called him “just a guy who sputters at people he's angry at” and said the “chief of police is not my client's focus.”
mynewsLA.com

Police Investigate Deadly Triple Shooting In South LA
Police investigated a shooting on Friday that killed one person and injured two others in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were sent shortly after 3 a.m. to the 9300 block of South Central and Hooper avenues for report of a shooting.
CBS Los Angeles

LAPD warns of scam claiming caller holding family member, demanding cash
Los Angeles Police Thursday warned Southlanders that telephone scammers in Mexico have been calling people recently, claiming they are holding a family member hostage, and demanding an immediate payment of money. “The suspect advises the victim to go to an ATM to withdraw money, and then send the money via wire services,” a Los Angeles Police Department statement said. “The phone calls are originating from Mexico.”
mynewsLA.com

Police Seek Help To Locate 79-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In LA
Police sought the public's help on Thursday to locate a 79-year-old man who has been reported missing in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Ignacio Moreno Lopez was last seen in the 1000 block of Elden Avenue around 7 p.m. on Monday. According to Lopez's family, he suffers from memory loss and is in need of care.
CBS Los Angeles

Man Fatally Shot Before SUV Slams Into Other Vehicles and South L.A. Home, Igniting Flames
A man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon before the Chevy Tahoe he was driving struck at least one other vehicle and slammed into the front of a home in the South Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles, a Los Angeles Fire Department official said. Two Los Angeles Police Department officers pulled the man out of the SUV soon after the crash, which occurred in the 100 block of East 50th Street, according to Erik Scott, spokesman for the Fire Department. Officials initially said the driver was found by LAFD personnel.
KTLA 5

State Government

California bill to allow sheriffs, chiefs to ignore recent gun rights win advances
The Senate gave its stamp of approval Wednesday to an Assembly bill to allow police agencies to circumvent a recent win in the courts on how sheriffs consider carry permit applications. The proposal, which passed the Assembly 51-26 in April and the Senate 23-16 this week, would allow county sheriffs to establish agreements with local police chiefs to process carry license applications. The practice, which gun rights advocates paint as an unofficial ban on issuing permits by sheriffs, was found illegal by a state court last January in the case of Lu v. Baca.
Guns.com

Pensions

State Looks on as San Jose Reaches Watered-Down Pension Deal
San Jose City Council passed a new pension deal with police and firefighter unions this week, essentially gutting the pension reform measure that San Jose voters passed overwhelmingly in 2012. We?ll discuss the deal and why the action could have repercussions for local governments across the state. We'll also hear about a state-wide pension modification ballot proposal co-authored by former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed.
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