Law Enforcement

LAPD Chief Beck: Body camera videos an 'investigative tool,' not for public consumption
The LAPD is awaiting word on whether federal money will help fund body-worn cameras for officers, after the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Department of Justice to halt funding this month because videos will largely be kept from the public.
KPCC

Ride Along With The LAPD Mounted Unit
Saddle Up, LA is perhaps Los Angeles' most unique full-day, fundraising event. It is about as close to a ride along with the Los Angeles Police Department's Mounted Unit as one can get. To be held this year on Saturday Oct. 3, the day begins with a three-hour trail ride through Griffith Park guided by officers from the Unit and while most who choose to take part bring their own horses, arrangements can be made for those without to rent a horse and join in the fun.
Yo! Venice!

Second LAPD shooting in less than 24 hours leaves man critically wounded
A man was killed and another man seriously injured following a shooting in Pacoima on Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles police said. A “shooting in progress” was reported at 12:10 p.m. Sunday in the 13600 block of Pinney Street, said LAPD Officer Mike Lopez. The two male victims were taken to a hospital where one, who is believed to be between the ages of 20 and 25, was pronounced dead, Lopez said.
Los Angeles Times

3 Transported To Hospital With Injuries After 2 South LA Shootings
Three people were transported to the hospital with injuries after two separate shootings took place in South Los Angeles on Wednesday night. A woman who is about 45 years old and an approximately 50-year-old man were shot about 9 p.m. on 43rd Street west of Vermont Avenue, the LAPD said. Both were transported to a hospital, but their conditions were not immediately available. About 30 minutes earlier, another victim was shot on the 1300 block of West 59th Place, the LAPD said.
CBS Los Angeles

L.A. County Sheriff's deputies approve new contract
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies have approved a new contract that gives them cost-of-living raises and easier access to information about transfers and promotions. The contract, which was hammered out through negotiations with county officials, gives the deputies a 3% raise each year for the next two years and a 2% raise for each of the following two years. Listings of transfer candidates and those who have been awarded “coveted” positions will now be posted on the department's internal Internet system.
Los Angeles Times

4 San Bernardino deputies to get Congressional Badge of Bravery for Dorner, fire rescues
Four San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies have been awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery. Three of the deputies — detectives Larry Lopez and Justin Musella and Deputy Daniel Rosa — were recognized by the U.S. Attorney General's Office for their actions to save their fellow deputies during the standoff with disgruntled former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner in the San Bernardino Mountains in February 2013.
The Sun

Person of Interest Sought in Hemet Double Homicide After Women's Bodies Found in Home
Two women were found dead inside a home in Hemet Wednesday morning, and police were trying to find a person of interest in what investigators called a double homicide. Officer went to a home in the 1200 block of South Buena Vista Street to conduct a welfare check just before 5 a.m., when they found two dead adult women inside. It was not clear how they died.
KTLA 5

Ex-con walks up to police officer and shocks everyone
It's a picture that has gone viral: an ex-convict praying with a Texas City police officer. The kind of run-in with the law that's getting Edward "Doc" Amey a lot of attention would not have happened five years ago. "I have not always been a friend to the police," Amey said. "I grew up selling drugs. I've been to prison three time." His rap sheet is several pages long, includes six felony convictions and several more misdemeanors. These days, though, Amey doesn't run from police—he runs to them. Several years back, Amey turned to God trading in prison bars for prayer.
USA Today

What Bill Bratton Has Taught American Police
If Bill Bratton were to depart as Commissioner of the New York Police Department—as he hinted at this summer, then walked back—he would be ending an illustrious and controversial career as the most prominent American police reformer of the last quarter century. His leadership touches on valuable questions. How can American police chiefs win back the public's trust, after the police shootings and violence of places like Ferguson, Mo., and New York City? And what lessons can police learn from his storied career?
TIME