Law Enforcement

Tensions mount at LAPD public meeting
Activists accused the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners with criminalizing dissent and challenged its new rules of decorum during a meeting last month. Members of Black Lives Matter, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA-CAN), and the Youth Justice Coalition charged the board with violating the Ralph M. Brown Act, which guarantees the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies at the Sept. 15 meeting. On Sept. 1, the board planned to adopt new rules requiring members of the public to be civil and orderly when participating in public comment periods, or after being warned, asked to leave or even arrested.
The Final Call

Rising bloodshed in L.A. feels like 'Dodge City,' LAPD chief says
The violence that erupted this weekend across Los Angeles had a familiar pattern. A 30-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday morning at a Jack In The Box in South L.A.. Six hours later, a man sitting on a milk crate at a Watts housing project was shot and killed. Three hours after that, someone jumped out of a car and gunned down a 16-year-old. In North Hollywood later that night, a gunman killed a 24-year-old man. In all, 19 people were shot over the weekend, five of them fatally. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck was blunt about the impact of the violence.
Los Angeles Times

Man Detained After Threatening Boyfriend, Refusing to Leave Koreatown Apartment: LAPD
A man was detained following an hourslong barricade at a Koreatown apartment after his boyfriend said he was threatened with a knife and scissors, according toLos Angeles Police Department officials. Police responded to reports of a domestic violence incident involving an assault with a deadly weapon around 3:10 a.m. near South Normandie Avenue and West Third Street (map), LAPD Officer Lee said.
KTLA 5

3 Suspects Sought For Vicious Store Owner Attack in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects accused of assaulting a store owner. The attack happened while the victim was working at his store located in the 5400 block of South Hooper Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday. Surveillance video shows the suspects: two teenage males and a teenage girl in the 55th Street Market. The suspects tried to buy alcohol, but the owner, Young Lee, believed they were under 21 and asked for ID.
ABC 7

Street Racing Task Force Issues Hundreds Of Citations In About A Month
It's a typical night for LAPD's new street racing and tracking unit. When it gets dark, it starts looking for the illegal and dangerous races. We've had a series of fatalities in the city of LA directly related to illegal street racing,” Sgt. Jesse Garcia said. The unit has been out on the streets for a month now. They've issued 500 citations and made a number of arrests. Garcia says the races happen in residential and industrial areas.
CBS Los Angeles

Police officer shot and killed at South Carolina mall
A police officer was killed Wednesday morning during a struggle with a suspect at a mall. According to Forest Acres Police Chief Gene Sealy, 32-year-old Greg Alia, a seven-year veteran of the force, was killed. "Our hearts are broken," Sealy said. "Forest Acres is a small community, small police department. We're one big family."
USA Today

City Government

LA Mayor Touts Plans For New Cell Phone Towers To Function During Quake
Local officials and scientists gathered Wednesday for a summit aimed at preparing for the next big earthquake in Southern California. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Dr. Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey were among the featured presenters at the 2015 Great California ShakeOut Breakfast Leadership Summit near Dodger Stadium.
CBS Los Angeles

Homelessness

L.A. County adds $50 million to funds for fighting homelessness
A week after Los Angeles city officials announced a plan to commit $100 million toward addressing homelessness, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to add $50 million in funding for the issue as part of their midyear budget update. The move brings the county's total planned spending to combat homelessness to about $100 million for the year as well. A detailed plan for spending most of the money has yet to be worked out.
Los Angeles Times