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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
January 6, 2016 |
Father remembered after being gunned down by violent suspect
The family of a father gunned down in Panorama City by a suspect on a violent crime spree has been left heartbroken. Police believe Adan "Nuno" Corea Jr. was shot and killed by 32-year-old Artyom Gasparyan in an apparent act of road rage on Dec. 30. Corea was the husband to Oneyda and father of 20-month-old Sophia and 9-year-old Joseph Corea.
ABC 7
Funds Raised For LAPD ‘Homicide Library' In Westchester
The Los Angeles Police Commission is set today to accept the second installment of a nearly $1.17 million gift to build a centralized “homicide library” where detectives can look up case information about murder victims. The Los Angeles Police Commission will formally accept $918,346 from the Los Angeles Police Foundation to be used to “complete the build-out” of the library, according to the board's agenda. The department accepted a $250,000 donation from the foundation last year.
WestsideToday.com
Southland Officials, Residents React To Obama's Executive Actions On Gun Control
President Barack Obamaunveiled an array of measures on Tuesday tightening control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass. Local public officials applauded Obama's announcement that he will take executive actions in an effort to reduce gun violence. A Glendale gun shop owner said he disagreed with the actions, but expects sales at his store to rise sharply.
CBS 2
FBI Asks for Public's Help Determining Shooters' Whereabouts After Massacre
The federal investigation into the San Bernardino massacre is now focused on a critical missing chunk of time: What were the shooters doing for an 18-minute period soon after last month's attack? David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI's L.A. office, said Tuesday that agents have pieced together the couple's movements for most of Dec. 2 but made a public plea asking for anybody with video or information about the shooters' whereabouts from 12:59 to 1:17 p.m. to come forward.
KTLA 5
California prison reforms have reduced inmate numbers, not costs
In 2012, under court order to reduce prison overcrowding, California announced an ambitious criminal justice reform plan that promised not only to meet the court mandate but also to improve criminal sentencing and “save billions of dollars.” Now, three years after implementing the changes, California has reduced its prison population by some 30,000 inmates, and the state is in the vanguard of a prison reform movement spreading across the country, with support from both the right and the left. But the promise of savings – a chief goal of prison reform nationwide – has not been realized. Instead, costs have risen.
Reuters
Record-low year in 2015 for NYPD cops firing their guns
Cops fired their weapons a record low 65 times last year, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday. “Think about that — 35,000 officers — they fired their weapons about 65 times,” Bratton said during an interview with 1010 WINS, calling 2015 “a record low year.” “That's a phenomenal record,” added Bratton who said about a third of the incidents were in situations where cops confronted armed assailants.
New York Post
Judge: Chicago lawyer hid evidence in police shooting
A top city of Chicago lawyer stepped down after a federal judge accused him of hiding evidence in a fatal police shooting, the latest allegation of wrongdoing amid ongoing scrutiny of how the city deals with such cases.
Separately, the city agency that investigates police shootings vowed greater transparency, saying Monday that it would start divulging some details of active cases as it tries to bolster public confidence in the process.
CBS News |
LA seems to be weathering the storm well, Mayor Eric Garcetti says
Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city officials said Tuesday some trees have fallen from the rain and the Sepulveda Basin is filling with water, but while there haven't yet been any major problems from the precipitation, residents should be prepared. “So far things seem to be holding relatively well,” Garcetti said at a morning news conference, during which he announced that the city's Emergency Operations Center had been activated. He encouraged residents to visit the city's ElNinoLA.com website for information on the storm and ways to be prepared.
Los Angeles Daily News
Ballot proposal could worsen L.A. housing crisis, mayor says
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned Tuesday that a proposed ballot measure aimed at cracking down on real estate "mega projects" could make things worse for the city's renters. Garcetti said he plans to meet with backers of the proposed ballot measure, including the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, to see if a compromise can be reached that avoids a public vote. But he also said the restrictions contained in the ballot proposal could depress housing construction for Angelenos already facing "higher and higher rents."
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Starting Bidding Process for LAX Expansion
Moving forward with ambitious upgrades at Los Angeles International Airport, city officials are in the initial stages of soliciting construction companies to bid on contracts as part of a $5 billion modernization effort that includes a people mover and a rental car facility. Los Angeles World Airports , the city agency that operates LAX, will hold a networking meeting Feb. 4 for potential bidders for the Landside Access Modernization Program.
Malibu Patch
More Blows for Reed and DeMaio as Pension Efforts Ring in the New Year
A holiday blizzard of bad news has hit former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego City Council member Carl DeMaio, undermining their efforts on two state ballot measures to reduce retirement security for public workers. In early December, the long-running battle between the City of San Jose and the city's police department came to an end. Both sides tentatively agreed on a benefits deal which effectively kills what Reed proposed in the city. Reed's measure had already lost in court ; the deal is expected to save the city millions in litigation and, more importantly, bring back police officers to the city. Adding insult to injury, San Jose's new mayor Sam Liccardo, suggested on KQED Forum , that Reed's tactics were harmful to the city, and that negotiating in good faith would have been a better option.
Fox & Hounds
Retired San Bernardino police push back on proposed pension cut
Unlike every other retiree in this and other bankrupt California cities, 23 retired San Bernardino police officers would lose part of their pension in the city's bankruptcy plan -- and they're going public with their opposition to those cuts. The PARS supplement -- which the city used to boost the officers' retirements to the level now common for other police and firefighters -- makes up 10 to 20 percent of many of those officers' pensions, retired officer John Montecino told Mayor Carey Davis, the City Council and the public at a meeting Monday. Montecino highlighted the case of two officers he said depend on PARS: Brian Cartony, a decorated officer he said was ambushed when he responded to a homicide scene, and Mark Johnson, nearly killed on duty by an AK-47.
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Los Angeles seeks to protect homeless amid storm
Los Angeles authorities say police are patrolling riverbeds to compel homeless people to leave low-lying areas as a major storm gains strength and rain gets heavier. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Tuesday that officials have mapped encampments for the first time in order to contact as many transients as possible. The mayor says that shuttles are available to bring people to shelters and that the city can make space for as many as 6,000 beds.
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