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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 21, 2016 |
Union representing LAPD links crime surge to Chief Beck's failed policies
The union representing the rank-and-file in the Los Angeles Police Department unleashed a barely concealed attack on police Chief Charlie Beck today, linking his policies to a surge in crime. "The Los Angeles Police Protective League will formally request that the Los Angeles City Council's Public Safety Committee immediately hold public hearings to determine the effectiveness of Chief Beck's current crime reducing efforts and what he proposes to do to reduce the dramatic rise in crime,'' a statement said, announcing a late-morning news conference by two of the union's directors.
Fox 11
Gang member is charged with sex trafficking of 7 teenage girls
A known gang member allegedly used threats and violence to force at least seven teenage girls to commit acts of prostitution across Southern California over the last year, police and prosecutors said Wednesday. Reginald Washington, 18, of Los Angeles was charged with seven counts of human trafficking this month after he allegedly forced the girls to serve as prostitutes in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pomona and parts of Orange County, law enforcement officials said.
Los Angeles Times
Man arrested, charged in murder of 17-year-old Texas girl in Marina del Rey
Authorities have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in the shooting death of a Texas girl in Marina del Rey earlier this month. Cameron Frazier was taken into custody Monday by members of the FBI Fugitive Task Force outside of his residence in Vista in San Diego County. He's accused of killing Kristine Carman, 17, of Houston, on Jan. 6 following a botched robbery outside Jerry's Famous Deli at the Villa Marina Marketplace Mall near Maxella and Glencoe avenues.
ABC 7
Man Critically Injured After Shooting in Echo Park
Police were searching for the suspected gunman who shot a man Wednesday night in Echo Park, leaving the victim in critical condition. Officers responded to a shooting around 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Benton Way and found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso and head, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
NBC 4
LAPD officer to run LA Marathon in full tactical gear
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department will run the Los Angeles Marathon in full tactical gear to support a great cause. Officer Kristina Tutor, who weighs 115 pounds, will be carrying an extra 35 pounds over the course of the 26.2 mile run to help raise money for the Badge of Heart organization. The money raised for the organization will allow fellow officers to help victims they come into contact with every day.
ABC 7
1st day of LASD jail brutality case ends after 5 jurors step forward with undisclosed information
It's either just a wrinkle in the federal prosecutor's jail brutality case against two deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department or it's spiraling into a mistrial. On Wednesday - the first full day of testimony - the witnesses, the defendants and the jury all were sent home early in the trial of Joey Aguiar and Mariano Ramirez. Aguiar and Ramirez are accused of conspiring to beat Brett Phillips, an inmate, then falsifying reports and, with others at the jail, engaging in a cover-up, prosecutors allege.
ABC 7
California death penalty: New execution method under scrutiny
As California moves forward Friday with a crucial public hearing to air its new lethal injection procedures, death penalty foes are taking aim at the details in a plan that could lead to the resumption of executions after a 10-year hiatus. Calling the reforms "human experimentation," the American Civil Liberties Union and other death penalty critics say California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has proposed revised lethal injection methods that will lead to the type of botched executions that have plagued other states.
San Jose Mercury News
Oregon governor calls on feds to act against armed group
Oregon's governor said she's frustrated with the way federal authorities are handling an armed group's continued occupation of a national wildlife refuge and it's time to end it. Exasperated by a tense situation that has caused fear among some southeastern Oregon residents since it began Jan. 2, Gov. Kate Brown said at a news conference Wednesday that federal officials "must move quickly to end the occupation and hold all of the wrongdoers accountable."
Associated Press
Appeals court overturns Richard Alarcon's conviction in residency case
A panel of justices Wednesday threw out the perjury and voter fraud convictions of former L.A. City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, ruling that the trial judge had issued improper jury instructions. The 2nd District Court of Appeal justices found fault with Superior Court Judge George Lomeli's handling of the instructions, ruling that “we cannot conclude that the instructional error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Los Angeles Times
Uber starts service at Los Angeles' airport
Starting Thursday, passengers headed through Los Angeles International Airport can finally hitch a ride from Uber. The airport announced Uber drivers can start picking up passengers starting at 8 a.m. PT at the airport long known for expensive cab rides. Uber follows its ride-hailing rival Lyft, which began servicing the airport Dec. 23. The entry of Uber into one of the nation's busiest airports -- LAX says 74.5 million people passed through last year -- marks another breakthrough for the digital service that connects passengers with drivers using their own cars.
USA Today
Public Library to (Temporarily) Waive Late Fees
You know all of those blogs and sites and self-help guides you consulted at the start of the year, the ones that advised you to get your closets in order, your shelves tidied, and your whole life decluttered? You followed them to the letter but then ... that one library book. The overdue one, the novel that's sat under a pile of magazines on the coffee table for too many weeks. Or months. The book you're sure to owe a bundle on, the day you take it back to your local LA Public Library branch. You know you really should, and it is absolutely the right thing to do, but, oh golly, how ever much will you owe?!
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Health groups launch California ballot initiative to raise taxes on tobacco, including e-cigarettes
Months after California's Legislature failed to act, a coalition of health experts and the state's schools chief on Wednesday launched a petition drive to qualify an initiative for the November ballot that would raise the cigarette tax by $2 per pack. The measure would reduce smoking and raise money to expand treatment services for Medi-Cal patients, support anti-smoking campaigns and boost medical research, said Tom Steyer, co-chairman of the Save Lives Coalition.
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