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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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the union that represents the
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
January 29, 2016 |
LAPD Officers Say More Patrol Needed In Times Of Emergency
Officers with the LAPD tell CBS2 that in the event of an emergency, you might have a long wait. CBS2's Randy Paige reports that many officers believe there aren't enough of them to go around especially in an emergency. The citizens need to know they need to be able to protect themselves because if they call 911, we can't guarantee we're going to get there in time to help you, says Police Protective League President Jamie McBride. He told Paige that Thursday morning between 5:30 and 10 a.m., there were just three patrol cars assigned to the West LA division. Two cars to protect more than 200,000 people in a 65 square mile radius.
CBS 2
Three Men Sought After Fatal Shooting in Venice
Police were searching for three men after a man was shot and killed in Venice Thursday night, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 8:15 p.m. near Seventh and Flower Streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police found the victim, a 45-year-old man, suffering from gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the LAPD. Witnesses said they saw a man exit an SUV and shoot the man before getting back inside the vehicle, which drove away from the scene east on Flower Street.
NBC 4
Man Shot in Back While Driving on 110 Freeway in Pico-Union Area
A man was shot while driving on the 110 Freeway in the Pico-Union area of Central Los Angeles prompting a temporary closure of the southbound lanes Friday morning. The shooting occurred about 1:15 a.m. as the victim was driving northbound on the 110 Freeway near the 10 Freeway, said Officer Francisco Villalobos of the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim told police he heard two shots, one of which struck him in the back, according to Villalobos.
KTLA 5
Sex trafficking sweep rescues 12 minors in Los Angeles County and nets 198 arrests
Vice investigators arrested 198 people and rescued 18 human trafficking victims including 12 minors during a three-day operation targeting sex exploitation in Los Angeles County, authorities said Thursday. The sweep, dubbed Operation Reclaim, ran from Jan. 21 to Jan. 23, in unspecified areas of Los Angeles County. Authorities said they discovered gambling, a home that was used for prostitution and several women and minors who were involved in the sex trade. Of the 198 arrests, 115 people were booked in connection with soliciting prostitution, said Officer Liliana Preciado, spokeswoman of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles Times
Employers Turn to Active Shooter Training
If gunfire erupted where you work, what would you do? It's a worst-case scenario more employers are urging workers to think about in the wake of recent mass shootings. Now, an unusual training technique is being used to increase the odds of surviving the unthinkable. For the people inside a meeting room at LA's convention center, everything they thought about their personal safety is about to change, as the simulated sound of gunfire rings out. "I thought of my daughter immediately," said Demetrious Prado.
NBC 4
Escaped Inmates Believed To Be Living In Van Stolen From South Los Angeles Area
Authorities released images Friday of a utility van reported stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department because it is believed to have been stolen by one of the inmates who escaped from Orange County Central Men's Jail. The white van was reported stolen at 4:40 p.m. Saturday, and the description of the suspect matches that of Bac Duong, 43. Duong, of Santa Ana, Jonathan Tieu, 20, of Fountain Valley, and Hossein Nayeri, 37, of Newport Beach, disappeared from the jail early Friday, and Orange County law enforcement officials have been conducting a massive manhunt for the three men since then.
CBS 2
FBI Shows Video Of Tuesday Shooting Of Oregon Occupier
A video showing the shooting death of an occupier of an Oregon wildlife refuge appears to show the man reaching into his jacket before he fell into the snow. The FBI said the man had a loaded gun in his pocket. Authorities played the video shot by the FBI at a Thursday evening news conference, in an apparent effort to counter claims that the man killed in the confrontation Tuesday on a remote Oregon high-country road - Robert "LaVoy" Finicum - did nothing to provoke officers.
Associated Press
55-hour road closure to shut down major streets in downtown L.A.
A 55-hour street closure in the heart of downtown Los Angeles this weekend is sure to bring some major headaches for drivers. Starting Friday night, 1st and Alameda streets will be closed as crews conduct preparatory work for the construction of the Regional Connector Tunnel and work on the relocation of Metro Gold Line track and utilities. The 1st Street closure will extend from Central Avenue to Vignes Street; the Alameda Street closure will extend from Temple Street to 3rd Street.
Los Angeles Times
Head of Homeboy Industries backs proposed ballot measure targeting 'overdevelopment'
Father Greg Boyle, executive director and founder of the job-training nonprofit Homeboy Industries, on Thursday came out in support of a proposed ballot measure to crack down on real estate "mega projects" in Los Angeles. Boyle was one of a handful of anti-poverty leaders named as supporters of the measure from the Coalition to Preserve L.A., a group created by the nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation and neighborhood activists.
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LA Land To Be Used For Veterans, Not Businesses
The federal government on Thursday released a plan to build nearly 2,000 apartments to house chronically homeless veterans in West Los Angeles to settle a lawsuit that alleged it had ignored their plight. The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled the draft of a master plan to build 1,200 permanent and 700 short-term housing units at the site of its sprawling West Los Angeles health and medical campus. If the plan receives federal approval, construction of housing could begin this year. The VA also plans to expand special services for women veterans and those with specific issues such as brain injuries and mental health and addiction problems.
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission To Consider Temporarily Housing 2 NFL Teams
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission will begin considering an amended lease with USC Thursday afternoon that would temporarily allow two NFL teams to play at the historic stadium. The Coliseum, which is currently home to the USC Trojans, will temporarily house the L.A. Rams from fall 2016 to 2019 while their stadium is being built at the former Hollywood Park racetrack site in Inglewood. The existing lease with USC only allows for one NFL team to share the stadium with the Trojans, according to L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, president of the Coliseum Commission.
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