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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
February 9, 2016 |
Together We Are Strong: LAPPL
Oftentimes, the real individuals behind the badge are forgotten and the human side of law enforcement falls in the shadows. This video is here to showcase those who work tirelessly to keep public safety first and hold the line against chaos. This video features Los Angeles Police Officers sharing personal stories of their love and respect for the City of Los Angeles, their jobs and their community.
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Driver Found Dead Inside Uber Vehicle In Lincoln Heights; 4 Pursuit Suspects Arrested
A man was found shot to death Tuesday inside a vehicle marked with an Uber sticker in Lincoln Heights. Shortly after 2 a.m., officers heard shots fired in the area of Griffin Avenue and North Broadway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Upon their arrival, authorities located the body of an adult man sitting in the drivers seat of a dark colored Toyota vehicle. Paramedics pronounced the victim — a Hispanic man believed to be 35-years-old — dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
CBS 2
Deadly Shooting That Ended With Car in Boyle Heights Home Possibly Gang Related; Victims ID'd
A shooting that ended with a car crashing into a Boyle Heights home, leaving two people dead and another with minor injuries, may have been gang related, authorities said Monday. The incident began about 11 a.m. Sunday when someone got out of a black SUV and shot into a white car near East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and Echandia Street, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Frank Preciado said following the crash. Investigators believe the shooting may have been gang related, said Sgt. Minh Nguyen of the Police Department.
KTLA 5
Airport Police Renege on Pledge to Enforce Anti-Smoking Laws
Los Angeles International Airport Police are not living up to a promise they made that they would crack down on travelers and employees who are breaking LAX's tough anti-smoking laws, an NBC4 I-Team investigation has found. Seven months ago, the I-Team caught passengers and airport employees smoking too close to terminal and baggage claim doors -- a violation of California law. Signs on every door at LAX say, "no smoking inside the airport, or outside within 20 feet of entrances." But day after day, NBC4 witnessed toxic second hand smoke filling nonsmoking areas because people were lighting up too close to airport doors.
NBC 4
Shooting On Freeway Overpass In Burbank Brings Traffic To Standstill For Hours
A shooting on a freeway overpass in the Burbank area left a man injured and brought traffic to a standstill for hours. The car-to-car shooting unfolded around 7:45 p.m. Monday and prompted the California Highway Patrol to temporarily shut the Burbank Boulevard off-ramps in both directions of the 5 Freeway. The 30-year-old man was struck in the chest but managed to drive himself to another location, where he dialed 911.
CBS 2
Murder Suspect Mistakenly Released From DTLA Jail In Custody
An alleged murder suspect mistakenly released from a downtown Los Angeles jail was taken into custody on Monday in Boulder City, Nevada, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Steven Lawrence Wright was taken into custody at a hotel at about 11:45 a.m. after viewer tips from the public helped lead investigators to the 37-year-old suspect. The FBI and local police agencies assisted in the apprehension, and Wright was taken into custody without incident. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Wright's capture after he was accidentally released from the Inmate Reception Center on Jan. 30. Deputies didn't realize the mistake until more than 24 hours later, when they launched their manhunt.
ABC 7
FOX 11 Investigates: How money is being laundered right under your nose
Getting into a car accident is a pain from start to finish; the repairs, being injured, arguing with your insurance company, maybe seeing your rates skyrocket. It's so much nicer when you just make the whole thing up. Just tell the insurance company somebody hit you. Get a friend to play the other driver. Convince a chiropractor to bill for a bunch of treatments that never happened and find a body shop to repair your car which never got a scratch. Then just collect thousands over and over and over! Yep, fraud pays and Fox 11 Investigates found out how much. But the stinger is where we found millions of dollars in checks allegedly being laundered.
Fox 11
License Plate Surveillance Swamps N.Y. Village Police with Thousands of Auto Infractions Instead of Hoped-for Leads on Big-Time Criminals
When this Long Island village switched on its "ring of steel" last fall, it knew it was getting a potent policing tool. The system of 27 cameras would scan the license plate of every single vehicle that rolled into town. If a wanted criminal drove through, the system would sound an alert. If someone burglarized a house, the data could be mined to see who was on the road at the time. Police weren't prepared, though, for the firehose of less-valuable intelligence generated by the $750,000 system. Since the scanners went live Nov. 2, they have been triggering an average of 700 alarms a day, mainly about cars on the road with expired or suspended registration stickers. Officers have impounded 500 vehicles.
AllGov.com
DOJ agreement could cost Ferguson $3.7M in first year
Ferguson's cost of implementing reforms spelled out in a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice could approach $4 million in the first year alone, according to new estimates that further raise questions about whether the community can afford it. The City Council in the St. Louis suburb is expected to decide Tuesday whether to adopt the agreement. If it doesn't do so, the Justice Department could file a federal civil rights lawsuit. Ferguson was thrust into the national spotlight after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The community faces a high financial burden either way — fighting the lawsuit would likely cost millions of dollars.
Detroit News
L.A. developers accused of stealing millions in affordable-housing scheme
Two executives at a Los Angeles-based real estate development company and two of their employees have been indicted on charges they defrauded government agencies of millions of dollars in funds for housing low-income families. The 67-page federal grand jury indictment says Salim Karimi and three others at Advanced Development and Investment Inc. engaged in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $50 million in loan proceeds for affordable housing projects in Chinatown, Glendale and elsewhere.
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L.A. homeless plans near approval, but where will the money come from?
Los Angeles city and county officials are set to adopt parallel plans Tuesday to tackle the persistent and growing problem of homelessness in the region. Officials and some advocates say the plans represent a renewed political will and spirit of collaboration between the two powerful local government bodies in addressing an issue that has confounded policymakers for decades. But the question of how they will pay for the strategies in the long term remains unanswered, particularly on the city side.
Los Angeles Times
Activists call on L.A. City Council to stop arresting homeless people for being homeless
Skid row activists called on the city of Los Angeles on Monday to stop arresting homeless people for keeping tents and other belongings on sidewalks, and asked that enforcement money be directed instead toward building housing. On the eve of what could be adoption of the most comprehensive homelessness plan in a decade, speakers on the steps of City Hall also said the city should make low-cost, mobile showers available and provide access to existing restrooms and storage units instead of investing in potentially expensive new facilities.
Los Angeles Times
5 things to know about LA's big homelessness fix
For months, L.A. County leaders have been developing a strategy to address the region's homelessness problem. The numbers are bleak: more than 44,000 people are homeless in L.A. County. Of that, about 30,000 are unsheltered - living in tents, cars and makeshift shelters. Officials have called it a "state of emergency." They've pledged to find the money to address the problem. They've produced studies to better understand what it will take, and they've asked the public to weigh in. Finally, the city and county have unveiled their plans (and priorities) to address homelessness in the region. You can view them here and here (warning, they're each more than 250 pages long).
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About the LAPPL Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at:
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