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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
February 22, 2016 |
Off-Duty LAPD Officer Witnesses Fatal Drive-By Shooting In San Pedro, Exchanges Gunfire With Suspect
An off-duty police officer in San Pedro was fired at but not injured today by a person police believe was involved in an earlier fatal drive-by shooting. The off-duty officer, in his own personal vehicle, witnessed a drive-by shooting in the area of 12th and Gaffey Street at about 2:15 a.m, where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the LAPD's Media Relations Section. Paramedics were dispatched nearby in the 1100 block of Gaffey Street on a reported shooting call, but transported no one to any area hospital, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
CBS 2
1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Stabbing After Possible Road Rage Incident in Silver Lake
A man was killed and another was hurt after a stabbing that may have stemmed from a road rage incident in Silver Lake Saturday night, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Police responded to Sunset Drive and Hoover Street where they found a 23-year-old man and 25-year-old man. Both had been stabbed. The 23-year-old was taken to the hospital where he died. Police said the initial report was that the stabbing stemmed from a road rage incident.
NBC 4
Man in Grave Condition After Shot in the Head Near Donut Shop
A man was in grave condition early Saturday morning after he was found shot in the head near a donut shop in the Westlake District, police said. The shooting was reported around 4:30 a.m. near 6th and Bonnie Brae Streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It was unknown if the man was shot inside or outside of the business. The victim was transported to a hospital in grave condition.
NBC 4
Hundreds gather in downtown L.A. to support convicted New York cop Peter Liang
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, carrying signs and chanting in support of a New York City police officer convicted in a deadly shooting. The crowd, which was predominantly Chinese American, was one of many that rallied in cities across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the conviction of Peter Liang, who is also Chinese American. Liang was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this month in the 2014 killing of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man who died from a ricochet bullet that the rookie cop fired in the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project.
Los Angeles Times
March held in Compton after 1-year-old shot and killed in her crib
A march and rally was held Sunday in Compton in honor of a 1-year-old girl who was shot and killed in her crib earlier this month. Autumn Johnson was shot Feb. 9 in a crib inside the converted garage of a home near East San Marcus Street and North Holly Avenue, police said. Bullets fired into living area where her family was staying. Witnesses told sheriff's investigators that the attack was carried out by two males in a dark four-door sedan. Detectives believe the shooting was gang-related. The infant, who suffered a round to the head, was not the target of the attackers, according to authorities.
Fox 11
Report: Officer Attacked In Burbank And Transported To Hospital
Officials in Burbank report that a police officer was attacked this evening. Details were sketchy but Sky2 was overhead when a person was seen being placed in an ambulance and transported to a nearby hospital. Desmond Shaw reporting in Sky2 said Burbank Police and Burbank Fire were both dispatched to the scene, “an assault of some kind.” The incident played out at Providencia and Glenoaks, authorities said. There was no word about the officer's condition or if a suspect was in custody. There was an unconfirmed report that the person placed in the ambulance was unconscious but breathing.
CBS 2
How Law Enforcement Found “El Chapo” Again
The notorious narco known as El Chapo has achieved one of his greatest aspirations. He is the most famous drug lord of all time. This is our fourth 60 Minutes story about El Chapo, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman. Our first story came when he was captured after 13 years on the run. We told you then that El Chapo -- Spanish for "Shorty" -- was on Forbes list of billionaires and had earned an outsized reputation for his worldwide smuggling empire, his ruthless brutality and most of all, for his daring getaways like the one we told you about last year when he vanished from a maximum-security Mexican prison through one of his trademark escape tunnels.
CBS News
Common software would have let FBI unlock terrorist's iPhone
San Bernardino County, who owned the iPhone in a high-profile legal battle between Apple Inc. and the Justice Department paid for but never installed a feature that would have allowed the FBI to easily and immediately unlock the phone as part of the terrorism investigation into the shootings that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California. If the technology, known as mobile device management, had been installed, San Bernardino officials would have been able to remotely unlock the iPhone for the FBI without the theatrics of a court battle that is now pitting digital privacy rights against national security concerns. The service costs $4 per month per phone.
Associated Press
Labor and business groups in L.A. are united against one housing measure — and divided by another
The bruising political fight over housing construction in Los Angeles just got way more complicated. For months, labor unions and business groups have been working together to defeat a ballot proposal, known as the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, that's been billed as a crackdown on real estate "overdevelopment." They have tried to present a unified front, arguing the proposal would bring housing production to a sudden halt. But that alliance came under serious strain last week, after union leaders revealed they had, without the support of business groups, submitted a competing measure for the Nov. 8 ballot, one that puts new hiring and affordable housing requirements on real estate projects.
Los Angeles Times
LA seeks quick halt to ‘Speed Weed' marijuana delivery by Cosmic Mind
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office has sued Speed Weed to stop the marijuana delivery service from operating within the city, City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Friday. The lawsuit alleges that Cosmic Mind, the company behind the delivery service does not have immunity from Proposition D, which banned all but about 100 marijuana businesses in the city. Cosmic Mind corporate officers Andrew Gentile and Jennifer Costa, and an individual, Eugene Gentile, were also named in the lawsuit. “Marijuana delivery services circumvent the will of the voters who passed Proposition D,” Feuer said. “My office will continue to ensure that only qualified patients, and primary caregivers, can transport medical marijuana.”
MyNewsLA.com
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti quietly fundraising for 2024 Olympics bid
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is helping fundraise for the city's Olympic bid, in some cases turning to groups with a stake in City Hall decisions for donations to the committee seeking the games. The mayor has personally helped raise more than $1 million since last fall for the Los Angeles 2024 Exploratory Committee, city filings show. Garcetti secured $350,000 from Los Angeles-based Westfield Property Management and $10,000 from Southern California IBEW-NECA., which represents electrical and construction workers.
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Supervisors looking for ways to pay for plan to tackle homelessness
Los Angeles County supervisors will consider asking the county CEO Tuesday to explore ways to raise ongoing money for its plan to reduce homelessness, including a potential tax increase. When the supervisors approved the plan earlier this month to curtail the county's growing homeless population, one glaring question that remained was how the county would pay for its program long-term. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, along with Supervisor Michael Antonovich, will ask the Board of Supervisors to approve a proposal requesting that county CEO Sachi Hamai report back to the board in a month with options to increase revenue.
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