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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
February 26, 2016 |
California governor appeals prison ballot measure ruling
Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday asked California's Supreme Court to stay a judge's ruling that could stall his proposal to reduce the state's prison population for two years. "Unless this court acts, a manifest error by the superior court will keep an initiative off the 2016 ballot that promises to enhance public safety, improve inmate rehabilitation, and avoid the release of prisoners by federal court order," Robin Johansen, an attorney representing the governor, said in the emergency petition. The governor acted less than a day after Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang blocked state Attorney General Kamala Harris from issuing the documents that would let Brown's supporters gather the signatures needed to put his initiative on the November ballot.
Associated Press
Man Killed, Woman Wounded in South LA Shooting
A man was killed and a woman was injured after a shooting in South Los Angeles early Friday morning, police said. The shooting was reported around midnight near 42nd Place and Western Avenue , according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The female victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition. The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the LAPD. Police did not have a description of the suspected gunman.
NBC 4
Man Found Stabbed To Death In North Hollywood
A man was found dead with stabbing wounds Thursday morning in North Hollywood, police said. Officers were called with the report of a stabbing at Laurel Canyon and Victory boulevards around 6:50 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. They found a male victim dead at the scene with stabbing wounds. An identification of the victim and other details were not immediately available. Homicide detectives are investigating.
ABC 7
No Charges for LAPD Officers Involved in Deadly Struggle With Man
Two Los Angeles Police Department sergeants involved in a struggle with a 37-year-old man who died the next day while in police custody will not face criminal charges, the District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Prosecutors concluded in a report that the force used by Sgts. Robert Calderon and Jeff Mares on Omar Abrego on Aug. 2, 2014, "was not unreasonable or excessive." "Additionally, to the extent that the force used may have been a contributing factor in Abrego's death, it was not a sufficiently proximate cause to establish criminal liability," according to the report by the D.A.'s Justice System Integrity Division. The Los Angeles Police Commission reached the same conclusion last summer, clearing both officers of any wrongdoing, agreeing with Chief Charlie Beck's assessment that they acted within department policy.
NBC 4
Police and prosecutors can try to keep their turf rebate details private, a judge says
After a seven-month legal battle, a judge said Thursday that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must release the names and addresses of Los Angeles residents who received turf replacement rebates. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant also granted a temporary exemption to more than two dozen police officers and prosecutors while they decide whether to pursue legal efforts to keep their information from becoming public.
Los Angeles Times
Only Surviving Victim Of Alleged Grim Sleeper Testifies
The only surviving victim of the alleged serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" took the stand to testify against him on Thursday. Enietra Washington came face-to-face with Lonnie Franklin, who prosecutors said shot her in 1998, but she managed to survive. Prosecutors said Franklin was picking up women, shooting them and dumping their bodies. On Thursday, Washington gave a moment-by-moment account to the jury. She told them about how she first rejected Franklin's offer for a ride.
ABC 7
$500 Reward For Stolen Classic Car That Appeared In Movie
A Silver Lake man is offering a $500 reward for information leading to his stolen classic car that appeared in the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith. Goran Pavicevic said he woke up one morning last week and realized his beloved 1965 Ford Mustang was gone from where he parked outside his home on Kodak Drive. I'm devastated. I found little pieces of broken glass. They took it actually for a week, he said. Even before Pavicevic started making movies, the Mustang was his dream car the car he once saw in a showroom as a young boy in Serbia.
CBS 9
Search On For Suspect In Santa Ana Who Allegedly Tried To Assault Officers With His Vehicle
Police in Santa Ana have launched a full-scale search for an assault suspect. Officials said the suspect attempted to assault a police officer. Sky2's Stu Mundel said police were trailing the suspect earlier and that he attempted to ram his vehicle into them. Authorities said after the man attempted to ram the police car he got out of his vehicle and fled into the neighborhood of 1st and Gunther. They are fairly sure the suspect is hunkered down somewhere in this neighborhood, Mundel reported.
CBS 2
Neighbors Mourn Colorado Deputy Who Did Double-Duty As Coach
This tight-knit Colorado mountain community mourned a sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed while serving an eviction order, a man who grew up in the friendly hamlet where he coached football and baseball at his alma mater. Cpl. Nate Carrigan, 35, who had a fiancee and four stepchildren, joined the Park County Sheriff's Department in 2003. His boss spoke about him in the present tense Thursday, saying he thought of Carrigan as a son. "I don't like to think about the fact that he's gone," said Sheriff Fred Wegener, who wore a strip of black tape over his badge as a sign of mourning. "As a parent, you send your kid off and you want him to come back in the condition you sent him off in."
Associated Press
Apple court papers: FBI is seeking 'dangerous power' that violates its constitutional rights
Apple dug in Thursday for its blockbuster legal battle against the U.S. government, arguing in new court papers that a federal judge overstepped her authority and violated the company's constitutional rights when she granted an order compelling it to help unlock a terrorist's iPhone. Attorneys for the technology behemoth argued that the order requiring the company to write new software to allow FBI agents to circumvent the phone's security features relies improperly on a centuries-old law. The lawyers also argued in their papers filed in U.S. District Court in Riverside that the order violates the 1st Amendment's protections against forced speech in this case, written computer code and the 5th Amendment, which guards against government incursions on property and liberty.
Los Angeles Times
DWP "REFORM" PROPOSAL WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RATES
Last month, Councilman Felipe Fuentes unveiled a proposal to bring major change to the Department of Water and Power. Angelenos love to hate the DWP. It's big and bloated, and it's always screwing something up, such as the recent fiasco over the new billing system. Fuentes' proposal, which would require voter approval, calls for DWP reform. Those two words have eye-glazing potential, but it's worth digging into the details. In this case, Fuentes' ideas mirror the wishes of the DWP union, IBEW Local 18. For those who may need a refresher, IBEW Local 18 played a central role in the 2013 mayor's race. The head of the union, Brian D'Arcy, led a $4 million effort to elect Wendy Greuel. In a bit of campaign jujitsu, Eric Garcetti used that against her, accusing Greuel of being beholden to the union. He took aim at inflated salaries at the DWP, and vowed to reform the utility if elected.
LA Weekly
Mayor Garcetti announces entrepreneurs in residence
Mayor Eric Garcetti this week announced this year's participants in his Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program, which was launched in 2014 to connect the most accomplished entrepreneurs in the city with L.A.'s future business leaders and job creators. This year's EIRs are Eva Ho and Jason Nazar, two professionals with decades of experience building startups into strong, successful businesses. The EIR program enlists two expert entrepreneurs each year to work with the city to create initiatives aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in L.A.
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You Can Take A Train To The Beach Starting In Spring
A long-awaited light-rail train from downtown to the beach will become reality May 20, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced today. The Expo Line will extend 6.6 miles from Venice and Robertson boulevards in Culver City to Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street a few blocks from the coast in Santa Monica. "It's official," Los Angeles Mayor and Metro vice chair Eric Garcetti said on Facebook this afternoon. "Railway to the sea opens to the public on May 20!" The mayor later said, "For the first time in 60 years, Angelenos will have a railway to the sea taking us from 'Grand to the sand' just in time for summer.
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