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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
March 31, 2016 |
Woman Working Alone at Van Nuys Store Sexually Assaulted by Man Just Before Closing: LAPD
A woman working alone at a business was sexually assaulted by a man who entered the store just before closing time and forced her to the rear of the Van Nuys store, Los Angeles police said Wednesday. The attacker, who fled on foot after the 7 p.m. Tuesday assault in the 14500 block of Vanowen Street, has not been arrested, police said. “We're extremely concerned about a very violent crime that was experienced in Van Nuys yesterday,” said Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Lillian Carranza. “This individual is a threat to the community members. He's done it once. The possibility of committing such a heinous crime again is of high likelihood.”
KTLA 5
LAPD still searching for Encino shooter in burglary gone bad
A search was underway today for a suspect who shot an Encino homeowner who interrupted a burglary, police reported. Police were called to the residence in a gated community in the 5200 block of White Oak Avenue at 12:37 p.m. Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im said the victim, whose name was withheld, came home while the burglary was in progress and was shot in a leg. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition. No suspect description was available.
Los Angeles Daily News
New LAPD Harbor Division commander tackles homelessness, rising crime issues
The tentative approval Wednesday of a law that would allow Los Angeles police to enforce the dismantling of homeless tents during daytime hours will probably make Capt. Michael Oreb's job easier. “Homelessness is not a crime,” Oreb told a group of about 60 residents Tuesday night in San Pedro, just a week after he'd taken over the command at the LAPD's Harbor Division station. But, he added during an interview after the event, “many of those” living on the streets in growing homeless encampments have “significant criminal backgrounds.”
Los Angles Daily News
Man Arrested After Standoff at Lake in Hollenbeck Park
An hourslong standoff in a lake east of downtown Los Angeles came to an end after the robbery suspect surrendered to authorities, who offered him pizza. The bizarre standoff began after a woman walked into a police station just after 9:45 p.m. to report she was the victim of an armed robbery near East 6th Street and South Louis Street in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim showed officers to the last known location of the suspected robber and police were able to locate the man. Officers tried to make contact with the man who then fled on foot, police said.
NBC 4
Kidnapping suspect in unincorporated East LA area is shot and killed by deputies
A man wanted in a kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon case who was holed up inside a residence in an unincorporated section of East Los Angeles was shot and killed by deputies when he allegedly threatened them with a handgun, according to the sheriff's department. The kidnapping and assault attack took place Saturday, March 19, near Rowan Avenue and Cesar Chavez Boulevard, according to the department. The drama began about 10 a.m. Wednesday, when deputies from the East L.A. station tried to arrest the unidentified suspect. Instead the man ran and barricaded himself inside a residence in the 6400 block of Northside Drive, according to Deputy Lisa Jansen.
Los Angeles Daily News
Threats Force Evacuation at Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College was evacuated for several hours Wednesday in response to a series of threats received by campus officials, leading to the discovery of a suspicious package that was examined by a bomb squad. According to a posting on the college's Facebook page, officials "received several threats and are working with law enforcement to validate these threats." "The campus is being evacuated. Please leave the campus immediately and calmly. This is not a drill," the posting warned. All evening classes were canceled at the college at 5800 Fulton Ave.
NBC 4
Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Taking Explicit Photos With Unconscious Women
Two men were arrested for allegedly taking sexually-explicit photos with unconscious women and posting some of them on social media, police said. Police arrested Pedro Garcia, 22, of Glendale, and Bryan Lizarraga Castillo, 23, of Lincoln Heights. "Our victim wouldn't have known unless she was told by friends. Evidently, one of the suspects posted some pictures on Facebook," said Sgt. Robert William of Glendale Police Department. According to police, the alleged crimes happened on March 8 when a 22-year-old woman said she was out with the men and several other friends.
NBC 4
Police Uncover Huge Dog-Fighting Ring Operating Across Southern California
Police have uncovered an extensive dog-fighting ring they say operated around the Southland and into Mexico. KCAL9's Jennifer Kastner spoke to Robin Russell, a pit-bull rescuer from Studio City, about the ring on Wednesday evening. “It's heartbreaking,” she said. “It makes me want to cry because it happens all over, more than we ever know about.” She's worked extensively with pit bulls, just like the nine saved from a San Diego home that was raided Wednesday.
KCAL 9
FBI agrees to help Arkansas prosecutors open iPhone after hack of San Bernardino device
The FBI has agreed to help prosecutors gain access to an iPhone 6 and an iPod that might hold evidence in an Arkansas murder trial, just days after the agency managed to hack an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino terror attacks, a local prosecutor said Wednesday. Cody Hiland, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas' 20th Judicial District, said that the FBI's Little Rock field office had agreed to help his office gain access to a pair of locked devices owned by two of the suspects in the slayings of Robert and Patricia Cogdell. It was not immediately clear whether the FBI planned to use the same method it used to access data on Syed Rizwan Farook's phone.
Los Angeles Times
Move to reduce police shootings draws sharp backlash from unions, chiefs group
With tensions high over police shootings, an influential Washington police think tank recently proposed a new approach: retraining officers to avoid conflict whenever possible and stressing the “sanctity of life” of everyone involved, not just the officers'. While many departments were quick to embrace “de-escalation” training, there also has been a sustained pushback by police unions, street officers and police chiefs who say the approach could cause dangerous hesitation at times when officers need to be decisive. “PERF and Their Questionable Principles” was the headline of a critical analysis on Officer.com. “PERF's Use of Force report illustrates disconnect between street cops, administrators,” read another headline on PoliceOne.com.
Washington Post
LA is losing out on $41 million in taxes from AirBnB, study says
If property owners who rent out homes and apartments on the popular home-sharing site Airbnb were to pay taxes as hotels do, the city of Los Angeles would collect an extra $41 million each year. That is one of the conclusions of a study commissioned by the American Hotel and Lodging Assn., the trade group for the country's hotel industry, which has pushed for greater regulation of Airbnb and other home-sharing sites. “Hotels compete on a daily basis to provide the best guest services,” said Vanessa Sinders, the senior vice president of government affairs for the trade group. “We welcome competition but we want to make sure there is a legal and level playing field.”
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles City Council Votes 13-1 To Allow Homeless To Keep Some Belongings
The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved revisions to a law that prohibits the storage of property in public areas such as sidewalks, making it so that transients can keep 60 gallons worth of belongings. The city council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to sign off on amendments to a city law that prohibited tents and other living space to be set up between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. The law also did not allow any storage of personal property in public areas.
ABC 7
Judge halts planned Port of LA rail yard over pollution concerns
I n a victory for environmentalists, a superior court judge Wednesday put a halt to a $500 million rail yard project near the Port of Los Angeles. “Today is a wonderful day for clean air in Los Angeles,” said Morgan Wyenn, a staff attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of the organizations that filed suit against the rail project. In May 2013, the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to build a 153-acre rail transfer facility known as the Southern California International Gateway project. Groups like the NRDC said the city and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company did not consider all environmental consequences from the project, which would have abutted neighborhoods in Wilmington and Long Beach.
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Head of L.A. County Fair Assn. quits after Times investigation
The chief executive of the Los Angeles County Fair Assn., who made more than $1 million in total compensation in 2014 even as the nonprofit organization reported steep financial losses, resigned Wednesday, saying he had “become a distraction” to its work. James Henwood Jr., who led the association for two decades, will be replaced on an interim basis by former Cal Poly Pomona President J. Michael Ortiz, chairman of the fair organization's board of directors. Henwood's departure follows a Los Angeles Times investigation that found that he and other executives received lucrative pay and benefit packages despite several years of red ink at the association.
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