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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
April 1, 2016 |
LAPD detectives arrest man in violent assault, rape caught on cam
Detectives have arrested a man suspected of grabbing a hair stylist in a Van Nuys salon, dragging her to the back of the shop and raping her, Los Angeles police said. The attack occurred about 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 14500 block of Vanowen Street, according to Los Angeles police Officer Anna Vardanian. The victim was alone in the store at the time of the assault when the suspect sexually assaulted her inside the store and ran away in an incident caught on video, authorities said.
FOX 11
Hammer-Wielding Man Strikes Elderly Man, Woman In East Los Angeles
A man wielding a hammer struck an elderly man and a woman in two random attacks in East Los Angeles last week, officials said. The East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station said the suspect launched the attacks on Friday. Deputies said the first assault happened in the 1400 block of South Bonnie Beach Place. The suspect, without any provocation, walked up to an elderly man and hit him with a hammer, authorities said. When the victim fell to the ground, the suspect kicked him, according to officials. The suspect ran from the scene heading southbound on Bonnie Beach Place.
ABC 7
Public's Help Sought To Locate Missing 38-Year-Old Woman In LA
Police sought the public's help Thursday to locate a 38-year-old woman who has been reported missing in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, Kasey Luscious left a Sun Valley hospital located in the 9400 block of San Fernando Road, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Around 2:40 p.m., Luscious was transported to the 1900 block of South Longwood Avenue in Los Angeles. She has not been seen or heard from since. Luscious suffers from poor mental condition. She is not familiar with the area.
CBS 2
Immigration Consultant Charged
City Attorney Mike Feuer announced misdemeanor charges Thursday against a well-known Los Angeles-area immigration activist, alleging she gave legal advice without a license through her consulting business. City attorneys earlier this month charged Gloria Dora Saucedo, the 65- year-old owner of Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional at 7915 Van Nuys Blvd. in Panorama City, with three misdemeanor counts of violating the Immigration Consultants Act by failing to post a sign stating the consultant is not an attorney, and two counts of giving legal advice without a license. If convicted, Saucedo faces up to five years in jail and $32,000 in fines, according to Feuer's office.
NBC 4
Spy Vs. Counterspy: Secret Sweep For 'Bugs' And The Deputy Who Stood Up To Paul Tanaka
One lone deputy stood up to the powerful then-Undersheriff Paul Tanaka in the summer of 2011 as the FBI was closing in - federal agents were searching for the inmate-turned-FBI informant Anthony Brown. Tara Adams was that deputy -- and on Wednesday she took the witness stand at the federal corruption trial of Tanaka, the former second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Tanaka, 57, has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
ABC 7
Profiteering masquerades as medical care for injured California workers
Prosecutors are beginning to turn the tide, pursuing charges against more than 80 medical professionals who've handled more than 100,000 injured-worker cases, most of them originating in Southern California. A review of thousands of criminal court records by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting shows a system in which pay-to-play schemes trump patient care, particularly in unregulated treatments rejected by insurers and disputed in obscure courts throughout the state.
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State Government
California lawmakers OK highest statewide minimum wage
California lawmakers on Thursday approved the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022 after it was hailed by Democrats as an example to the nation as it struggles with a growing gap between rich and poor. The legislation now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown, who says he will sign it into law Monday after previously working out the plan with labor unions. Meanwhile, in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reached a tentative deal with top legislators late Thursday to also raise his state's minimum wage to $15 an hour. If the tentative pact holds together, New York would become the second state to pay its workers that much.
Associated Press
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City Government
L.A. Mayor Urges Angelenos To Continue Saving Water
With the Sierra snowpack still below average, Mayor Eric Garcetti Thursday urged Angelenos to continue saving water. “In the last year, millions of Angelenos have stepped up and conserved a tremendous amount of water, ” he said. “We can slip backwards. People can start taking longer showers, start watering more often, not get those fixtures replaced that you were going to. My message is keep the momentum going.”
CBS 2
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Homelessness
L.A. County asks cities to help pay for programs to combat homelessness
Los Angeles County officials are studying how to come up with as much as $500 million a year they say is needed to help address the region's spiraling homelessness crisis. They're hoping that some of it will come from the county's 88 independent cities, even if it's only in increments of $500 a month for each homeless person or family in need of a temporary housing subsidy.
Los Angeles Times
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