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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
April 13, 2016 |
Woman Shot, Killed Inside Los Angeles Apartment
A woman was shot and killed following a domestic dispute in a Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday, police said. Police received a call about shots fired from the 500 block of Virgil Avenue around 6 a.m. When officers arrived on scene, residents pointed them to a second-story unit, where they believe the shooting happened. Some of the residents were taken to LAPD's Rampart Station to be interviewed. Investigators said the shooting involved a boyfriend and a girlfriend who did not reside in the apartments. They were just visiting, authorities said. A search was underway for a person of interest. The victim was described as being in her early 30s. Her identity was not immediately released.
ABC 7
Two Sought in Killing Outside Downtown LA Convenience Store
Investigators were searching for two men suspected of fatally shooting another man outside of a convenience store in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, police said. The shooting took place at the intersection of Central Avenue and Washington Boulevard at about 10:25 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by fire department paramedics, according to Imaizumi. The shooters fled the scene but Imaizumi said detectives were reviewing security video at the scene and hope to get a description of the shooter.
NBC 4
2 wounded by gunfire in Watts housing project
Two young men were shot and seriously wounded in a gang- related shooting inside the Nickerson Gardens Housing Project in Watts, a Los Angeles police sergeant said today. The shootings took place about 11:40 p.m. at 1517 E. 114th St., said LAPD Sgt. Angela McGee, watch commander at Southeast Division. The victims were 18 and 25 years old, McGee said. They were transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Police, she said, were looking for three male suspects who fled the scene after the shootings. “The case will be investigated by our gang unit detectives,” McGee said. The shooting, she added, may involved members of the Bounty Hunters, a Bloods set, whose territory includes the Nickerson Garden Housing Project. “We don't know if it's gang-on-gang shooting or something internal, McGee said.
Los Angeles Daily News
Police Commission finds LAPD officer's killing of homeless man unjustified
A police officer was unjustified in fatally shooting an unarmed homeless man in Venice, the Los Angeles Police Commission ruled Tuesday. The panel backed a determination by police Chief Charlie Beck that Officer Clifford Proctor acted outside department policy in using lethal force against 29-year-old Brendon Glenn. Proctor's attorney, Larry Hanna, has defended his client's decision to shoot, telling the Los Angeles Times the officer saw Glenn going for his partner's gun -- even if his partner may not have realized it. Although a security camera captured the events leading up to the shooting, Hanna said both of Glenn's hands could not be seen for the entirety of the recording.
FOX 11
Family Asks for Help Finding 14-Year-Old Girl Who Left LAX
The family of a 14-year-old girl was asking for help in finding her after she walked away from Los Angeles International Airport on Monday. Isabella Citarello was last seen around 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the 6100 block of W. Century Boulevard near LAX. Citarello has been diagnosed with bipolar problems and takes medication. Citarello is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighs about 100 pounds, and has brown hair.
NBC 4
$15K Reward Offered In East LA Hammer Attacks
$15,000 reward was approved Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person behind “brutal” hammer attacks on two people in East Los Angeles. Supervisor Hilda Solis recommended the reward, calling the March 25 attacks “brutal” and saying the victims appeared to have been chosen at random. The attacks happened within hours and blocks of each other, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's Detective Ed Sanchez. In the first attack, the attacker approached a man described as “elderly” and without provocation struck him with “a hammer-like weapon.”
CBS 2
Friends Mourn Mother, Daughter Struck And Killed By SUV In West Hills
Family and friends are mourning the deaths of a mother and daughter struck and killed Monday night by an SUV in West Hills. A group from the Encino Insurance office Tuesday paid respects to a co-worker at the corner of Roscoe Boulevard and Jason Avenue. That is where a 31-year-old woman, her 69-year-old mother and their dog were killed shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday as they were trying to cross Roscoe Boulevard. Police said the women and their dog were in a clearly marked crosswalk when the SUV hit them. The driver stopped and cooperated with investigators, who are not charging him in what witnesses called a tragic accident.
CBS 2
Roads reopen after would-be jumper safely talked off DTLA building, police say
Several streets in downtown Los Angeles reopened Tuesday night after woman who was threatening to jump from the 25th floor of a building was safely talked down, police said. The woman, whose identity was not released, was talked off the building about 10:05 p.m. and was taken to a medical facility for an evaluation, said Officer Ricardo Hernandez, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. It's the second time in the last three months that the woman has tried to commit suicide, Hernandez said. Authorities first arrived about 6:30 p.m. at the building, located at 801 S. Olive St., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Los Angeles Times
Why LA County banned medical marijuana growing
Los Angeles County Supervisors voted Tuesday to temporarily ban all growing and cultivation of medical marijuana in the unincorporated areas of the county, effective immediately. Until now, medical marijuana cultivation has existed in a legal grey area in the county – not specifically allowed under zoning rules but not banned either. It has also been illegal under federal law. However, changes at the state level compelled the supervisors to explicitly ban growing. Last October, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that will allow the state's medical marijuana growers to turn a profit beginning in 2018. A ballot proposal to make recreational pot legal is also gathering signatures, and could be approved by voters in November.
KPCC 89.3
California weighs changing rape statute after Cosby claims
A California bill prompted in part by prosecutors' difficulty in pursuing sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, when it passed a committee that previously had rejected efforts to allow prosecutions for crimes that victims say happened long ago. The bill would eliminate the state's 10-year statute of limitations on rape and child molestation charges. Previous versions failed years ago in the Senate Public Safety Committee. But the new bill by Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, passed the committee on a 4-0 vote after testimony by witnesses including Los Angeles lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents 30 of Cosby's accusers.
Associated Press
FBI paid professional hackers one-time fee to crack San Bernardino iPhone
The FBI cracked a San Bernardino terrorist's phone with the help of professional hackers who discovered and brought to the bureau at least one previously unknown software flaw, according to people familiar with the matter. The new information was then used to create a piece of hardware that helped the FBI to crack the iPhone's four-digit personal identification number without triggering a security feature that would have erased all the data, the individuals said. The researchers, who typically keep a low profile, specialize in hunting for vulnerabilities in software and then in some cases selling them to the U.S. government. They were paid a one-time flat fee for the solution.
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City Government News
LAX To Test Readiness For Aircraft Accident
Los Angeles International Airport will conduct a full-scale exercise to test the readiness of firefighters and other emergency crews to handle an aircraft accident. The two-hour simulation scheduled Wednesday morning is required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Some 500 firefighters and other emergency responders will take part, along with 150 volunteers role-playing as victims. Pyrotechnics will simulate a crash and fire. The drill will include a static Boeing 777 aircraft, a debris field and LAX's six new aircraft firefighting apparatus.
KCAL 9
L.A. workers would get 6 paid sick days under new proposal
Workers in Los Angeles could get at least six paid sick days annually under a proposal backed by a committee of city lawmakers Tuesday -- twice as much as the California state minimum. Labor and community activists heralded the move as a victory for workers and families, allowing many Angelenos to take more time off if they fall ill or have to take care of an ailing child or loved one. “Forcing workers to choose between their families' health and paying bills is not fair -- and it's no way for anyone to live,” said Isela Castro, a parent leader with Green Dot Public Schools. But some business groups warned the plan would impose new costs on Los Angeles companies at the same time that they are required to start hiking wages for their workers.
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County Government News
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl pushes back against critics during budget talk
In their first public discussion of Los Angeles County's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, supervisors touted the plan as fiscally responsible, and one took a shot at critics who have warned that a leftward shift on the board would lead to loosened purse strings. The $28.5 billion proposed budget released this week represents about a 1% increase from the previous year, which county officials said will be offset by increases in property tax and other revenues. "As Hilda and I were running for these seats, what we heard most often was, 'Well, if you elect these two people, we will have given away the store. The budget will go right into a serious hole because all they do is spend, spend, spend,'"
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2024 Olympic News
Legislative panel backs financial guarantee for LA Olympics
A California legislative panel has advanced a bill committing the state to cover up to $250 million in cost overruns as part of Los Angeles' bid for the 2024 Olympics. The Senate Governmental Organization Committee approved SB1465 in a 7-0 vote on Tuesday. Los Angeles bid committee chairman Casey Wasserman told lawmakers that government support is essential in landing the games. He says organizers are committed to ensuring the games are profitable, though.
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