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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 20, 2016 |
L.A. City Controller says too many LAPD cops are cubicle police; civilians can do that work
Los Angeles police could better combat crime in the city by freeing more than 400 able-bodied officers from desk jobs and hiring more civilians to perform clerical duties, according to an audit released Tuesday. Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said the crime surge was sufficient cause to endorse Galperin's proposals. “Our city continues to be less safe for the residents and our police officers,” Lally said. The audit comes as the LAPD continues to grapple with a citywide rise in overall crime that reverses years of declining crime statistics. Violent crime jumped 20.2% in 2015 compared with the year before; property crime increased 10.7%. Beck said Galperin's audit shined a light on a critical issue. “Freeing up police officers from positions that can be performed more capably and efficiently by civilian personnel," the chief said, "enables us to effectively deploy more officers on the streets.”
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Police Protective League President discusses costs of LAPD body worn cameras
Los Angeles Police Protective League President Craig Lally was a guest on the McIntyre in the Morning program where to discuss the costs of the LAPD body worn camera program Tuesday. The $56 million price tag for the camera program has caused some City Council members to request that the purchase be put on hold and that the contract be potentially re-bid.
Listent on KABC
Plan To Equip LAPD Officers With Body Cameras Put On Hold Due To Cost
The City had agreed to buy thousands of cameras, associated equipment, and video management services from Taser International, but the purchase stalled after some members of the Council said they were concerned about the LAPD's plans to detail dozens of officers to video monitoring duties. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the department has since scaled-back its staffing needs, and plans to hire more civilians to manage the flow of video.
Watch CBS 2 Story
Man sought in South LA double shooting that killed 1, injured 1
Police, along with a K-9 unit, were searching a South Los Angeles neighborhood today for a suspect accused of shooting two men, one fatally. The shooting in the area of Manchester and McKinley avenues was reported to police at 8:25 a.m., according to Officer Liliana Preciado of the LAPD's Media Relations office. One man, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. The condition of the second shooting victim was not immediately known. Media sources identified the suspect as Juan Rodriguez, 49, and reported that the suspect and victims were neighbors involved in an ongoing dispute.
Fox 11
LAPD shooting of unarmed man in Los Feliz was justified, Police Commission finds
When a Los Angeles police officer shot an unarmed man in the head last year along busy Los Feliz Boulevard, it immediately sparked questions about whether the use of force was justified. But on Tuesday, the Police Commission unanimously determined that Officer Cairo Palacios was justified in shooting DeLeon, deciding he reasonably believed the 48-year-old held a gun under the towel. A report made public after the commission's finding revealed new details about the June 19 shooting. LAPD investigators found several witnesses who also thought DeLeon was pointing a gun at police, the report said. Minutes before he was shot, DeLeon told a witness to call 911 and report to the operator that he was carrying a gun, according to the document.
Los Angeles Times
Family Seeks Justice After Man Gunned Down in 7-Eleven Parking Lot
Nearly one week after a father was gunned down outside of a 7-Eleven in downtown Los Angeles, his family was seeking justice while the shooter remained at large. Sergio Beltran's widow held a vigil Monday night in his memory moments after she spoke with the LAPD. "I don't know anything! It's an ongoing investigation," April Beltran said. The 37-year-old was shot in the convenience store's parking lot at Central and Washington. "I don't hold hate in my heart for him, you know? I do forgive him. I know God is my savior, God is going to bring him to justice,” April said. “The people I feel sorry for is his family. They're the ones that are going to suffer when god brings him to justice."
NBC 4
Death of USC Student Under Investigation After Body Found in Off-Campus Apartment
Detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old student at the University of Southern California whose body was found Tuesday in an off-campus apartment, authorities said. The student was discovered around 2:25 p.m. at the 30th Street Court Apartments, according to USC Annenberg Media. The Los Angeles Police Department and USC's Department of Public Safety were both at the scene Tuesday, the campus website reported.
KTLA 5
Man Shot To Death Walking Down Street In Florence
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department homicide detectives were investigating the shooting death of a man in Florence early Wednesday morning. Authorities responded to the 1900 block of Firestone Boulevard around 1:30 p.m. Detectives said a man was walking near the library in the area when a suspect in a dark-colored, compact car drove by and opened fire. The victim was shot several times in the upper torso, authorities said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Firestone Boulevard was completely shut down as authorities searched for evidence in the area. The suspect or suspects headed east down the street after the shooting. It was unclear how many people were in the car. No further information was immediately available. The investigation was ongoing.
ABC 7
Art Used To Combat Graffiti At Construction Sites In Downtown Los Angeles
One construction site in downtown Los Angeles has been tagged with graffiti so many times that leaders decided to fight back in a most unusual way: By using art. Dozens of students transformed a graffiti-covered fence surrounding a construction project in the South Park area of downtown L.A. into a colorful work of art. The South Park Business Improvement District came up with the idea as a way to get rid of taggers, who they said are a constant nuisance in the area. "On a regular basis, we probably have the fence tagged on any one night about five times, and it was challenging to actually get the fence down and replaced," Jessica Lall, the executive director of the South Park Business Improvement District said.
ABC 7
Social Worker Charged With Child Abuse In L.A. County Was Hired To Work With Children Again
One of four Los Angeles County social workers fired over the death of an 8-year-old boy is causing concerns and outrage again.Kevin Bom, 36, was charged with child abuse and falsifying records, along with three others, in failing to protect Gabriel Fernandez, prosecutors announced on April 7. But up until then, Bom was working in the San Bernardino County Superior Court as a child-custody counselor. Part of his job description was risk assessments to rule out child abuse, which was similar to the duty he was accused of failing to properly perform while working for L.A. County. Attorney Jim Terrell in Victorville had a case involving Bom. He is now calling for an investigation. “You go out; you talk to the last boss. You talk to people, especially when you are dealing with kids. You've got to do your due diligence,” Terrell said.
CBS 2
Driver Reaches Speeds Up to 100 MPH in Pickup Pursuit
The driver and a passenger in a heavy-duty pickup involved in a police chase at speeds up to 100 mph along a Southern Cailfornia freeway on Tuesday eventually surrendered without incident. The pursuit started at 1:12 p.m. in the Monrovia area after the driver failed to yield for a traffic stop, police said. An officer spotted the truck in a neighborhood after a resident called reporting the truck driving up and down the street, said Capt. Nels Ortlund. The chase ended about 2:20 p.m. in Ontario with the men being taken into custody. The pursuit mainly centered along the Foothill (210) Freeway in the San Gabriel Valley and other areas east of Los Angeles. Speeds topped 100 mph, with the driver swerving in between other vehicles and getting off and back onto the freeway.
NBC 4
Case against 3 who ran fake police force collapses; phony chief dies
The case against three people accused of operating the bogus Masonic Fraternal Police Department — a supposedly ancient force that claimed to work in 33 states and Mexico — partly collapsed on Monday when the charges against one defendant were dismissed and the organization's so-called chief suddenly died. Hours after he appeared in a San Fernando courtroom, David Inkk Henry, the 47-year-old "grandmaster," died of a pulmonary embolism at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, attorney Gary Casselman said. Earlier in the day, L. A. County Superior Court Judge Hayden Zacky had granted a motion to dismiss the charges against Brandon Kiel, a former community affairs staffer with the California Department of Justice whom authorities said had impersonated a police officer and misused his government-issued ID.
Los Angeles Times
Judge in PG&E criminal trial limits evidence jury can hear
Jurors in the criminal trial of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. can hear evidence about the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion — clearly relevant to the charges that PG&E violated pipeline-safety standards and obstructed justice — but won't hear some of the most graphic details, like the death and devastation it caused to a neighborhood, or view the wrecked pipe itself, a federal judge has ruled. “Avoiding accidents like the San Bruno explosion is the very purpose of the Pipeline Safety Act” that PG&E is charged with violating, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson said in a decision late Monday over evidence at the upcoming trial. He said the blast also provides “necessary context” for the National Transportation Safety Board's subsequent investigation of the utility “and PG&E's potential motives for obstructing it.”
San Francisco Chronicle
Weed to outsell alcohol says California's new ‘pot czar'
For those who celebrate April 20 as “weed day,” and those who don't, here's a prediction to consider: Pot businesses soon might rival or even outnumber sanctioned booze businesses in California. “I do think we're going to have a big licensing population here in California as it relates to cannabis,” said Lori Ajax, the newly appointed chief of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation. There were 88,490 active alcohol licenses last year. That indicates Ajax — aka “the pot czar” — will have a big task before her and a lot of eyes on her, with California already estimated to account for half of the nation's marijuana industry.
Los Angeles Daily News
Tougher Gun Laws Advance in State Legislature
The California Senate Public Safety Committee passed several bills Tuesday pushed by Democrats hoping to tighten gun regulations in the state. The committee passed a measure from Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León that would require anyone assembling a gun to first apply for a serial number to track the weapon. De León pushed back at critics who said the bill would hurt people who legally assemble guns as a hobby. “Times have changed,” he said, “and when these weapons are flooding the streets and putting our law enforcement agents in jeopardy — our communities in jeopardy — we as policy makers need to step in as quickly as possible.”
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LA City Council OKs Sick Leave Expansion
The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 to tentatively approve a proposal to require employers to offer at least six days of paid family and sick leave a year for workers -- twice the amount now required under state law. The policy -- advanced last week by the Economic Development Committee --would raise the mandated paid sick leave time from the 24 hours to 48 hours per calendar year starting July 1. The six days would be offered to workers who have worked at least 30 days within a year, with employers required to provide the leave upfront or through an accrual process of one hour for every 30 hours worked.
NBC 4
Mayor Garcetti: $138M Will Be Used To Pay For Housing For The Homeless
Mayor Eric Garcetti will release a budget proposal Wednesday that details plans to use $138 million to pay for housing and services for the homeless. In his state of the city speech last week, Garcetti announced the amount of money would only be good for the upcoming year. Any additional funding for later years would need to be secured through voters by means of a fee, bond measure or increased taxes. A recent report found that the city would need to spend around $1.87 billion over the next decade to adequately tackle homelessness. The city has committed to a joint plan with the county to address this issue.
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