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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
May 9, 2016 |
Police to Announce Arrest in Fatal Shooting Outside Barbershop
An arrest has been made in a fatal shooting outside a South Los Angeles barbershop, police said Monday. Details about the arrest were expected at a Monday news conference. A $50,000 reward was announced last month for information leading to the shooter who opened fire on a group of people standing outside the barbershop, leaving a 27-year-old man dead. The victim was identified as Robert Ellis, who had announced to his family he was going to be a father just two days before he was killed, his mother said.
NBC 4
Did grandson kill grandma, 78? Cops hunt adult suspect in beating death
Police were searching Saturday for the grandson of a 78- year-old woman who was found bludgeoned to death inside her Lake View Terrace home. The body of Armida Custodio was discovered at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday by officers conducting a welfare check at her single-family home in the 11300 block of Terra Vista Way, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. On Friday, the LAPD named her adult grandson — Joseph “Joey” Kushner, in his 30s — as a suspect and publicly released photos of Kushner during a news conference. “Joseph … has not been seen by the family since May 2,” according to police. “Joseph was living with his grandmother at the time of the murder. Detectives need the public's help in locating him.”
MyNewsLA.com
Man Claims to Be Mercedes Pursuit Car Owner
A man who claims to be the owner of a Mercedes that was driven by someone else during a pursuit and standoff on the 91 Freeway Thursday said he was shocked to see his car engaged in that chase on TV. Mohamad Sukkar got news from a friend that his car was engaged in a pursuit. After he turned on his TV, Sukkar was certain the Mercedes involved in the pursuit was his based on the rims, tinted windows, and paper plates. "I was like holy ... that's my car," Sukkar said. "I wasn't watching TV. I was coming back from work and my friend calls me and he's like, 'dude I found your car' and I was like 'what are you talking about' you know," he said.
NBC 4
Man Pumping Gasoline Shot in Attempted Robbery at Boyle Heights Gas Station; Shooter Sought
A man was shot by a gunman during an attempted robbery at a Boyle Heights gas station early Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The incident took place shortly before 2 a.m. at the Arco station in the area of Whittier Boulevard and Lorena Street. The victim was pumping gas when he was approached by a Hispanic male, who tried to grab the victim's necklace or chain from around his neck, according to an LAPD desk officer. A struggle ensued, during which time the gunman grabbed his weapon and opened fire
KTLA 5
Franklin May be Linked to More 'Grim Sleeper' Murders
During the upcoming penalty phase of the Grim Sleeper case, the prosecution has indicated it intends to introduce evidence that Lonnie Franklin, Jr. committed even more sex assault murders than the 10 for which he was convicted. During a court session out of the jury's presence, Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman also said she intends to call two witnesses who were assaulted by Franklin in Germany four decades ago when Franklin was in the service. The prosecution is seeking the death penalty. The Grim Sleeper reference stemmed from a 14-year gap in the murders, from 1998 to 2002, during which it appeared the killer had quit. But detectives concluded otherwise.
NBC 4
Pair of gun buy-back events in LA successful
A pair of gun buy-back events in Los Angeles had good turnouts Saturday, police said. In exchange for handguns, shotguns and rifles, $100 Ralphs grocery gift cards were available, and guns classified by the state as assault weapons were good for $200 gift cards, according to the Mayor's Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development, a public charity. One event was held in the San Fernando Valley at Facey Medical Group in Mission Hills and a second in South Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. The total number of guns turned in would be released later this week by Mayor Eric Garcetti, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.
City News Service
Former LAPD Jailer, Bail Bond Company Owners Face Bribery, Solicitation Charges
A former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee who worked in the Valley Jail Division and the owners of a Sherman Oaks bail bond company were charged Friday in an alleged scheme to illegally solicit bail bond contracts. Leonard Jimmy Ramirez, 44, allegedly provided contact information for arrestees to BBB Bail Bonds Co. owners William Aroutounian, 34, and Iryna McCormick, 33, in exchange for kickbacks, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The LAPD's Professional Standards Bureau launched an investigation after getting a tip that Ramirez was providing contact information to the married couple, who would then approach family members of people who had been arrested, District Attorney's officials said.
KCAL 9
Pedestrian collisions on the rise in the San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Guillermo Rocha was stopping pedestrians at a bustling intersection near the North Hollywood Red and Orange Line station one recent afternoon. He stared ahead as five people walked north on Lankershim Boulevard at Chandler Boulevard in a marked crosswalk after the red hand started flashing. “Normally, I could cite every one of you for doing that,” the Valley Traffic Division officer told them as he passed out an LAPD “Walk Smart” program brochure, with its “responsible walking habits.” “The next thing you know, you're going to get hit and get hurt.”
Los Angeles Daily News
Hanging inmate's death apparent suicide in downtown LA jail
Authorities Monday were trying to make a final determination if an inmate's death by hanging was suicide at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles. The inmate was the only occupant of a cell and officials said there were no indication of “foul play.” The discovery of the inmate's body was made at the jail at 450 Bauchet Street Sunday evening, said Deputy Lisa Jansen of the Sheriff's Information Bureau. “Deputy personnel were conducting compliance checks of the inmates when they discovered the inmate, who was the sole person inside his cell, hanging from his bunk,” Jansen said.
City News Service
Trial delayed for alleged gun buyer in San Bernardino terror attack
federal judge this week pushed back until March 21 the trial date for Enrique Marquez Jr., the man charged with buying the rifles used in the San Bernardino terrorist attack. Attorneys for Marquez had sought the delay, arguing that the original July 19 trial date would not allow enough time to adequately prepare, given the government's voluminous evidence in the case. U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal granted the request, ruling in part that "the ends of justice served by the continuance outweigh the best interest of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial."
Los Angeles Times
Looming Marijuana Ruling Could Limit Federal Prosecutions
Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana charges for more than three years, arguing that the roughly 70 marijuana plants investigators found on their Washington property were for their own medicinal use and fully complied with state law. A federal jury last year convicted Gregg, his mother and his then-wife of growing 50 to 100 marijuana plants — amounts their attorney said are in compliance with state medical marijuana law. With prison sentences looming, they have now turned to a recent act of Congress that they say should have stopped the U.S. Department of Justice from prosecuting them because they were doing what their state allowed. Marijuana is illegal under federal law, and the DOJ disagrees with Gregg's understanding of the new law. “It's been the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with in my life when you see the government coming down on you for simply trying to be healthy,” Gregg said.
CBS 2
Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look
Across the United States, heroin and other drug users have died in alleys behind convenience stores, on city sidewalks and in the bathrooms of fast-food joints — because no one was around to save them when they overdosed. An alarming 47,000 American overdose deaths in 2014 has pushed elected leaders from coast to coast to consider government-sanctioned sites where heroin users can shoot up under the supervision of a doctor or nurse who can administer an antidote if necessary. "Things are getting out of control. We have to find things we can do for people who are addicted now," said New York state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, who is working on legislation to allow supervised injection sites that would also include space for treatment services. "The idea shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
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City Government News
City Council Votes In Favor To Build New Soccer Stadium In LA
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday in favor of building a new state of the art soccer stadium in Exposition Park. At 10:00 a.m., Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) owners presented their proposal to council members to replace the existing Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena with a 22,000-seat stadium to house a Major League Soccer team. The $250 million project, which was approved on a 12-0 vote, will bring about more jobs and revenue for the community. The stadium area will include about 143,000 square feet of open space for public use, including wide sidewalks and plazas.
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State Government News
California elections are a bonanza for signature-gatherers
Steve Kriston is accustomed to insults from shoppers. Some tell him to get a job when he solicits signatures to qualify measures for California's ballot.
This is my job, he responds. It's a banner year for paid signature-gatherers like Kriston, who came to San Diego after three months working in Orlando, Florida, on state ballot measures there. He is weighing offers to move to Missouri and Minnesota after California's season ends. The Hungarian immigrant now makes more than the $1,200 to $1,500 a week he earned as a truck driver. In California, always a hotbed for voter initiatives, sponsors are paying up to $5.50 a signature, well above the $1 to $3 in previous statewide elections. "No one has ever seen prices anywhere in this ballpark," said Steven Maviglio, a longtime political consultant in California. |
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