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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 20, 2016 |
Police Union Sues LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Over Alleged 'Corrupting Influence' in Discipline Process
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has filed a federal lawsuit against Police Chief Charlie Beck, who they allege has manipulated LAPD's officer-discipline process.
KTLA 5
Los Angeles man wanted in killing of pregnant girlfriend added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted
A convicted felon was added Thursday to the FBI's Most Wanted list in connection to the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and unborn child last month, authorities said.
Philip Patrick Policarpio, 39, is wanted for the April 12 murder during a gathering with friends in the 500 block of N. Virgil Avenue in the East Hollywood area. Policarpio got into an argument with his girlfriend who was 17 weeks pregnant at the time, the FBI said. He began to beat her with his fists, then pulled a gun and shot her in the head, killing her instantly. It was "in front of everyone," according to Special Agent Scott Garriola, a member of the FBI's Los Angeles Fugitives Task Force.
FOX 11
Brawl Breaks Out With Knife-Wielding Man On LA Bus
A violent brawl broke out on a crowded Metro Orange Line bus in North Hollywood, and a knife was pulled in the middle of the melee. The incident was all caught on camera by witnesses. The fight erupted on the moving bus as it headed to the North Hollywood station at about 3:25 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. One of the combatants pulled a knife, according to witnesses. "I got nervous, my heart started beating, but I was more focused on capturing the moment, the video," witness Orlando Romero of East Hollywood said.
ABC 7
Suspect in 2-Year-Old Girl's Stabbing Death Pleads Not Guilty
A 22-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his live-in girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter and wounding her pregnant mother pleaded not guilty Thursday to a count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Lataz Gray attacked his girlfriend and the woman's daughter with a knife May 2 at a home in the 3500 block of Arlington Avenue. police said. The girl died at a hospital, but her mother -- believed to be about five months pregnant at the time -- survived the attack. Police said Gray, arrested May 3, was not the toddler's father. He was arrested hours after the attack at a hospital, where he was seeking treatment for cuts to his hand, police said.
Van Nuys Man Sentenced for Fatally Stabbing Mother of Three With Box Cutter
A 42-year-old Van Nuys man was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in state prison for stabbing his girlfriend to death with a box cutter. Osmar Gomez entered a no contest plea on March 24 to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of the victim, identified as Klaudia A., according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Gomez was sitting in a truck with his 32-year-old girlfriend in an alley near Lemay Street and Kester Avenue in Van Nuys on March 24, 2015, when the couple began arguing, according to Deputy DA Matthew Vodnoy.
KTLA 5
Las Vegas Blames California For Spike In Crimes
Las Vegas is blaming two California laws for a spike in murders and other crimes. The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department claimed a number of crimes that happened in Sin City have been traced back to Californian. Sheriff Joe Lombardo blamed AB 109, which allows for early release of certain inmates, and Proposition 47, which reduces nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors. “Individuals we're able to identify, and also the victims of those crimes – we're seeing a significant increase in individuals that have gang affiliation, gang association directly related to California,” Lombardo said.
CBS 2
LAX Security Beefed Up In Wake Of EgyptAir Crash
Security has been tightened at Los Angeles International Airport and other airfields in the wake of the EgyptAir plane crash. Egyptian and Russian officials said Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo with 66 people may have been brought down by terrorists. “The safety and security of passengers, airport workers, and visitors is our number one priority,” Airport Police Sgt. Belinda Joseph said. “We have heightened our security posture and enhanced our counter-terrorism security measures at our Los Angeles World Airport airports. We are constantly assessing intelligence and events, both domestically and abroad. We constantly review the security measures we have in place, and will enhance and improve security as needed.”
KCAL 9
Man Suspected of Dumping Body in San Bernardino Arrested After Police Pursuit
A man suspected of dumping a burned body was arrested early Friday morning after a police pursuit between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol took over the pursuit from San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department around 1 a.m., according to the CHP. The pursuit began after sheriff's deputies saw three people around a dumpster in an open field. The people then jumped in a vehicle and fled from police. The pursuit took officers on the 10, 105, and 710 freeways, according to the CHP.
NBC 4
California Poised For November Showdown Over Death Penalty
Death penalty supporters are setting the stage for a November showdown over whether to speed up executions in California or do away with them entirely. Nearly 750 convicted killers are sitting on the nation's largest death row, but no one has been executed in California in a decade because of ongoing legal challenges. Only 13 condemned inmates have been executed since 1978 — far more have died of natural causes or suicide. Crime victims, prosecutors and other death penalty supporters plan to submit about 585,000 signatures Thursday for a ballot measure to streamline what both sides call a broken system. Opponents have already turned in signatures for a dueling initiative to abolish execution.
Associated Press
California Senate approves sweeping gun-control measures
Democrats in the California Senate approved a wide-ranging series of gun control bills Thursday, reviving an effort to significantly tighten California's already strict gun laws in the wake of last year's terrorist attack in San Bernardino. Lawmakers voted to outlaw the sale of assault weapons with easily detachable magazines and to require that people turn in magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. They also backed a variety of other measures aimed at restricting access to guns and ammunition or limiting the carnage they can inflict. The effort drew a sharp rebuke from gun rights supporters who say squeezing lawful gun owners even further won't make people safer. It also laid bare tense differences in personality and strategy between senior California Democrats. Legislative leaders are rushing to head off a ballot measure advocated by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fellow Democrat, asking voters to enact many of the same policies. They worry the initiative will fail at the ballot box or fire up gun rights supporters, potentially increasing turnout of conservative voters who could give Republicans an edge in close districts.
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City Government News
LA Council President Vows To Take Stand Against Hate Speech
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson says he's concerned about his safety and that of his family's after a City Hall critic allegedly made a criminal threat against him. On Thursday morning, he vowed to take a stand against hate speech. "As a young man, I sat in the kitchen table of my grandmothers and I heard them tell my aunts and my uncles of liquored-up Klansmen running through the south, terrorizing black people," Wesson said during a press conference. Wesson spoke out after he was handed a public comment card at a committee meeting last week that contained images of a burning cross and a person hanging from a tree by a noose. At the center of the card was a drawing of what appears to be a triangular-shaped person in a Ku Klux Klan hood carrying a noose and a sign that says "Herb = N-word."
ABC 7
City Council Approves $8.75 Billion Spending Plan
The Los Angeles City Council today tentatively approved an $8.75 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes $138 million to address homelessness and $31 million to repair damaged sidewalks. The spending plan for fiscal 2016-17, which begins July 1, includes $5.5 billion in spending from the general fund, and $3.2 billion from various
special funds. It's the first budget to set aside a significant amount — $138 million
as was proposed by Mayor Eric Garcetti — for addressing homelessness. The
funds will be used to build 600 residential units for the homeless, as well as
for shelter beds and job training.
LAWestMedia
On Approach: A Brand New LAX Is Coming
A $14 billion overhaul is about to break ground at Los Angeles International Airport, the seventh-busiest airport in the world. The LAX rebuild is the biggest public works project in LA history. Construction starts next year and will take six years to complete. “It is a hugely important airport, one of the busiest in the world. Yet the experience for the traveler is not up to par with what you'd expect in a global international airport,” says travel expert Brett Snyder.
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NFL News
Homes, Hotels and More Coming to Site of LA Rams Stadium in Inglewood
A new neighborhood is going up around the future stadium of the LA Rams bringing new plans for hotels, apartments, town homes and more. It has been nearly two years since the groundbreaking of the future home of the LA Rams at the demolition site of the former Hollywood Park Racetrack. Residents who live and work in the area of 1050 S Prairie Avenue are already making big plans, despite the fact that the stadium itself isn't expected to be complete until the 2019 NFL season.
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