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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 24, 2016 |
Search Continues for Man Suspected of Shooting West Covina Police Officer
The search continued Monday for a man suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer in West Covina. Jose Chavez, 47, is accused of shooting an officer Friday night near the intersection of North Yaleton Avenue and Badillo Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Los Angeles Woman Accused of Beating, Kicking 82-Year-Old Grandmother to Death
A 25-year-old Los Angeles woman was charged with murder in the beating death of her 82-year-old grandmother, prosecutors announced Monday. At the time of the alleged crime, Rebecca Surratt was living with her mother and grandmother, Martha Yslas, at a home in the 300 block of Woods Avenue, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. On May 6, Surratt and Yslas allegedly got into a fight that resulted in the victim's death, the release stated. “As far as we can tell, she got upset at her grandma and beat her up,” Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Theo Baljet told the Los Angeles Times. “She punched her and kicked her and possibly choked her.”
KTLA 5
Armed Robbers Targeting Gardeners in South LA
Armed robbers have been targeting gardeners working in South Los Angeles for the past several weeks, and police hope someone will provide information that will lead to their arrests. There have been eight armed robberies reported since March 18, the Los Angeles Police Department said. In each case, gardeners have been approached by young men armed with a gun and demanding money. Police said the men, who appeared to be in their early to mid-20s, may be getting away in a white Mercedes-Benz. They have been working in pairs, police said.
NBC 4
Public's Help Sought To Locate Man Wanted For Killing Small Dog In LA
Animal Cruelty Task Force detectives sought the public's help Tuesday with providing information that would lead to the arrest of a man who is wanted for the killing of a small dog in Los Angeles. A witness reported observing a small dog jump out from a Dodge Caravan around 1:30 p.m. on May 14 in the 1600 block of East First Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police said the driver exited the Caravan and chased the dog down the street. Once he caught the dog, he punched it and threw it onto the sidewalk several times until it died.
CBS 2
Hollywood Recording Studio Burglarized In Broad Daylight
A Hollywood recording studio was targeted in broad daylight by a thief who made off with equipment worth thousands of dollars. The thief struck at Cascade Studio in the 6600 block of Santa Monica Boulevard at about 2 p.m. on Saturday. "This is 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I mean this is right in broad daylight, he just walked out with my gear," Cascade Studio owner Joe Laterza said. The thief, who Laterza said stole $10,000 worth of gear, was caught on surveillance cameras. "Walked out the door with two of my guitar heads and put them in his car and then he came back and he pulled out, it was about 50 wires hooked up to that main board over there, pulled all the wires out and then he lifted it up and carried it out the back door," Laterza said.
ABC 7
Nowhere to Park: Valets Caught Swiping Spots From Drivers
Lauren Ressler often drives up and down Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, looking for an open parking meter -- a back-and-forth search that takes time and tests her patience. "It's like a never-ending nightmare trying to find a spot," said Ressler. "I go up and down the block for twenty minutes looking for a spot." The NBC4 I-Team uncovered one of the reasons why: valets are parking customers' cars at meters and sometimes even placing cones in the street to prevent drivers from getting parking spots. That's illegal, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
NBC 4
Father Calls Coroner Fees Into Question After Son Killed
The father of a hit-and-run victim says the LA County Coroner's office is billing him for work they had to do anyway, calling into question a transportation charge his family could never have avoided because the death involved a crime. Bruce Redack's grief is as raw as the day that he lost his son. “Every single day, there isn't a day that goes by that he isn't in my thoughts,” he says. “He's always with me.” Redack keeps a vial of his son's ashes tied on a necklace. In January 2014, 29-year-old Marine Terry Redack was jogging in the Antelope Valley when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. He died in a hospital three days later.
NBC 4
Bill Would Allow Passersby To Damage Vehicles To Free Kids, Pets From Hot Cars
Two state lawmakers from Southern California and animal rights advocates are working to free hot dogs – literally. Assembly Bill 797 would provide legal immunity for anyone who damages a vehicle “in a good faith effort” to rescue a child or pet from “dangerous conditions while trapped in a hot car.” Introduced by Assemblyman Marc Steinorth (R-Rancho Cucamonga) and sponsored by the Los Angeles District Attorney and the Humane Society of the United States, “The Right To Rescue Act” would limit civil liability for anyone who identifies a child or pet locked in a car that may be “endangered due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the minor or animal.”
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Officer Cleared In Black Man's Death, Prosecutor Criticized
After two trials and no convictions, Baltimore's top prosecutor faces criticism that she moved too quickly to file charges against six officers in the case involving a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was critically injured in police custody, triggering protests and riots a year ago. Even the judge overseeing the cases - in his verdict Monday acquitting the latest officer to stand trial in the death of Freddie Gray - said the state failed to prove its case on any of the charges. Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams acquitted Officer Edward Nero of the assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges in connection with Gray's arrest outside a West Baltimore housing complex.
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City Government News
LA City Attorney urges pregnancy centers to include abortion option to clients
Los Angeles City Hall officials are urging local pregnancy services businesses to comply with a new state law requiring them to tell pregnant women about the possibility of abortion. Amid concerns that pro-life centers may be trying to discourage women from aborting, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and Councilwoman Nury Martinez said letters have been sent to six businesses in Los Angeles to urge compliance with the law. Under a new state law that went into effect this year, pregnancy clinics must inform women of all their family planning options. Pro-life groups are suing over the law. Martinez said her office received complaints last year about a San Fernando Valley-based clinic, one of the six centers sent letters by Feuer's office. She declined to name the center. “These centers are often deceptive,” Martinez said, speaking generally about such clinics.
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County Government News
Investigation Uncovers Votes Being Cast From Grave Year After Year
A comparison of records by David Goldstein, investigative reporter for CBS2/KCAL9, has revealed hundreds of so-called dead voters in Southern California, a vast majority of them in Los Angeles County. “He took a lot of time choosing his candidates,” said Annette Givans of her father, John Cenkner. Cenkner died in Palmdale in 2003. Despite this, records show that he somehow voted from the grave in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. But he's not the only one. CBS2 compared millions of voting records from the California Secretary of State's office with death records from the Social Security Administration and found hundreds of so-called dead voters.
KCAL9
Former top attorney sues L.A. County over ouster
Mark Saladino, the former top attorney for Los Angeles County, has filed a lawsuit against the county and the Board of Supervisors, saying that the supervisors violated the state's open meetings law when they pushed him out of the position. The suit seeks to have him reinstated to his old job. Saladino, who had previously been county treasurer and tax collector, served nine months as county counsel. He abruptly announced in June 2015 that he was resigning from the post and returning to the Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector in a management role below his old position as head of the department.
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Homelessness News
Cities watch as Portland allows homeless to sleep on sidewalks and camp in public spaces
Leaning back on a park bench, William Wheaton had his cowboy hat pulled down over his eyes and appeared to be dozing. One hand was looped through the straps of his backpack, holding what belongings he had. For most of a year since leaving Eugene, Ore., Wheaton has been living outdoors, as he puts it. He's 50, divorced, drinks too much, and is out of work – again – he says. But at least he's living in the Rose City. “Guys who travel the coast,” he said of other homeless, “tell me Portland is the safest place to be.” Now Portland has embarked on a gentler approach -- letting the homeless bunk down on city sidewalks or pitch tents on public rights of way during evening hours, with the understanding they pack up and move out by 7 a.m.
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