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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 25, 2016 |
Killings in L.A. are still on the rise, but police chief sees a ‘turn of the tide'
After struggling for months to quell violent crime in some of Los Angeles' hardest-hit neighborhoods, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that the rise of killings had slowed in the city, indicating that "a turn of the tide" had begun. In his weekly crime report to the Police Commission, Beck said the city had seen 101 homicides this year — "almost even" with the 97 killings recorded at this time in 2015. The 4.1% increase, he noted, was much lower than it had been earlier this year. In early March, LAPD figures showed homicides were up more than 25% compared with the same period last year. The department had been struggling to contain a surge in crime, particularly killings, after more than a decade of steep declines. Last year, all categories of crime rose across the city, with violent offenses jumping by 20.2% and property crime by more than 10% compared with 2014. It marked the second year in a row that violent crime rose, but the first time since 2003 that both violent and property crime rose.
Los Angeles Times
LAPD Officer Sent to Hospital With Minor Injuries After Multi-Car Crash
A Los Angeles Police Department officer was sent to the hospital with minor injuries after a multicar crash in Canoga Park. LAPD confirmed that crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Roscoe and Topanga Canyon boulevards. Police were asking drivers to avoid the area for the next several hours. The officer and another driver were taken to the hospital, but the other driver's condition was not available. It wasn't immediately clear what led to the crash.
NBC 4
Who shot an officer in West Covina? $20K offered for tips
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man suspected of shooting and wounding a police officer in West Covina. The officer, who has since been released from a hospital, was hit in the upper body about 11:20 p.m. Friday near the intersection of North Yaleton Avenue and Badillo Street, authorities said. The suspect has been identified as 47-year-old Jose Chavez. “Chavez fired numerous rounds at the officer as the officer attempted to detain him,” Deputy Sara Rodriguez of the Sheriff's Information Bureau said.
MyNewsLA.com
16-Year-Old Detained After West Hills Woman Found Stabbed to Death in Home
Authorities detained a 16-year-old boy Wednesday after a West Hills woman was found stabbed to death in her home the day before. Relatives discovered the body about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home in the 7100 block of Shadow Ridge, said Detective Dave Peteque of the Los Angeles Police Department. The 53-year-old victim, who was not identified, was found stabbed to death in the living room of the home, Peteque said. Detectives have detained a 16-year-old in connection with the stabbing, Peteque said. The teen was not a relative of the victim, but had been allowed to stay at the home rent free because he was going through a tough time, Peteque said.
KTLA 5
Police investigate bomb threat on arriving flight at LAX, plane quarantined
An American Eagle flight from Houston to Los Angeles International Airport landed safely at LAX Tuesday after a "non-credible'' threat was received, prompting a large-scale response by fire crews and police, with armed SWAT officers sweeping through the cabin before passengers were allowed to disembark. The airplane landed safely about 8:50 a.m. and was taken to a remote section of the airfield, where a portable stairway was brought to the aircraft, but passengers were forced to remain on board. No injuries were reported. The flight was operated by Compass Airlines, a sub-carrier, according to American Airlines, which released the following statement late this morning: "American Eagle Flight 5931 operated by Compass Airlines, from Houston
FOX 11
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. The man then returned to his car and fled from the location, leaving the dog behind.
KCAL 9
Man sentenced to 100 years in prison for raping 2 teenage girls
A man who was convicted of raping two 15-year-old girls near Los Angeles was sentenced to 100 years to life in prison. While handing down the sentence, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Henry Hall denounced Joseph Kenneth Cornett, 42, as a “monster,” according to media reports. The judge also ordered Hall to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. A jury found Cornett guilty in March of 15 felony counts including kidnapping to commit rape and forcible rape of a child. During the four-week trial, prosecutors told jurors that in April 2015, Cornett offered a 15-year-old girl a ride but then blocked her from exiting the car.
Los Angeles Times
Carjackers Lure Victims Via Grindr Dating App in San Bernardino County
Two different men were arrested after setting up blind dates on the social media app Grindr to lure two different victims before carjacking them in San Bernardino County, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Both suspects, 24-year-old men, were accused of carjacking two victims within 10 days of each other in Adelanto and Victorville. The Victor Valley Sheriff Station began investigating after a suspected carjacker, identified by the Sheriff's Department as Steven Thomas, lured his victim to the intersection of Muskrat Avenue and Air Expressway in Adelanto on May 15. Thomas was accused of using a gun to steal the victim's car and wallet.
NBC 4
He tried to ‘buy' 6-year-old boy for sex? Aussie man faces hearing
An Australian man who was arrested when he arrived at a Los Angeles-area hotel, allegedly to “buy” a 6-year-old boy for sex, faces a detention hearing on Friday. Michael Quinn, 33, of Melbourne, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court Monday with traveling to the United States for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. The complaint also charges Quinn with attempted sex trafficking of a minor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Quinn was arrested Saturday by immigration enforcement agents and, after making his initial court appearance, was ordered jailed pending a detention hearing. “Predators who travel overseas to sexually exploit children do not just victimize children in faraway lands,” said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. “As this case shows, children everywhere are vulnerable to such predators, including children right here in Los Angeles.
MyNewsLA.com
Panel to oversee Sheriff's Department makes little headway
A slate of individuals qualified for appointment to the county's Civilian Oversight Commission is expected to be presented in August, according to board documents available Tuesday. It has been more than four months since the Board of Supervisors laid out a plan to select members for the commission that was established to oversee the Sheriff's Department. A consultant has been hired and staffers are looking for office space, but no names have been vetted, according to an update provided by Chief Executive Officer Sachi Hamai. There was no discussion of the commission at Tuesday's board meeting, but the status update was provided with other board correspondence on the county's website.
City News Service
San Francisco retains immigrant sanctuary protections
Despite national outrage after a Mexican man killed a woman along a waterfront pier, San Francisco officials upheld the city's strict sanctuary protections for people who are in the country illegally. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday for a measure that clarifies when city workers, including police officers, can notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a person's immigration status. Generally, the defendant must be charged with a violent crime and is someone who has been convicted of a violent crime within the past seven years. The measure, however, also grants San Francisco's sheriff leeway to contact immigration authorities in the limited cases of defendants charged with a felony if they have been convicted of other felonies in the past.
Associated Press
Police chief in hot water after shooting friend while hunting
The Portland mayor has placed Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea on paid administrative leave after information emerged that the chief may have misled an investigator about his involvement in an accidental shooting while hunting in eastern Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward told them O'Dea indicated to a deputy responding to the scene that his friend accidentally shot himself April 21 during a hunting trip. Ward says O'Dea never identified himself as a police officer and didn't tell responding deputies that he had fired the shot from his rifle.
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City Government News
LA Councilman Cedillo, city officials seek $1.3B for affordable housing
Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo and other city officials will travel to Sacramento Monday to lobby state lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown's office for $1.3 billion in state funding to be spent on creating affordable housing for the homeless and low-income people. Democratic Assembly members proposed the funds last month and are expected to begin negotiations with the Senate and Brown soon. The funds would go toward a variety of programs serving the homeless, renters, low-income people and families, and rural residents. The funds could also be used to allow more people to own homes and to assist with earthquake retrofitting costs. Cedillo said the funds are needed because housing costs have “soared” by 20 percent in recent years while incomes have dropped 8 percent. The funds could be used to ensure that Los Angeles would be affordable for families and residents with a wider mix of incomes, he said.
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County Government News
L.A. County Supervisors Demand Answers Day After CBS2 Investigation Uncovers Deceased Voters Casting Ballots
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is demanding answers a day after a CBS2 investigation uncovered deceased voters somehow casting ballots from the grave year after year. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich introduced a motion at the Board of Supervisors meeting to start an investigation into the news station's findings and put the Registrar on notice: “The Registrar-Recorder has to do a better job to insure the integrity of the voter system is secure,” he told David Goldstein, investigative reporter for CBS2/KCAL9. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl voted in favor but defended the Registrar who claims to be removing “1,200 to 2,000 deceased records from the database per month.”
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State Government News
Labor unions, environmentalists are biggest opponents of Gov. Brown's affordable housing plan
Powerful opponents have emerged to fight Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to streamline affordable housing development — and their main reason isn't about building homes. A coalition of labor and environmental organizations has come out against the proposal, arguing that the governor's plan would harm public health because it allows housing projects to sidestep the state's premier environmental law. “It would be a disaster for local government, local communities, the environment and the citizens of California,” said a May 18 letter to state lawmakers from the State Building & Construction Trades Council, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other labor and environmental groups.
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NFL News
Los Angeles to host Super Bowl LV in 2021
Across the street from the Forum is a mountain of dirt. It's the future home of Inglewood's new stadium for the LA Rams. The stadium isn't the only thing being built. Also under construction is a complex surrounding the stadium with hotels and restaurants. It will all open in 2019, but in 2021 it will be the site of Super Bowl 55. The announcement brought big smiles to lots of people in Southern California including L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti who said, "The Los Angeles region is built to host the Super bowl. We helped forge this great American tradition at the Coliseum when it began in 1967; and we're thrilled to bring it back where it belongs for Super Bowl LV."
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