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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 26, 2016 |
CHP Officer Struck by Motorist in Malibu Is Airlifted to Hospital in Serious Condition
The California Highway Patrol was investigating a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in Malibu that injured one of its officers. The 39-year-old officer was struck around 9:15 p.m. on Topanga Canyon Boulevard just north of Pacific Coast Highway, according to CHP Officer Patrick Kimball. The officer was standing outside her patrol car directing traffic at the scene of an earlier non-injury crash when she was struck by a passing motorist, according to the CHP. Several witnesses ran to help her. One of them grabbed her radio and used it to call for help, Officer Leland Tang said. The officer, a 14 year veteran of the CHP, was airlifted to UCLA Medical Center in serious condition, aerial video of the crash scene showed.
KTLA 5
Suspect Arrested In West Covina Officer Shooting
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives arrested a man suspected of shooting a police officer in West Covina early Thursday morning. Detectives received information that led them to a La Puente home in the 1200 block of Foxworth Avenue. A search warrant was issued and authorities arrested 47-year-old Jose Luis Chavez. On May 20, Chavez and a woman were walking with his bike in the middle of Badillo Street around 11 p.m. Investigators said Officer Kenny Benitez approached the couple after seeing what he described as suspicious behavior. Benitez tried to make contact with Chavez, who immediately fled, authorities said, and then he is suspected of arming himself with a handgun and shooting at the officer.
ABC 7
Murder Suspect Barricades Himself In Reseda Apartment Complex
A man barricaded himself in a Reseda apartment complex early Thursday morning when officers tried to serve a search warrant tied to a murder investigation, LAPD said. The incident began around 4:45 a.m. when officers tried to serve the search warrant in the 18400 block of Kittridge Street. When authorities told the suspect to come out, he refused and barricaded himself. A SWAT team was called to the scene.
ABC 7
Man Critically Injured in East Hollywood Carjacking, Shooting
A man was in critical condition early Thursday morning after he was shot during a carjacking in East Hollywood, police said. The shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. near Sunset and Hobart boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim was transported to a hospital where he was in an intensive care unit. No arrests had been made in connection with the carjacking and shooting.
NBC 4
Troubled teen taken in by woman is now suspect in her death
A troubled teenager taken in by a kind woman is now the suspect in her death.
Flowers have been placed outside the West Hills home where 53-year-old Connie Cajulis was found dead Tuesday afternoon. Police say a 16-year-old boy in Cajulis' care stole her car and crashed it, injuring himself. They arrested him at the hospital
Calabasas High School students say he once attended the school. Cajulis volunteered at Calabasas High School for nearly 10 years, according to Assistant Vice Principal Lauren Young. "She did a snack shack for our football team, she was a mom on our baseball team. She was very involved," said Young.
Fox 11
Man sentenced for raping 2 women
A Woodland Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years to life in state prison for raping two women, including a 61-year-old disabled woman for whom he had once worked as a caretaker. Ammen Ra Shinti, 61, was convicted March 21 of two counts of forcible rape and one count each of forcible oral copulation and assault to commit a sex crime during the commission of a first-degree burglary. Jurors also found true allegations of multiple victims and great bodily injury. In November 2014, Shinti entered the disabled woman's Woodland Hills home, sexually assaulted her and then punched and choked her until she lost consciousness, according to testimony presented during his trial.
Los Angeles Daily News
Actor/Prankster Climbs Hollywood Sign Holding Banner That Says ‘I'm Back'
Police on Wednesday were engaged with a man later identified as a Hollywood actor and stuntman who climbed the iconic Hollywood sign. He climbed up the D and held a sign that appeared to say “I'm back.” At first, and for about 40 minutes, it was unclear if the man was protesting something, doing something promotional or looking for attention. “Whatever he's doing,” reported Stu Mundel in Sky2, “it's not legal.” The LAPD was on scene trying to coax the man down. He came down for a while, rested on the side of a hill and then apparently out of breath attempted to climb the sign again.
KCAL 9
Report on increase in mental competency cases leaves many unanswered questions
Misdemeanor cases filed by city attorneys are driving a surge in competency cases that is overwhelming Los Angeles County's mental health court, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday. The report suggests that the increase might be linked to the county's rising homeless population, to criminal justice reform measures that may have resulted in fewer people participating in mandated treatment programs, and to the scarcity of psychiatric hospital beds. But it leaves more questions than answers, and the authors say they need to do more work.
Los Angeles Times
The huge price tag for missing warnings of L.A. teachers abusing students: $300 million and counting
The nation's second-largest school system has been plagued in recent years by a series of cases in which officials missed indications of teacher misconduct, and in some instances, continued to employ teachers who were under a cloud, or ignored or overlooked direct complaints. The result is a trail of victimized students and massive payouts to victims and attorneys that have surpassed $300 million in just the last four years. But it's not the allegations against Jimenez that are at the center of a lawsuit filed this month against the Los Angeles Unified School District. It's about whether school officials once again missed — or ignored — warning signs about Jimenez that prolonged the alleged abuse.
Los Angeles Times
Forgetful Burglar Returns to Murrieta Home to Question Woman at Gunpoint
Police on Wednesday were searching for a Murrieta home burglar who returned to the scene of the crime to question a woman at gunpoint after he realized he'd left something behind. The man burglarized the home in the 23000 block of Via Madrid between 7 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. Tuesday and left before the homeowner arrived, the Murrieta Police Department said. Officers arrived to investigate and left after processing the scene. At 2:35 p.m., police again were called to the home, this time over a home-invasion robbery. Police said the man had held a woman inside at gunpoint, possibly with a semi-automatic gun, and had her lie down. The man questioned her about something he left behind, searched the home and fled, police said.
NBC 4
Kamala Harris, a ‘Top Cop' in the Era of Black Lives Matter
Kamala Harris was working her way through a crowd at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles when an aide whispered in her ear that the target was in range. “He's here?” Harris said. “O.K., let's do it.” It was early on a Saturday morning in January, and a throng of union leaders and members were gathered for a banquet-hall breakfast hosted by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, one of the country's largest union umbrella groups and a major political force in the state. Harris, the attorney general of California, had arrived in a black pantsuit and stilettos with black beads at her throat. Her meet-and-greet style involves more than the usual amount of touching: She moves from the standard handshake and smile to a lower arm clasp, or a hand on the shoulder, or a double clasp, holding the other person's wrists with both hands. Addressing a shy young man who said he was running for local office, she offered a quick tutorial: “Tell me your name, shake my hand, look me in the eye and ask me for your support. That's how you do it.”
New York Times
Intruders Breach Us Airport Fences About Every 10 Days
Under pressure to prevent people from sneaking onto runways and planes at major U.S. airports, authorities are cracking down - not on the intruders who slip through perimeter gates or jump over fences, but on the release of information about the breaches. Under pressure to prevent people from sneaking onto runways and planes at major U.S. airports, authorities are cracking down - not on the intruders who slip through perimeter gates or jump over fences, but on the release of information about the breaches. At the same time, leaders at some airports and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration are saying some of the 345 incidents AP found shouldn't count as security breaches, even when intruders got deep into secure areas.
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City Government News
LA City Managers Caught Using Company Cars To Run Errands
CBS2 Investigative Reporter David Goldstein caught LA City managers running errands and getting coffee on taxpayer's time and money. He caught one on hidden camera using company cars for personal use. To anyone observing, it looks like the guy is using his own car to hit the gym. At the pump, he's paying for gas like everyone else. But Goldstein says you're paying the bill. The man's name is Gerald Watson, a city sanitation manager He made more than $110,000 last year. Goldstein watches as he fills up, goes to the dry cleaners, the ATM, a trip to Starbucks. According to the city, it's unlawful “to use or operate a city vehicle for any purpose other than for official city business.” When Goldstein confronts Watson, at first he seemed to admit he was caught. And then he changed his tune.
CBS 2
LA Bike Share Rolling Out This Summer
A bike-share program that will place 1,000 bicycles in downtown Los Angeles for use by commuters will begin in July, Metro and city officials said Wednesday. "Residents and visitors from around the world can... check out a bike and see downtown L.A. with a fast, fun and affordable system," Mayor Eric Garcetti said, noting that the city's "new bicycle infrastructure" will enable easier and safer travel. The program -- which aims to blend bicycles into the public transit system -- "will go a long way in supporting healthy lifestyles, easing traffic on downtown streets" and "getting Angelenos where they need to go" efficiently and affordably, according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
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County Government News
LA County supervisors extend marijuana cultivation ban to June
A ban on the cultivation of medical marijuana in Los Angeles County has been extended for another month. The temporary ordinance from the Board of Supervisors originally went into effect on April 12, putting a halt to cultivation, manufacturing, laboratory testing and distribution of medical marijuana in the unincorporated areas of L.A. County. The board was considering extending the ordinance for 10 months but on Tuesday voted to extend it for one month instead, tabling further discussion until the end of June. The extension is meant to give the county time to conduct a comprehensive zoning study that analyzes the impacts of growing operations in the unincorporated areas of L.A. County.
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