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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
June 7, 2016 |
Murder Charge After Suspect Runs Down Memphis, Tennessee, Cop Verdell Smith
A 21-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder Sunday in the late-night death of a Memphis, Tennessee, cop who was struck and killed by a fleeing triple-shooting suspect, police said. In addition to the murder count, Justin Smith, 21, was held in the Shelby County Jail on three charges of attempted first-degree murder and single charges of vehicular homicide, theft of property over $10,000, reckless driving and evading arrest. Justin Smith is accused of striking and killing Memphis police Officer Verdell Smith , 46, as he speeded in a stolen car from a bar where two people were shot about 10 p.m. (11 p.m. ET) Saturday, police said. Along the way, he also allegedly stopped at a fishing shop and shot an employee there, police said.
NBC News
Gov. Brown's parole measure can go on November ballot, state Supreme Court rules
Californians likely will be asked to decide in November whether to expand parole to thousands more inmates in what would be the state's biggest change in sentencing law in decades. The proposed reworking of the parole system cleared a key hurdle Monday, when theCalifornia Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the proponents of a ballot measure backed by Gov. Jerry Brown did not violate a state election law. The ruling, a victory for Brown, gives the attorney general wide latitude to accept last-minute, major changes to proposed initiatives. If enough petition signatures are validated, a measure would be placed on the fall ballot to allow a parole board to consider early release for thousands of inmates not currently eligible for parole -- a step Brown has said is needed to comply with a federal court order to reduce the prison population.
Los Angeles Times
UCLA shooting renews concerns about classrooms with no locks
When an active shooter alert spread across the UCLA campus Wednesday, some students found themselves in a frightening predicament: They were told to go into lockdown but couldn't lock their classroom doors. Images of students piling tables, chairs and printers against doors on social media sparked alarm and raised questions — yet it was hardly the first time students at a university or school were unable to lock their doors during a shooting. The same issue arose during other recent deadly attacks, including one at Virginia Tech in 2007 where students barricaded themselves inside rooms and at Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in 2012 where teachers did the same.
Associated Press
Woodland Hills drug deal gone bad: Who killed men?
Police turned to the public Monday for help in finding whoever shot and killed two men in a car in Tarzana after an apparent drug deal went bad in Woodland Hills. The victims were shot about 4 p.m. Thursday, first in the area of Oso Avenue and Tiara Street where detectives believe a “narcotics transaction” was to have taken place, and then in the 6100 block of Corbin Avenue, where the victims and their crashed vehicle were ultimately located, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Los Angeles resident Sonny Pena, 28, died at the scene. The name of the second victim, a 23-year-old man who died at a hospital, was being withheld pending notification of his family. The preliminary investigation “revealed that both victims appeared to have met with the suspects to conduct a narcotics transaction in the area of Oso Avenue and Tiara Street in Woodland Hills,” according to an LAPD statement.
MyNewsLA.com
Los Angeles Airport Officers Save Little Dog's Life After She's Hit By Car
A dog named Roxy is recovering at a Los Angeles veterinary center after being hit by car thanks to the quick actions and kind hearts of airport K-9 officers. Los Angeles airport police K-9 Officer Havon McLeod was driving to work Monday on a freeway when he noticed cars ahead of him were changing lanes and slowing down when they passed by a car. McLeod thought the car had broken down or an accident had occurred, so he stopped to see if help was needed. When he approached the car he found out the driver had accidentally hit a small dog.
ABC 7
Report: Los Angeles Had Most Cars Stolen In California In 2015
California had more auto thefts than any other states last year, and Los Angeles was the top city, according to a report by the insurance industry. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, 57,247 cars were stolen in the L.A.-Long Beach-Anaheim area in 2015. That's almost twice as many as San Francisco, which came in second. On a per-capita basis, 8 California cities topped the list. Despite its overall high numbers. L.A. actually ranked 26th on this list, and Modesto was No. 1.
CBS 2
Venice crime hike or help for homeless?
Venice residents fearing increased homeless crime in their neighborhoods are squaring off against a Los Angeles city councilman's plan to build a storage facility in which homeless people can stash their belongings. The councilman, however, says he'll move forward with the plan for the time being, and residents opposing the new facility are engaged in a “misguided attempt to deny services to the homelessness.” Just as the proposal was moving through the various avenues of bureaucratic approval, an attorney for the Venice Stakeholders Association alleges that such a storage facility would be prohibited under a 65-year-old court order. MyNewsLA.com
Jury Recommends Death Sentence for Man Convicted in ‘Grim Sleeper' Serial Killings
A jury Monday recommended the man convicted in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings be put to death, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. The sentencing comes about a month after 63-year-old Lonnie Franklin Jr. was found guilty on 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the deaths of nine woman and a 15-year-old girl over more than two decades. The jury comprised of seven women and five men deliberated for eight hours before returning the penalty phase verdict, according to a news release from the DA's office. They listened to evidence tying Franklin to four additional homicides between 1984 and 2006, and also heard testimony from a woman who said she was kidnapped and raped by the defendant and his Army buddies in 1974, the release stated.
KTLA 5
Therapy dogs to comfort Los Angeles County human trafficking victims
Therapy dogs will be used to comfort victims of human trafficking as part of a new program slated to be announced today. Sheriff Jim McDonnell will formally announce a joint effort between the Los Angeles Regional Task force on Human Trafficking and the Pet Prescriptions Team, a Southern California-based volunteer group that helps owners train their household pets to serve as therapy animals, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Bob Boese. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. today at the Sheriff's Sherman Block Headquarters Building at 4700 Ramona Blvd. in Monterey Park.
Los Angeles Daily News
Black Lives Matter activist to be sentenced in Pasadena
Black Lives Matter activist who was found guilty of interfering with Pasadena police officers as they were taking a suspect into custody last year will be sentenced Tuesday morning. Jasmine Richards was arrested by Pasadena police in September, following a demonstration in La Pintoresca Park. Police arrived at the scene after a woman reportedly walked out of a restaurant in the 1300 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue without paying. The woman joined a group of people, including Richards, who had gathered at the park after a peace march, said her attorney, Nana Gyamfi. When police took the woman into custody, Richards tried to start a riot, prosecutors said. Richards was arrested several days later after police reviewed evidence of the incident.
Los Angeles Times
Former Assemblyman Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case
Former Democratic Assemblyman Tom Calderon pleaded guilty Monday to a federal money laundering charge in a corruption case that also involves his brother, former state Sen. Ron Calderon. Tom Calderon admitted before U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder that he helped conceal bribe money his brother was receiving from undercover agents working for the FBI. "Guilty, your honor," the former assemblyman said when prompted by the judge in the near-empty downtown Los Angeles courtroom.Defense attorney Shepard Kopp said outside court that the agreement did not call for his client to testify against his brother. Federal prosecutors made no comment after the hearing.
NBC 4
Light sentence in Stanford sexual assault causes outrage
A lenient sentence handed to a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last year has exploded in a global outcry and a petition to recall the judge who gave Brock Turner six months behind bars.The reaction -- which has sparked international media attention and an online petition to recall the judge, with 152,000 signatures as of Monday evening -- was fueled by a widely circulated, extraordinary letter the victim wrote to Turner and read aloud in the courtroom about the trauma she endured after waking up in the hospital with no memory of the assault and, later, withstanding invasive questions during the criminal proceedings.
Mercury News
Officer, wife help save 4-year-old with internal decapitation
A 4-year-old is expected to make a fully recovery after surviving a motor vehicle crash that left him internally decapitated. Killian Gonzales and his mother were driving when ice on the road caused the vehicle to skid out of control and crash into another car last week, reported KBOI2. A police officer and his wife witnessed the crash and were the first on scene, where they found the two trapped in the car. The officer smashed the back window of the vehicle to reach the child and guided his wife to hold Gonzales' head in place for over half hour until paramedics arrived. Killian sustained an internal decapitation, an injury to the ligaments which attach the skull base to the spinal column. Less than one percent of patients survive the injury.
Police One
Nominations open for Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
The nominating period for the 2015-2016 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is open until July 31. Created in 2001 by Congress, the Medal of Valor this is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. It is awarded by the president or vice president, along with the attorney general, to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage.A public safety officer is a person (living or deceased) who is serving or has served in a public agency, with or without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer — including a corrections, court or civil defense officer — or emergency services officer, as determined by the U.S. attorney general.
Police One
Last Known Living 9/11 Search Dog Dies In Texas At Age 16
The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne (BRIHT'-nee), a golden retriever, was euthanized Monday at a veterinary clinic in the Houston suburb of Cypress, according to a statement from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Bretagne was 2 years old when she and her handler, Denise Corliss, were part of the Texas Task Force 1 sent to the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan after the terrorist attack brought down the buildings on Sept. 11, 2001. They spent 10 days at the scene searching rubble for human remains.
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Public Safety News
LA Fire Dept proposes program for alcoholics who overuse 911 system
The Los Angeles Fire Department keeps a list of “frequent flyers” of emergency medical services. They're called “superusers,” and in 2015 alone, the top 40 superusers in Los Angeles accounted for about 2,000 emergency responses.“When ambulances are responding to these individuals — sometimes the same individual two times a day, taking the same patient to an ER twice in one day — that ambulance is not available to respond to the rest of the community,” said Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Director and physician Marc Eckstein.
KPCC 89.3 FM
Ebola in Hollywood?
More than 30 firefighters and a Hazmat team were dispatched to a Hollywood home after a report that a woman who returned from a trip to Africa had fallen ill, sparking concerns — later dismissed — that the woman was infected with the Ebola virus. “Once we talked to our medical director everything de-escalated pretty quickly,” Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Peter Sanders told the Los Angeles Times. Firefighters took special precautions in responding to the 5900 block of Barton Avenue near Gower Street at around 9:15 p.m. Monday, said Erik Scott of the fire department. The patient was taken to a hospital in serious condition, Scott said. Her illness was not immediately disclosed.
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City Government News
In this sizzling hot real estate market, should a downtown developer get tax breaks?
Despite a sizzling hot real estate market in downtown Los Angeles, the L.A. City Council has voted to give almost $200 million worth of loans and tax subsidies to a developer building a four-star hotel complex on the long-stalled Grand Avenue project. The beneficiary of the city's largess is Related California, which as part of the deal will get to keep half of the sales tax revenue generated by the project over the next 25 years – tens of millions of dollars that would normally flow into the city's general fund to pay for police, street maintenance and other services. "Typically it's a great deal for the developer - I'm not sure it's a great deal for the city," says Reay. "I've seen areas where it's worked really well and I've seen areas where it's worked terribly.”
KPCC 89.3 FM
South LA Named A Promise Zone By Obama Administration
South Los Angeles is among the nine communities named Monday as a Promise Zone, a designation which promises to ease access to federal aid and cut red tape for areas beset by joblessness, hunger, crime and poor housing . Since launching with five zones in January 2014, the zones have secured more than $550 million in federal investments, according to the White House . The designations are awarded in a competition that rewards applicants who've crafted a clear and comprehensive plan for addressing the area's needs, said Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.
ABC 7
Construction begins on $40M health clinic, homeless shelter
Construction began Thursday on a $40 million project that includes a health clinic and housing for homeless individuals in the San Fernando Valley. The Campus, at 7843 Lankershim Blvd., which will include 50 permanent supportive housing units for chronically homeless individuals, bridge housing for more than 450 homeless individuals and families, a health clinic and office space for service providers. The project is slated for completion in the fall of 2017. It includes a south campus consisting of renovated facilities, and an entirely new north campus that replaces the Valley Shelter as a service center for the entire San Fernando Valley. The health clinic will be open to the surrounding community.
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State Government News
Will Liberals Regret Jerry Brown's High Court Victory?
The California Supreme Court's liberal and broad reading of a new state election law handed Gov. Jerry Brown a big legal victory Monday, allowing his controversial parole reform measure to appear on the November ballot. At issue was Brown's revision of an existing ballot measure on juvenile justice that proponents allowed the governor to change. Now it also includes major alterations to existing parole laws. Critics, led by the California District Attorneys Association, sued arguing that the governor's changes violated an election law he signed and short circuited adequate review of the new measure by Attorney General Kamala Harris and the public.
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