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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
June 8, 2016 |
Accused killer gets 39 years to life for trying to murder LAPD cop
A man charged with murdering a public official in Oregon was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 39 years to life behind bars for trying to kill a Los Angeles Police Officer who was responding to a call of a car burglary in Hollywood. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bernie La Forteza imposed the term of 38 years and eight months to life on Dirck White, 43, who was convicted May 4 of one count each of attempted murder of a police officer, assault with a semiautomatic firearm on a police officer, exhibiting a firearm with intent to resist arrest, second-degree burglary of a vehicle and possession of a firearm by a felon.
City News Service
Va. deputy shot while responding to break-in call
Authorities say a man shot a sheriff's deputy who was responding to a break-in call at a Virginia home. Stafford County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman M.C. Morris Moncure said by telephone Wednesday that residents of the Stafford home reported Tuesday night that a man they knew was breaking in. She says as the deputy responded, a man fired multiple shots, striking the deputy four times, but he was protected by body armor. Morris Moncure says the deputy's injuries are serious, but not life-threatening. She says it's not clear whether the deputy fired any shots.
Associated Press
Reward To Find Vandals Who Defaced Veterans Memorial Raised To $30K
A $10,000 reward was approved Tuesday, on top of $20,000 previously offered by county supervisors, in hopes of identifying whoever defaced a Venice veterans memorial on Memorial Day weekend. The mural, which is dedicated to POWs and troops missing in action during the Vietnam War, was defaced the weekend before Memorial Day. Vandals sprayed a thick sheen of silver paint over most of the 2,273 names of Vietnam veterans on the memorial, which is located on the side of a building at Metro's bus yard on Pacific Avenue near Sunset Court. Police believe the defacement happened on May 26, with officials finding out about it on May 27, according to council aides.
CBS 2
Man Stabs Woman, Then Her Boyfriend Fatally Shoots Attacker in Koreatown
Deadly violence rocked a Koreatown parking garage on Tuesday when a man fatally shot another man who had stabbed and injured a woman during a dispute, according to a preliminary investigation by police. Officers were called to the 600 block of South Berendo Street shortly before 5:30 p.m. on reports that someone was assaulting another person with a firearm, according to Officer Tony Im, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Following a preliminary investigation, officers believe that a man and woman were having a verbal argument in a parking garage of an apartment building. The man stabbed the woman and injured her, Im said.
KTLA 5
Man Robbed, Shot In Hip While Leaving Hollywood Hills Party
A suspect shot a man in the hip and stole $600 from him after he had left a Hollywood Hills house party early Tuesday morning. Authorities said the victim was leaving a party in the 8100 block of Kirkwood Drive around 3:30 a.m. when he was confronted by a suspect. The suspect demanded money and shot the victim in his left hip when he was ignored The victim fell to the ground and the suspect walked over to take $600 in cash. The victim was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in stable condition. Authorities said the victim had collected the cash from a friend at the party and believe the suspect witnessed the victim receiving the money.
ABC 7
Search for suspects continues in fatal drug deal gone bad in Tarzana
Police continued looking for leads from the public Tuesday in an apparent drug deal gone bad in Woodland Hills that left two men dead. 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 found, 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. “During the meeting, there was a dispute where money was taken and suspect one fired several times against the victims as they fled the location.
Los Angeles Daily News
LAPD officers get a crash course in all things Korean
It's a town where people don't meet your gaze, first names are taboo, and piles of shoes greet you at the doorway. Lifelong friends get in nasty fights over who pays the check, and strangers won't think twice before asking prying questions about your age or marital status. Here, sometimes yes means no and no means yes. Trying to make sense of it? Forget it, rookie — it's Koreatown. About two dozen officers and detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department sat with quizzical looks on a recent Thursday at the Korean Cultural Center in the Mid-Wilshire area, as Professor Chan-Hie Kim walked them through Korean customs and cultural nuances that can befuddle outsiders.
Los Angeles Times
Woman who died in LAPD jail cell was properly checked on, chief says
An initial investigation into the death of a woman found unconscious in a Los Angeles jail showed that detention officers properly checked on her before she died, police officials said Tuesday. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told the Police Commission that officials had reviewed video footage from the jail as part of their investigation into Wakiesha Wilson's death. Based on that video, he said, “it appears that the checks were made in compliance” with both state and LAPD regulations. Coroner's officials have classified Wilson's March 27 death as a suicide, saying she hanged herself at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center. Beck declined to say more about the case, citing the ongoing investigation, but added that investigators were not aware of any altercation between Wilson and jail personnel.
Los Angeles Times
Parents Protest Speeding in Front of Main Street Elementary School Outraged parents gathered Tuesday outside Main Street Elementary in South Los Angeles to demand action against speeding cars and lack of crossing guards in surrounding intersections. Parents and community members from the South LA area gathered this afternoon in front of the school, calling on the City to take action about speeding in the area. They say there are four campuses in the community that need help, with hundreds of students, parents, and elderly residents using the crosswalks each day. Protesters are calling for anything that will help to provide more safety, from speed bumps to flashing lights to more crosswalks.
NBC 4
LA man arrested in lottery scam targeting elderly victims
A South Los Angeles man was arrested Tuesday on federal fraud charges for allegedly participating in a lottery scam that targeted elderly victims with promises of cash prizes and cars — as long as they paid taxes and fees. Carl Dean Bullock, 65, was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on 13 counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Bullock allegedly promised mostly elderly victims that they had won large lottery or sweepstakes prizes and, in order to obtain their “winnings,” would need to send money to pay for taxes, fees and other expenses.
City News Service
LAUSD assistant principal pleads not guilty to sex-related charges
A Los Angeles Unified School District assistant principal pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sex-related charges involving a 14-year- old student while he was assigned to a Van Nuys middle school in 2006. William Webb, 51, was arrested and charged last month with one count each of committing a lewd act on a child, oral copulation of a person under 18 and sodomy of a person under 18. Detectives with the LAPD's Sexually Exploited Child Unit began investigating the allegations in February 2015 “after receiving a suspected child abuse report alleging that a prior student of Mr. Webb had been sexually abused by him while Webb was assigned to Vista Middle School,” according to a police statement.
Los Angeles Daily News
Prosecutors Seeking 5-Year Term For Former L.A. County Undersheriff In Corruption Case
Prosecutors sought a five-year prison term for the former second-in-command in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, according to court papers obtained Tuesday. Sentencing is scheduled on June 27 for former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, who was convicted in April of felony charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. A federal prosecutor called the 57-year-old the “ringleader” of a multi-faceted conspiracy to thwart a federal probe of misconduct in the jails.
KCAL 9
Hunt for gangsters who fled San Gabriel shooting scene
Authorities Tuesday were seeking three of four suspected gang members who fled from the scene of a fatal shooting in the unincorporated South San Gabriel area where a 38-year-old man was shot to death in front of a motel. One suspect was arrested near the scene of the shooting, which took place just before midnight Thursday in the 1600 block of Del Mar Avenue, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Grace Medrano. The victim, identified by the coroner's office as John Pollerana, died at a hospital.
MyNewsLA.com
2 Attempted Robbers In Critical Condition After Being Shot By Marijuana Dispensary Owner
The owner of a Walnut Park marijuana dispensary shot and wounded two attempted robbers, authorities said Wednesday. The would-be robbers were hospitalized following the shooting in the 2400 block of East Florence Avenue in unincorporated Walnut Park, south of Huntington Park, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Thomas Giandeomenico. The dispensary is located in a storefront with no signage. The owner, who identified himself as Ike, said he saw the hooded robbers come into his store on his security camera, armed with assault rifles. The two suspects are in critical condition. No other injuries were reported.
CBS 2
California man sentenced to 12 years for trying to join ISIS
A California man was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for trying to enter Canada so that he could eventually travel to the Mideast to help wage “holy war,” prosecutors said. After completing his federal prison term, Nicholas Teausant, 22, of Acampo, Calif., will be placed on 25 years of supervised release, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento. Teausant, a former student at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, pleaded guilty in December to attempting to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
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Los Angeles County Election News
Complete Los Angeles County June 7 Primary Election Results You can access all of the election results in Los Angeles County, and see continued updates as outstanding ballots are counted.
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City Government News
The DWP board just approved new 25-year water use plan. Here's what's in it
Want to know where L.A. will get its water over the next 25 years? The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power says it has the answer. On Tuesday the board for the utility approved a new urban water management plan (UWMP). The city has had versions of similar plans in the past, but this one is drastically different. Before we get to how, let's cover some basics. An Urban Water Management Plan is a phonebook-sized planning document that water agencies are required by state law to write every five years. It's basically a roadmap of how and where the city will get its water over the next 25 years. DWP has had one in place since 1984.
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State Government News
Early votes show California voters favor letting state legislators be suspended without pay for misconduct
In the latest backlash to a series of legislative scandals, early election returns Tuesday showed California voters approving a ballot measure that would allow the state Assembly and Senate to suspend members without pay for misconduct. The ballot measure would allow the Assembly and Senate to suspend a member of its house without pay based on a two-thirds vote of that house. Only a vote by the Assembly would be needed to suspend an assemblymember, and the same would be true in the Senate. James Mayer, president and CEO of California Forward, a government accountability group, welcomed the support as a leading proponent of Proposition 50, which was placed on the ballot by the Legislature as an amendment to the state Constitution.
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