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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
July 7, 2016 |
Hired Driver Shot During Attempted Robbery in Hollywood Hills A hired driver was hospitalized Thursday morning after being shot during an attempted robbery in Hollywood Hills. Authorities investigate an overturned vehicle after an Uber driver was shot in Hollywood Hills on July 7, 2016. The incident occurred in the 3200 block of Velma Drive at about 2:30 a.m., said Sgt. Anthony Verret with the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver had just dropped off a woman when someone approached her and attempted to rob her, an official at the scene told KTLA. When the woman had no money, the robber asked her to call the driver back and then attempted to rob him, the official said.
KTLA 5
Men Sentenced to Life in Prison in Slaying of 7-Eleven Clerk
Two men were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a convenience store clerk's murder during an attempted robbery they committed amid a series of hold-ups throughout the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Sam Ohta called 22-year-old Rasheen Childs and 21-year-old Bryant S. Moore "serial robbers" who preyed on clerks at gas stations and convenience stores. The judge noted that Childs gunned down 31-year-old Gonzalo Garcia as the victim ran away during an attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Highland Park on Dec. 22, 2013, and that "the crime spree did not stop" after Garcia's killing.
NBC 4
Investigators Match Monikers in Vietnam Memorial Wall Vandalism Investigation
Authorities released more information Wednesday about their investigation into the vandalism of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Venice, including an image of a man sought in connection with the crime. Graffiti was found on the wall, located near the rear of a Metropolitan Transit Authority property, just before Memorial Day as the nation prepared to honor its service members. Authorities have identified the monikers used by the vandals, including one associated with a tagging crew from the Bay Area, according to a statement released Wednesday by the sheriff's department.
NBC 4
Police use Taser in North Hollywood arrest of hatchet-wielding man
A man barricaded in a North Hollywood home, threatening his family with a hatchet while inhaling fumes from a can, was taken into custody this morning after a standoff of more than eight hours, police said. “It took a long time to negotiate with him to finally give himself up,” said Sgt. Anthony Verret of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood station. The standoff began about 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, when officers were dispatched to a home in the 11300 block of Miranda Street in response to a burglary call, Verret said. “When officers arrived, they realized that there was a relationship between the suspect and the family,” he said. “He was inhaling some chemical, some fumes, from some can.”
CIty News Service
2 gang members charged with multiple counts of attempted murder Two gang members suspected in a series of six shootings in Echo Park have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, authorities said Wednesday. The shootings, all committed with a .45-caliber handgun, occurred between June 9 and 27, with the last resulting in a graze wound to a male victim's head, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No one was struck by gunfire in the five previous shootings, most of which involved shots being fired at moving vehicles, police said. “The LAPD Northeast Area Gang Enforcement Detail and Gang Impact Team detectives developed intelligence that focused on the gang possibly responsible for the series of shootings,” according to police.
MyNewsLA.com
Victim identified in fatal Chesterfield Square shooting
Authorities today identified a man who was fatally shot in the Chesterfield Square area of Los Angeles. The victim was Abrey White, 33, of Los Angeles, said Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Ed Dietz. The attack took place at the intersection of 62nd Street and Harvard Boulevard about 12:15 p.m. Monday, said Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Mike Lopez. The victim was dead at the scene, Lopez said. The shooter left the scene in a vehicle, he said, adding that a motive for the attack was unknown.
CIty News Service
911 Calls Released in UCLA Shooting It was a day of terror at UCLA. On June 1, the campus went on lockdown as hundreds of officers descended on Westwood for what was believed to be an active shooter on the loose. The incident turned out to be a murder-suicide, with no active shooter on campus. But recordings of 911 calls just released described the frantic minutes after the two bodies were discovered in an engineering building. An early call indicates the incident was being called an active shooter, with no known location for the suspect. On the recordings, a 911 operators cautions that "it's going to be the whole world coming" to the campus.
ABC 7
Man Rescued After Hiding in Chimney in Hyde Park Says He Was Being Chased
A man who was rescued from a chimney early Thursday morning in Hyde Park says he was hiding there to get away from someone who was chasing him, according to police. Video showed firefighters pulling the man, who was covered in soot, from the chimney of a home in the 6300 block of South Rimpau Boulevard. The man said he climbed into the chimney to get away from someone who was chasing him, said Sgt. Plummer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After the rescue, the man shook hands with rescuers and managed to climb down a ladder on his own. Police said that no crime had been committed and no arrests were made.
KTLA 5
Man Killed While Trying To Rob Off-Duty Officer At Fast-Food Restaurant
An off-duty Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a man he believed was trying to rob him Wednesday at a Carl's Jr. restaurant in Covina, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched about 3:15 p.m. to the restaurant in the 500 block of North Azusa Avenue, Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Joey Marron said. Witnesses said the off-duty officer had just left a tattoo parlor to go across to Carl's Jr. for lunch. The unidentified man, who was shot several times in the upper body, was pronounced dead at the scene, Covina Police Department Sgt. Gregg Peterson said.
CBS 2
Homeless man charged for throwing rocks onto LA freeway, driver critically injured
For quite some time, someone had been throwing rocks and other objects onto the 110 freeway causing several close calls and some minor injuries. But nothing was done until it nearly killed a man coming from home from work. Now Jose Osuna is confined to a wheelchair and he's unable to communicate. His family says Jose is simply a shell of the man he used to be. Earlier this year, the 56 year old was healthy and happy.
FOX 11
He stabbed ex's lover, ran to Mexico: San Pedro defendant gets life behind bars
A man convicted of attempted murder for stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in San Pedro last year was sentenced Wednesday to a potential life prison term. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Katherine Mader — who called the victim's injuries “horrendous” — ordered Giovanny Santiago-Enriquez, 39, to serve life in prison with a minimum parole date of seven years, and tacked on a four-year prison term. “To me, it's not really a classic heat of passion case,” the judge said, noting that the defendant knew his ex-girlfriend was with someone else. Santiago-Enriquez entered his ex-girlfriend's home through an unlocked front door, went into her bedroom and stabbed her new boyfriend multiple times early March 9, 2015, then threw the knife out of his car after he fled, authorities said.
CIty News Service
LA County sheriff admits flaws in deputy evaluations ‘need to be rectified'
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Wednesday his department is forging ahead in tackling a watchdog's concerns about missed opportunities to weed out poor-performing deputies during their one year-probationary period. In a recent report, county Inspector General Max Huntsman found that the Sheriff's Department is missing “a crucial opportunity” to dismiss low-performing and potentially problematic deputies during this final stage of the hiring process — when they are not yet afforded civil service protections and can be easily dismissed. The data indicate “a rigorous assessment is not taking place” during this trial period, in which rookie deputies are normally assigned to county jails, the report found.
Los Angeles Daily News
Still No Arrests In Stabbings At California State Capitol
Nearly two weeks after five people were stabbed in a brawl between white supremacists and radical counter-protesters at the California State Capitol, questions remain about why no one has been arrested. California Highway Patrol Capt. Josh Ehlers told Capital Public Radio on Wednesday his agency had 57 personnel assigned to the Capitol on June 26, in advance of a permitted rally organized by the neo-Nazi Traditionalist Worker Party. That included personnel in the CHP's communications center at the Capitol, he said.
Capital Public Radio
VA Releases Results of Largest Analysis of Veteran Suicide Rates
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released sobering new statistics today about veteran suicide rates in the United States. According to the VA, an average of 20 veterans died from suicide every day in 2014. The VA examined over 55 million veteran records from 1979 to 2014 from every state in the nation. The last time the VA conducted a study like this was in 2010, but that report only included data from 20 states. Veterans accounted for 18 percent of all suicides among U.S. adults in 2014, down from 22 percent in 2010. That means of the 41,425 suicides among U.S. adults in 2014, 7,403 of those were veterans.
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City Government News
L.A. will need to create a 'housing machine' as part of homeless bond measure, official says
Nearly eight years ago, Los Angeles County's transit agency embarked on a huge construction initiative aimed at adding new subway lines, freeway lanes and light rail routes. Before that, the Los Angeles Unified School District took on a massive plan for building dozens of elementary, middle and high schools. Now, political leaders at Los Angeles City Hall are looking to persuade voters to approve a $1.2-billion property tax increase to pay for initiatives to help and house the homeless. If the bond measure passes, the city will find itself responsible for its own sprawling construction initiative -- this one focused on home-building for the city's neediest residents.
Los Angeles Times
Groups Sue To Prevent Development Of South LA's First Skyscraper
South Los Angeles could soon have its first high-rise, but not everyone is on board with the plan . “As a community, we would like to see new improvements and investment but not this type of investment,” said Damien Goodman, the executive director of the Crenshaw Subway Coalition. “It's wildly out of character. It's going to further gridlock our streets and it's the type of development that we don't want to see in South LA,” he said. The Crenshaw Subway Coalition in conjunction with the Friends of the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative are jointly suing the Bay Area real estate developer, Carmel Partners, the Los Angeles
City Council, and city to stop the Cumulus Project as it's called.
CBS 2
Public Invited To Celebrate 90th Birthday Of Iconic Los Angeles Central Library
The oldest public library in Los Angeles is celebrating its birthday Wednesday – and you're invited. Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library will mark 90 years in its iconic downtown home at 630 West 5th Street with a day of free events for the public. Opened in 1926, the Central Library has long been considered an architectural gem for the iconic tiled pyramid on its roof and vast interior murals. Nearly a century later, the Library has been a recipient of the National Medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
and offers daily public tours of the downtown landmark's art and architectural features.
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State Government News
Lawsuit: California Workers' Compensation System Biased Against Women
California's workers' compensation system discriminates against women by judging benefits on the basis of stereotypes and ignoring harm done to women — such as refusing permanent benefits when a woman loses a breast to cancer, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit, filed on behalf of several women and a labor union, argues that women's equal opportunity rights are violated by a system where the medical examiners are overwhelmingly male and the guide used to determine the level of disability from a work injury is gender-biased. The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of several women, including two veteran police officers who had mastectomies.
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