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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
July 13, 2016 |
Isaiah Crowell Regrets Instagram Post, But Police Still Sore About It NFL player Isaiah Crowell with the Cleveland Browns posted a violent image of a hooded person slitting a police officers throat last week. He posted an artistic rendering of someone slitting a police officer's throat after police officers shot two black men last week -- but before the Dallas shooting. L APD officers alerted their union about the image. "When you post extremist and dangerous rhetoric like that online, what ultimately happens is you just fuel the flame of violence against police officers," said Robert Harris, the director for the L.A. Police Protective League. FOX 11 Video Santa Monica Observer
Dallas memorial service: Obama calls for anger to lead to change Obama praised police for protecting and serving the people. "Like police officers across the country, these men and their families shared a commitment to something larger than themselves," the President said. "... The reward comes in knowing that our entire way of life in America depends on the rule of law, that the maintenance of that law is a hard and daily labor, that in this country, we don't have soldiers in the streets or militias setting the rules. Instead, we have public servants, police officers, like the men who were taken away from us."
CNN
SoCal Residents Thank Police After Dallas Attack
A 25-year-old telemarketer has made it his mission since a sniper shot and killed five officers last week to stand out front of a Southern California police station and salute the men and women in blue who go in and out. These acts were repeated over the weekend. Some 50 people brought roses to the LAPD headquarters in downtown LA. On Monday, cards showed up at stations across Los Angeles. Handwritten notes saying "thanks" were placed on patrol cars in the San Fernando Valley.
NBC 4
Commission Finds Officers Were Within LAPD Policy in Baldwin Hills Fatal Shooting; Protestors Gather Downtown
The Los Angeles Police officer who fatally shot a 30- year-old black woman in the aftermath of a pharmacy robbery in August 2015 in the Crenshaw district acted within department policy, the city Police Commission ruled Tuesday. Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers, called the shooting “tragic,” but said he supports the commission's decision as it relates to the use of force. “We appreciate that despite the emotionally charged environment, the Police Commission objectively weighed the facts before them and found that the officer used appropriate force given the circumstances,” Lally said.
CIty News Service KTLA 5
LA County Sheriff's Dept. Raises Money For Former Colleague, Fallen Dallas Police Officer
A fundraiser was held Tuesday for a former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who was among the five police officers killed by a sniper in Dallas on July 7. The event in honor of Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens of Dallas police took place at the South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at 1310 West Imperial Highway. “It's an emotional time,” said Deputy Tim Crise, who worked with Ahrens in the '90s and described him as “kind and humble.” “You may not see tears or emotion, but that comes later.” Ahrens grew up in Canoga Park and worked for the sheriff's department from 1991 until 2002, when he left to join the Dallas Police Department.
CBS 2
Man Who Lost Both Legs After Crashing LAPD Vehicle Charged in Connection With Boyfriend's Death in Echo Park
A 28-year-old man who lost both of his legs after crashing a stolen LAPD vehicle in 2012 has been charged with killing his boyfriend in Echo Park, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Nicholas James Bowling was charged on suspicion with murder for allegedly strangling his boyfriend, Frank Rogers, 48, on July 8. The killing apparently happened after the two men had gotten into a domestic dispute.
KTLA 5
Man Wounded in Suspected Road Rage Shooting in South LA
Authorities were searching for a man who shot a driver Tuesday night after a car crash in South Los Angeles, police said. The shooting occured around 9:30 p.m. near 21st Street and Central Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. One vehicle struck the other and a chase ensued. A man got out of the vehicle that was chased and asked "what do you want." The man then pulled out a handgun and fired at least two shots at the driver, hitting him in the neck and back, according to the LAPD.
NBC 4
LAPD asks witnesses to ‘shed light' on deadly Ventura Boulevard crash
A Los Angeles police detective is renewing a call for two drivers who likely witnessed a fiery triple-fatality collision on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills last month to come forward. Police are still waiting to talk to two motorists seen on surveillance video of the four-car collision involving a speeding Ford Mustang — which killed three men and injured five others — on the iconic boulevard near De Soto Avenue the night of Saturday, June 25, LAPD Valley Traffic Division Detective William Bustos said.
Los Angeles Daily News
Police fear the dark side of Pokemon Go
The real world can be a dangerous place to play Pokemon Go, cops across Southern California are discovering, as the gaming app raises concerns about traffic problems and crime. On Tuesday morning, Los Angeles Police headquarters was inundated with reports that a multi-car pileup had been caused by a driver distracted while playing Pokemon Go. Authorities were checking out the story but had yet to confirm it. Given the popularity of the app, officials said, it was inevitable that it would begin to appear on law enforcement reports.
Los Angeles Times
LA County Supervisors speed up study on body cameras for deputies
While hundreds of protesters gathered outside LAPD headquarters Tuesday, where a panel planned to review the 2015 fatal police shooting of an allegedly knife-wielding woman, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to accelerate the use of body cameras for Sheriff's deputies. The board approved a motion that asks Sheriff Jim McDonnell and his staff to prepare a plan within four months on how to equip all patrol deputies with the technology.
Los Angeles Daily News
FBI No Longer Investigating D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Case
The FBI said Tuesday it is no longer investigating the enduring mystery of the skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper, nearly 45 years after he vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 into a freezing Northwest rain wearing a business suit, a parachute and a pack with $200,000 in cash. Calling the investigation one of the longest and most exhaustive in the agency's history, the FBI Seattle field office said in an email it was time to focus on other cases. The agency said it will preserve evidence from the case at its Washington, D.C., headquarters, but it doesn't want further tips unless people find parachutes or Cooper's money.
NBC 4
Nation's oldest park ranger returns to work after violent attack
With her bruises healed and her spirits bolstered by scores of well-wishers, the nation's oldest park ranger returned to work Tuesday eager to get back to her normal routine after being beaten in her East Bay home two weeks ago by a robber who stole a prize coin given to her by President Obama.Betty Reid Soskin, 94, was calm and composed as she returned to the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park on Richmond's waterfront, greeting a crowd of fellow park rangers and volunteers with smiles and hugs as they welcomed her back.
San Francisco Chronicle
Three held in Louisiana gun plot against police
Authorities in Louisiana -- already rocked by the deadly police shooting of an African American man -- said they have arrested three black youths for stealing guns they planned to use to kill officers. Police responded to reports the suspects were trying to steal weapons from a pawn shop, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. One suspect arrested at the scene "stated that he and three other suspects stole the firearms and were going to get bullets to shoot police," a police statement said.
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| Vice President Joe Biden comes to L.A. today - here's which streets to avoid and when
Vice President Joe Biden will make a brief visit to Los Angeles today to attend the ESPY Awards. Biden will be in San Diego earlier in the day, speaking at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal to tout the record of President Barack Obama's administration on trade enforcement. Although Biden's visit will be brief, Los Angeles police warned motorists that some streets could be affected to accommodate his motorcade. Police recommended that motorists avoid the following areas today.
Los Angeles Daily News
The port that fuels L.A.'s economy and fouls its air gets a pollution-reduction team
Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday announced the appointment of an advisory panel tasked with reducing air pollution from the Port of Los Angeles by expanding the use of zero-emissions technology. The 10-member Sustainable Freight Advisory Board, made up of representatives from industry, environmental groups, labor, and air quality agencies, will advise the city-owned port on how to work with manufacturers to develop and deploy cleaner trucks, trains, ships and cargo-handling equipment.
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Marijuana Tax to Fund Fight Against Homelessness on Ballot
The board of supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to ask voters in November to approve a special marijuana tax of up to 10 percent of gross receipts to fund the fight against homelessness. "There's an emergency," said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who has unsuccessfully pressed Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a statewide emergency to free up additional funding. "It is urgent that we address this issue."
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