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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
July 28, 2016 |
Cops ask for support as police deaths spike in 2016
Law enforcement firearms fatalities spiked in 2016, jumping 78 percent from last year's total, according to preliminary data released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Thirty-two officers have died as a result of guns so far this year. In contrast, just 18 firearms deaths occurred during the same period in 2015. Ambush killings were the leading cause of gun deaths with a total of 14 officers murdered since January.
Guns.com
A man LAPD officers tried to save in Nickerson Gardens died later at a hospital, his mother says
It was a dramatic scene in Nickerson Gardens. Twelve hours after Los Angeles police fatally shot an 18-year-old man, angering the Watts housing project, a group of officers worked furiously to save another man's life. The unconscious 20-year-old was sprawled on a patch of hot asphalt on Tuesday morning, where the officers pumped his chest, ripped off their uniforms to wipe vomit from his mouth — anything they could to keep him alive. The man's mother shouted prayers as a group of people watched, waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Los Angeles Times
For Second Year In A Row, Crime Is On The Rise Across Los Angeles
For the second year in a row, crime is on the rise across Los Angeles. The rising crime rate has many communities alarmed. KCAL9's Peter Daut reported from Eagle Rock Wednesday evening and spoke to people determined to do something about it. Many residents told him they were joining neighborhood watch groups and asking for more police patrols. Eagle Rock is one neighborhood dealing with a surge in property crime — the biggest increases in violent crimes were in South LA, Hollywood, and parts of the San Fernando Valley.
KCAL 9
Woman escapes after masked gunmen invade Sherman Oaks home
A Sherman Oaks woman, only described as being in her 30's, walked out her front door Tuesday night into the gun-toting hands of a trio of home-invaders, police said. It was reported at about 11:40 p.m. in the 3900 block of Ventura Canyon Avenue at Oleander. According to Detective Peter Barba, police "received calls that three men with guns wearing ski masks had forced a woman inside the house " and tied her up.
FOX 11
1 Killed, 8 Hurt When Car Crashes Into Harbor Gateway Prayer Meeting
A car crashed into a Harbor Gateway home where a prayer meeting was being hosted, killing one person and injuring eight others Wednesday evening, officials said. Police said the driver fled the scene and was still on the loose. Authorities said the car, which appeared to be an older-model Buick, was traveling at a high rate of speed heading southbound on Orchard Avenue when it crashed into the home.
ABC 7
Police Investigating 2 Boyle Heights Hammer Attacks
Police Wednesday asked for the public's help in their investigation of recent hammer attacks in Boyle Heights that left two injured. In both apparently unprovoked assaults, the victims were struck in the head with a hammer, according to detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Division. Suspect descriptions varied in both crimes, but investigators could not be reached to say whether they believe there is more than one attacker.
CBS 2
'Lifelong Best Friends': Senior Couple Dead in Murder-Suicide
Neighbors were horrified by an apparent murder-suicide in Venice Wednesday, saying that by all accounts, the couple loved each other and were lifelong best friends. When the 85-year-old woman, Nancy Wright, got Alzheimer's, her husband Jack doted on her, until apparently he saw no other way out. The two were found dead in their Venice home Wednesday morning.
NBC 4
Suspects Steal $8k Worth Of Cellphones From South LA Store
Two armed suspects were caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars worth of cellphones from a South Los Angeles cellphone store. The incident happened Tuesday around 7 p.m. at a store on South San Pedro Street. Owner Armando Matias said he, two other employees and a customer were in the store at the time. "One of them pulled out the gun and asks, 'Give me the money! Give me the money! Open the showcase and give us the phones,' and the other guy came in with a big bag," Matias said.
ABC 7
Drone Operator Sought For Possibly Hampering Eagle Rock Firefight Authorities are investigating if a hobby drone near a small Eagle Rock brush fire hampered firefighters' efforts to fight the blaze Wednesday. Around 10:30 a.m., a small brush fire was reported along the eastbound 134 Freeway near the 7500 block of North Figueroa Street. Los Angeles police officers were then sent to the 1500 block of Loleta Avenue to help the fire department find a possible drone.
ABC 7
LAPD Sued for Withholding Records About 'Muslim Mapping' Plan
Muslim activists are suing the Los Angeles Police Department for withholding records about a long-stalled Muslim mapping plan that was "postponed indefinitely" due to public concerns over religious profiling. Muslim Advocates, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that the LAPD has offered "evolving justifications" for its refusal to produce the records.
NBC 4
Woman Caught with $160K in Crystal Meth by CBP Officers at LAX
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Los Angeles International Airport seized 11.24 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, hidden within the lining of a passenger's suitcase on July 18th. The estimated value of the seized contraband is $160,000. CBP Officers referred a 27-year-old U.S. citizen female from San Ysidro, CA that was arriving from Guadalajara, Mexico for a secondary inspection due to her nervous behavior. A further inspection of the passenger's baggage revealed a false compartment containing tape-wrapped packages of crystalized methamphetamine.
FOX 11
California Suspects Are Most Likely To Display ‘Disgust' In Mugshots, Study Says
California suspects are more visibly disgusted by their arrests than suspects in other states, a study of mugshots conducted by an Encino law firm has found. Analyzing 30,000 mugshots from across the country with Microsoft Cognitive Services software, the Aizman Law Firm found that suspects exhibit a wide range of emotions in their mugshots, including sadness, contempt, anger, surprise, disgust and fear. But to the firm's surprise, more than half of the analyzed suspects looked happy.
CBS 2
Feds to require all-cash buyers of L.A. County luxury homes to disclose identities
Los Angeles has long attracted wealthy individuals willing to spend millions of dollars for a sprawling estate in the chaparral hills above the city or along its fabled coast. But in addition to movie stars, financial executives and foreign billionaires, Los Angeles real estate has also attracted criminals seeking to launder ill-gotten gains by purchasing its tony mega-mansions.
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Police union plans protest, tells cops not to request overtime
Chicago's police union is asking officers to refuse to work overtime during the Labor Day weekend to protest the "disrespect" of police and the recent slayings of officers around the United States. The department that put thousands of extra police officers on the street during other summer holiday weekends to combat an expected surge in violence says officers will be ordered to work overtime if not enough volunteer.
Associated Press
Turning Off Red-Light Cameras Can Be Deadly
Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences. Traffic deaths from red-light-running crashes go up by nearly a third after cities turn off cameras designed to catch motorists in the act, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute is funded by auto insurers.
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City Government News
Heal the Bay Report Finds ‘Very Poor' Water Quality at L.A. River Recreation Spots
Water quality at newly popular kayaking spots along the Los Angeles River is very poor and that's troubling news, according to a nonprofit environmental group. Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay, known for it beach water quality monitoring, on Wednesday released its first-ever look at the L.A. River, which was largely forced into an ugly concrete flood-prevention channel more than 50 years ago.
KTLA 5
Some Highland Park Residents Fighting Possible Rent Increase By Going On Strike
Some local renters facing a possible dramatic rent hike in Highland Park are fighting back. Marilyn Samaniego says she is willing to do whatever it takes not to have to move out from her apartment . Despite a 60-day notice, she must leave due to remodeling and word rent could go up at least 50 percent. “I have children and they shouldn't be forced to be kicked out of their home because they want to bring in new people,” she said.
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