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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
August 19, 2016 |
The Cost of Workers' Comp
If you get injured on the job in California, you are promised a paycheck through the state workers' compensation system, with quick and efficient medical care so you can get back to work. But as the NBC4 I-Team discovered, many police officers say they are being betrayed by the system, costing taxpayers millions, decreasing the public's safety and causing unnecessary suffering. The police union is trying to convince the city to adopt an alternative dispute resolution process that would bypass the state system. Other cities have cut the time to resolve disputes by more than 100 percent with the system.
NBC 4
Arrest made in attempted murder, hit-and-run of motorcycle officer
A Northern California man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally injuring a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer with his truck and then leaving the scene, authorities reported Thursday. Philip Newlyn, 28, of Elk Grove, was taken into custody Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway north of Hasley Canyon Road.
CIty News Service
Gun-toting men in a standoff with police in Inglewood and L.A. face charges, prosecutors say
The two camouflage-wearing, assault rifle-carrying men involved in a bizarre rolling standoff with police in Inglewood and Los Angeles this week are facing weapons charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Edmon Washington, 35, and Brook Lindsey, 30, both residents of the San Fernando Valley, were charged Thursday with felony counts of possession of an assault weapon, the L.A. County district attorney's office said. Prosecutors described the weapons as Hi-Point semiautomatic assault rifles.
Los Angeles Times
Man arrested in beating death of taxi driver in Hollywood, police say
A man suspected of killing a taxi driver during a fight at a Hollywood gas station was in custody on Thursday. Najib Halibi, 34, a resident of Los Angeles County, was arrested about 3:15 p.m Wednesday in the area of Avalon Boulevard and the San Diego (405) Freeway , according to Lt. Chris Ramirez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.
FOX 11
Man Armed With ‘Bayonet-Style' Weapon Shot, Killed by Police in East Hollywood: LAPD
A man who was allegedly armed with a "bayonet-style" weapon was shot and killed by police in East Hollywood early Friday, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. The incident was reported about 1:10 a.m. near the intersection of Sunset and Hobart boulevards, said LAPD Detective Megan Aguilar. She said that a patrol unit encountered the man and he was armed with a "bayonet-style" weapon. She described it as a 2-foot long piece of metal with a 6-inch blade attached.
KTLA 5
Man Charged in ‘Hot Prowls' Was in Custody in Pasadena Incident When Tipster ID'd Him: LAPD
A 34-year-old man with a long criminal record has been identified as the suspect in a string of “hot prowl” burglaries and two attempted sexual assaults in various neighborhoods across Los Angeles, police said Thursday. Russell Malcolm Harris was already in jail when police got a tip from a woman who knows him that he was the individual being shown in surveillance video released earlier this month, Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Joe Losorelli said.
KTLA 5
LAPD Search For Shooting Suspect Near Eagle Rock High School
A search was underway Thursday for a shooting suspect who led police on a chase from Lincoln Heights before bailing on foot near Eagle Rock High School. Los Angeles police said the suspect shot at another car, causing it to crash at Broadway and Daly Street in Lincoln Heights around 3 a.m. The driver who crashed was transported to an area hospital in unknown condition. It was not clear if that victim suffered a gunshot wound.
ABC 7
Second inmate who walked away from L.A. County halfway house back in custody
An inmate who walked away from a community halfway house in South Los Angeles early this week was taken into custody Wednesday, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Jeffrey Scott Pine, 47, was apprehended at 6 p.m. in Downey by agents from the Department of Corrections' Special Service Unit, a 40-person division that handles major criminal investigations and escaped prisoner cases statewide.
Los Angeles Times
Former assistant police chief to become top safety official
An assistant police chief for Los Angeles World Airports will become the agency's top public safety official, officials announced Thursday. David L. Maggard Jr., will take over as Airport Police chief on Sept. 1 from Patrick Gannon, who is staying on as the LAWA deputy executive director of homeland security. Maggard joined the Airport Police force in 2015 as the assistant chief for operations. He previously served as the police chief in Irvine, and started his law enforcement career in 1987 as a police officer in Berkeley.
MyNewsLA.com
DOJ private prison phase-out doesn't affect immigrant detention, but a California bill could
An announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice this week that it will phase out its use of private prisons for inmates doesn't affect immigration detainees -- and immigration officials said Thursday that they don't plan to stop using private contractors. But a state bill that's up for an Assembly vote next week could put a wrench in some private detention contracts in California.
KPCC 89.3 FM
Sacramento debating felony status for prosecutorial misconduct
California lawmakers are getting closer to passing a bill that would throw the book at prosecutors who withhold evidence in criminal trials. Assembly Bill 1909 (Lopez) would make prosecutorial misconduct a felony, instead of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to three years in jail. The primary opponent of the bill is the Orange County Deputy District Attorneys Association. Those prosecutors argue current law allows for sanctions against prosecutors who withhold evidence. KPCC 89.3 FM
California lawmakers advance bill to decriminalize prostitution for minors
A controversial bill that would decriminalize prostitution for minors squeezed out of the California Assembly on Thursday and is now headed back to the Senate for a final vote. SB 1322, authored by Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), would make the crimes of solicitation and loitering with intent to commit prostitution misdemeanors inapplicable to children younger than 18.
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Rent increase sparks anger at Los Angeles city-owned senior building
A 6 percent rental hike is planned this year at Reflections on Yosemite, a 100-unit city-owned Eagle Rock senior building where the De Navas have lived for decades. The couple are part of a group of residents fighting the city over the rent hike, which they say could put people on the street. The rent increase is double what the city has charged in some past years, confirmed Tina Smith-Booth, a director at Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. The city needs to keep with market rents in this eastside neighborhood, she said.
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