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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
September 23, 2016 |
LA Police Union: Police Commission Wants Cops To Run From Armed Suspects
The Los Angeles Police Commission wants LAPD police officers to run away when a suspect confronts them with a weapon, warns the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the labor union of the city's police officers. “Suspect charging from the front. Vehicles on either side. Where do you ‘redeploy?' Run backwards. This is absurd and it's dangerous. What happens if the officer loses his footing with a charging suspect? What happens if the suspect runs into a nearby home or store and confronts its occupants with her weapon?” LAPPL asks.
Daily Caller
30 Teens Battling Cancer Sworn In As Honorary LAPD Officers
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck swore in a new class of officers Thursday — a group of 30 teenagers battling cancer. The teenagers, brought to Los Angeles from nine states by the non-profit Sunshine Kids organization, took their oath and then had some fun. After a swearing-in ceremony in the presence of 75 active and reserve officers, the new officers were taken by police escort to Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, where they took in a screening of TNT cop drama “Major Crimes.” The show's star, G.W. Bailey, was also on-hand to meet the kids.
CBS 2
Amid Scrutiny, California To Track All Police Use Of Force
From a broken bone to a fatal shooting, all 800 police departments in California must begin using a new online tool launched Thursday to report and help track every time officers use force that causes serious injuries. The tool's developers hail it as the first statewide dataset of its kind in the country and a model for other states. LAPPL Director Lou Turriaga stated that because the LAPD already tracks use of force data, they are able to show that force is only used in less than half of one percent of all contacts with the public.
KCAL 9 Video
1 Dead, 1 in Hospital Following Double Shooting in Vermont Square: LAPD
Two victims were shot Thursday night at the intersection of West 48th Street and Halldale Avenue in Vermont Square, police said. Officers responded to the scene around 11:45 p.m. and found two victims suffering gunshot wounds, according to LAPD Officer Joel Morales. A black male was pronounced dead at the scene and a black female was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition, he said.
KTLA 5
Man Found Dead Inside Hollywood Hills Home
Homicide detectives Friday investigated the death of a man in the Hollywood Hills area. Officers responded to the 6700 block of Milner Road around 2:30 a.m. for report of a disturbance call, according to police. Upon their arrival, authorities located an unconscious man suffering from severe trauma to his head.
KCAL 9
Man in Custody After LAPD Surrounds Canoga Park Apartment Complex
Los Angeles SWAT officers responded to an apartment building in Canoga Park Thursday after a report that a man had a gun near the complex's pool, and a suspect was eventually taken into custody. The call came in from the 7500 block of Vassar Avenue about 11:20 a.m., according to Sgt. Kim with the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Station.
KTLA 5
Group of Teens Go On Robbery Spree in South LA, Police Say
A group of teenagers took a bus into a South Los Angeles neighborhood Wednesday evening to rob several people, according to officials. Los Angeles police said five juveniles targeted people on the streets beginning at about 9 p.m. Authorities said the group assaulted and robbed their first victim, a man who was on his front lawn. Det. Richard Record with the Los Angeles Police Department said one of the teens pointed a gun at the victim as another took his keys and attempted to steal the man's vehicle.
ABC 7
LAPD: Brad Pitt child abuse allegations turned over to FBI
The Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday it is not currently investigating actor-producer Brad Pitt for alleged child abuse, disputing a report by celebrity gossip website TMZ. “I can tell you we're not handling this case. It's not our case,” said LAPD Public Information Officer Tony Im. “It's at the FBI.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation had little to say about the case.
Los Angeles Daily News
Crime crackdown on Metro trains: Security officer numbers double
The Metro board awarded an $82 million contract Thursday that will almost double the number of contract security officers on its rail system. The board approved a one-year agreement with RMI International, Inc., beginning Oct. 1. The security officers will supplement Metro staff and state- certified law enforcement personnel.
My News L.A.
Couple charged with killing woman and kidnapping her children
A man and woman have been charged with murder and kidnapping after the woman's stepsister was found dead and the pair whisked her children away, prosecutors said Thursday. Britney Humphrey, 22, and her boyfriend, Joshua Robertson, 27, were caught about 100 miles south of Denver last month after being named “persons of interest” in the death of Humphrey's stepsister, Kimberly Harvill, and the disappearance of Harvill's three children.
Los Angeles Times
Parole Denied for Convicted Killer of Cypress Police Officer
After spending nearly 40 years in prison, a convicted killer has again been denied parole for the murder of a Cypress police officer. Bobby Joe Denney, now 72, will remain in state prison, but will be eligible for another parole hearing in five years, according to family members of the victim who attended Thursday's parole hearing. The hearing was held at the state prison in Chino. Denney was convicted in 1977 of killing Cypress police Sgt. Donald Sowma.
ABC 7
California gun control measure backed by wide margin of voters, new poll shows
A gun control initiative placed on the November ballot by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the wake of several high-profile mass shootings is leading by a 2-to-1 ratio with strong support from liberals who live on the coast, a new poll shows. Proposition 63 would force ammunition purchasers to undergo background checks and outlaw possession of high-capacity ammunition magazines.
San Jose Mercury News
Oklahoma police officer turns herself in on Crutcher death charges
A white Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer, who fatally shot an unarmed black man whose vehicle had broken down and blocked a street last week, turned herself in to authorities on a manslaughter charge early on Friday, jail records showed. Betty Shelby, 42, was booked into the Tulsa County Jail just after 1:00 a.m. local time after being charged on Thursday with first-degree manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher.
Reuters
Charlotte Curfew Ends After Largely Peaceful Protest Night
A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets as a curfew enacted by the city's mayor ended early Friday. The largely peaceful Thursday night demonstrations in the city's business district, watched over by rifle-toting members of the National Guard, called on police to release video that could resolve wildly different accounts of the shooting of a black man earlier this week.
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Public Safety News
8 Children, 2 Adults Injured in South L.A. School Bus Crash
A school bush crash in South Los Angeles left eight children and two adults injured on Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The crash involved at least one other vehicle and occurred around 3:45 p.m. at 2426 W. Washington Blvd. in the Arlington Heights neighborhood.
KTLA 5
HOV Driver Using Dummy Turns Out To Be Dumb Move
When it comes to L.A. traffic those drivers who legally get to use the HOV lane are no dummies. But one driver actually used a dummy to get the coveted driving privilege. The driver using a manikin dressed as a woman was pulled over by Brea police and received a $400 fine. Police say the fine increases for repeat offenders.
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City Government News
A 'crown jewel' of the L.A. River project could cost $252 million
A plan for turning a former rail yard next to the Los Angeles River into park space, wetlands and other amenities could cost more than $252 million, city analysts said in a report Thursday. The City Council voted in May to allocate $40 million for the purchase of the vacant site, which is owned by railroad company Union Pacific and referred to as Parcel G2. But the overall project, including the removal of contaminated soil, could reach six times that amount, according to the 91-page report.
Los Angeles Times
Homelessness occupies LA leaders' discussion at ‘State of the Valley' luncheon
Dealing with the rising homeless population in Los Angeles is a major problem, but having businesses open their parking lots at night so people can sleep in cars and tents is not a practical way to deal with the issue, four City Council members told San Fernando Valley chamber of commerce members on Thursday. Their remarks came during the third annual State of the Valley Luncheon, established by the Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce. All six valley council members are invited to the event and address various issues in a question-and-answer format.
Los Angeles Daily News
Bullet train plan in Valley horse country could be derailed by LA City Council
Los Angeles may be the latest opponent of a proposed bullet train route through San Fernando Valley horse country. Councilman Paul Krekorian has filed a motion to oppose an above-ground high-speed rail route fought by residents from Lake View Terrace to Shadow Hills, who say the foothills train would destroy the environment, kill horse-related businesses and put an end to an equestrian way of life.
Los Angeles Daily News
Councilman Calls For Los Angeles To Become Leader On Self-Driving Cars
Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu has introduced a motion calling for Los Angeles to become a nationwide leader in adopting self-driving cars. Ryu, who represents Hollywood, Silver Lake and other communities in the council's 4th district, said self-driving cars can help reduce traffic congestion, traffic deaths and also reduce the costs of driving for Angelenos.
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Olympics 2024 News
Revised L.A. Olympic Bid Adds Pacific Palisades Venue; Shifts Events to Long Beach
From the moment they launched a campaign to bring the Olympics back to Los Angeles, LA 2024 leaders insisted they had at least one significant advantage. Plenty of venues to choose from. The private bid committee has now called upon that largesse to tweak their initial blueprint, adding Riviera Country Club to a list of iconic sites that already included the Coliseum, Staples Center and Pauley Pavilion.
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