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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
October 19, 2016 |
Law Enforcement News
Memorial Service Held for Slain Palm Springs Officers
A packed memorial service for two Palm Springs police officers fatally shot while responding to a disturbance call earlier this month took place Tuesday at the city's convention center. The service for officers Lesley Zerebny and Jose “Gil” Vega began shortly before 11:30 a.m. at the Palm Springs Convention Center, located at 277 North Avenida Caballeros.
KTLA 5
Stop killing cops: Palm Springs chief's plea at slain officers' memorial
In a lavish ceremony peppered with tears, laughter, music and memories, two slain Palm Springs police officers were honored Tuesday as dedicated public servants — one near the end of his career and the other just beginning hers — and as loving parents and friends. But amid the emotion of the memorial service for Officers Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, and Lesley Zerebny, 27, came a call for end to violence against law enforcement officers across the nation. “Enough is enough,” Palm Springs police Chief Bryan Reyes told the crowd of thousands gathered at the Palm Springs Convention Center, including police from around the country.
My News L.A.
Local governments group opposes Prop. 57 prisoner reform measure
If Gov. Jerry Brown 's Proposition 57 overhaul of prison sentencing in California wins voter approval next month, it could face resistance from local governments around the state. The opposition campaign, which had consisted mostly of prosecutors, police groups and Republican politicians, was joined this week by the League of California Cities, whose members include nearly all of the state's 482 municipal governments.
San Francisco Chronicle
Press-Democrat Editorial: No on Prop 57: Too many risks in parole plan
On the Nov. 8 ballot, the governor is proposing another early-release plan — but this time he has gone too far. Proposition 57, if approved, would allow felons sentenced for less-violent crimes to earn early parole by receiving credit for education and good behavior opportunities. It also would allow judges, rather than prosecutors, to decide whether to try certain juveniles as adults. The net effect, law enforcement officials contend, is that more felons will end up back on the streets, putting communities at risk. “The impacts are incalculable,” said Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch in a meeting with The Press Democrat Editorial Board. “It's a frightening situation.”
Press Democrat
Man Arrested in Shooting Of Alaska Police Officer
A 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting that left an Alaska police officer seriously injured. Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie was arrested Tuesday morning as he was walking on a local street, Fairbanks police said. Jenkins-Alexie has a "lengthy criminal history and has previously made threats toward law enforcement," Acting Fairbanks Police Chief Brad Johnson said at a news conference.
Associated Press
2 Teen Girls Shot In South Los Angeles
Two teenage girls were shot in South Los Angeles Tuesday evening, police said. The two girls were initially listed in serious condition, but police later updated their conditions to stable. The shooting was reported around 8:45 p.m. around 83rd and Main streets. Police said it was not known if the shooting was gang related, and there was no immediate information on any suspects.
ABC 7
Man goes on vandalism spree in Mar Vista, tagging 'anarchy' on cars and homes
The LAPD normally takes a phone report for vandalism calls, but when a second and third call came in about someone spraying cars, walls and garages with the word "ANARCHY" in Mar Vista, they sent out an investigator. By day's end, the officer had drawn up reports on 11 locations while neighbors we spoke with said they believed there were 15 cars, all white, sprayed and as many garages.
Fox 11
Home Surveillance Camera Captures Highland Park Peeper
Tracy Serrano can keep a close eye on her Highland Park house with the help of an app that's directly connected to surveillance cameras. But early Sunday morning, when she and her husband were returning from a party, the cameras captured a frightening sight she wasn't aware of. Video shows the two of them coming home — and also a man lurking in the darkness nearby.
NBC 4
Suspect In Harbor City Burger Joint Shooting Faces Murder Charges
An 18-year-old reputed gang member who allegedly opened fire inside a burger restaurant in a Harbor City strip mall – killing the eatery's longtime owner and another man – is facing capital murder charges. Joey Alfred Mendoza is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 16 at the Long Beach courthouse on two counts of murder stemming from the attack at Bob's Hamburgers last Wednesday morning that killed Charalambos Antonelos, 61, of San Pedro, and Louis Garcia, 23, of Wilmington.
KCAL 9
Man pleads not guilty to stabbing ex-girlfriend, one of her family members
A Los Angeles man who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend in front of their young son in her West Covina home, then attacked a family member who tried to intervene, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to six felony counts, including attempted murder. Eduardo Marin, 46, is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of attempted murder, injuring a child's parent, first- degree burglary and cruelty to a child by endangering health.
City News Service
Rapist guilty of five attacks on women in LA, Lancaster: DNA got him
A Lancaster man convicted of sexually assaulting three women in Los Angeles and two women in Lancaster is facing a potential life prison term when he is sentenced next month. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about two days before finding James Smith, 38, guilty late Monday of three counts of forcible rape, two counts of forcible oral copulation and one count each of sexual penetration by a foreign object, sodomy by use of force, attempted sodomy by use of force and kidnapping.
My News L.A.
Derrick Rose's Attorney Calls Jane Doe The 'Shot Caller'
NBA star Derrick Rose arrived to federal court early Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles, nearly two weeks after a sexual battery lawsuit against him and two friends went to trial. Closing arguments concluded on Tuesday, as Rose's defense attorney called Jane Doe "a liar" and the "shot caller," in reference to the 2013 incident in which the accuser claims she was raped at her own apartment by Rose, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen following a sex-filled party at Rose's rental property in Beverly Hills hours early.
ABC 7
Free ‘Club'-style steering-wheel locks for Santa Clarita Valley Honda owners
Starting today, drivers of certain older Honda models in Santa Clarita can pick up a free steering wheel-locking “The Club”-style device from the sheriff's Santa Clarita Valley Station. In an effort to reduce vehicle theft in the area, the station will be giving away the auto theft prevention devices to Santa Clarita residents who are registered owners of a either a Honda Accord or a Honda Civic, model years 1991 to 1998, according to Shirley Miller, public information officer for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey Walks Out Of Heated Town Hall Meeting
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey tried to hold a town hall meeting, but things got so heated, she ended up walking out. Lacey thought the meeting could offer a chance to explain how her office operates and also explain the law, especially as it pertains to officer-involved shootings. "I think that the district attorney's office and the role is misunderstood," Lacey said at the meeting, to which community members in the crowd yelled back, "No it's not."
ABC 7
Californians more likely to use guns to kill themselves than others
The debate over firearm?s? safety and the effects of rising gun sales ?tends to ?revolve around the best way to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.? But about 21,000 Californians committed suicide with a firearm between 2001 and 2014, almost equal to the number of firearm homicide victims.
Sacramento Bee
Prop. 57 could shorten prison time for thousands of inmates
Proposition 57, potentially the most significant revision of California sentencing laws in 40 years, would allow the state parole board to consider releasing inmates who have served their basic term for a crime the law defines as nonviolent. How many inmates would be eligible depends on whom you ask. And there's quite a difference — one set of numbers, based on the text of Prop. 57, is more than 23 times higher than figures used by the yes on 57 campaign, which says the measure would be enforced much more narrowly.
San Francisco Chronicle
4 Shot Outside San Francisco Schools, Suspects At Large
Four teenage students were shot in the shared parking lot of two San Francisco high schools Tuesday, and one of the students is in critical condition, authorities said. The shooting occurred as students were being let out of school for the day from the June Jordan School for Equity and City Arts and Technology High School, which share a campus, San Francisco Police Officer Carlos Manfredi said.
Associated Press
FBI director: Sex-trafficking initiative rescues 82 minors in past month
Calling child sex trafficking a “scourge,” FBI Director James Comey announced Monday that 82 minors had been rescued in the United States through an international effort held this month to locate victims and arrest the perpetrators. “These children trapped in this hell need a hero,” he said. “And the men and women who work for us, federal agents, state agents, local police officers and partners around the world are those heroes.”
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Local Government News
LA City Council meetings canceled this week
Los Angeles City Council meetings for the rest of the week have been canceled because not enough members will be in town to attend them. Previously scheduled meetings Wednesday and Friday were canceled, with the next City Council meeting set for Tuesday, Oct. 25, according to council clerk Erika Pulst. Five council members are out of town, leaving just nine City Council members to attend meetings, which is not enough for the required quorum.
Los Angeles Daily News
Fears mount over a homeless plan that residents say will 'end Venice as we know it'
John Moore, a shaggy-haired, full-bearded surfer, Venice resident and launcher of “ethically minded” brands and fashion lines, said he loves the history, diversity and creativity of his neighborhood. “I will help you come up with a solution that is not putting people in my alley, in my frontyard, that could potentially devalue my home and put me and my children in jeopardy,” Moore told City Councilman Mike Bonin at a rancorous community meeting last month. Moore is among the many residents at loggerheads over Bonin's detailed strategy to curb the homeless population in Venice, a beach community that is very much in flux.
Los Angeles Times
City Council members propose pairing housing, job training for homeless
Two City Council members Tuesday proposed a pilot program intended to give homeless individuals a better and more permanent path off the streets by matching them up with both job training and housing subsidies. The motion introduced by Councilmen Paul Krekorian and Marqueece Harris-Dawson calls for starting small, with 50 homeless participants in the program. Half would be in South Los Angeles and the remaining 25 in the San Fernando Valley.
City News Service
Leaders seek to unify groups, ideas in updated LA River master plan
The race to develop parks, paths and housing alongside the Los Angeles River and its tributaries prompted the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to approve a motion Tuesday to bring all interested groups and their ideas together under one master plan. Under the approved motion, a steering committee will be created by the Department of Public Works to assemble a universal guide, of sorts, to bring together ideas from regional agencies, city leaders, nonprofit and community groups and interested stakeholders to update the Los Angeles River Master Plan.
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