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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
November 14, 2016 |
Law Enforcement News
Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy is shot and killed, and a suspect is in custody
A Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Sunday in “an execution” carried out by a wanted man who was caught hours later after he carjacked one motorist, robbed a liquor store and tried to snatch a purse from a woman in Tulare County, authorities said. Deputy Dennis Wallace, a 20-year department veteran, was shot twice in the head shortly after coming across a stolen van in Fox Grove Park, just outside the city of Hughson, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson told reporters at a news conference.
Los Angeles Times
LAPD officer's gun, handcuffs stolen in fight during anti-Trump protest
A Los Angeles police officer's pistol was stolen Thursday night during a fight with a woman, who attacked him with his handcuffs as protesters flooded downtown to decry the election of Donald Trump. Around 10:30 p.m., undercover officers noticed a crowd of roughly 20 people break off from the hundreds protesting against Trump and move back toward LAPD headquarters, according to an official with knowledge of the incident.
Los Angeles Times, NBC 4
Metro staff recommends switching to LAPD for transit patrols in L.A.
Transportation officials are seeking to shift many Metro policing duties from the Sheriff's Department to the Los Angeles and Long Beach police departments, a significant change in approach to public safety on the county's sprawling bus and rail system. A report written by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and reviewed by The Times recommends transferring public safety responsibilities for more than half the subway and light-rail system and 60% of the region's bus service away from the Sheriff's Department.
Los Angeles Times
Man Suspected of Killing 1, Injuring Another in Stabbing Attacks Arrested
One man is dead and another seriously injured after a suspect went on a stabbing "rampage" in a North Hollywood Park. The suspect, identified as Anthony James Medrano, 29, picked his victims at "random," said LAPD Homicide Bureau Detective Dave Peteque. "They didn't do anything wrong," Peteque said of the victims, Frederico Vasquez Hernandez, 67, and Rolando Vasquez, 61, who were both stabbed multiple times at the Victory Vineland Recreational Center park.
NBC 4
Suspect Kills Man, Injures Another In North Hollywood Stabbing Rampage, LAPD Says
A report of a man screaming led police to a recreation center in North Hollywood where they found one man stabbed to death and another suffering from multiple stab wounds on Saturday. Los Angeles police said they responded to the Vineland Recreation Center Park in the 11100 block of Victory Boulevard near Bonner Avenue at about 6:35 a.m. Investigators said 67-year-old Federico Hernandez was walking through the park to get exercise while collecting bottles and cans when he was confronted by 29-year-old James Medrano.
ABC 7
1 Man Shot Outside South L.A. McDonald's; Multiple Suspects at Large: LAPD
Officers responded to reports of a shooting Sunday evening in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of South L.A., authorities said. The Los Angeles Police Department received reports of the incident at a McDonald's near Manchester and Normandie avenues around 6:20 p.m., according to Officer Ryan Hagaman. He described the scene as very active as police searched for two or three suspects.
KTLA 5
LAPD Arrests 226 People Amid Downtown L.A. Anti-Trump Protests
As a third night of protests over Donald Trump's election swept through major cities, nearly 200 people were arrested by Los Angeles police in the downtown L.A. The Los Angeles Police Department made 226 arrests, Officer Tony Im said. Some people were cited and released while others were taken into custody on suspicion of blocking roadways or juvenile curfew violations, Im said. He added that 203 adults and 23 juveniles were arrested.
KTLA 5
5 Arrested at Anti-Trump Protest in Downtown Los Angeles Sunday
Police arrested five people at a downtown Los Angeles area anti-Donald J. Trump protest that wound down early Sunday. Four adults were arrested for vandalism and one juvenile was arrested for battery on an officer, said LAPD Officer Wendy Reyes of the Media Relations Section.
NBC 4
LAUSD students planning walkouts to protest election, LAPD says
Los Angeles police said Sunday evening that anti-Trump students were planning walkouts today at several schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, according to LAPD spokesman Officer Sal Ramirez. Police didn't know which schools would be involved or what time the walkouts would take place, he said. The department advised parents to discuss with their children that any expression of opinion should be done in a lawful, safe and peaceful manner and protestors who do not demonstrate in a peaceful and lawful manner are subject to arrest.
Los Angeles Daily News
Search Underway For Driver In Fatal Jefferson Park Hit-And-Run
The search was on for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run in Jefferson Park on Saturday. Los Angeles Police Department South Traffic officials said a pedestrian was struck and killed just before 2 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Adams Drive. Authorities said the victim, identified as 50-year-old Iris Davis, was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk in a southeast direction across Adams Boulevard. The driver, a man, traveling east on the road struck Davis.
ABC 7
Police searching for suspect in fatal West Adams hit-and-run
A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist early Saturday in the West Adams community of Los Angeles. The pedestrian was struck about 1:40 a.m. in the area of Adams Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue, according to Officer Aareon Jefferson of the LAPD's Media Relation Section.
Fox 11
Detective seeking driver in Pacoima hit-and-run
Detectives continued their search today for a hit-and run driver who struck two other men after an argument in Pacoima, critically injuring them, according to Los Angeles police. The suspect was described as a man in his 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, and was last seen shirtless and wearing blue or black jeans, when he fled on foot after the crash. The incident was reported as a crash at 9:05 p.m. Thursday in the 12000 block of Montague Street, between Glenoaks Boulevard and San Fernando Road, said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
City News Service
Valley Homicide Leaves Family Begging for Someone to Come Forward With Information
Haroutoun Bezikyan would have been 22 years old just four days after someone fired a single shot that took his life. But that's not what his sister says upsets her the most. "He died all alone, that's what kills me," Alice George says as she sits in the home she grew up in, the same house where she used to share a bedroom with her little brother. LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide detectives believe there's someone out there who knows what happened on April 1, 2015 on Fulton Avenue, just north of Victory in Van Nuys. It was April Fools' Day, but this was no joke.
NBC 4
LAPD report on biased policing finds problem is more perception than reality
The Los Angeles Police Department has made “significant strides” in diversifying its ranks, training officers to avoid bias policing, rigorously investigating complaints and expanding community outreach programs, according to a new report on biased policing from Chief Charlie Beck. The five-member civilian police commission that oversees the department requested the report in September after a series of controversial shootings over the summer that sparked angry protests.
KPCC 89.3
Metro staff recommends switching to LAPD for transit patrols in L.A.
Transportation officials are seeking to shift many Metro policing duties from the Sheriff's Department to the Los Angeles and Long Beach police departments, a significant change in approach to public safety on the county's sprawling bus and rail system.
Los Angeles Times
LA Police Chases Resulting In Increased Injuries To Bystanders
The number of bystanders injured in police chases in Los Angeles hit its highest number in at least a decade last year, leading to calls for the LAPD to look at reviewing its pursuit policy. Los Angeles Police Department chases resulted in 78 injuries to bystanders in 2015, according to the CHP. That's the highest it's been in at least 10 years. In other California big cities, the number is much lower. In San Francisco and San Diego, it's just four each.
ABC 7
Where is LAPD looking for DUI drivers on Veterans Day?
The Los Angeles Police Department will establish sobriety and driver's license checkpoints this Veterans Day weekend beginning tonight to target impaired drivers. The first checkpoint will operate from 8 p.m. today to 1 a.m. Saturday at Victory and Balboa boulevards in Encino. The second checkpoint be up from 8 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday at Florence Avenue and Main Street in Los Angeles. The locations are subject to change or cancellation, police said. Over the past three years, there have been 7,048 DUI-related traffic collisions in Los Angeles, resulting in 60 fatalities and 2,818 injuries, police said.
Los Angeles Daily News
Killer tells judge he was ‘wrongfully convicted' of 1990 murder
A man who is serving a 33-year-to-life prison term for a 1990 shooting in Los Angeles in which a stray bullet struck and killed a woman and injured a man told a judge Thursday that he was “wrongfully convicted.” At a hearing in which the defense is seeking to have his conviction vacated, Willie James Cooks told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan that he was in San Diego when Yvonne Walters was shot to death on Oct. 12, 1990. “I was wrongfully convicted, accused for an incident that happened in South L.A.,” the 46-year-old defendant said.
My News L.A.
Criminal justice reform rolls on in California, much to the chagrin of police leaders
Another defeat at the ballot box this week for California law enforcement leaders. For months, many police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors urged voters to reject Proposition 57, which will give thousands of state prisoners an early opportunity to be released. Voters overwhelmingly approved the measure 63.59 percent to 36.41 percent. The passage of Proposition 57 is only the latest measure to roll back the policies of the 1980s and 90s when crime rates were much higher than they are today.
KPCC 89.3
Prisons Fight Opioids With $1,000 Injection: Does It Work?
U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness and say the manufacturer has aggressively marketed an unproven drug to corrections officials. A single shot of Vivitrol, given in the buttocks, lasts for four weeks and eliminates the need for the daily doses common with alternatives such as methadone. But each shot costs as much as $1,000, and because the drug has a limited track record, experts do not agree on how well it works.
Associated Press
Flash mob attacks in Philly send 4 to hospital
Four people, including an off-duty police detective and his wife, were taken to a hospital after a "flash mob" attack by some among a crowd of juveniles in downtown Philadelphia, police said. Police said a large crowd of juveniles were at 16th and Walnut streets, a popular spot for dining and shopping, at about 6 p.m. Saturday when some people began randomly assaulting people on the street.
Associated Press
Thousands of officers line streets for slain NYC sergeant
Thousands of police officers from across the nation paid tribute Thursday to a New York City police sergeant who was killed during a gunfight last week. Throngs of officers stood shoulder-to-shoulder for nearly a mile as the hearse carrying the body Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo arrived for his Long Island funeral. The 19-year veteran officer was killed last Friday in the Bronx.
Associated Press
Police: Gunman who shot Pa. police tried to set off explosions
A man who fatally shot the expectant mother of his child and a Pennsylvania police officer before killing himself apparently had tried to set off explosions in the house they were in and in a vehicle parked out front, police said Saturday. Michael Cwiklinski, 47, opened fire with a rifle from a second-floor window on two Canonsburg police officers who were first to arrive in response to a 3:20 a.m. domestic violence call Thursday. Both officers were stuck; one of them died, Canonsburg police said.
Associated Press
Alaska Police Officer ‘Ambushed' in Shooting; Suspect Shot, Killed
A police officer in Anchorage, Alaska was ambushed and shot several times by a suspect Saturday, the city's police chief said. That suspect was shot and killed by another responding officer, said the Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley. The wounded police officer did not have life-threatening injuries and is expected to survive. Neither the suspect nor the police officer's names were released Saturday.
KTLA 5
2 Idaho officers, K-9 wounded in shootout
The man who traded shots with Boise police Friday afternoon was declared dead on arrival at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise Police Chief Bill Bones said this evening. That man is believed to be Marco Romero, sought since Tuesday in connection with a shooting injuring two people in Meridian.
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Local Government News
A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race
Y.J. Draiman would take Mayor Eric Garcetti's job by boosting business. David Hernandez would supplant the mayor by building infrastructure. And Garcetti would be re-elected mayor by having already led Los Angeles. They were among the dozen candidates to formally declare they would run for mayor before the deadline ends at noon today. Candidates have until Dec. 7 to collect enough signatures to get onto the March 7 city election ballot.
Los Angeles Daily News
Activist who blocked Hollywood development projects launches L.A. council bid
A neighborhood activist whose lawsuit halted construction of a Target shopping center in Hollywood has launched a campaign for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council in the March 7 election. Hollywood resident Doug Haines filed paperwork to challenge Councilman Mitch O'Farrell, who is seeking a second four-year term in a district that includes Echo Park, Silver Lake, Atwater Village and Historic Filipinotown. Haines belongs to the La Mirada Avenue Neighborhood Assn., which has repeatedly sued over real estate development in Hollywood
Los Angeles Times
Report on L.A. City Homelessness Plan Gives Sobering Picture of Struggle Ahead
Nine months after the Los Angeles City Council unanimously adopted a comprehensive plan to end homelessness, the first progress report on the plan, released this week, offered a sobering picture of the long and difficult path ahead. Proposals for storage lockers and toilets for street dwellers are stalled, new shelter capacity is being added at a trickle, and the city bureaucracy moving more slowly than some council members had expected.
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