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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
November 15, 2016 |
Law Enforcement News
LA Police Union Demands Audit Over LAPD Handling Of Protest
Law enforcement officials have expressed concern with the extra hours officers have had to work to as protesters marched in opposition of President-elect Donald Trump. On Monday, hundreds of high school students walked out of their classrooms and into the streets of Los Angeles. It was the latest demonstration in a string of protest over the last week. While protesters voiced their frustrations, police unions said they were frustrated too. "Whose side is the mayor on?" Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League questioned.
ABC 7, Los Angeles Daily News
LAPD will not help deport immigrants under Trump, chief says
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that he has no plans to change the LAPD's stance on immigration enforcement, despite President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to toughen federal immigration laws and deport millions of people upon taking office. “We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on somebody's immigration status. We are not going to work in conjunction with Homeland Security on deportation efforts. That is not our job, nor will I make it our job.”
Los Angeles Times
Police Commission, LAPD, community to tackle a longstanding, thorny issue: racial profiling
Like law enforcement agencies across the country, the Los Angeles Police Department has long wrestled with an issue that has frustrated both residents and police officials: allegations of racial profiling. Accusations of biased policing are difficult to prove, as they hinge on what an officer is thinking when he or she stops someone. But the perception of profiling has frayed relationships between police and communities nationwide, including Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times
Man Injured in Shooting on 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights
A man was shot at while driving on the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights on Monday night, but the details surrounding the shooting were not immediately known, sheriff's officials reported. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. on the northbound lanes of the freeway near the Citadel in Commerce. Lt. Glenn Walsh, of the East LA Sheriff's Station, said someone pulled up next to the victim and fired a single round. Officials said the victim exited the freeway and waited for first responders at the intersection of 1st and Boyle in Boyle Heights.
KTLA 5
Motel 6 in Sylmar alleged hotbed for crime, LA City Attorney says
The Motel 6 on Encinitas Avenue in Sylmar is in the cross-hairs of City Attorney Mike Feuer. He's alleging it is a hotbed for all kinds of crime, from prostitution to narcotics sale, and has filed a lawsuit. In filing against the motel, Feuer said in just three years there have been 11 arrests for prostitution, 22 for narcotics and 34 others for such things at burglaries, thefts and robberies. Guns have also been found there, including a loaded one inside a box spring.
Fox 11
L.A. ‘Rehab Mogul' Sexually Assaulted Patients, Ran $175 Million Insurance Scheme: DA
The Los Angeles-based owner of a string of drug treatment facilities has been charged with sexually assaulting nine of his clients and running a fraudulent health insurance billing scheme worth $175 million. Christopher Bathum, 55, has been charged in two separate cases in recent days, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.
KTLA 5
‘Faceless Bandit' faceless no more: Accused armed bank robber faces justice
A man suspected in several bank robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties attributed to the “Faceless Bandit” after getting out of prison for similar heists made his initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon. Kyle Jason Korte, 36, is charged with bank robbery and armed bank robbery. He is being held without bail and is due back at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana on Nov. 28 for a pretrial hearing, then on Dec. 5 for post-indictment arraignment.
My News L.A.
San Jose police officers fired upon; union offers reward for arrest
Describing the actions of a man who fired several shots at two police officers on Sunday night as “cowardly,” members of the San Jose Police Officers' Association announced a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. The reward was announced just hours after the shooting. Neither of the officers were injured. They did not return fire, according to police.
San Jose Mercury News
Caught on Camera: Investigation Into 'Unprovoked' Attack on Officer
A violent fight between a police officer and a man at a convenience store was caught on camera. Now, detectives are looking into whether the officer may have been targeted. The Santa Monica Police Department is investigating the Oct. 28 incident as an unprovoked and possibly pre-meditated attack.
NBC 4
San Diego still struggling with police vacancies
San Diego continues to struggle with a shortage of police officers despite recent compensation increases and new recruiting strategies. Nearly 180 of the Police Department's more than 2,000 budgeted sworn officer positions were vacant as of late October, frustrating city leaders who have been expecting the numbers to drop. The problem would have gotten significantly worse without a package of large compensation increases given to police last year, Chief Shelley Zimmerman told a City Council committee last month.
San Diego Union-Tribune
FBI: Hate Crimes Against Muslims Up By 67 Percent In 2015
Reported hate crimes against Muslims rose in 2015 to their highest number since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to FBI statistics released Monday. Overall, the total number of hate crimes against all groups reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI increased from 5,479 in 2014 to 5,850 last year. That remains far lower than the numbers seen in the early 2000s, but the FBI release comes amid numerous reports of attacks nationwide based on race and religion following last week's presidential election.
Associated Press
Police loosen standards for accepting recruits
Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting killed on duty all while under intense public scrutiny. There's also the question of how to encourage more minorities to become police officers.
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Local Government News
Police Commission, LAPD, community to tackle a longstanding, thorny issue: racial profiling
Like law enforcement agencies across the country, the Los Angeles Police Department has long wrestled with an issue that has frustrated both residents and police officials: allegations of racial profiling. Accusations of biased policing are difficult to prove, as they hinge on what an officer is thinking when he or she stops someone. But the perception of profiling has frayed relationships between police and communities nationwide, including Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times
DWP customers were overcharged at least $67.5 million, monitor says
An independent monitor reported Monday that Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers were overcharged at least $67.5 million, a number attorneys claim will likely climb. Customers of the giant utility, which serves Los Angeles and areas west into Santa Monica, were overcharged beginning in 2013 when a new billing system was improperly designed and installed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, according to release from Landskroner Grieco Merriman, the law firm that negotiated the current settlement.
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