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Los Angeles
Police Protective League
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the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
September 5, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
LAPD Officers Honored For Heroic Attempt To Save Motorcyclist From Fiery, Hit-And-Run Crash
Three Los Angeles police officers will be honored by the city after risking their lives in an attempt to save a motorcyclist who was engulfed in flames after a hit-and-run crash. The rider, a man in his 20's, was struck by a hit-and-run driver just off Olympic Boulevard and Lawrence Street. One of those officers, Sgt. Jesse Garcia, put his arms into the flames to pull the victim out. "I saw a person in the flames that was also fully engulfed and on fire and that person wasn't moving," Garcia said. Sgt. Alex Mendoza rushed to his car to grab a fire extinguisher.
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Man Accused Of Killing California Deputy In Shootout Dies
The Castro Valley man accused of killing a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy and wounding two California Highway Patrol officers died Saturday, succumbing to the injuries he suffered during a shootout with police Wednesday. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department announced the death of 32-year-old Thomas Daniel Littlecloud. Littlecloud was accused of killing Deputy Robert French, a 21-year veteran of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department, during a stolen-vehicle investigation.
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2 Men Arrested In Wounding Of 2 St. Louis Police Officers
Authorities have arrested two men suspected of wounding two St. Louis police officers in an attack that also left a 24-year-old woman in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Acting Police Chief Lawrence O'Toole said Friday evening that the third victim was in her home directly behind the officers when they were attacked. The woman's mother identified her as Tamara Collier and said she was wounded when a bullet went through their back door and struck her while she was doing laundry, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
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Police Search For Suspects In Wilmington Drive-By Shooting That Left 1 Woman Dead, 1 Wounded
Police are attempting to identify the person or people behind a drive-by shooting in Wilmington that left a 31-year-old mother dead. Monica Nicole Ruiz and her cousin, Ashley, were shot in front of an apartment complex in the 300 block of D Street around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. The two women were struck when a vehicle drove past the residence and fired multiple rounds at them, police said.
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1 Man Killed, Another Injured In Del Rey Shooting
One man is dead and another is injured after a shooting in Del Rey. It happened on Wagner Street near Stoner Avenue around 6 p.m. Sunday. When police arrived on the scene, they found one man dead. The other victim was rushed to the hospital in unknown condition. Police don't believe it was a gang-related shooting. The search is still underway for the gunman.
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Man Fatally Shot During Drug Deal Gone Bad In Van Nuys Identified
The coroner's office Thursday released the name of a man who was fatally wounded during a drug transaction that went awry in a Van Nuys parking lot. The victim was identified as Isidro Alba, 28, of Rowland Heights. Officers dispatched about 11:50 p.m. Sunday on a shots fired call in the 14900 block of Raymer Street found the victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, inside a bullet-riddled vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Family Members, Including 5-Year-Old Child, Injured In Pursuit Crash
Three family members were hospitalized and six people were arrested following a pursuit that ended with a wreck Tuesday in South Los Angeles. A family of three, including a 5-year-old child, traveling near Slauson and Gate avenues was struck by the driver of a stolen vehicle being pursued by authorities, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD South Traffic division responded to the end of the pursuit at approximately 11:40 p.m., according to Sgt. Norma Vargas.
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Man Arrested In String Of Lennox Shootings That Killed 2
A 36-year-old man was in custody Monday in connection with several shootings in the unincorporated Lennox area that killed two men and wounded a third, authorities said. Juan Saucedo was arrested on murder charges. He is being held on $2 million bail. The incident began when gunfire was reported at 6:48 p.m. Sunday in the 10100 block of South Firmona Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Kelvin Moody. When deputies arrived, they found one man dead from a gunshot wound to the upper torso, Moody said.
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Detectives Continue Search For Missing Chatsworth Man
Sheriff's detectives continued their search Monday to find a 77-year-old man who went missing from his home in Chatsworth. Jorge Mejia was last seen about 7 a.m. Sunday, at his house in the 24000 block of Woolsey Canyon Road, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez. Mejia is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, Navarro- Suarez said. He has gray hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a striped shirt and blue jeans.
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LA Sheriff's Body Cam Plan Would Permit Release Of Some Video
After two years of study, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has prepared a proposal to equip nearly 6,000 deputies with body cameras, and to enact a policy that permits the release of at least some video shot by officers. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors needs to approve the plan, which, when fully implemented, would cost $55 million dollars a year. Sheriff Jim McDonnell's proposal calls for releasing body cam video to the public upon request unless it involves incidents still under investigation or would violate someone's privacy, according to Dean Gialamas, the department's director of technology services.
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After Bay Area Violence, California Debates Classifying 'Antifa' As A Street Gang
Not long after dozens of black-hooded protesters were filmed pummeling people on his city's streets, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin made clear his disgust for the self-stylized vigilantes. “Antifa,” he said, is no different than a street gang, and police should start treating protesters in the anti-fascist movement accordingly. Later that day, legislators in Sacramento advanced resolutions that would treat violent acts committed by antifa movement's enemies — white nationalists and neo-Nazis — as terrorist acts under state law.
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Criminal Justice Reform Push Losing Momentum
Not only has it been a disappointing year for the lawmakers and civic leaders behind the recent push for sweeping reforms of California's criminal justice system, their achievements are under harsh fire in Los Angeles County. Last December, Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, and state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Los Angeles, proposed to largely scrap cash bail on the grounds that it wasn't essential to getting people to show up for their trials, was destructive of individuals' lives and would sharply reduce costs and crowding at county jails.
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California Bill To Extend Last Call Fails In Committee
A bill that would allow California bars to extend last call to 4 a.m. has fallen short in the California Assembly. California Senate Bill 384, known as the LOCAL Act, did not make it through the Assembly Appropriations Committee Friday. Authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), the bill would have allowed California communities to individually decide whether to extend alcohol sales at bars, nightclubs and restaurants passed 2 a.m. The extended hours would not have applied to liquor stores.
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Public Safety News
La Tuna Fire In Los Angeles Grows To Thousands Of Acres, ‘Largest' Brush Fire In City History
A rapidly intensifying brush fire blazing 5,000 acres in the Los Angeles area Saturday forced hundreds of evacuations — just as firefighters contend with record high temperatures scorching across the state. At a morning news conference, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the city has never witnessed an inferno of this magnitude in terms of acres, calling it the "largest fire in the history of Los Angeles," and that it had been 45 years since one has occurred in the area, allowing for "plenty of fuel to burn." Law enforcement was assuring individuals who are leery of evacuating that police would remain in the area to protect and secure their homes. "We have sufficient resources to make sure safety is first and foremost," said Los Angeles police Cmdr. Jorge Rodriguez, adding, "We are here to make sure their property is safe if they evacuate."
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Local Government News
'You Might As Well Be Calling To The Moon': Animal Advocates Complain That L.A. City Phone System Is A Nightmare
Kendall Bryant was sitting at her desk in Virginia when she got the plea for help from South Los Angeles. A woman had found an injured poodle in an alley, its white fur matted and dirty, and its small body shaking and circled by flies. She feared that if she moved the dog, she might hurt the animal even more. She had tried to call the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services for help. But over and over, the woman said, she got disconnected. So she emailed Bryant, who works for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. “I don't know what to do,” the woman wrote.
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