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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 8, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
We support peaceful assembly, but attacks on law enforcement must end
Recently, we denounced the actions and beliefs of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, anti-Semites and the Ku Klux Klan. There is no place in our country for these hateful individuals and their organizations. The repugnant rhetoric spewed by these individuals and their organizations should be met with strong and peaceful opposition. As police officers, we are duty-bound to protect anyone who peacefully assembles to exercise their constitutional rights to express themselves. Unfortunately, some individuals are exploiting the protection that law enforcement is providing to keep the peace as an opportunity to physically attack police officers. This must end now.
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Two Officers Shot In South Sacramento, Suspect Killed
Two officers were shot in South Sacramento Thursday morning, the police department has confirmed. The shooting was on 27th Avenue, near Franklin Boulevard around 11 a.m. A Sacramento Police Department substation is nearby, one block over. Investigators say officers were pulling over a man suspected in a double homicide when the situation began to unfold. "Initially, the suspect was compliant and threw his keys outside the vehicle," Sacramento Police Sergeant Bryce Heinlein said.
FOX 40 |
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2 Huntington Beach Police Officers Injured In Scuffle With Man With Knife
Two Huntington Beach police officers and an allegedly knife-wielding suspect were injured Thursday in a confrontation that erupted into an officer-involved shooting. Officers responded shortly after 7 a.m. to Delaware Street and Utica Avenue on reports of a man with a knife, with one caller saying the man was "possibly slashing tires with a knife,'' Police Chief Robert Handy said. "One of the callers said that the person running around with the knife was talking about a sharpshooter and that he was a sharpshooter or something to that effect,'' Handy said.
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Suspected Robber Shot In Armpit At Woodland Hills Apartment Complex
A man was shot and wounded in an apparent robbery at a Woodland Hills apartment complex, police said Friday. The shooting was reported at 10:09 p.m. Thursday in the 21200 block of Erwin Street, said Monica Fairbanks of the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Division. The victim was shot once in an armpit and taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury, Fairbanks said. The victim, who Fairbanks said is not cooperating in the investigation, may have known the suspects, she said.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Judge Halts L.A. Gang Injunction Against An Echo Park Man Who Denies Being In A Gang
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily barred Los Angeles police and prosecutors from enforcing a gang injunction against an Echo Park man, saying she believed he would likely prove his rights were violated when he was swept up in the order. The 29-page order stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups last year. The suit accuses police of violating Peter Arellano's due process rights — and those of thousands of other people — by serving them with gang injunctions without allowing them to first contest the orders in court.
Los Angeles Times |
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1 Of 2 Drivers Arrested After Woman Fatally Struck In Van Nuys Hit-And-Run Crash; Victim's Bicycle Taken From Scene
A 24-year-old man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Van Nuys Wednesday night, but a second driver, along with the victim's bike, are still being sought. The woman was riding her bicycle along Sepulveda Boulevard at Stagg Street about 11:25 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed, Los Angeles Police Department Detective Bill Bustos said. The impact launched the victim nearly 120 feet down Sepulveda Boulevard, Bustos said.
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Suspicious Package Forces Evacuation At Federal Courthouse In Downtown L.A.
Federal court proceedings were brought to a halt in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday when a report of a suspicious package forced law enforcement officials to evacuate the 1st Street federal courthouse for more than two hours. The evacuations occurred shortly before 10 a.m. when Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad was sent to the courthouse on 1st and Broadway to check on a suspicious package, according to the LAPD.
Los Angeles Times |
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Pair Of Pickpockets Offer To Clean Off Bird Poop On Victims In Hollywood Area
Authorities are urging the public to be on the lookout for a pair of pickpockets who use bird poop as a ruse to get close to their victims in the Hollywood area. The first incident involved the two suspects, a man and woman, telling their victim that he had bird poop on him and offering to clean it off. While pretending to wipe the man's back, the male suspect removed the victim's wallet from his pocket. The pair then walked away, got into an SUV and drove north on Sycamore Road.
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Bloody Joking Stabbing Killer Of 11-Year-Old Won't Get Out: Appeals Court Says ‘No'
A state appeals court panel Thursday upheld a man's conviction for fatally stabbing his live-in girlfriend's 11-year-old son in front of the boy's younger brother in Los Angeles more than four years ago. The three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense's contention that Rineson Curtis Adams' conviction for the May 27, 2013, stabbing of the boy — identified only as “Jai L.” — should be reduced from first-degree murder to second-degree murder.
MyNewsLA.com |
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2 Alleged Gang Members Charged In Connection With Fatally Shooting, Robbing Businesswoman Outside Her Glendale Apartment
Two alleged gang members pleaded not guilty in connection with fatally shooting a businesswoman during a robbery outside her Glendale apartment, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Devon White, 20, of Lynwood, and James Wesley Trotter, aka Man-Man, 22, of Long Beach, were charged with one count of murder with a special circumstance of murder during the commission of a robbery, second-degree robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Judge Denies Former Sheriff Lee Baca's Renewed Motion For Bond Pending Appeal
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was rejected in his latest bid to remain free on bond pending the appeal of his conviction for obstructing an FBI probe into the county jail system, and a federal judge ordered him to begin serving his three-year prison sentence on Monday. Baca's attorney, however, said he plans to appeal to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which will automatically delay the former sheriff's surrender date.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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California Colleges Vow To Press On Against Sexual Assault Despite Any Federal Rollback In Protections
California educational leaders vowed Thursday to press on with aggressive action against campus sexual assault despite any future rollback of the federal guidelines that have prompted universities to crack down on the problem. In a speech Thursday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lambasted Obama-era guidelines as unfair and coercive and announced plans to review them. Later, in an interview with CBS News, she said she intended to rescind the 2011 guidelines, which laid out how campuses should investigate sexual assault cases and lowered the standard of proof needed to find the accused responsible.
Los Angeles Times |
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Purposely Exposing Someone To HIV Could Go From Felony To Misdemeanor In California
California lawmakers have voted to reduce the penalty for intentionally exposing someone to HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor. Supporters say existing laws are relics of the decades-old AIDS scare. The bill passed Thursday by the Assembly, 44-13, would treat HIV like other communicable diseases under federal law. It requires final Senate approval before heading to Gov. Jerry Brown. Assemblyman Todd Gloria says current laws discriminate against people living with HIV and deter people from being tested.
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Public Safety News
LAFD Recounts La Tuna Fire's Start, Blaze 90% Contained As the La Tuna fire continued to burn Thursday, the initial Los Angeles Fire Department incident commander for the blaze vividly remembered its beginning nearly a week ago. “The fire was really starting to blow up,” said Guy Tomlinson about the massive fire that started in a north drainage area off La Tuna Canyon Road, then climbed northeast and jumped the 210 Freeway. “We had that tall canyon wall behind us. We knew we were in a vulnerable position,” he said. “People were still coming down the road, driving.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Local Government News
City Council Members To Unveil Motion To Label L.A. A ‘Sanctuary' For Immigrants Los Angeles City Council members Herb Wesson and Gil Cedillo plan to unveil a motion Friday to declare the city a “sanctuary” for immigrants, a move that comes after city leaders resisted formally using the term despite pressure from local immigration groups. Wesson and Cedillo said they're acting because of the Trump administration's announcement this week that it would end a program that shields young immigrants without legal status from deportation unless Congress acts.
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LA Metro Bike Share Expands To Venice
Metro's bike sharing system expanded to Venice Thursday, with 15 stations and 65 bicycles added to a network that includes current locations in downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena and San Pedro. “There's no better way to explore L.A.'s beaches than by bike — and now, we're making it easier than ever to discover Venice on two wheels,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who is also chair of the Metro Board of Directors. “Metro Bike Share has brought easy bicycle access to neighborhoods across our region, and I am proud that this program continues to thrive and expand.”
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