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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 29, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Two Cops Murdered, Accused Killer Can't Escape Trial With ‘Mental' Plea
A 27-year-old ex-con charged with the ambush killings of two Palm Springs police officers who went to his home on a family disturbance call nearly a year ago is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. John Hernandez Felix, who is accused of fatally shooting veteran training Officer Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, and rookie Officer Lesley Zerebny, 27, faces murder and other charges that could lead to the death penalty if he is convicted.
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Death Penalty Sought In Indiana Officer's Shooting Death
Prosecutors said Thursday that they will seek the death penalty against the man charged with fatally shooting a police officer who was trying to help him following a car crash in Indianapolis. The decision came about two months after authorities said Jason D. Brown shot Southport police Lt. Aaron Allan. Brown was dangling upside down in his overturned car when Allan approached, court documents said.
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LAPD Awards Officers For Bravery And For Using Restraint During Police Encounters
The man with the knife turned toward the two police officers, shouting “Kill me. Kill me. You're going to have to kill me.” He could have charged at them or thrown the knife. But they were trying to save his life while also saving their own and did not fire their guns. After running across a busy San Fernando Valley street and attempting to scale a wall, the man crossed the street again. Officer Heather Monroe shot him with a Taser and he dropped the knife. At a ceremony Thursday, Monroe and three other officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were honored for handcuffing the man without seriously injuring him during the Jan. 7, 2016, encounter.
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1 Killed In South L.A. Shooting; Person In Custody
One person was killed in a South Los Angeles shooting Thursday afternoon and at least one person was in custody, according to LAPD. The incident occurred about 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, Los Angeles Police Officer Drake Madison told KTLA. Officers followed a person believed to have been the shooter and took him into custody off the 10 Freeway at Soto Street in Boyle Heights, police said.
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New Police Commission President To Confront Crucial Challenges And Promises To Continue LAPD Reform
When Steve Soboroff first joined the Los Angeles Police Commission in 2013, the atmosphere surrounding policing was dramatically different. Controversial police shootings across the country had not yet ignited the national conversation about officers' use of deadly force. Activists chanting “black lives, they matter here,” had not routinely descended upon the commission's meetings. Headline-grabbing killings of officers in other cities had not rattled those working here.
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Man Suspected Of Grand Theft Auto In Custody After Standoff In Winnetka
A man suspected of grand theft auto was in custody Thursday night after he holed himself up inside a Winnetka apartment complex. The Los Angeles Police Department Metro Division began to pursue the man in Topanga until he bailed out of the vehicle in Winnetka. He ran inside the complex through an open garage near Lurline Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard, said Officer Tony Im.
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Man Caught On Video Robbing East Hollywood Gas Station: LAPD
A man was caught on video robbing a gas station in East Hollywood and LAPD investigators are asking for the public's help in finding him, officials announced Thursday. The robbery occurred about 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at a gas station near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard. The man went into the store and asked the cashier for $2 in change.
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LAPD Looks For More Uber Sex Assault Victims After Arrest Of North Hollywood Driver
Following the arrest of a North Hollywood Uber driver on suspicion of raping an unconscious woman in a local motel, Los Angeles police are seeking additional victims of kidnapping and sexual assault, authorities announced. The request comes after the LAPD's June 23 arrest of Uber driver Alaric Spence, 43, on suspicion of raping his unconscious female passenger at a North Hollywood motel.
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ICE Arrests 101 In LA In Large-Scale Operation Targeting Sanctuary Cities
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 101 people for immigration violations in Los Angeles as part of a broader operation targeting sanctuary cities, netting nearly 500 arrests across the U.S. According to ICE, "Operation Safe City" focused on cities and regions where "ICE deportation officers are denied access to jails and prisons to interview suspected immigration violators or jurisdictions where ICE detainers are not honored."
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North Hills Man Convicted Of Murdering Wife, Gay Son A North Hills man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder for stabbing his wife and shooting his gay son, whom he claimed to have fired upon in self-defense last year. The San Fernando jury found Shehada Issa, 70, guilty of killing his wife, Rabihah, some time between March 27, 2016, and March 29, 2016, and using a shotgun to kill his 38-year-old son, Amir, also known as “Rocky,” on March 29, 2016.
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Oversight Commission Asks LA Sheriff To Halt Drone Program, But He Refuses
The civilian commission that oversees the L.A. Sheriff's Department voted 5-4 Thursday to ask Sheriff Jim McDonnell to ground the department's drone program, but he refused, saying it's "too important as a public safety tool." The episode highlights the panel's inability to prescribe department policy. The Sheriff's Department has one drone, which it has used five times since it started deploying the aircraft in January, according to McDonnell.
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California Regulator Admits To Anxiety As Legal Pot Nears
In about three months, recreational marijuana sales will kick off in California, yet no one knows exactly how the pot economy will work. It could take until late November for the state to issue regulations that will govern the new marketplace. Meanwhile, growers and sellers are wondering how the industry can function when some operators will have licenses and others might not.
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Exclusive: Fake Black Activist Accounts Linked To Russian Government
A social media campaign calling itself "Blacktivist" and linked to the Russian government used both Facebook and Twitter in an apparent attempt to amplify racial tensions during the U.S. presidential election, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN. The Twitter account has been handed over to Congress; the Facebook account is expected to be handed over in the coming days.
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Local Government News
Metro Bicycles Roll Into Echo Park: Possible Expansion To More areas
Metro's bike-sharing pilot program is coming soon to the Echo Park Lake area, the transit agency announced Thursday. The station will be installed by Oct. 5 — ahead of the Oct. 8 CicLAvia Heart of the City Open Streets event in Echo Park presented by Metro — to give residents and visitors to Echo Park an opportunity to learn about the program before a full system roll out in the neighborhood.
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