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the union that represents the
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
October 18, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Body Of Missing NY Police Diver Found
Police recovered the body of a police diver who went missing during a training exercise. According to the Democrat & Chronicle, Officer Craig Lehner's body was found by sonar boats and divers Tuesday. Lehner had been missing since Friday. "It's too early to speculate what caused this tragedy," Buffalo Lt. Jeff Rinaldo said during a press conference, adding that police would review information and speak to the participants in Friday's exercise.
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LAPD Becomes Nation's Largest Police Department To Test Drones After Oversight Panel Signs Off On Controversial Program
After months of often-heated debate, a civilian oversight panel Tuesday signed off on a yearlong test of drones by the Los Angeles Police Department, which will become the largest police department in the nation to deploy the controversial technology. The Police Commission's 3-1 vote prompted jeers, cursing and a small protest that spilled into a downtown intersection just outside the LAPD's glass headquarters — evidence of the opposition police have faced in recent weeks as they tried to reassure wary residents that the airborne devices would not be misused. The president of the union representing the LAPD's rank and file praised the commission's decision, calling drones “a tool that will protect both police officers and residents.” "Whether it's an active shooter at a school, or a suspect barricaded in a home in a Los Angeles neighborhood, this technology will help us save lives,” Craig Lally, the union's president, said in a statement.
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Lake View Terrace Shooting Victim Is 19-Year-Old
Authorities today identified a 19-year-old man who was killed in a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles. Francisco Trejo Jr. was in an SUV that crashed into a building near Foothill Boulevard and Osborne Street, a couple of blocks from where he and a suspect had exchanged gunfire at Foothill Boulevard and Terra Bella Street about 2:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Citing Charlottesville And Berkeley, LA Moves To Ban Drones, Torches And More At Protests
In reaction to violent protests that broke out recently in Charlottesville, Berkeley and other places, Los Angeles city leaders are now looking into banning pepper spray, pipes, bricks and other items from protests and other so-called “First Amendment” public assemblages. The City Council voted Tuesday to request that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance banning more than a dozen items, including “open flame torches,” spray paint cans, projectile launchers, and balloons filed with anything other than air, oxygen or helium.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Woman Tackled In Fairfax District Home
Invasion Police are looking today for two suspects who entered a woman's home and tackled her before making off with cash and jewelry in the Fairfax District. The home invasion was reported around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of North Fuller Avenue, said Sgt. Patrick Welsh of the Los Angeles Police Department's Wilshire Division.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Man Caught On Tape Snatching Purses From Carts At Whole Foods
Security video from a Whole Foods Market in a Fairfax District shows a man in a white t-shirt swiping purses when customers are looking at grocery selections. The LAPD says the thief was caught on camera twice. His technique is the same each time. He comes up from behind when the victims are distracted after they turn their backs from their shopping carts.
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VIDEO: Thief Breaks Ankle During Break-In
A local business in Downtown LA's Fashion District is offering an elaborate arrest reward to whoever can help it identify a man seen on security footage escaping from the store with a broken ankle. In the video, the man appeared to wave at the security camera as he hopped out of the men's restroom on one foot.
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Three Arrested For Breaking Into Students' Cars
Police recovered a student's stolen car north of campus late Tuesday night, only to find that it was filled with items stolen from other students earlier that day. Los Angeles Police Department officers received a call that the stolen car had been spotted in the area at around 11:50 p.m., and quickly arrived at the scene, along with Department of Public Safety officers and at least one LAPD helicopter.
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Suspected Gang Murderer Of East LA Teen Girl Found Dead In Mexico
A man who had been named as the fifth suspect in the 2002 abduction-murder of an East Los Angeles teenager was found dead in Mexico, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department revealed Tuesday. Brenda Sierra, 15, was abducted on Oct. 18, 2002, while on her way to school and was later found murdered in the San Bernardino County community of Crestline.
MyNewsLA.com |
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San Jose Gun Owners Must Lock Up Weapons When They're Not Home, Lawmakers Decide
Fighting for tougher gun control measures Tuesday, Louis Pandula choked up as he told city leaders about the worst day of his life: When his daughter was shot in the head. His emotional story came as lawmakers narrowly adopted a measure requiring gun owners to lock up weapons when they leave the house. The hotly-debated measure passed on a split 6-5 vote with some elected leaders favoring stronger protections. The new law goes into effect December 1.
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When Does Openly Carrying a Gun at a Protest Become a Criminal Act?
The issue before local governments in the wake of the “summer of hate” is simply this: Can law enforcement intervene against the guns carried as part of a march or a protest in public spaces before bullets are fired, or only after? A lawsuit filed just last week in Charlottesville addresses part of that problem, arguing that private militias break the law when they usurp the role of the police and national guard. But what about individuals choosing to open carry in jurisdictions and circumstances where that behavior is permitted, and they claim to be merely exercising their First Amendment rights? As militant ideologies normalize, and communities lose faith that the police can protect them, an open question in open carry jurisdictions is whether gun carrying can be considered a threat before anyone gets hurt.
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Local Government News
LA Leader Demands More Information On Chemicals Detected In Porter Ranch Health Study
An independent health study of the effects of the Aliso Canyon gas leak that detected several chemicals in the bodies of nearby residents has prompted a Los Angeles leader to call for a closer look. Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander is requesting that the city Health Commission and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report back on the levels of styrene, ethylbenzene, uranium and lithium in the local water, as well as in the hair and urine samples provided by residents in Porter Ranch and surrounding communities.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Portable Restrooms Fight Homeless Dread Disease: LA Hepatitis A Battle
A Los Angeles City Council committee will consider Wednesday whether to support a system of portable restrooms to address the recent outbreak of Hepatitis A. Councilman Mike Bonin recently introduced a motion calling on the city to explore the option, and the Homelessness and Poverty Committee is scheduled to take it up for consideration.
MyNewsLA.com |
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2028 Olympics News
California Taxpayers Will Cover Up To $270 Million In Costs
If 2028 Olympics Go Over Budget Governor Jerry Brown signed a measure late Sunday that puts California taxpayers on the hook for up to $270 million in costs if the LA 2028 Olympics goes over budget. The measure, known as Assembly Bill 132, had support from Mayor Eric Garcetti and the LA 2028 bid committee. LA 2028 expects to cover the Olympics' $5.3 billion price tag with "corporate sponsorships, ticket sales and other revenue sources," according to the L.A. Times.
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