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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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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 26, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
LAPD Union Joins National Push For Ban On Gun Accessories, Better Community Relations ?
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has thrown its support behind a national effort to ban certain gun accessories and encourage police and professional sports teams to work together to improve encounters between officers and residents. The union that represents thousands of rank-and-file LAPD officers has joined several other big-city police unions and the San Francisco 49ers in the effort, which will formally be unveiled at a news conference Thursday morning.
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Police Diver Who Died In River Remembered For Bravery, Humor ?
A Buffalo police officer killed in a training dive accident was hailed at his memorial service Wednesday for his bravery, dedication and sense of humor. Fellow officers described Craig Lehner as someone whose steady demeanor enabled him to engage calmly with colleagues and the public during his nine years with the Buffalo Police Department.
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Argument Leads To Gunfire In South LA, 1 Man Wounded ?
A man in his 30s was shot and wounded Wednesday after arguing with two men in South Los Angeles. The victim argued with two men, both thought to be 25-30 years old, at about 5:25 p.m. in the area of 49th Street and Budlong Avenue before one of the suspects pulled a gun and opened fire, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Sal Ramirez.
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Suspects At Large After Violent Home Invasion In Panorama City ?
A group of robbers entered a Panorama City home Thursday morning and assaulted at least one of the residents inside before taking off with some of family's possessions, police said. The family told news outlets they believed they were targeted because they are in the jewelry business. The home invasion occurred around 2 a.m. at 8007 Broadleaf Ave., said an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Mission Division.
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Las Vegas Gunman's Brother Charged In Child Pornography Case In San Fernando Valley ?
Bruce Paddock, a younger brother of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock, was arrested in Valley Village Wednesday and has been charged with possession of pornography and sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said. The child pornography investigation took place in the 5300 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez confirmed to KTLA, and aerial video from Sky5 showed a man being taken into custody there about 8:40 a.m.
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Violence At Protests Outlawed In LA: Torches, Nunchucks, Baseball Bats Banned
Torches, mace, nunchucks, shields and baseball bats are among a list of items that could soon be banned at public protests and demonstrations in Los Angeles under a proposed amended ordinance that was unanimously approved Wednesday by the City Council's Public Safety Committee.
MyNewsLA.com
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LAPD Asked For Ways To Prevent Suicides, Accidents At City Hall Observation Deck
?A City Council committee Wednesday unanimously approved a motion that would direct the police department to explore ways to improve safety measures for the observation deck at Los Angeles City Hall. On Sept. 11, a man caused a significant response from the city's police and fire departments when he climbed over the railing of the observation deck and sat on an edge of the building in what appeared to be a suicidal gesture.
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Man Shot To Death In Parked Inglewood Vehicle Identified As 28-Year-Old
?Authorities today identified a man who was fatally shot as he sat in a parked vehicle in Inglewood. The shooting was reported about 9:45 p.m. Monday near 111th Street and Prairie Avenue, said Inglewood Police Lt. Cardell Hurt. Jonathan Guzman, 28, died at a hospital, the coroner's office reported.
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Bicyclist Killed In Koreatown Hit-And-Run Is Identified ?
Authorities today identified a man who was killed while riding a bicycle in a hit-and-run crash in Koreatown. The crash was reported around 2 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Western Avenue and San Marino Street, said Sgt. C. Barlow of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Traffic Bureau.
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California High Court Won't Reconsider Death Penalty Ruling ?
California's Supreme Court won't reconsider its decision upholding a voter-approved measure meant to speed up executions in the state. The court voted 5-2 in August to uphold Proposition 66, but ruled that the measure's provision for a five-year deadline for condemned inmates' appeals was advisory, not mandatory.
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Philly To Outfit All Cops With Body Cameras Through $12.5M Contract ?
All patrol off icers in Philadelphia will be outfitted with body cameras after city officials signed a four-year, $12.5 million contract with Axon, making it one of the country's largest police departments to equip all officers with the devices. 500 officers will get cameras every six months until every single patrol officer in the city has one, Philly Today reports.
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Public Safety News
City Council Approves Drone Guidelines: ACLU Opposes ‘Potential Surveillance Tool' ?
A City Council committee Wednesday approved proposed guidelines for a drone program being developed by the Los Angeles Fire Department amid controversy over use of the devices by public agencies. The guidelines, which were approved unanimously by the Public Safety Committee, formalize rules for the fire department's use of drones, or unmanned aerial systems.
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Dodger Legends Team Up With South LA Kids To Help Fire Victims
?Dodger and World Series fever has taken over Los Angeles, and as part of Major League Baseball's partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, a group of Dodger legends came here to South Los Angeles to do some good outside the ballpark.
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Local Government News
L.A. Lawmakers Delay Voting On Plan To Criminalize Flouting Rules At City Buildings ?
Los Angeles lawmakers say they want to protect people from harm when they go to a protest or come to City Hall. But a pair of proposed laws have stirred alarm among activists and civil rights groups, who say the city is threatening freedom of speech. At a committee meeting Wednesday, lawmakers held off on voting on a hotly contested law that would make it a crime to violate any posted rules that govern what people can do in city buildings, libraries and parks.
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Two-Thirds of Streets in L.A. Are Swept Infrequently, City Audit Finds
?While weekly street sweeping is a way of life on one-third of Los Angeles streets, to the chagrin of residents chasing scarce parking, the rest of the city's roads can go a year or more without being cleaned, according to a city controller audit released Wednesday.
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