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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
November 3, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
LAPD Union Calls For ‘Urgent Action' On Hepatitis A Vaccines After Officer Contracts Virus
A Los Angeles police union says there's an urgent need to acquire Hepatitis A vaccines for more than 1,000 Los Angeles police officers – a need brought into sharp focus after an officer recently contracted the virus that causes liver disease and inflammation. Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday asking for “urgent action to ensure the safety of the approximately 1,600 police officers identified by the LAPD who are most at risk of being exposed to Hepatitis A due to their work assignment.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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LAPD Officers Coming In Contact With Homeless Fear Contracting Hepatitis A
In the middle of an outbreak of hepatitis A, members of the Los Angeles Police Department say they are in danger. The union representing members of the LAPD say the needs of the department aren't being met. They were told only 100 vaccinations could be made available to the LAPD. The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing LAPD officers, says they were told they could only get 100 vaccines for their members. "We have already had one confirmed exposure in Central Area, and one is too many," said Mark Cronin, the LAPPL director.
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New Jersey Officer Shot Point Blank, Suspect Arrested
A New Jersey police officer is in stable condition after he was shot in the thigh at point-blank range while trying to apprehend a suspect in Camden. Camden County police say the officer approached three people who were acting suspiciously just after 10 p.m. Wednesday when one ran away.
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Florida Off-Duty Officer Killed In Car Wreck
An off-duty police officer in Florida was killed after his pickup truck flipped over and hit a tree early Thursday morning. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Officer Josh Calverley, 29, was driving on a highway when he lost control of his truck and went onto the median.
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Hollywood Hit-And-Run: Innocent Driver Hospitalized After Car Overturns; Suspect Sought
A driver was hospitalized and a hit-and-run suspect was being sought after a high-speed crash Wednesday night left a car overturned at an intersection in Hollywood, authorities said. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the collision occurred shortly before midnight at the intersection of Western Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.
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Gun-toting Pharmacy Robbers Grab Drugs And Money: See The LAPD Video
Police Thursday released security video that they hope will help them track down three men who robbed a South Los Angeles-area pharmacy at gunpoint. The crime occurred about 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the 200 block of West Vernon Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
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LAPD Investigating Second Woman's Accusation Against Harvey Weinstein
The Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday confirmed it is investigating the case of a second woman who claims wrongdoing at the hands of producer Harvey Weinstein. An LAPD spokesman said only that the allegation occurred in 2015. The exact nature of the claims were not immediately clear.
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Man Killed In Chatsworth Hit-And-Run Crash Identified
A 66-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Chatsworth on Tuesday was identified Thursday. Joseph Michael Cobb, of Chatsworth, was pronounced deceased at 10:25 p.m. at a hospital, said Brian Elias of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
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Van Nuys Man Identified As Victim In Valley Glen Shooting
A man fatally shot in Valley Glen on Sunday was identified, authorities said on Thursday. Hovanef Papazyan, 73, of Van Nuys, was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m. Sunday at a local hospital, said Brian Elias of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, Elias said.
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Minnesota Mom's Worst Nightmare: Missing Son Found Dead In Angeles National Forest
A 21-year-old Minnesota man who went missing last week while visiting his aunt in Sun Valley has been found dead, his mother confirmed Thursday. A California Highway Patrol officer said investigators were trying to determine if Vincent Tyler Marcelo Babudro was the person found dead Thursday inside a vehicle that wen t over the side of Little Tujunga Canyon Road in Angeles National Forest.
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Man Wounded After Shooting At Sheriff's Deputies In Compton
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have shot and wounded a man who fired at them before a brief standoff. The Sheriff's Department says on Twitter that the threat was "neutralized" and the suspect was shot after the standoff Wednesday afternoon in Compton. They said the suspect was being treated for his wounds.
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Los Angeles Man Arrested After Kidnapping Woman, Standoff With Pomona Police
An armed Los Angeles man was taken into custody after he forced a woman into her car, ran for police and sat in his vehicle with the woman, refusing to give up Thursday evening, Pomona police officials said. Rashad Shell, 19, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and weapons violations, according to a police press release.
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ATF to Chicago: Your Release Of Detailed Crime Gun Data Was Prohibited Under Federal Law
The federal agency that regulates firearms says that the city of Chicago crossed a line by issuing a report providing granular detail about guns used in crimes, including the names of stores that have sold a disproportionate share of those weapons. The Chicago Trace Report , released on Sunday, runs “contrary to federal law,” Mary Markos, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said in an email, and constitutes “a prohibited use of the data.”
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Gov. Brown Denies Parole For Ex-Mexican Mafia Killer Rene Enriquez, Who Reveals Past Sex Abuse
Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole Thursday for former Mexican Mafia shot-caller Rene “Boxer” Enriquez, marking the third time that the governor has blocked the convicted killer's bids for freedom. In recent years, Enriquez, 55, disavowed his violent tenure with the Mexican Mafia and became a darling of law enforcement by cooperating with investigators, filming training videos and lecturing at conferences.
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Local Government News
Chatsworth Residents, Business Owners Want Homeless Staying In RVs To Scram
Business owners and residents in Chatsworth are fed up with homeless people who have made their streets look more like a homeless encampment or RV park. The homeless are using RVs and they line Nordhoff Place. “You can look around, everything is dirt,” said Danny Aslan, owner of Cosmetics Made In USA. “It's a big problem,” he said.
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Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Officials Adopt New Clean Air Plan
A long-range plan designed to reduce air pollution around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that could cost up to $14 billion is now official policy. Harbor commissioners for Los Angeles and Long Beach voted Thursday to adopt the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update.
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About the LAPPL Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at:
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