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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
December 12, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
LAPD Officer Pinned Between Two Vehicles After Suspected DUI Driver Crashes On 405 Freeway
A Los Angeles Police Department officer was transported to a hospital Monday after a suspected DUI driver struck the officer and another vehicle on the 405 Freeway. The officer pulled over a motorist for speeding at 11:47 p.m. near Santa Monica at the time of the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The suspected DUI driver then crashed into the officer's cruiser, which caused him to be pinned between the vehicle the car of the motorist he pulled over.
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Thousands Freed From L.A. Gang Injunctions That Controlled Their Movements, Friendships, Even Dress Choices
Thousands of Angelenos whose movements, clothing and even relationships were tightly restricted under gang injunctions were released from those court orders this year, marking a dramatic reduction in the use of a crime fighting tool once hailed as an innovative answer to the city's violent street gangs. The purge of names comes amid growing debate about whether the injunctions still make sense in an era of declining crime and gang activity. The court orders have helped reduce crime in the city, said Steve Gordon, a director of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers. We just don't want them to forget how gang injunctions have been a proven law enforcement tool to help break up gang activity in our neighborhood, said Gordon, a former gang investigator in South L.A. It's something that we need. It's something that has helped us tremendously.
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Gunshot Victim Found Dead In A South LA Alley: Police Hunt For Shooter
A man was found shot to death Monday in an alley in South Los Angeles, authorities said. The body was discovered at about 1 a.m. near 54th and Main streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The name of the victim, in his 20s, was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.
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Police Investigating Possible Fatal Carjacking In Parking Structure
A man suffered fatal injuries Monday evening when he was run over by his own SUV in the Westlake district in a suspected carjacking, police said. The possible carjacking occurred about 6:30 p.m. in the 600 block of South Carondelet Street, near MacArthur Park, east of downtown, according to Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Hit-And-Run Driver Topples Light Pole Onto Church
An SUV struck a utility pole Monday, then smashed into a church in the Central-Alameda area, authorities said. The crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. at 55th Street and Holmes Avenue, said Officer G. Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Newton Station.
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Brazen Bad Santa' Caught On Video Burglarizing Homes
Residents in one Los Angeles neighborhood might be asking themselves if they've been naughty enough to deserve the spate of home burglaries perpetrated by man in the bare minimum of Santa gear. Security cameras in two homes at least one on Shadyglade Avenue captured a young-looking man in a Santa hat ransacking homeowners' belongings.
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New Gun Restrictions Are Coming To California In 2018. Here's What They Mean To You
California's more than 6 million gun owners are going to see new restrictions in 2018 stemming from sweeping regulations lawmakers and voters have approved over the past two years. But due to pending court challenges, shifting deadlines and contradictions in the laws, many gun owners say they're unsure about new rules regulating where they can buy ammunition, what classifies as an assault rifle and whether it's still legal to own high-capacity ammunition magazines.
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Mayor: All Chicago Officers Now Have Body Cameras
The Chicago Police Department says all patrol officers are now equipped with body cameras. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Sunday the city reached its goal to provide the cameras to more than 7,000 officers one year earlier than originally planned.
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Suspected Missouri Cop Killer Won't Face Death Penalty
St. Louis County prosecutors said Friday that they would not seek a death sentence for Trenton Forster in the shooting death of St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder. A judge Friday set Forster's trial date for Feb. 4, 2019. St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said in a statement that his decision came after a complete examination and reexamination of all evidence in this case.
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Video: Suspect Fatally Shot By Florida Police After Assaulting Cop
A citizen's video that shows the fatal shooting of a Lauderdale Lakes man by a Broward Sheriff's deputy appeared on social media. And on Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office took the unusual step of releasing additional video from surveillance cameras, two deputies' body cameras and 911 recordings from the open investigation to defend the actions of Deputies Sean Youngward, 48, and Steven Briggs, 49, when they met Jean Pedro Pierre, 42, Wednesday at the Sunset Hills Condominium in Lauderdale Lakes.
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Local Government News
Assistance Center For Those Affected By Creek, Rye And Skirball Fires To Be Opened By L.A. City And County Officials
A center expected to offer counseling, help with insurance claims and animal services among other assistance to those affected by the Creek, Rye and Skirball fires will open Tuesday as part of a joint effort between Los Angeles city and county officials. The center will be open from Tuesday until Friday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m daily, and again on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Wildfire Damage Hotline Is Up And Running In LA: Call 2-1-1
The city and county of Los Angeles Monday announced activation of the 211 disaster hotline for homeowners, renters, and business owners to report damages caused by the Creek, Rye and Skirball fires. We've started our recovery efforts in the Los Angeles County operational area, said Jeff Reeb, director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management.
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High-Rise For The Homeless Could Arrive In Los Angeles
The Weingart Center, one of the the many places on Skid Row where homeless men and women come for shelter, food and support, is expanding its mission into permanent housing and plans to reshape the skyline of L.A.'s most depressed neighborhood, it was reported Monday.
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