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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
December 14, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
2 Missouri Officers Shot, Suspect Barricaded In Home
Two St. Louis-area police officers have been shot in the chest, but bulletproof vests apparently saved both from serious injury. The shooting happened before 8 a.m. Thursday in the St. Louis County town of Bellefontaine Neighbors. The gunman barricaded himself inside a home amid a heavy police presence.
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Virginia Officer Stabbed By 17-Year-Old Robbery Suspect
A Virginia officer responding to a domestic situation was allegedly stabbed by a teenage robbery suspect during a struggle. The Daily Press reports Virginia Beach police were called about a domestic disturbance when they approached the teen. When the suspect became uncooperative, the officers attempted to detain him and a struggle ensued.
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Giving Warmth: LAPD Officers Deliver Coats To Kids In Need
As part of their first "Coats from Hollenbeck Cops" event, officers from the LAPD's Hollenbeck Division delivered dozens of coats to students at Lorena Elementary School on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
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Armed Robbery Suspect Barricades Himself In Kaiser Permanente Building, Prompting Evacuation
An armed robbery suspect looks right into FOX 11's cameras as he's walked into a police car. Around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, LAPD says the man robbed a Home Depot on Slauson Ave. and Western. Then drove off in this white SUV and headed to a nearby mall in Baldwin Hills. Police notice the stolen SUV, approaching him after he parked.
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LAPD Opens Hate Crime Probe After Vandals Draw Swastika On Jewish Temple In Woodland Hills
A swastika was one of the symbols written in graffiti on Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills earlier this week, and authorities are investigating the actions as a hate crime. “It's a symbol normally used for hate purposes placed on a Jewish temple,” said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Nick Abbinanti when asked what gives the incident that classification.
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Heroin, Coke Just A Phone Call Away: Drug Delivery Service Bust In Van Nuys
Seven people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of operating a drug distribution ring that operated out of Van Nuys and used a fleet of cars and a staff of drivers to make instant deliveries of heroin and cocaine. The arrests follow the filing of indictments Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court that describe “Manny's Delivery Service” as a telephone order dope-delivery ring.
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Elderly Pacoima Woman Scammed Out Of Savings
A 75-year-old woman from Pacoima was robbed of her savings after befriending two strangers who held her hostage and threatened her life if she didn't hand over $6,000. The victim, Lidia Chavez, described the suspects as one tall woman with light brown/blond curly hair, light skin and green eyes and the other woman as short and stout with dark hair.
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California Plans To Send Out Licenses For Pot Sales This Month — But They Won't Be Effective Until Jan. 1
California officials said Wednesday they plan to use email before the new year to send out some licenses to sell marijuana to speed up the transition to a regulated market. The licenses will not go into effect until Jan. 1. Proposition 64, which legalized the sale of marijuana for recreational use, required the state to begin issuing licenses by Jan. 1.
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Commentary: The Crime Debate Continues, And Bail Reform Will Be Next
California, which had led the nation in cracking down on crime in the 1980s and 1990s by locking up tens of thousands of felons, has dramatically reversed course in the last half-decade, to wit: Responding to pressure from federal courts to reduce prison overcrowding, Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature enacted “realignment,” which diverted low-level felons into local jails and probation, thus dropping prison populations by about one-third via attrition; Proposition 47 , passed by voters in 2014, reclassified many lower-level felonies as misdemeanors, thus keeping offenders out of state prison, and allowed inmates who committed the downgraded crimes to apply for release.
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Public Safety News
As Skirball Fire Containment Increases To 93 Percent, LAFD Is Developing A Plan To Address Homeless Encampments
Containment of the Skirball fire, which authorities revealed on Tuesday was caused by an illegal cooking fire at a homeless encampment, increased to 90 percent, authorities said Wednesday. Firefighters had established containment lines around 93 percent of the 422-acre fire on Wednesday evening, Calfire officials said in a written statement.
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'We Had Really Heroic Work.' LA Mayor Recaps City's Fire Response
On the latest edition of Ask the Mayor, Mayor Eric Garcetti talked about city restrictions under red flag alerts and whether there might be a need for more enforcement. He appeared on the program directly from the city's fire command.
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Local Government News
Big Bucks Pot Money Stashed In A Bank Owned By LA City? Problems!
A City Council committee exploring a proposal to make Los Angeles the first city in the nation with its own bank was told Wednesday by legal experts that accepting deposits from cannabis businesses could cause serious problems.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Residents Complain Trash Is Piling Up At North Hills Apartment Complex
The rent is higher than ever…and so is the trash at one apartment complex in North Hills. It's stacking up and causing a stinky mess. On the day this news segment aired, The City of Los Angeles Department of Sanitation issued this response: The City of LA has long handled trash collection and recycling for single-family residences, but those services for commercial and multi-family buildings were provided by private companies that were not regulated with any oversight.
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