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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Los Angeles
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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
December 22, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Missouri Officer Badly Injured In Crash Returns From Rehab Center
A St. Louis police officer who was badly injured in a car crash in March returned to St. Louis on Wednesday from a rehabilitation center in Nebraska. Officer Gary Glasby was injured while on patrol in St. Louis on March 17. His patrol car collided with a pickup while turning south on Broadway from Chambers Street, north of downtown.
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Three Wounded In Shooting Near Downtown LA
Three people were shot and wounded Thursday in the Pico-Union neighborhood southwest of downtown Los Angeles, and a suspect was being sought. The shooting occurred before 12:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Bonnie Brae Street, according to Los Angeles police.
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Hit-And-Run Big Rig: Woman Searching For Lost Pet Killed In Boyle Heights
A woman was killed when she was run over by a big rig while looking under the truck for a pet that got loose in Boyle Heights. The fatality was reported Thursday evening in the area of Union Pacific Avenue and Calzona Street, according to Sgt. Roy Escalante of the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Traffic Bureau.
MyNewsLA.com |
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LAPD Holiday Checkpoints And Patrols Set For San Fernando Valley
The Los Angeles Police Department has set its schedule for DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols starting Saturday and continuing through Dec. 31 in the San Fernando Valley. Saturation patrols are when officers hit the streets to search of motorists who are under the influence. The first batch of driving under the influence and driver's license checkpoints are Saturday in Sherman Oaks and Studio City.
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Police Warn Of Thieves Stealing Holiday Deliveries From Porches
With the holidays in full swing, authorities are warning people having packages delivered to their homes to be wary of porch thieves. One suspected thief was arrested in Burbank on Thursday evening after a witness in the 4200 block of Woodland Avenue called police about a suspicious man who appeared to be casing the neighborhood.
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Blood Money In LA's Fashion District: Textile Brothers Admit Laundering Drug Proceeds
A textile company in the Los Angeles fashion district and its owners pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges for hiding more than $2.6 million in suspected drug money, including bulk currency that prosecutors say appeared to be spattered with blood.
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Human Remains Found In Grand Canyon Likely Those Of Missing Los Angeles Man, Officials Say
The remains of a 72-year-old man from Los Angeles who vanished in the Grand Canyon more than six months ago are believed to have been found, National Park Service officials said Thursday. A river rafting group was on a day hike up the Monument Creek drainage on Wednesday when they discovered human remains.
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Pot Is About To Be Legal In California—Will You Get What You Thought You Voted On?
California is days away from launching a legal marketplace for adults to buy and sell recreational marijuana. On Jan. 1, the state will carry through on a vision voters endorsed by passing Proposition 64 last year. Yet as legal cannabis moves from campaign pitch to reality—amid lots of lobbying by industry groups along the way—some details of the plan have changed.
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California's Former Top Cop Forms Marijuana Distribution Firm In New Age Of Legalization
Former California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer is going from enforcing laws against marijuana to legally distributing the drug under the state's new rules that allow the sale and possession of pot for recreational use. With state-licensed sales of marijuana starting Jan. 1, Lockyer has co-founded a firm, C4 Distro, that will distribute packaged marijuana concentrates and edibles to stores in Los Angeles.
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Public Safety News
Governor Brown Acts To Strengthen Wildfire Relief And Recovery
Southern California officials were awaiting a response Thursday from President Donald Trump to Gov. Jerry Brown's request for a presidential major disaster declaration that would bolster recovery efforts from wildfires that have burned across the region.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Local Government News
LA Is Planning A Surge In Valley Development Around Orange Line Stations. Here's Where
For years, the city planning department has been trying to convince residents to use public transportation. Now, it's taking the next step in boosting its efforts to encourage development in the San Fernando Valley's dense neighborhoods around five Metro stations along one of the nations' busiest rapid bus lines.
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Why This L.A. City Could Be The Next ‘Mecca' For Pot Businesses
On a recent Saturday morning, about 200 people walked among rows of folding tables on an indoor basketball court in the South L.A. city of Lynwood. They shook hands with business owners wearing company-branded shirts. They asked about open positions, took brochures and wrote down contact information.
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