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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 29, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Man Shot In Pacoima Neighborhood; LAPD Seeking Three Suspects
A man was shot Thursday morning in Pacoima, and Los Angeles police are looking for three men believed to be involved in the attack. The shooting was reported at 11:15 a.m. on the 13000 block of Weidner Street, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Herrera. Officers are looking for a white four-door pickup truck with three men inside that was possibly used in the shooting, Herrera said.
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Woman Fatally Shot, Man Found Unconscious After Apparent Overdose In Del Rey Area-Home
An investigation is underway Thursday night after a woman was found shot to death at a home in the Del Rey area where a man was also found unconscious following an apparent overdose, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a triplex in the 4200 block of Corinth Avenue after being asked to perform a welfare check.
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Arrest Made After Man Seen With Gun In Boyle Heights
The LAPD is clearing apartments right now in Boyle Heights after a man was seen with a gun. Witnesses say that several people, including a family, were taken out before officers used gas to try and force anybody else out who may have been hiding. Officers were seen entering and exiting the apartment complex using gas masks. He was taken into custody.
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Man Arrested In Connection With Motor Vehicle Burglary After 2-Hour Search In Sherman Oaks
A man who authorities say jumped inside of a stolen car when officers tried to detain him before he crashed the vehicle and ran was arrested in Sherman Oaks after more than two hours. The crime began at 4:55 a.m. Thursday in the 5000 block of Varna Avenue, said LAPD Officer Drake Madison.
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Police Fear Woman Who Vanished In LA May Be Trafficking Victim
A woman who went missing in Los Angeles in late August could be a victim of human trafficking, police said. Leah Rose Altmann, 27, was last seen leaving her Los Angeles apartment on Aug. 28 and has not been heard from since, Local 10 News reported.
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LAPD: Don't Shoot Guns Into The Air To Celebrate New Year
Police are reminding Angelenos to not fire guns into the air to ring in the New Year. The Los Angeles Police Department said every year, a number of Los Angeles residents discharge firearms into the air to celebrate the New Year. Authorities emphasized that this is illegal and such actions will not be tolerated.
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Officials Remind Amateur Pyrotechnicians The Dangers Of Fireworks
New Year's Eve is a night to party in a big way-- and for a lot of people, part of the festivities includes fireworks. But that doesn't sit well with residents of a Silverlake neighborhood - who are worried about a repeat of a fiery celebration. Officials frequently remind amateur pyrotechnicians how dangerous fireworks can be. LAPD also reminded people that celebratory gunfire and using fireworks is illegal in Los Angeles. Anyone who uses, possesses or transports them can be arrested.
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Homicides Drop Significantly In Los Angeles County
Homicides in the nation's most populous county have decreased by more than 20 percent compared to last year, sheriff's officials said Thursday. Total violent crime in Los Angeles County also dropped by nearly 5 percent, with reductions in nearly every major crime category, including reported rapes, robberies and assaults, Sheriff Jim McDonnell said.
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Murders down 20 percent, drug arrests up in LA County, sheriff reports
The number of violent crimes fell in 2017 compared to the year before in areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, with the sharpest decrease seen in homicides, according to preliminary data released Thursday. During a year-end news conference in downtown's Hall of Justice, Sheriff Jim McDonnell attributed the 20.5 percent fall in homicides this year compared to 2016 to efforts by deputies, detectives, community outreach workers, as well as programs that kept gang activity low. In 2016, for example, there were 137 gang-related homicides. So far this year, that number fell to 100, McDonnell said. In all, there were 167 homicide related deaths so far in 2017 compared to last year.
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No Designated Driver? New CA Law Allows Alcohol Providers to Offer Free Rides To Drinkers
In hope of reducing the number of impaired drivers on the roads in 2018, a new California law taking effect Jan. 1 allows licensed alcohol sellers and manufacturers to offer free or discounted rides to drinkers. Assembly Bill 711 relaxes current rules, which prevent sellers from giving free goods or gifts in connection with alcohol consumption, and allows sellers to provide for free or discounted ride-sharing services, taxicabs or other ride options.
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New Restrictions On Ammunition Sales To Take Effect In California
New restrictions will go into effect next month regarding buying, selling and transporting ammunition in California. A law enacted in 2016 has several provisions related to the purchase of ammunition that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2018. Proposition 63 re quires anyone selling ammunition to have a license from the Department of Justice.
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Pot Legalization Could Spell End To California's Medical Marijuana Industry
When Elias Zaldivar was an 18-year-old college freshman and decided he was in the market for marijuana, he knew just how to get it, and it didn't involve canvassing the corridors of his campus in search of that stoned-out dude who sold pot from his dorm room. Instead, he went straight to a doctor.
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Public Safety News
Oro Vista Fire That Threatened Home In Sunland Area Knocked Down After Burning 13 Acres, LAFD Says
A 13-acre brush fire that was burning near dozens of hillside homes in the Sunland area and threatened structures Thursday night has been declared a knockdown by L.A. fire officials. It took 163 firefighters a little over four hours to extinguish the "major emergency" fire, which erupted just before 8 p.m. in Big Tujunga Canyon, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert.
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Local Government News
West Hollywood Dispensaries Will Be Selling Pot By January 2nd
As the city of Los Angeles gets ready for legalizing marijuana. One West Hollywood business is getting ready for long lines as early as January 2nd! As she thinks about the upcoming legalization of marijuana for those over 21 Dina Browner says, “I am both excited and terrified."
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LA's Rose Parade Float Gets Finishing Touches, Showing Off LAX, Observatory, Hollywood Sign
Volunteers on Thursday got busy decorating the city of Los Angeles' 2018 entry into the Rose Parade, “Everyone is Welcome,” which features several reasons for visiting the city. The float includes reproductions of iconic tourist sights such as the Hollywood Sign, the Getty Center and the Griffith Observatory, as well as the Los Angeles International Airport.
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