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Los Angeles
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
December 17, 2018 |
Law Enforcement News
California LEO Hospitalized By Man With Bat During Arrest
A sheriff's deputy was hospitalized Saturday while attempting to arrest a man seen hitting a red-light camera with a baseball bat, authorities said. The deputy, whose name has not been released, was being treated for multiple broken bones. The incident started shortly after 2:30 p.m. after the Sheriff's Department received reports from witnesses who said they saw the man on a ladder striking the traffic-light camera at the intersection of North El Camino Real and Encinitas Boulevard. A deputy who was driving by saw the man hitting the camera. The deputy stopped his vehicle and contacted the man, ordering him to stop and drop the baseball bat, the Sheriff's Department said in a statement. The San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Georgia K-9 Shot In Head During Gunfight That Killed LEO Released From Hospital
A DeKalb County police dog, who was shot in the head while hunting down a suspect accused of shooting and killing a DeKalb officer, has been released from a veterinary hospital, police said. K-9 Officer Indi, 7, lost his right eye after being shot above his right ear Thursday afternoon, DeKalb County police said in a news release Sunday. Brandon Taylor is accused of shooting Indi after shooting and killing Officer Edgar Flores, 24, following a traffic stop, AJC.com previously reported. Taylor was also shot and killed by responding officers after allegedly shooting Indi. Indi was removed from the scene by his handler, Officer Norman Larsen, and was taken to the Blue Pearl Emergency Pet Hospital in Sandy Springs, the release said. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Rebuking Reforms, San Jose Police Look To Feds To Prosecute Gun Crimes
In what the region's top FBI official said could serve as a model for other agencies, San Jose police are sending more gun crimes to federal court to obtain harsher sentences for violent offenders they say benefit from soft spots created by California's criminal-justice reforms. Under the new approach, believed to be the only one of its kind in the state, San Jose detectives, working with local prosecutors and the FBI, will more routinely consider certain crimes when a gun is used — regardless of whether it's fired — for federal prosecution. At the federal level, mandatory minimum sentences are significantly longer, and served in out-of-state detention facilities. Mercury News |
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Person Detained After Dead Body Is Found Following Fire In Wilmington: LAPD
One person has been detained as police investigate the scene where a dead body was discovered following a fire in Wilmington Friday morning, officials told KTLA. Firefighters responded to a blaze reported in the 1200 block of Marine Avenue just before 8 a.m., LAPD Officer Tony Im said. When they discovered a dead body, the firefighters called in Los Angeles police since the death appeared suspicious, Im said. One person has been detained as LAPD continues to investigate, Im said. No other details have been released. KTLA 5 |
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Pedestrian Killed In Westwood Hit-And-Run
Authorities investigated a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian dead in Westwood Saturday night. The crash happened around 10 p.m. in the 10200 block of Sunset Boulevard. A pedestrian was struck and killed. The driver fled the scene. No description of the vehicle or driver was provided. The identity of the victim was withheld pending notification of next of kin. The investigation is ongoing. ABC 7 |
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Big Rig Driver Sought After Fleeing Scene Of Fatal Collision With Bicyclist In Wilmington
Police are looking for the driver of a big rig who was involved in a fatal collision with a bicyclist in Wilmington early Friday, but drove off without stopping to help, officials said. The crash took place about 5:15 a.m. at Anaheim Street and Sampson Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a written statement. The truck was heading west on Anaheim Street just prior the the crash, officials said. “A bicyclist was traveling south across the westbound lanes of Anaheim Street when he collided with the right, rear side of the trailer,” according to the police statement. Paramedics pronounce the cyclist dead at the scene. KTLA 5 |
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Suspected Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested In Street-Racing Crash That Left Girl With Severe Brain Injury
A suspected hit-and-run driver is locked up in connection to a street-racing crash that injured a mother and two young girls, police say. According to a LAPD spokesperson, the victim was turning south onto Hoover St. from westbound Florence Ave. when she was struck by a black Chevy Camaro that was racing a black Ford Mustang shortly before 9 p.m. December 9. Security video captured the crash, which sent the Lety Garcia's vehicle into a light pole. Garcia, 24, says her nine-year-old daughter, Delila, and Delila's nine-year-old best friend suffered severe injuries. CBS 2 |
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Burglars Smash Glass Door To Steal Designer Purses, Clothing At Beverly Grove Pop-Up Store
Police are searching for 10 men who smashed the glass door of a boutique in Beverly Grove to steal clothing and handbags early Monday, authorities said. The break-in occurred at a storefront in the 100 block of North Robertson Boulevard at 3:11 a.m., said Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department. The address is the location of a four-day pop-up event for Amuze. The company wrote online that it had women's and men's clothing, shoes and accessories from designers such as Valentino, Saint Laurent and Christian Louboutin on sale. Merchandise was strewn across the floor of the store, and shards of glass littered the sidewalk outside as authorities investigated the scene. Los Angeles Times |
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Man Police Say Waved Large Blade Outside Sherman Oaks Synagogue Is Released From Jail After Arrest For Probation Violation
Los Angeles detectives arrested a man they said was seen wearing a headscarf and waving what appeared to be a long blade in front of a Sherman Oaks synagogue on Friday, Dec. 14. The detectives took 49-year-old David Brener into custody on a probation violation in Van Nuys at around 11 p.m., said Officer Rosario Herrera, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. The arrest came hours after photos were posted to Facebook of a man holding what a witness said was a hatchet or a sword while standing just outside the front entrance to the Chabad of North Hollywood at Chandler Boulevard and Ethel Avenue. Los Angeles Daily News |
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Suspect In LA Synagogue Attack Found Competent For Trial
Prosecutors say a Seattle man accused of trying to run over two Jewish men outside a Los Angeles synagogue has been found competent to stand trial. Investigators say Mohamed Abdi Mohamed yelled anti-Semitic remarks at the pair on Nov. 23, made a U-turn and drove at the men, who were on a sidewalk. Nobody was hurt. A public defender had questioned whether Mohamed was mentally fit for trial. The Los Angeles Times says the 32-year-old was found competent during a hearing Friday. The newspaper previously reported that Mohamed was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2015. He's charged with assault with a deadly weapon, with hate crime allegations. NBC 4 |
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Gun Deaths At Record High Gun deaths are at a record high.
Nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year, 10,000 more than a decade ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Los Angeles County has seen a similar rise after many years of declines in gun deaths. "The statistics are clear on this -- as gun laws go, so goes gun violence," LAPD Chief Michel Moore said. Despite the strictest gun laws in the nation, California and LA County are not immune from violence and deaths. The I-Team found after nearly 800 gun deaths in 2010 followed by a decline and then an uptick a few years ago, according to data provided by the LA County Department of Public Health. In 2016, 792 people were killed by gunfire. The majority of the deaths over the six year span were men and 26 percent were African-American people. That group only accounts for just about 9 percent of the county's population. NBC 4 |
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Public Safety News
Funeral Services For LAFD Chaplain To Be Held Friday At Saddleback Church
Funeral services will be held Friday morning for a Los Angeles Fire Department chaplain who died late last month at the age of 84. Capt. John Andrew White died on Nov. 24, according to the LAFD. White was a 44-year veteran and earned LAFD Firefighter of the Year honors in 1997 and an LAFD Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Alhambra, White enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school in 1951 and served aboard the USS Brown during the Korean War. After leaving the Navy, he served in the Merchant Marine and later worked for Southern California Edison and in construction before joining the LAFD in 1957. Los Angeles Daily News |
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Local Government News
City Officials Break Ground On South LA Housing For Homeless Veterans
City officials on Friday broke ground on a $32 million-apartment complex in South Los Angeles for the homeless, with a focus on serving homeless veterans. The complex is located near South Figueroa and Flower streets. The community will offer 57 affordable units in all, 42 specifically for those who have served the country. Officials said it will be a supportive housing community offering more than just a place to sleep. "In the past, we used to serve people on the street, keep them alive, but they weren't indoors where if we got them an apartment. If we didn't give them the mental healthcare they needed, physical healthcare, anti-addiction services, child care, they'd fall back onto the streets, so this is a formula that works," said L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti. ABC 7 |
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Empty Venice Bus Depot Approved By City Council For Temporary Homeless Shelter
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to turn a vacant Metro bus depot in Venice into a temporary homeless shelter, over the objections of some local residents and community leaders. The site is one of dozens that have been proposed for Mayor Eric Garcetti's "Bridge Home" program, which aims to install temporary shelters in each City Council district. Although most of the sites are under consideration without controversy, the Venice location is one of several in the city that has seen significant opposition. Dozens of people on both sides lined up to speak to the council, with some critics arguing it was too close to homes, schools and businesses. NBC 4 |
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