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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 20, 2018 |
Law Enforcement News
LAPD Pulling Out Of LAX Narcotics Task Force As It Works To Boost Patrols
The Los Angeles Police Department is ending its decades-long participation in a narcotics task force at Los Angeles International Airport as part of an effort to deploy more officers on regular patrols, officials said Wednesday. The task force has been involved in some of the city's biggest drug smuggling busts, including one that led to Monday's conviction of a Pasadena man who used couriers to hide heroin and cocaine in luggage on flights. The task force is also credited with the 2017 arrest of two men who were charged with attempting to smuggle a half-million dollars worth of heroin in suitcases, and the arrests of three baggage handlers who pleaded guilty this year to smuggling cocaine through the airport. NBC 4 |
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California Transformed Its Justice System. But Now Crime Is Up, And Critics Want Rollbacks
Over the last decade, California has led the nation in reducing its prison population. The state has shortened sentences and diverted some offenders to the counties for incarceration and supervision, transforming California's criminal justice system into what supporters hope will become a humane model around the country. But amid the changes, crime has increased in recent years, sparking debate about the causes and giving ammunition to those leading a new effort to roll back some of the reforms. An analysis by the Marshall Project and the Los Angeles Times found that California's crime rates remain near historic lows, but overall crime spiked in both 2012 and 2015, the years that immediately followed two major statewide measures aimed at decreasing the number of people in prison. Los Angeles Times |
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Man Charged After Train Deaths Of 2 Chicago Police Officers
A man is facing two felony weapons charges in connection with the deaths of two Chicago police officers who were struck and killed by a commuter train while they were chasing him. Chicago police said Wednesday that 24-year-old Edward Brown of Chicago is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm-endangerment and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon-loaded. He's due in bond court Thursday. Police have said Brown was being pursued by Officers Eduardo Marmolejo and Conrad Gary on the far South Side after ShotSpotter technology detected gunshots in the area. Police say the officers were aware of one train in the area but may not have heard or seen another train coming up behind them. Police say Brown was taken into custody by other officers, and a gun was recovered. Associated Press |
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Police Investigate Deadly Car-to-Car Shooting In South L.A.
A man was killed Thursday morning during a car-to-car shooting in the Central-Alameda area of South Los Angeles. Police responded about 12:20 a.m. to the area near East 41st Place and Morgan Avenue and located the victim inside a vehicle, according to Officer A. Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim suffered several gunshot wounds to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, NBC4 reported. A detailed description of the suspect was not immediately available. MyNewsLA.com |
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1 Critically Injured In Koreatown Shooting: LAPD
One person was critically injured in a Koreatown shooting Tuesday night, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. The incident was reported about 8:10 p.m. near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Council Street. Responding officers found the victim, described only as male, with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The victim was apparently walking down the street when he was approached by two males, and one of them opened fire, according to the LAPD. Authorities did not have a detailed description of the suspects and the motive is also unknown. KTLA 5 |
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Police Seek Public's Help In Identifying Man Suspected Of Fatally Stabbing
A Homeless Man In Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles police investigators sought help from the public Wednesday in locating and identifying a man suspected of stabbing a 58-year-old homeless man to death in downtown Los Angeles last month. The deadly stabbing occurred on Nov. 6 on West 9th Street between Hope Street and Grand Avenue. Police said Fernando David Perez was sitting on a bench about 8:30 p.m. when a tall, thin white man in a gray hooded sweatshirt began attacking him before walking away with a backpack. Los Angeles Det. Jason Sharman said Perez was stabbed multiple times with what appeared to be a screwdriver or ice pick. Perez was taken to a local hospital, where he died two days later. Coroner's officials determined that Perez died from a stab wound to the back. Los Angeles Times |
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LAPD Seeks Info On Burglary Crew That Has Hit 26 Residences In North Hollywood Area This Fall
Police are working to apprehend a group of thieves who have burglarized 26 homes across North Hollywood and Sun Valley since October, officials said Wednesday. The most recent incident occurred around 6 p.m. Monday in the 7700 block of Bellaire Avenue, in Sun Valley, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. In that incident, three men — one of them wearing a mask — entered the residence and made off with a safe, investigators said. The men were fled the neighborhood in a newer model Nissan Rouge with paper plates from Beverly Hills BMW that was being driven by a fourth suspect, LAPD said. It was the latest incident in a burglary series that began Oct. 15. KTLA 5 |
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California To Require Release Of Law Enforcement Videos In Shootings, Use-Of-Force Incidents Within 45 Days
Next year, law enforcement agencies will be required to release audio and video of shootings or use-of-force incidents within 45 days. Several agencies — including the Sacramento and Los Angeles police departments — have been releasing these records for some time. But the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department's first-ever release of videos from an incident didn't take place until earlier this month. Sheriff's Sgt. Shaun Hampton says it took 100 hours of work to edit the videos, including redacting information to protect the privacy of witnesses, victims or other citizens in our community.” “There's a lot of software and a lot of process that goes into” preparing the records for release, he said, adding that the department will buy new editing software. Capital Public Radio |
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California Has New Gun Control Laws For 2019. Here's What You Should Know
California has a slew of new gun control laws heading into 2019, the result of legislation inspired by America's growing gun violence epidemic, including high-profile mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, Florida. Several of the bills passed in the 2017-18 legislative session went into effect immediately, while others will apply in 2019 or 2020: AB 2103, by Assemblyman Todd Gloria, D-San Diego. This law mandates that applicants for concealed carry licenses undergo a minimum of eight hours of training, and that they demonstrate proficiency in both shooting and the safe handling of firearms. This law is already in effect. SB 1346, by Sen. Hannah Beth-Jackson, D-Santa Barbara. This law bans the manufacture and sale of bump stock and burst trigger devices that enable a semi-automatic firearm to shoot in rapid-fire bursts. This law is already in effect. Sacramento Bee |
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Local Government News
E-Scooters Have Arrived In The San Fernando Valley. Will They Sink Or Scoot?
Like ducks in a row, hundreds of dockless electric scooters have arrived on Valley streets in the past two weeks, sitting pretty in waiting for new riders. They are predominately on Ventura and Reseda boulevard, near the North Hollywood Metro station and around the Woodland Hills Warner Center. As those eager for traffic-free, eco-friendly and relatively inexpensive transport download apps and go for a spin, local businesses and law enforcement officials anticipate a gust of traffic and safety issues. The exact number of scooters in the San Fernando Valley area is unclear, but most belong to companies Lime and Razor. Bird, the first and largest of the companies, has yet to officially enter the Valley market. Uber's JUMP scooters have also received a permit to deploy in the area. Los Angeles Daily News |
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