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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 28, 2018 |
Law Enforcement News
Arrest made in Newman cop shooting; suspect found in Kern County
The suspect in the shooting death of a Newman Police Department was arrested in the Bakersfield area either Thursday night or Friday morning. “Great News..... The fugitive wanted in connection with murder of Newman, CA Police Officer Ronil Singh has been arrested early this morning in Bakersfield,” 10th Congressional District candidate Ted Howze posted. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office would not confirm the arrest but announced Friday morning that it will hold a press conference at noon to release “significant developments” in the hunt for the man suspected of killing the corporal. Modesto Bee |
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More US Police Officers Die On Duty Than Before
More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017, according to data released Thursday. The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said in a report that 144 federal, state and local officers have died so far in 2018. That figure represents roughly a 12 percent increase from the 129 who died in 2017. The majority of the officers who died were either shot — 52 this year, up from 46 in 2017 — or fatally injured in car or motorcycle crashes, which accounted for 50 deaths. Other fatalities involved heart attacks, strokes, drownings and cancer and other illnesses among those who responded to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. SF Gate |
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California LEO Mourned By Community; K-9 Retired
Cpl. Ronil Singh spent time with his wife and 5-month-old son on Christmas Day before heading out to work an overnight shift. In the predawn hours of the next morning, the 33-year-old radioed that he was pulling over a vehicle in Newman, where he had worked for the Police Department for seven years. A few minutes later, he called over the radio: “Shots fired!” Cpl. Ronil Singh spent time with his wife and 5-month-old son on Christmas Day before heading out to work an overnight shift. Officers who responded found Singh had been shot. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. The motorist, who had been stopped as part of a DUI investigation, was gone. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department has identified a suspect in the case, but he is not in custody. His name has not been released, and authorities would say only that the man is in the country illegally. Los Angeles Times |
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Kentucky LEO killed In Crash With Semi-Truck, Driver Arrested For Murder
A Louisville Metro Police officer was killed Monday afternoon when a possibly intoxicated driver crashed his semi-truck into her cruiser. Deidre Mengedoht, 32, was stopped on the side of the road during a routine traffic stop when Roger Burdette crashed his semi-truck into her car, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department. Mengedoht's car was pushed into the pickup truck that she had stopped, then burst into flames with her still inside. No one else was injured in the crash, including the four people in the pickup truck. “DeeDee, as she was known to her friends and colleagues, gave her life serving the community, which is something she loved to do," Chief Steve Conrad said during a press conference, calling it a “tragic, tragic day.” New York Daily News |
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Person Shot, Killed In Downtown Los Angeles; Suspect Sought
A person was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles Thursday afternoon and authorities are searching for the gunman. The shooting happened in the 1000 block of Venice Boulevard, near Union Avenue. Authorities said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the suspect was last seen heading southbound on Union Avenue. He was described as a man between 20 and 25 years old, wearing a gray hoodie and dark pants. He may have a handgun. No further details were immediately released. The investigation is ongoing. ABC 7 |
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Man Charged With Killing Transient In Downtown Los Angeles
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing a homeless man in downtown Los Angeles last month. Fred Scott Johnson is set to be arraigned Feb. 8 in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom, according to Ricardo Santiago of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Johnson is charged in the Nov. 6 attack on Fernando Perez, who died two days later as a result of his injuries. The murder charge includes an allegation that Johnson personally used a "sharp stabbing instrument" in the commission of the crime. He has been behind bars since Saturday night after Los Angeles police homicide detectives got an anonymous tip that he was in Anaheim and worked with police there to locate and arrest him, authorities said. NBC 4 |
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Woman Pleads No Contest To Brutal Brick Beating Of 92-Year-Old In Willowbrook
The woman charged in the brutal attack on a 92-year-old grandfather out walking in Willowbrook pleaded no contest Thursday. Laquisha Jones, 30, of Los Angeles faces 15 years behind bars on the felony elder abuse charge. Witnesses say Jones pummeled Rodolfo Rodriguez with a brick. He suffered a shattered jaw and broken ribs. Jones had a prior conviction for making criminal threats. She's due back in court in February for sentencing. ABC 7 |
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Ahead Of New Year's Holiday, L.A. First Responders Warn Of Dangers Of Driving While Under The Influence
Ahead of New Year's Eve, first responders in Los Angeles were warning motorists of the dangers of driving while under the influence. Elizabeth Espinosa reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Dec. 27, 2018. KTLA 5 Video |
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Missing Woman's Remains Found Among Debris Of Sherman Oaks Brush Fire, But Still Unclear How She Got There
The husband of Nancy Paulikas, the missing Manhattan Beach woman whose remains were positively identified this week, said Thursday that he's been given some closure, but questions remain surrounding his wife's disappearance. "No matter what circumstances you draw, it had to be sort of a bad end for her," Kirk Moody told KTLA the day after learning his wife died. "Having said that, sure, there's relief that at least we don't have to continue looking for her." Paulikas vanished after separating from Moody to go into the restroom while the two were visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in October 2016. She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and had the mental capacity of a 4-year-old at the time, her family has said. KTLA 5 |
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Is there a safer way to street race? In L.A., some speed demons think so
The evolving, and increasingly dangerous, nature of such outlaw events has drawn condemnation from police and politicians, but it's also aggravated a segment of racers as well. For decades, Los Angeles members of the National and International Brotherhood of Street Racers had organized legal races on a strip of land on Terminal Island with the backing of some police and civic leaders. The legal events ended in the mid-1990s. Members of the brotherhood now organize clandestine races in the middle of the night, in industrial areas where the odds of a pedestrian or uninvolved motorist passing through are minimal. Los Angeles Times |
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Inmate, Convicted Of Carjacking In LA County, Allegedly Carjacks Motorist Near San Quentin Prison And Escapes
Law enforcement officials were searching for an inmate who they say carjacked someone after he escaped from San Quentin State Prison on Wednesday night, Dec. 26. The prison discovered, at around 9:30 p.m., that Shalom Mendoza, 21, of Los Angeles County was missing during an inmate count, state prison officials said. Staffers unsuccessfully searched the prison and the surrounding area. Authorities later discovered that Mendoza had allegedly carjacked someone of a Toyota Rav4 near the prison, they said. The vehicle's license plate number is 6STZ502. Mendoza was serving a five-year sentence for a conviction out of Los Angeles County for carjacking and attempting to evade a police officer, court records show. According to those records, he was arrested by the westside division of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was sentenced in November 2017. Los Angeles Daily News |
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Plans For A State-Backed Pot Bank Aren't Feasible, A Study Says
Hopes that California might create a public bank to serve the state's legal marijuana industry are nothing but a pipe dream, the authors of a new feasibility study told state officials Thursday. “In the end we were not able to find any approach to doing this that makes any sense whatsoever,” said William Roetzheim, founder and chief executive of Level 4 Ventures, the consulting firm hired to carry out the study for the State Treasurer's Cannabis Banking Working Group. California voters approved Proposition 64 in 2016 to legalize growing, possessing and selling marijuana for recreational use. But since cannabis remains illegal under federal law, most banks— which are federally chartered and insured by the FDIC — refuse to hold weed money. Los Angeles Times |
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Public Safety News
Fire Officials Investigate Blaze At Commercial Building South Of Downtown Los Angeles
A fire ripped through a commercial building in the Central Alameda area south of downtown Los Angeles early Friday, triggering a large response from city firefighters. The fire was reported about 5:30 a.m. at 1842 E. 41st Place, just steps from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The roof of the building partially collapsed shortly after 6 a.m. as about 100 firefighters battled the blaze, according to fire officials. Power lines in the area caused electrical hazards for fire crews as they doused flames from several angles, officials said. Video from the scene showed a firefighter on a ladder towering over the building, blasting water toward its center, which was fully engulfed. Los Angeles Times |
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Local Government News
Harbor City Homeless Encampment Removed In Effort To Get Them Into Shelters
Los Angeles city officials want to clean up an encampment area in Harbor City and get homeless people into shelters as it works on a longterm solution. But as many residents of the encampment packed up and moved out, they said they will find a new site nearby. "I'll be here. Somewhere around here because we know the area. It's safe for us," Albert Roche said. Roche said he will not go to a shelter but does want a place for his friend Patti, who is recovering after being hit by a truck. And what about finding a shelter that will take a pet? It's a tough choice for the owner of Bobo. Joyce Engle said she's needed Bobo for security. ABC 7 |
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