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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
November 27 |
Law Enforcement News
Arizona K-9 Killed By Fleeing Suspect
An Arizona police K-9 was fatally shot while trying to catch a fleeing suspect early Friday night. Fox News reports investigators unleashed K-9 Koki after Joe Ruelas, a suspect wanted for aggravated assault. But during the pursuit, Ruelas shot Koki, officials said. Two officers fired back at Ruelas, who ran out of sight, according to Fox News. He was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca wrote in a statement that Koki, who had served with the EMPD for four years, was ‘a true hero.' "The loss of Koki is no different than the loss of a Police Officer," Marzocca said in the statement. "Today the El Mirage Police Department mourns Koki, we lost a brother last night."
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Police Seek Man Accused Of Touching Boy On The Street In Highland Park
Investigators are searching for a man accused of touching a 13-year-old boy after striking up a conversation with him on the street in Highland Park. Los Angeles police issued a community alert Tuesday, seeking the public's help finding the perpetrator in the Nov. 2 incident. The man approached the teen as he was walking in the area of San Pascual Avenue and Hough Street around 6:30 p.m., officers said. After starting a conversation with the child, he began rubbing the boy's lower back with his hand, according to LAPD. The man then left the area on foot. Police describe him as a Latino man around 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing roughly 170 pounds. He had gray, buzzed hair with some facial hair, possible a mustache. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a white T-shirt with dark pants, officials said. Anyone with information can contact LAPD Detective Jackman at 323-561-3328.
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LAPD To Release Details Into South LA Suspected Kidnapping Case
Los Angeles police are expected to release new details on Wednesday into a case involving disturbing video that captured a woman screaming for help in a South Los Angeles neighborhood. Earlier this month, police say a woman was taken against her will near the intersection of Obama Boulevard and Third Avenue in Leimert Park. Chilling footage from a neighbor's Ring doorbell camera surfaced of the woman screaming for help several times. "Somebody help me please!" the woman is heard screaming. Police say the getaway car was a white early 2000s Toyota Matrix with black rims. They are expected to share photos of the getaway car Wednesday, two weeks after the incident. The press conference by LAPD is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
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5th Grade LAUSD Teacher Identified As Suspect In Silver Lake Hit-and-Run Crash
Los Angeles Police Department detectives have identified a 5th grade Los Angeles Unified School District teacher as the suspected driver in a Silver Lake hit-and-run crash that left a man seriously injured. Police arrested Molly Jane Hoene, 52, in the city of Palm Desert Tuesday morning in connection to the Oct. 25 crash. Her bail was set at $50,000. The victim, a homeless man, was struck head-on while riding his bicycle in the 3000 block of Berkeley Avenue by what police identified as a early model red Mini Cooper with a red-and-white roof. The man suffered a broken leg, broken arm and fractured spine, police said. The damaged Mini Cooper was later towed to the Route 66 Collision Center at 6820 San Fernando Road in Glendale. The owner of the shop called authorities after seeing reports of the crash on television, police said.
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Black Market Guns: Over 200 Mislabeled Packages Containing Illegal Full Auto Glock Conversion Switches Recovered At LAX
The ATF is scrambling to hunt down thousands of illegal machine gun conversion switches being illegally imported into the United States from China, hundreds of which were recently found and recovered in deceptively labeled packages at the LAX port of entry. The cheap devices convert a semiautomatic handgun into a fully automatic handgun, typically a Glock, and the ATF says they pose a major threat to public safety. “What it does is it makes a semiautomatic pistol into a fully automatic handheld machine gun,” said special agent Carlos A. Canino of ATF Los Angeles. “Gang members are buying these, gang associates are buying these, it's a concern for the LA area.” The switches are easily fastened to a Glock handgun and convert it from semiautomatic, meaning one pull of the trigger per bullet, to fully automatic, legally, a machine gun, where one pull of the trigger empties the entire magazine until ammo is expended or the trigger is let go.
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LA Prosecutors Warn Shoppers Of Fake, Recalled Items During Holidays
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and District Attorney Jackie Lacey warned people Tuesday to be alert for counterfeit and recalled products when shopping for the holidays. "Holiday shoppers need to be vigilant," Feuer said. "It's all too easy to buy counterfeit or recalled items online that rip you off financially and pose a threat to the safety of you and your family." The city and county's top prosecutors said people need to be extra vigilant when looking to purchase such items as phone chargers, helmets, toys and car seats. "The sale of counterfeit goods not only undermines our economy but also may place hazardous items in the hands of our children," Lacey said. "Counterfeit toys, car seats and mobile phone chargers may sound harmless, but they do not go through the same vigorous safety checks as legitimate items. As a result, they may endanger the health and safety of our loved ones." Feuer and Lacey warned that counterfeit items, like fake phone chargers, rarely meet industry safety standards necessary to protect users.
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L.A. County Renews $10,000 Reward In Unprovoked Westmont Fatal Shooting
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors renewed a $10,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever gunned down a 42-year-old man in an unprovoked attack in the unincorporated Westmont area last summer. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended extending the reward, which was set to expire Dec. 1 but will now be available for at least another 90 days. Investigators say Corey Devaughn Pickett was visiting a friend about 11:30 p.m. on July 12 in the 1000 block of West 94th Street, near Vermont Avenue and the border with Los Angeles, when his brother drove up in a new Maserati. When Pickett and his friend went out to the driveway to check out the luxury car, a four-door sedan coming from Budlong Avenue made an abrupt stop and two young men jumped out and fired about 20 rounds at the men. Pickett was struck by eight bullets and died at the scene. His friend took a bullet in the back, but the wound was not life-threatening, authorities said.
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2 San Fernando Valley Men Arrested On Suspicion Of Trafficking Meth, Heroin
Two men were arrested after investigators found several pounds of methamphetamine inside their San Fernando Valley residence, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. In August, detectives received information that Gilberto Jimenez, 39, and Edward Rodriguez, 54, were allegedly selling meth. After a three-month investigation, officials determined the men were working together to house and distribute the drugs, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Deputies said the men ran the operation out of Rodriguez's home on Remington Street, which is in Pacoima, in Los Angeles County. But the case was investigated by a Ventura County task force dedicated to apprehending traffickers impacting the region. Investigators say a search warrant served at the residence last Friday turned up 8 pounds of meth and one and a half pounds of heroin. Both men were subsequently arrested outside Rodriguez's home on suspicion of possession of meth and heroin with an intent to sell, the Sheriff's Office said.
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U.S. Mortality Rates Continue To Increase Due To Drug Overdose, Alcohol Abuse
Drug overdose, suicide and alcohol abuse were among the reasons why life expectancy was shortening for Americans a new study published Tuesday found. According to the study, adults ages 25-64 have seen the largest increase — 6% — in mortality rates. The United States had been making steady progress, with life expectancy increasing to 78-years-old over the last half century, but the pace slowed over time, and began to decline in 2014. “The implications for public health and the economy are substantial, making it vital to understand the underlying causes,” the researchers said. The researchers found that other high-income countries continue to see a steady rise in life expectancy.
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Public Safety News
Father, 2 Sons Rescued By Helicopter After Going Missing While Hiking In Angeles National Forest
A father and his two sons were rescued after going missing while hiking in the Angeles National Forest early Sunday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue responded to a call at about 2:30 a.m., about hikers who had been missing for over three hours near Glendora Mountain Road and East Fork Road, officials said. A Montrose Search and Rescue helicopter located the family near East Fork Road around 9:30 a.m., according to Deputy Michelle Sanchez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Information Bureau. The three were found safe, Sanchez said. The father and two sons were hoisted on board the helicopter and taken to be reunited with the rest of their family, according to the Montrose Search and Rescue Team.
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Safety Measures In Place As Major Winter Storm Arrives In Southern California
Officials with the California Department of Transportation spent Tuesday preparing the Cajon Pass for the upcoming winter storm by deicing the roadways. It was one of several measures around the region undertaken to prepare for the rain, snow and cold, authorities said. Tanker trucks, filled with 4,000 gallons of water mixed with the deicing solution, traveled along the middle lanes of the 15 Freeway, Highway 2 and Highway 138, spraying the solution to make sure all lanes were covered, spokeswoman Terri Kasinga said. The solution helps to keep the road temperature higher and it helps to break up the ice and snow that accumulates on the roadway, she said. “When cars drive over, it helps break up the ice even more,” she said.
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Local Government News
LA County Supervisors Adopt Rent Control Ordinances In Unincorporated Areas
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday adopted two permanent rent stabilization ordinances to take effect April 1 in unincorporated areas of LA County. The votes on the ordinances, which cover both rental properties and land leases in mobile home parks, were 4-1, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger dissenting. Under the new regulations, rent increases for non-luxury units will be limited to the annual change in the Consumer Price Index, with a maximum of 8%. Properties exempt from the caps on rent include units built after 1995, condominiums, single-family homes and public housing. The rental ordinance also prohibits evictions without just cause. The mobile home ordinance limits increases on space rentals to 75% of the CPI with an 8% maximum.
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L.A. Is Ready To Open 30 Homeless Shelters — But City And County Are At Odds Over Who Should Pay
It took months to get off the ground, but Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's plan to build a homeless shelter in every City Council district has taken off. Nine are now open with a total of more than 500 beds. And, after some resistance, 14 of 15 council members have committed to having at least one shelter in their district — everyone but Councilman John Lee in the West San Fernando Valley. In all, 30 shelters are in some stage of development for a total of 2,300 new beds, including about 900 that the city plans to fund from other sources. But the unanticipated success of Garcetti's A Bridge Home program has put the city at odds with Los Angeles County over who should pay for it, leaving further expansion of the shelter program in doubt at time when residents have become increasingly frustrated with an explosion of homeless encampments.
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