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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 11 |
Law Enforcement News
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Published Anti-Semitic Posts, Official Says
A suspect involved in a prolonged firefight in Jersey City, N.J., that left six people dead, including one police officer, had published anti-Semitic and anti-police posts online and investigators believe the attack was motivated by those sentiments, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday. Investigators also found a manifesto-style note inside the attackers' van, the law enforcement official and another official familiar with the case said. The document, which was described as brief and “rambling,” suggested no clear motive for the shooting. Investigators also found a live pipe bomb inside the vehicle, the law enforcement official said. The Jersey City mayor, Steven Fulop, also said Wednesday that surveillance footage indicated the two assailants had targeted a kosher supermarket where most of the carnage unfolded. Mr. Fulop said the footage revealed that after shooting the detective in the earlier encounter, the assailants slowly drove to the market.
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Texas Police Officer Killed By Man Fleeing Traffic Stop
A Houston-area police sergeant was killed when a man wanted on a domestic violence warrant fled from a traffic stop and struck her with his vehicle, police said. The search continued early Wednesday for the man, who police said likely still has one handcuff attached to his wrist. Police have not released his name. Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was assisting in a traffic stop Tuesday night at an apartment complex when police discovered the driver had an outstanding warrant for assault on a family member. The driver escaped the officers then drove off in his vehicle, striking Sullivan, who later died at a hospital, Cromie said. The vehicle was discovered abandoned and police believe the man ran away. Sullivan, 43, was approaching her 16-year anniversary with the Nassau Bay Police Department and had worked on the night shift, Cromie said, calling her “a consummate professional in police work.”
Associated Press
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Pennsylvania Trooper Shot While Conducting Welfare Check
A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon at a home in a rural area near the border with New York state, prompting a standoff with the barricaded gunman that lasted into the evening, authorities said. Troopers were conducting a welfare check at the home in Nelson Township, in Tioga County, when they were met with gunfire, officials said. One trooper was shot and was airlifted out. The trooper was conscious and alert, authorities said. He was listed in stable condition. A second trooper suffered a leg injury. He was treated and released, authorities said. State police swarmed the scene as the gunman barricaded himself inside for several hours after the shooting.
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Suspect Caught Hiding In Trash Bin After Escaping Police Vehicle
Law enforcement has taken an escaped suspect into custody following an extensive search in the area of Bevis Avenue near Kester Avenue and Sherman Way in Van Nuys Tuesday night. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were dispatched to investigate a reported battery shortly before 6 p.m., according to LAPD. Initially, LAPD reported that one person was taken into custody for misdemeanor vandalism, and at some point, the suspect was able to escape from the police vehicle and run into the neighborhood. After further investigation, LAPD said the suspect had been taken to a local hospital for an unspecified medical reason when he escaped from police custody. Just before 9:30 p.m. and with the help from witnesses, officers found the suspect hiding inside the trash bin of a home and took him into custody.
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Boy, 17, Reported Missing In East LA Found Shot To Death Near Union Station
A family was grieving and searching for answers Tuesday after the mysterious murder of a 17-year-old boy. According to police, Christian Medrano left his home in East Los Angeles last Thursday around 2 p.m. His body was found later that evening near some train tracks downtown — several miles away. “All we really want is justice, that's about it,” Christian's older sister said. “We just kept looking for him and looking for him and he never came home.” The day Medrano went missing, the Los Angeles Police Department was called at about 6:30 p.m. to the area of Myers and Kearney in an industrial area along the Los Angeles River, not far from Union Station, for a death investigation. A Hispanic male, later identified as Medrano, was found dead of gunshot wounds. Medrano's family said he was a good kid who loved his friends and avoided gangs in a tough neighborhood.
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Man Gets 7 Years In Prison After Seemingly Random E-Scooter Attack On 75-Year-Old In Downtown L.A.
A man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after a seemingly unprovoked attack in which he hurled an electric scooter at a 75-year-old man in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Janai Washington, 41, pleaded no contest last month to one count of elder abuse with personal infliction of great bodily injury, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. The victim, Jose Cancel, was sitting on a chair at the corner of Sixth and Spring streets when Washington attacked him on June 13, according to the DA's office. Washington started punching the 75-year-old man before he threw an electric scooter at him, injuring his arm and head. Cancel's head injury required staples to seal the wound shut, according to police. A bystander then intervened to help Cancel, prompting Washington to run away, prosecutors said. Surveillance cameras in the area captured the attacker as he fled.
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Map Shows Where Cars Hit Pedestrians Most Often
In Los Angeles It's been more than four years since Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his Vision Zero plan, to eliminate all pedestrian deaths inside the city. In that time statistics show the number of automobile crashes has dropped, but the number of collisions involving pedestrians has skyrocketed. A new study funded by the Pollard Bailey law firm finds pedestrian injuries and deaths increased by more than 70 percent in 2018. And an Eyewitness News deep dive into Los Angeles County traffic statistics not only backs that up but shows where most of these accidents are happening. Communities like West Hollywood and Venice stand out on the map as spots where more than 20 percent of all collisions involve pedestrians. "The population is increasing," said Det. Juan Campos of LAPD's Central Bureau Traffic Division. "So the population increases and we have more people on the roadway."
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Pot May Be Legal, But Crime At Dispensaries Is Rising
In the two years since California legalized recreational marijuana, the City of LA hired a pot czar, opened 189 recreational shops and made $471 million in sales. But even though weed has been decriminalized, dispensaries are not crime-free. We looked into crimes reported at marijuana dispensaries in the City of Los Angeles, and, not surprisingly, with the increase in brick-and-mortar stores, crimes at said stores have gone up. There were 115 reported crimes at dispensaries in the first nine months of 2019, according to LAPD data. This is an increase of more than 10% from the first nine months of 2018, which had only 103 reported crimes. Before marijuana's legalization in 2018, dispensaries sold marijuana strictly for medical use, though many existed in a legal gray zone because the City of Los Angeles was never able to create a streamlined permitting process. Consequently, Los Angeles could never accurately count how many of these dispensaries were operating legally.
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Man Charged With Illegal Exports To Iran To Plead Guilty In L.A.
An Iranian man is expected to plead guilty Tuesday morning in Los Angeles to a federal conspiracy charge for allegedly shipping prohibited items from the United States to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and U.S. sanctions imposed on the nation, Mehdi “Eddie” Hashemi, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran who previously lived in Los Angeles, was charged in a 21-count indictment unsealed in August in Los Angeles federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He is expected to enter a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez to a single count of conspiring to violate IEEPA. Hashemi, 46, allegedly participated in a conspiracy to illegally export computer numerical control machines, which are used to process raw materials, such as metals, to precise standards, to Iran.
MyNewsLA.com |
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Public Safety News
Fire Hits Apartment Building In Panorama City
A fire damaged a two-story apartment building in the Panorama City area Tuesday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 8400 block of Willis Avenue about 10:55 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 15 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A person was examined at the scene for a possible problem but declined medical care, the LAFD reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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Local Government News
L.A. City Council Votes To Create Office Of Racial Equity
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday, Dec. 10 to create an Office of Racial Equity, which will be tasked with examining economic disparities among groups of Angelenos and advising the council on possible solutions. Councilmen Herb Wesson, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mitch O'Farrell came up with the idea to create the office and a Racial Equity Advisory Committee. “We see inequity all the time, it comes to us … we see testimony about it all the time,” Harris-Dawson said. “It was Council President Wesson that said, ‘We need to have a family meeting and talk about this.”‘ The City Council voted unanimously, 14-0, to create the office, which will be in charge of monitoring data through a “racial equity impact tool,” creating ideas for civic engagement, examining government policies that could affect certain groups, and providing a report on inequities throughout the city.
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LA City Councilman Requests $14M For Skid Row Homeless Shelters
A Los Angeles City Councilman introduced two proposals Tuesday that would help provide additional shelter for homeless people living on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. The proposals, introduced by City Councilman Jose Huizar, ask councilmembers to approve funding towards the construction of a Bridge Home facility and include a motion requesting $14 million for additional bridge housing facilities. “Over the past year, we have been successful in providing increased hygiene services, storage facilities, outreach support and shelter,” Huizar said. “But there are still far too many homeless individuals on Skid Row, and this funding will allow us to provide more shelter, which is desperately needed.” A Los Angeles Times poll recently reported 95% of voters say homelessness is the biggest issue in the city.
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