Law Enforcement

LAPD Seeks Witnesses in Police Shooting of Unarmed Man in Los Feliz
An unarmed man shot in Los Feliz by Los Angeles police Friday remains in critical condition as officials ask for any witnesses, including anyone who might have taken video of the shooting, to come forward. Cmdr. Andrew Smith said two officers involved in the shooting have been removed from the field, pending a 72-hour briefing period of LAPD command staff, which is routine after police uses of force.
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LAPD Brings Foot Patrols Back To Chinatown
The Los Angeles Police Department is launching a new foot patrol program in Chinatown, the first in the area in about a decade. The patrols have been brought back to get officers into the community and allow them to get to know its residents. Two officers will be permanently assigned to walk Chinatown on a daily basis. Community beat patrols have been brought back in several other Los Angeles communities, including Boyle Heights.
ABC 7

Surviving Driver in Fatal 2-Car Northridge Crash Is ‘Person of Interest': LAPD
The surviving driver in a fiery two-car crash that killed at CSUN student remained hospitalized Monday and was being called a person of interest in the collision. Though an LAPD spokeswoman on Sunday told the Los Angeles Times that the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police Detective Bill Bustos of LAPD Valley Traffic Division on Monday told KTLA the driver was not officially in custody and was recovering at a hospital.
KTLA 5

12-Year-Old Boy With Autism Found Safe After Going Missing in East Hollywood
A missing boy with autism was found safe Monday, the day after he disappeared in East Hollywood, authorities said. A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Kylan Smith, 12, was located by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies. It was unclear when or where the boy was found. In an earlier news release, the LAPD had asked for the public's help in finding Kylan, who is unable to communicate.
KTLA 5

74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing
The family of Ronald Thurber and the Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Division are asking for the public's help to locate him. Thurber was last seen on June 21, 2015, around 4:00 a.m., at the Care Facility where he lives located in the 10600 block of Deering Avenue. Thurber suffers from dementia; Alzheimer's as well as diabetes and is in need of medication. Thurber's family is extremely concerned for his welfare.
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Girl Shot in Neck During Attempted Robbery in South Los Angeles
A 14-year-old girl was shot in the neck during an attempted robbery in South Los Angeles Monday night. She was shot near 125th Street and Vermont Avenue just before 9:30 p.m, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said. The victim was walking down street with two other friends when they were approached by two men, who were aged around 16 to 18-years-old.
NBC Los Angeles

Supreme Court strikes down L.A. law allowing police to examine hotel registries
The Supreme Court has struck down a Los Angeles ordinance that permits the police to check guest registries at motels and hotels at any hour of the day or night. The 5-4 decision upheld a ruling of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated the law, saying it authorized unreasonable searches. Most cities require the operators of a hotel or motel to keep a guest registry available for inspection. The Los Angeles city attorney's office said some of these motels become havens for prostitution, sex trafficking and drug dealing. Police officers need the authority to conduct spot checks, the city said.
Los Angeles Times

Mayor de Blasio Poised to Hire Nearly 1,300 Police Officers
Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a sharp shift from his initial objections, is poised to hire nearly 1,300 additional officers for the New York Police Department, a surprising addition in a $78.5 billion budget deal announced by city leaders on Monday night. Increasing the size of the force had been a top priority of the City Council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, and the notion was endorsed by Mr. de Blasio's police commissioner, William J. Bratton. But the move has been opposed by some advocates for criminal justice reform, and it is expected to add at least $100 million to the city's budget.
New York Times

City Government

L.A County's $27.1 billion budget adds 2,300 jobs
Roughly 2,300 jobs will be added as part of Los Angeles County's $27.1 billion budget, which will also fund a new payment plan for retiree health-care benefits that addresses an estimated $27 billion unfunded liability as of this month for the county. The board approved the budget in a special meeting on Monday. Most of the new jobs will be in the Sheriff's Department — the budget funds 743 new positions. About 560 new positions in the Department of Children and Family Services will be added to reduce case loads for social workers. About 620 positions will be added in the various departments that address health-care needs, including mental health care.
Los Angeles Daily News

L.A. County may delay vote on minimum wage
Concerns outlined in a report may delay a vote on raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles County, county leaders said Monday. The report, commissioned by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and released Friday night, shows raising the minimum wage in the county's unincorporated areas will have “little impact, if any, on poverty in Los Angeles.”
Los Angeles Daily News

Bernard Parks, City Hall's Lone Wolf, Looks to the Finish Line
Here's a new way to think about the members of the City Council: Knowing you would never get the time back, how long would you spend watching a documentary about a councilmember's life? For eight of the cabal I'd waste no more than the 30 seconds it takes to watch a McDonald's ad. For another five I'd drop about 10 minutes each. I'd use a sit-com length of time for a documentary on Council President Herb Wesson, primarily for the combative elements. That being said, I recently watched a 110-minute documentary on outgoing Eighth District Councilman Bernard Parks. According to the councilman and Bernard Parks Jr., his son, chief of staff and the film's director and producer, that means I have no life.
LA Downtown News