Law Enforcement

LAPD Counts On Local Muslim Community To Help Avert Terror Attacks
Local law enforcement officials are beefing up security even though there are no known specific threats in Southern California in the wake of last Friday's terror attacks in Paris. The Los Angeles Police Department is also counting on its outreach to the local Muslim community, which condemns the attacks, for early warnings of trouble.
CBS Los Angeles

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FlightSafety to Train LAPD Helicopter Pilots
The Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Unit has selected FlightSafety International to provide Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 Level D simulator training at its new Denver learning center beginning in 2017. The LAPD already trains with FlightSafety on the Bell 412 and King Air 200 simulators. The new Denver center will be equipped with Level D simulators for the Bell 407GXP and Airbus AS350 B3, H130, and H135. The simulators will feature the Vital 1100 visual system, CrewView glass mirror display, electric motion control and cueing and advanced instructor operating station. The facility will also offer classrooms and customer service areas and will add simulators as required.
AIN Online

The LAPD Hopes Digital Billboards Can Reach Distracted Drivers
The Los Angeles Police Department has partnered with Clear Channel Outdoor—owner of many of the city's mega billboards, including several of its digital ones—to transmit safety messages aimed at drivers. In a variation of fighting fire with fire, L.A. is essentially enlisting a digital communications company to reach digitally distracted motorists. "They're on the phone, they hit someone, and then they flee," is how Captain Ann E. Young of the LAPD put it.
AdWeek

Pedestrian Decapitated in Palms Hit-And-Run Crash; Suspect Sought
A pedestrian was killed after being decapitated in a gruesome hit-and-run crash involving a suspected car thief in Palms. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a pedestrian was walking alone around 8:40 p.m. Sunday and crossing northbound on Venice Boulevard near Hughes Boulevard when he was struck and killed. Police on scene attempted to help the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the vehicle responsible for the collision was traveling westbound on Venice Boulevard. The driver did not stop to render aid.
ABC 7

No reliable way to track L.A. police on tax-free full salary injury leave, audit finds
The Los Angeles Police Department has no reliable way to track employees on extended injury leave, a program that pays officers 100% of salary, tax-free, for up to a year and costs the city tens of millions of dollars annually. The poor record-keeping will be reported to the Police Commission on Tuesday by Inspector General Alex Bustamante, a year after a Times investigation found a dramatic rise in the rate of injury claims filed by police and firefighters and eight months after a city audit that criticized a culture of filing "excessive" injury claims at the two departments.
Los Angeles Times

Garcetti's overhaul of LAFD hiring hasn't met aim of diversifying
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's overhaul of how the city hires new firefighters - launched 16 months ago amid allegations of nepotism and bias - has so far failed to meet his aim of diversifying the LAFD and may require further reforms to succeed, according to interviews with city officials and a Times analysis of government data.
Los Angeles Times

City Government

Councilman criticizes LA's sidewalk repair program
A multimillion-dollar taxpayer-funded program to fix dozens of miles of sidewalks outside Los Angeles-owned buildings is being questioned by a City Council member, who said he's requested that some repairs in his district be halted. At a Monday hearing on sidewalk issues, Councilman David Ryu said he's concerned that sidewalks with “minimal or almost no damage” are being fixed in his district. As part of a sweeping repair program, nearly $15 million has been spent to fix sidewalks in front of at least 129 city facilities, according to a city report released this month.
Los Angeles Daily News