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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
September 21, 2016 |
Man killed in South LA shooting; His relative arrested as a suspect
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday in South Los Angeles, and a 60-year-old man, possibly a relative of the victim, was arrested, police reported. The shooting occurred about 11:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of West 71st Street, where the two men got into an argument, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department‘s Media Relations Section. The younger man was pronounced dead at the scene.
City News Service
Suspicious package outside federal building in downtown L.A. triggers arrival of bomb squad
A suspicious package found outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles has prompted the arrival of a police bomb squad, authorities said. The package was found about 8:15 p.m. outside the building, which houses a federal courthouse and offices for the U.S. Marshals, among other agencies, according to Officer Jenny Houser of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles Times
19-year old US Marine dies from injuries after being shot in South LA
A 19-year-old Marine from Camp Pendleton who was shot in South Los Angeles has died, authorities said Tuesday. The Marine, Lance Cpl. Carlos Segovia-Lopez, was found about 11:35 p.m. Friday slumped over the steering wheel of a Dodge Charger in the 2100 block of 31st Street and covered in blood, according to police and witnesses.
Fox 11
Police Commission faults LAPD officers in two deadly shootings
The Los Angeles Police Commission concluded Tuesday that LAPD officers violated deadly-force rules in two controversial shootings last year, breaking ranks with Police Chief Charlie Beck . Jamie McBride, a director for the union that represents rank-and-file officers, criticized the commission's decision, saying the two officers had acted appropriately to protect themselves and others from Guzman. McBride accused commissioners of sending officers a message: “You can save your life or you can save your job, but you can't do both.”
Los Angeles Times
LAPD Officials Offer Reward for Information About South L.A. Bus Stop Shooting That Killed Mother of 2
Los Angeles Police officials are offering a $50,000 reward for information about a June bus stop shooting in South L.A. that left a mother of two dead. Dianey Santos, 39, was standing at a bus stop near the corner of South Broadway and West 83rd Street about 9:45 p.m. on June 17 when an altercation occurred between two men, Detective Shawn Svoboda said during a news conference Tuesday morning.
One of the men shot at the other, and Santos was hit in the head by a stray bullet, Svoboda said.
KTLA 5
Rollover crash victim critical in South LA
A person trapped in a vehicle early today in South Los Angeles was transported to a hospital in critical condition. Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said she had no further information about the incident. The crash was reported to the fire department at 7:15 a.m. at 5960 Van Ness Ave. The person was transported at 7:39 a.m. Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison said the LAPD was called at 7:10 a.m. for an incident at West 60th Street and Van Ness Avenue.
Los Angeles Daily News
Authorities To Probe Handling Of Echo Park Child Abuse Case
A horrific and heartbreaking child abuse case has the county rethinking how it conducts its investigations after getting complaints of abuse. CBSLA's Randy Paige explains it centers on a tool that evaluates child abuse risk. The death of Yonatan Aguilar is prompting county government to do a top-down assessment about went wrong. A central question has surfaced: Did a computerized risk-assessment tool warn that the boy was in danger? And if so, why were those warnings not taken seriously?
CBS 2, Los Angeles Times
Man Sought in Inglewood Homicide Arrested After Leading Authorities on High-Speed Chase
A man wanted in connection with a 2015 homicide was arrested Tuesday after leading authorities on a short high-speed chase in Granada Hills. Authorities had been searching for William Saulsberry, 25, for his role in an Inglewood homicide that happened in 2015, the U.S. Marshals Service announced. On Tuesday Saulsberry and three other men were seen by members of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force leaving a residence in Porter Ranch.
KTLA 5
No charges filed yet in Chris Brown assault case
Three weeks after R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon at his Tarzana home, police have yet to submit the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, prosecutors said Monday. “We have not been presented a case, so no charges have been filed,” Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the D.A.'s office, said in an email.
Los Angeles Daily News
Man Wanted on Suspicion of Defrauding D.C.-Area Homeowners Arrested in Los Angeles: FBI
For years, Craig Oliver has been the subject of a national search by federal agents. Oliver pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of D.C.-area homeowners out of more than $2.5 million, but he vanished in 2005 before a judge could send him to prison.
KTLA 5
Man Sentenced in 2011 Near-Decapitation Death of Girlfriend at Beverly Hills Apartment
A 59-year-old Los Angeles man has been sentenced for fatally slashing his girlfriend's throat in her Beverly Hills apartment, where she wrote the defendant's name in her own blood. James Duane Grzeslo was sentenced to 26 years to life in state prison in the Oct. 26, 2011, killing, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
KTLA 5
Skid Row Spice outbreak was rehearsal for ‘mass casualty' event, health expert says
The dozens of people who needed medical help after smoking a designer drug last month on Skid Row proved that more preparation for mass casualty events is key to strengthening emergency services, health officials concluded in a report presented to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Daily News
Just three percent of adults own half of America's guns
Just 3 percent of American adults own half of the nation's firearms, according to the results of a Harvard-Northeastern survey of 4,000 gun owners. The survey's findings support other research showing that as overall rates of gun ownership has declined, the number of firearms in circulation has skyrocketed. The implication is that there are more guns in fewer hands than ever before. The top 3 percent of American adults own, on average, 17 guns apiece, according to the survey's estimates.
Washington Post
Protesters confront Charlotte police after fatal OIS, 12 cops injured
A black police officer shot an armed black man at an apartment complex Tuesday, authorities said, prompting angry street protests late into the night. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department tweeted that demonstrators were destroying marked police vehicles and that approximately 12 officers had been injured, including one who was hit in the face with a rock.
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State Government News
California lawmakers collect thousands on top of salary while absent
In addition to their six-figure salaries and benefits, California's 120 lawmakers are compensated for their cost of living and meals when they leave home and travel to Sacramento to write and pass bills. Unlike in many other states, however, California lawmakers have over time crafted loosely worded rules for themselves that allow them to collect those payments regardless of whether they even show up to work.
Associated Press
State agency under fire for pressuring open-government groups it regulates to change position on legislation
A rare and heated dispute has erupted between California's campaign finance regulators and open-government groups that have accused the watchdog agency of pressuring them to rescind their support for legislation designed to show who is funding political ads. Supporters of the bill criticized the state Fair Political Practices Commission for heavy-handed tactics that they said included pushing groups the commission has the power to investigate and fine to drop their support for the transparency bill.
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City Government News
LA Councilman Paul Koretz's office accused of snubbing Cheviot Hills man over letter
A Cheviot Hills community leader is accusing Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz of retaliating against him for criticizing the politician, which Koretz denies. Jonathan Weiss published a letter two weeks ago in the Los Angeles Daily News slamming the councilman's leadership on the Westwood Greenway, a planned 800-foot park in Koretz's district. The park, first proposed by Weiss in 2009, would rise near the Expo Line's Westwood/Rancho Park stop.
Los Angeles Daily News
LA's new oil and gas watchdog has industry and environmental background
The first person in decades to hold the title of Los Angeles city petroleum administrator comes from the oil and gas industry but has a streak of environmentalism and democratic politics on his resume as well. Uduak-Joe Ntuk started his career in petroleum engineering at Chevron and has worked in recent years at Long Beach city's Gas and Oil Department, an agency some local activists have issues with.
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