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Los Angeles
Police Protective League

the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers

 

Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch

Daily News Digest

from LA Police Protective League

February 7, 2011

Law Enforcement

Crime alerts for Porter Ranch, Westlake and 13 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 15 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. 10 neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Porter Ranch (A) was the most unusual, recording four reports, compared with a weekly average of 0.3 over the last three months. Westlake topped the list of six neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 49 property crimes, compared with its weekly average of 34.5 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times


Man found dead in stolen Lexus in Del Rey
The LAPD investigated a homicide in Del Rey on Friday after a man was found dead in a vehicle. Authorities say it may be gang-related. Police responded to a report of shots fired on the 5500 block of Margaret Avenue at 6:58 a.m. and found a man in a late-model gray Lexus sedan with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified only as a white male in his late 20s to early 30s, was declared dead at the scene. Police say the car was reported as stolen two weeks ago from West Los Angeles.
ABC7


South L.A. gang leader gets life in prison for drug trafficking

A federal judge Friday sentenced a South Los Angeles gang leader to life in prison without parole, capping a years-long investigation into a large drug-trafficking operation run out of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Alphonso Eugene Foster, 41, is the second man handed a life sentence in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for leading a PCP manufacturing conspiracy that produced hundreds of gallons of the drug for distribution in Southern California and on the East Coast. Ten others were convicted on various drug charges and have been given sentences ranging from four to 25 years in prison.
Los Angeles Times


Business owner shoots, kills man for burglarizing auto shop

Police are investigating a business owner who shot and killed a man who had just burglarized his auto wholesale business, officials said. Shortly after midnight Sunday a witness reported seeing two men removing auto parts from vehicles parked at the lot in the 5800 block of South Hoover Street. According to LAPD, the witness called the owner, who arrived to find one of the men armed with a gun.
KTLA


1 arrested, 3 others sought in robbery, skateboard beating of Eagle Rock jogger
One person was in custody Friday and police were seeking three others who allegedly beat a jogger with skateboards and robbed him near Yosemite Recreation Center in Eagle Rock. An 18-year-old was arrested and questioned about the Wednesday night attack on a 45-year-old Eagle Rock man who was running with earphones on when the group of young men beat and robbed him. The bloodied victim was able to crawl to a neighbor's door for help, said Martha Ramos, detective supervisor with the Los Angeles Police Department's Northeast Division.
Los Angeles Times


Prisons

Federal judge set to tour new San Quentin death chamber
Nearly five years ago, a San Jose federal judge went on a highly unusual expedition to San Quentin's aging death chamber, eventually finding that the converted eerie green gas chamber was outdated and replete with potential problems for carrying out executions. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel will return to San Quentin, this time for a tour of the state's new and untested death chamber, built for nearly $900,000 and designed solely for lethal injections. With the visit, California will take a step toward resolving whether it can resume executions on a death row now brimming with nearly 720 inmates.
San Jose Mercury News


City Budget Crisis

City official wants to compare salaries of top City Hall employees
With Los Angeles facing an ongoing budget deficit and employees facing pay cuts, a city official called Friday for a comparison of salaries paid to top City Hall executives. Councilman Dennis Zine said the city should examine what it pays general managers and their top aides as part of an overall examination of city finances. Responding to a report from the Pew Charitable Trusts that detailed the high cost of the Los Angeles City Council compared to other cities, Zine said the council has cut its operating budget by 20 percent over the past two years and some members have cut their salaries by up to 10 percent.
Los Angeles Daily News


Politics

L.A. City Council candidate Rudy Martinez was investigated in 2005 for possessing badge of slain LAPD officer
The Eagle Rock businessman seeking to unseat Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar abruptly quit his post as a reserve police officer five years ago after investigators found he had a police badge - one issued to an officer who died in the line of duty. Rudy Martinez, then serving as a volunteer at the Los Angeles Police Department, "refused to cooperate" with investigators and quickly resigned after he was asked about the badge, which was found by the employee of a towing company in 2004, according to a police report.
Los Angeles Times

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