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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Los Angeles
Police Protective League
the union that represents the
rank and file LAPD officers
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
May 17, 2011 |
FBI: All but 1 of 56 law enforcement officers killed in 2010 was victim of someone using a gun
The FBI says 56 law enforcement officers were murdered on duty last year, up eight from 2009. All but one of the 56 officers was slain by someone using a gun. Thirty-eight of them were wearing body armor when killed. The only officer who wasn't a victim of firearms was killed with a vehicle. Fifteen officers were killed in ambushes, eight were investigating suspicious persons, seven were killed in traffic pursuits or stops and six were responding to disturbance calls. Preliminary FBI figures show the rest were killed during other police work.
Associated Press |
Federal judge rules against Calif. gun advocates
A federal judge has ruled against gun-rights advocates who had challenged how much discretion California law enforcement officials have in issuing concealed weapons permits. U.S. District Court Judge Morrison England Jr. in Sacramento supported a policy by Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto, who says applicants must have a reason, such as a safety threat, to legally carry a hidden gun.
Riverside Press-Enterprise |
LAPD security beefed up for Dodgers-Giants series
Security at Dodger Stadium will be beefed up on Wednesday and Thursday nights as the Dodgers play the San Francisco Giants in a two-game series, NBC LA has learned. Extra LAPD officers will patrol the concourses and the parking lots. This marks the first time the Giants have come to Los Angeles since the Opening Day parking lot incident in which Bryan Stow, a Giants fan, was severely beaten.
NBC4 |
Officer retaliation problems still plague LAPD, inspector general finds
The independent watchdog of the Los Angeles Police Department again has found serious shortcomings in how the LAPD investigates cases of retaliation among officers. LAPD policy forbids officers from retaliating against other officers who report misconduct, take advantage of allotted time off, or exercise other rights granted to them. Retaliation often takes the form of poor work evaluations, harassment or job reassignments.
Los Angeles Times |
Search allowed if police hear evidence being destroyed
The police do not need a warrant to enter a home if they smell burning marijuana, knock loudly, announce themselves and hear what they think is the sound of evidence being destroyed, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in an 8-to-1 decision. The issue as framed by the majority was a narrow one. It assumed there was good reason to think evidence was being destroyed, and asked only whether the conduct of the police had impermissibly caused the destruction.
New York Times |
San Jose police' loss is Santa Cruz County's gain
With four new sheriff's deputies recently hired from San Jose police, law enforcement leaders said Silicon Valley's loss is Santa Cruz County's gain. The Sheriff's Office swore in four deputies in late April from the San Jose Police Department, which is slated to lay off more than 100 officers. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak said he hoped to hire four more San Jose officers by mid-June -- just in time for their busy summer months.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
Gov. Jerry Brown gets a boost on the budget
Asurge of tax money has bought California a badly needed break in the budget wars that have paralyzed Sacramento. But the unexpected bonanza of $6.6 billion is far short of a solution to the state's persistent financial woes. The surprise largesse, churned out by an economy recovering more quickly than predicted, has firmed up Gov. Jerry Brown's basic strategy of deep cuts balanced by extended taxes.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Yellow hybrid stickers for carpool lanes set to expire
Life in the fast lane is coming to an end for hybrid drivers. After a six-year run, the yellow stickers that allow owners of about 85,000 older hybrid vehicles to drive solo in carpool lanes are expiring July 1 - this time for good. The day of reckoning has been postponed twice before, but now that hybrids are popular and the carpool lanes are getting jammed, the Department of Motor Vehicles said there won't be any additional extensions. "It's done," said Jaime Garza, a DMV spokesman. "This is really it."
Los Angeles Times |
405 Freeway to be shut for July weekend
In what may go down as "a midsummer weekend's nightmare," one of the three freeways connecting the two halves of Los Angeles will be closed for an entire weekend - 53 hours - in mid-July, it was announced Saturday. The entire San Diego (405) Freeway will be shut down between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside beginning just after midnight on Saturday morning July 16. It will not reopen until 5 a.m. the following Monday, July 18, officials said.
Torrance Daily Breeze |
Red-light camera regulation bill moves forward
A bill to regulate "red-light cameras" - including provisions to make it easier to challenge unjustified traffic tickets - passed the state Senate on Monday on a unanimous 36-0 vote; it now goes to the Assembly. SB 29 by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, would require that camera locations be chosen on safety considerations, and not on their potential to generate revenue.
Contra Costa Times |
Counties may be forced to reveal workers' pension payments
Some of California's largest counties - including Los Angeles - could be forced to reveal the names and retirement benefits of tens of thousands of public employees under an appeals court ruling. The ruling, issued last week by the 3rd District Court of Appeal, marks the first time an appeals court has ordered the pension information released and came despite arguments from county officials and labor unions that it would violate the privacy of local government employees across the state.
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About the LAPPL Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at:
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