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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
July 7, 2011 |
Crime alerts for Reseda, Chesterfield Square and 12 other L.A. neighborhoods
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 14 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Seven neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Reseda was the most unusual, recording 12 reports compared with a weekly average of 3.5 over the last three months. Chesterfield Square topped the list of seven neighborhoods with property crime alerts. It recorded 19 property crimes compared with its weekly average of 8.2 over the last three months.
Los Angeles Times |
LAPD, FBI join forces for a second year to solve South LA homicides
The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday announced that it's partnering with the FBI for a second time to try to solve some homicide cases in South L.A. Last year, investigators with the Operation Save Our Streets effort solved more than two dozen murder cases. This time, the two agencies will cooperate for 90 days, and will include the Harbor area in their homicide investigations.
Southern California Public Radio |
California budget delays affect vehicle registration rules
Many people around the state have been concerned because their vehicle registration tags expire in July and they haven't received their registration renewal notices from the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you're one of those motorists, you don't have to worry. Renewal notices were not sent to California drivers with a vehicle registration expiration date of July 1 or later because lawmakers had not yet reached an agreement on how much the fees would be after the June 30 conclusion of the fiscal year.
LAPPL Blog |
Police search for Hansen Dam Park rape suspect
A woman walking alone at night at Hansen Dam Park was forced off a path and raped, police said Wednesday as they released a sketch of the suspect. The victim, who was in her 20s, was walking along the bike path between Osbourne and Wentworth streets at about 9:45 p.m. last Thursday and was about a quarter mile into the park when she was approached by a lone man, said Capt. Joseph Hiltner of LAPD Foothill Division. The man grabbed her and forced her into an isolated area, Hiltner said.
Los Angeles Daily News
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More U.S. agencies implicated in Mexico gun-trafficking probe
The embattled head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has told congressional investigators that some Mexican drug cartel figures targeted by his agency in a gun-trafficking investigation were paid informants for the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration. Kenneth E. Melson, ATF's acting director, has been under pressure to resign after the agency allowed guns to be purchased in the United States in hopes they would be traced to cartel leaders.
Los Angeles Times |
Prisoners help defray the costs of their crimes
Money is tight and times are tough but at least one outfit has money to give away - and is looking for the right people to give it to. Among the duties of a small section of the state prison system called the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services is to make sure that court-ordered restitution gets to the victims of crime. When an inmate is sentenced, typically the judge also orders restitution to be paid by the defendant.
Capitol Weekly |
Countdown to the 405 Closure
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L.A. prepares for worst and hopes for best in freeway shutdown
You would think that Los Angeles, of all places, would know how to handle a catastrophe. But in just over a week, 11 miles of Interstate 405 - the north-south spine of the West Side of Los Angeles, which carries 500,000 cars every weekend over the Sepulveda Pass into the San Fernando Valley - is going to shut down for 53 hours, from late Friday night to early Monday morning. No cars, trucks or motorcycles will be allowed, to make way for the latest phase in a $1 billion widening project for a highway that serves as an unhappy second home for commuters during rush hours.
New York Times |
L.A. Councilman Dennis Zine to run for city controller's post
Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine signaled Wednesday that he plans to run for city controller in 2013. A former police officer who has represented a swath of the San Fernando Valley on the council since 2001, Zine is the first person to publicly position himself in the race for controller, an office that has historically been a steppingstone for higher office. A longtime Republican, Zine laid the groundwork to run several months ago when he changed his party affiliation on voter registration rolls to "decline to state."
Los Angeles Times |
Toll lanes coming to 10 and 110 freeways in Los Angeles County
Officials broke ground on what will be Los Angeles County's first freeway toll lanes, taking a gamble that drivers will be willing to pay significant sums to avoid rush-hour traffic. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other officials on Wednesday hailed the project as a major improvement to L.A.'s clogged freeway system. Officials plan to convert a total of 25 miles of existing carpool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways into high-occupancy toll lanes. Carpools and buses will be able to use the lanes for free, while solo drivers will pay up to $1.40 a mile during peak rush-hour traffic.
Los Angeles Times |
Antonio Villaraigosa's chief of staff says he will step down
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's top advisor announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his post, a surprise move that created new upheaval in an office buffeted by a string of departures during the mayor's second term. Jeff Carr, who has been chief of staff since September 2009, said he did not have a job lined up and a Villaraigosa spokeswoman said no replacement has been selected. He will leave later this summer.
Los Angeles Times
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