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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 7, 2016 |
Man Dies After Being Shot In Sylmar; Gunman At Large
A man in his early 20s died Wednesday morning after being shot in Sylmar by another man, who remained at large, authorities said. Officers responded at 1:40 a.m. to an apartment complex in the area of Dronfield Avenue and Sayre Street, where they found a man who had been shot in the abdomen, according to a spokesperson for the LAPD's Mission Division.
ABC 7
Police Use Beanbag Gun to End Standoff With Pursuit Driver in West L.A.
Police used a beanbag gun to end a standoff with a pursuit driver in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of West Los Angeles Wednesday morning. Officers noticed a “suspicious man” looking into cars and attempted to talk to him, said Sgt. Bonner with the Los Angeles Police Department. The man jumped into a vehicle and a police pursuit began about 3:30 a.m.
KTLA 5
Car Chase Ends In Fiery Crash
A police pursuit ended in a fiery crash in the Hancock Park area, police said. The crash happened just before 1 p.m. at Beverly Boulevard and Gower Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It was not immediately known if the driver was injured. The vehicle — a new black Range Rover — was apparently wanted for erratic driving.
CBS 2
Broken Pipe Leads to Flooding at Los Angeles Police Department Topanga Station
The Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga station was shut down and evacuated Tuesday evening after a broken pipe caused flooding. A pipe busted on the lower level of the police station on Schoenborn Street in Canoga Park around 10 p.m., LAPD's Media Relations section said. Officers won't be able to bring people inside the station because it remains under fire watch, meaning the station has no working fire sprinklers, according to police.
NBC 4
Did Skid Row's Spice outbreak threaten public safety? LA County leaders want to know
A Los Angeles County supervisor has called for an evaluation of the response by emergency personnel to last month's Spice outbreak on Skid Row, to determine if the event caused a “massive threat to public safety.” Dozens of people from the Skid Row neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles were transported to area hospitals between Aug. 19 and 22, after smoking Spice, a designer drug created to mimic the effects of marijuana.
Los Angeles Daily News
Man Who Killed TSA Officer at LAX in 2013 Pleads Guilty, Avoids Death Penalty
Paul Ciancia, a 26-year-old man who shot and killed a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounded three others at Los Angeles International Airport in Nov. 2013, pleaded guilty to 11 charges on Tuesday and will avoid the death penalty. He agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court last week and now faces a mandatory life term in prison.
KTLA 5
LAX Launches Partnership To Train Airport Workers In Emergency Response
Hundreds of airport service workers will receive training for emergency situations at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said Wednesday. Service workers perform a wide range of assignments for travelers, including wheelchair and baggage handling, interior aircraft cleaning, airline security, aircraft fueling, cargo and dangerous goods handling, aeronautical maintenance, and custodial services.
CBS 2
New laws regulating raves don't always apply, sometimes with tragic results
The Labor Day weekend saw another major rave in Southern California. While no deaths were reported, more than 400 people were arrested at and five people were sent to hospitals from Nocturnal Wonderland, which drew more than 67,000 people at the San Manuel Amphitheater. A string of drug-related deaths have prompted criticism from medical professionals and calls for stronger regulations. Some jurisdictions have cracked down with new laws.
Los Angeles Times
Supporters urge governor to sign bill ending statute of limitations for prosecuting rape
Flanked by alleged sexual assault victims and their supporters, state Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino) urged Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday to end California's statute of limitations for rape. The Legislature sent Leyva's bill, SB 813, to Brown last week. He has until Sept 30 to sign the bill, which would end the time limit in California for prosecuting rape, child sexual abuse and other felony sex crimes.
Los Angeles Times
On death row, condemned inmates offer surprising views on effort to end death penalty in California
California voters face two capital punishment choices on the November ballot: End the death penalty or speed the way for execution. On death row, inmates are conflicted on the prospects of one-shot appeals, mandated lawyer assignments and simplified execution rules meant to rekindle a capital punishment system that hasn't executed anyone in a decade, or the simple alternative, throw out the death penalty in favor of life without parole.
Los Angeles Times
Louisiana first responders lose homes in flooding, continue to work
As floodwaters steadily rose in his own neighborhood three weeks ago, Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Byron Daniels worked long hours riding shotgun on a high-water truck. Away from his displaced family, he focused on others in need, helping to lead hundreds through stinking water to dry land. The shifts shortened, at least a bit, as the water dropped.
The Advocate
As homicides rise, Chicago mayor looks to hire more cops
Reeling from Chicago's deadliest month in 20 years and facing criticism about his new police oversight plan, Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to change the subject Friday by floating the vague notion of hiring more cops to fight the city's scourge of shootings. But Emanuel would not say where he'd find the money for the officers or whether the new cops would be enough to keep up with the hundreds who have left the Police Department or are expected to retire.
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21 Suffer Minor Injuries When Metrolink Train Crashes Into Big Rig
More than 20 people suffered minor injuries, but no one was killed, when a Metrolink train struck a vehicle that was on its tracks Tuesday, authorities said. The train struck the rear end of a tractor trailer truck that was sitting on train tracks about 11:20 a.m. in the 8200 block of San Fernando Road in Sun Valley, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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City Government News
L.A. to pay $750,000 to fired city official who had been labeled a 'workplace bully'
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to pay $750,000 to a high-level economic development official who claimed he faced retaliation for reporting improper financial dealings and racial bias at his workplace. City lawmakers unanimously backed the legal settlement with Ninoos Benjamin, who was fired two years ago from his post at the Economic and Workforce Development Department.
Los Angeles Times
LADWP gets new leader as LA City Council confirms David Wright
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday confirmed David Wright as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's newest general manager. The council confirmed his post 13-0, with councilmen Felipe Fuentes and Mike Bonin absent from the vote. Wright, 56, was already serving as the utility's interim general manager following DWP head Marcie Edwards' resignation last month.
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