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Police Protective League
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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
September 27, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Ohio Police K-9 Dies During Search For Suspects
A police K-9 who was assisting the search Monday night for four suspects in the abduction of a toddler collapsed and died, reports say. Dino, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois/shepherd mix, had been with the Green Township Police Department since May 2014, WLWT Channel 5 reports. "Obviously, we're all very devastated," Green Township police Chief Jim Vetter tells WLWT.
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LAPD Investigates After Dead Man Is Found On Canoga Park Sidewalk
Los Angeles police were investigating a man's death after his body was found Tuesday morning on a sidewalk near a Rite Aid in Canoga Park. A call came in at 4:59 a.m. at Roscoe Boulevard and Topanga Canyon Boulevard, said Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department. At the scene, LAPD Detective Mark O'Donnell said a passing motorist saw a man just before 5 a.m. “down on the sidewalk,” and called police.
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Machete Wielding Carjacker Steals Vehicle
In East Hollywood; Victim Hospitalized Police are searching for a carjacker who used a machete to steal a vehicle in East Hollywood early Wednesday morning. The incident was reported about 5:45 a.m. near the intersection of Fountain and Western avenues, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mota said. A machete wielding individual took the victim's gray Honda Accord during the carjacking, Mota said. The victim was injured in the incident and taken to a local hospital in unknown condition.
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Steve Soboroff Returns To LA Police Commission Presidency
Steve Soboroff was unanimously voted in today as president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, returning to the helm after serving for two years as vice president. Matt Johnson, who has served for two years as president, was unanimously elected vice president, and the two men ceremoniously switched chairs immediately after the votes. Soboroff, who is chairman of the Weingart Foundation and a senior fellow at the UCLA School of Public Policy, previously served as president of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission. He said continuing to diversify the LAPD and recruiting young people away from gangs are some of his top priorities.
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Study Finds Broad Public, Police Support For Release Of LAPD Shooting Video, But Sharp Split Over Timing
The 2014 decision to place body cameras on thousands of officers landed the Los Angeles Police Department in the middle of an intense back-and-forth over whether the recordings from those cameras should be made public. Now, the question no longer seems to be whether video will become public. Instead, officials in Los Angeles are trying to figure out how and when to release recordings, some of which may have captured incendiary encounters or be used in prosecutions. The union representing rank-and-file officers cautioned that footage “used inappropriately” could hamper investigations, improperly influence potential jurors or invade the privacy of innocent people.“That is too high a price to pay in the name of transparency,” the union said in a statement.
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Police Hope Photos Of Car Can Lead To Man's Killer
An alley along Vernon Avenue in Leimert Park is where Philip Osby was shot and killed about 2 a.m. Sept. 12. Detectives don't have a suspect or motive, but they do believe the killer or killers may have taken Osby's car. They hope someone will recognize the car and can help track down the killers. “It's disturbing not only for the church, but for the community,” said the Rev. Dwaine Jackson, senior pastor of Bryant Temple AME.
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Rival Rapper Identified As Person Of Interest In Young Dolph Shooting
LAPD told FOX 11 late Tuesday night that rapper Yo Gotti had been identified as a person of interest in the shooting of Memphis rapper Young Dolph Tuesday afternoon. It happened in front of the Loews Hollywood Hotel near the intersection of Hollywood and Highland. The shooting occurred about 1:15 p.m. in or near a shoe store on Highland Avenue just north of Hollywood Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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4 People Sought After String Of Burglaries Caught On Camera
In San Pedro Police are searching for three men and one woman after a string of burglaries caught on security video in San Pedro, the Los Angeles Police Department announced on Tuesday. The four burglaries all occurred during the month of September in the same neighborhood, police said in a press release. Police were first called to a home in the 1400 block of Brett Place around 3 p.m. on Sept. 14 after reports of a residential burglary.
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Inmate At Men's Central Jail Dies After Assaulting Cellmate, Being Pepper-Sprayed By Deputies, Authorities Say
An inmate at the Men's Central Jail died Tuesday afternoon after he was pepper-sprayed by deputies who were trying to break up a fight between the man and his cellmate, officials said. Officials said the man, whose name has not been released, attacked his cellmate and refused orders to stop fighting. Deputies then used pepper spray on the man, removed him from the cell and put him in handcuffs, said Deputy Trina Shrader, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Police Body Camera Footage Depicting Rape Victims Won't Be Released In California Under New Law
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure Tuesday that would prohibit the public release of police body camera footage or other videos that depict victims of rape, incest, sexual assault, domestic violence or child abuse. The new law will not change existing policy. Generally, police departments across California don't release body camera footage outside of a courtroom.
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Public Safety News
SoCal FEMA Rescue Team Describes Devastation After Returning From Puerto Rico
Just as SoCal FEMA'S rescue team thought Hurricane Irma was over, they were asked to stay longer as Hurricane Maria barreled through the island. Tuesday night, seven of them got back to Riverside after a long 19 days in Puerto Rico. Even though their leg of the journey is over, they say their work is still far from done. "It seemed like as we stayed there, things were deteriorating pretty rapidly," said K-9 research specialist Katrina Kurth.
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Local Government News
Los Angeles Considers Portable Restrooms To Fight Hepatitis Outbreak
In light of the recent declaration of a hepatitis A outbreak in the county, a Los Angeles city councilman said Tuesday that a system of portable restrooms similar to a program used in San Francisco may be needed to address the problem. "Without access to the basic right of a restroom, people living on the streets are at a significantly increased risk of contracting diseases like hepatitis A that are spread through human feces," Councilman Mike Bonin said in a motion he introduced at the City Council meeting.
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‘No More Jails!': Downtown LA Protesters Rally Against County Construction Plan
Shouting “No more jails!” among other slogans, more than 100 people shut down a main street in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to call on the county Board of Supervisors to abandon a multi-billion dollar jail construction plan. Members of a newly formed group called Justice LA, a coalition of several community organizations, gathered amid 100 replica jail beds set up on Temple Street in front of the Hall of Administration.
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Supervisors OK Latest Plans For Frank Gehry's Downtown L.A. Grand Avenue Project
Los Angeles County supervisors Tuesday gave their conditional approval to the newest look for the Frank Gehry-designed residential and hotel complex planned across from Disney Hall in downtown L.A. With no discussion, the Board of Supervisors approved schematic designs for the $1-billion development by New York-based Related Cos. The vote signals another milestone for the long-stalled development, first proposed more than a decade ago and envisioned by civic leaders as part of a plan to transform Grand Avenue into the “Champs-Elysees of Los Angeles.”
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