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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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Los Angeles
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the union that represents the
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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League
October 25, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
SC Trooper Dies In Car Crash ?
A trooper died Tuesday after being involved in a car crash. WSPA repo rted that South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Rebman was parked in an emergency lane in his patrol vehicle when a pickup truck veered outside of its lane and hit the vehicle from behind, according to SCHP.
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Woman Sentenced To 3 Years After Crashing Into Orange Police Officer While Under The Influence
?A 27-year-old woman was sentenced on Tuesday after driving her car under the influence and crashing into an Orange police officer who was standing near the curb. Ashley Victoria Bertolino, of Tustin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in August to driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs causing bodily injury, driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury and driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% or more causing bodily injury.
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DUI Suspect Found, Arrested After Bicyclist Killed In Koreatown Hit-And-Run ?
A suspected DUI driver was arrested after a man on a bicycle was struck and killed early Wednesday morning in Koreatown, authorities said. The collision was reported about 2 a.m. at the intersection of San Marino and Western Avenue, said Sgt. Edward Maciel of the Los Angeles Police Department's Olympic Division.
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Man, 70, Dies After Being Struck And Dragged By Hit-And-Run Driver In Highland Park; ‘Person Of Interest' Detained: LAPD
?A 70-year-old man died after being struck and dragged by a driver who left the Highland Park scene, and one person has been detained, LAPD officials said Tuesday . The incident occurred about 5:50 a.m. near the intersection of Avenue 54 and York Boulevard. The victim was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk when he was struck and dragged by the driver of a Chevy Trailblazer, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
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LAPD To Students, ‘Joking' Threats To Your School Are No Laughing Matter ?
Families with children at Van Nuys High School were given a shock last week when a student threatened violence on campus through the social media platform, SnapChat on a Sunday evening. Thankfully, it was a false alarm. Classes were remained in session on Monday, with some increased police presence.
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Police Seek Public Help In Finding Missing Teen With Mental Capacity Of 7-Year-Old ?
Police today sought the public's help in locating a 19-year-old man with a diminished mental capacity who went missing in South Los Angeles earlier this month. Roy Catching Jr., who has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, was last seen on Oct. 14 in the 6500 block of Fourth Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Woman Is Fatally Shot In Reseda, And LAPD Is Looking For Answers ?
Los Angeles police on Tuesday were looking for more information after a 24-year-old woman was shot to death Saturday morning in Reseda. The fatal shooting was reported around 11 a.m. on the 19500 block of Enadia Way, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. When West Valley area patrol officers arrived, authorities said, they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound.
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Who Shot Gabriel Bruce To Death In South LA? Police Search For Clues ? Authorities Tuesday identified a man who was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. Gabriel Bruce, 32, of Los Angeles died at the scene of the shooting, which was reported about 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 1700 block of West 52nd Street, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
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Ventura Truck Driver Arrested In Connection With Reckless Driving At Aliso Canyon Protest, LAPD Says
?A Ventura man was arrested in connection with reckless driving on Monday after he allegedly drove into a driveway at Aliso Canyon where several protesters were gathered on the second anniversary of a massive gas leak there, authorities said Tuesday. Trever Ziese, 46, was arrested Monday on suspicion of reckless driving, a misdemeanor, said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Ross Nemeroff.
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Body Found In Mt. Wilson Burn Area Was That Of Missing 18-Year-Old, Authorities Say
?A burned body found near Mt. Wilson last week as firefighters battled a brush fire belonged to an 18-year-old who was reported missing earlier that day, authorities said Wednesday. Police and coroner's officials identified the man as Matthew Huerta, who was last seen in Sylmar the morning of Oct. 18. The Los Angeles Police Department released a photo and description of Huerta after he went missing and asked for help finding him.
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2 Arrested In Brush Fires Near 118 Freeway ?
Police have arrested two people on suspicion of arson Tuesday after two brush fires broke out along a section of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Granada Hills. Both fires were reported about 8 a.m. – the first burning a half acre of brush near the westbound freeway at Hayvenhurst Avenue and a smaller one that broke out near the eastbound freeway at Woodley Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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California's Chief Justice Wants Bail System Overhauled ?
California's chief justice called for a sweeping overhaul of the state's bail system Tuesday, saying that the long-s tanding practice of holding suspects in jail until they can post enough money to free themselves before trial is systemically unfair to poor people.
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Public Safety News
Powerful Winds, Record-Breaking Heat Have Firefighters Across SoCal On Alert ?
Powerful Santa Ana winds combined with record-breaking heat have firefighters across Southern California on alert Tuesday. Officials have issued red flag warnings in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties through 6 p.m. Wednesday due to extreme conditions.
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Local Government News
Los Angeles Works To Make Roadway Safety A Priority With Surveys ?
A speed-limit increase of a two-mile section of Chandler Boulevard is being proposed. It is among several streets that could be looking at speed limit changes in a vote scheduled by the City Council Transportation Committee on Wednesday."It's almost like a state of lawlessness right now," said Officer Troy Williams, of the Los Angeles Police Department said in 2016 when NBC4 first reported on the lack of valid surveys.
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LA City Council Considers Limiting Rental Days For Airbnb Hosts ?
A Los Angeles City Council Committee is set to debate Tuesday proposed regulations for Airbnb and short-term housing rental companies in an effort to please both passionate advocates of the practice and those who say it is contributing to the city's housing shortage.
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'Nowhere To Sleep': Los Angeles Sees Increase In Young Homeless ?
Dressed in jeans and carrying a backpack, 21-year-old Santa Monica College freshman Japheth Craig Dyer looks like a typical college kid who might've just pulled an all-nighter. But he wasn't up late studying. "I didn't have nowhere to sleep last night," he says. "So ... kind of tired, but I'm not too worried about it. I'll just make sure I get some rest whenever I can."
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