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Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch
LA Police Protective League
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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
November 16, 2017 |
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Law Enforcement News
Police: Baltimore Detective Shot In Head; Manhunt Underway
A homicide detective with the Baltimore police force was shot in the head Wednesday while working in a troubled area of the city grappling with high crime rates. Outside the hospital where the gravely wounded 18-year veteran was fighting for his life, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said a manhunt was underway for a "cold, callous killer" who shot the detective who was "just doing his job."
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South L.A. Man Charged With Threats Against Sheriff's Deputies And Others At Inglewood Courthouse
A South Los Angeles man was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday for allegedly making a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Inglewood courthouse, a nearby school and a private business. John Patrice Hale, 42, who used the online moniker “Frost K Blizzard,” made the threats using techniques such as Tor and proxy servers designed to make his internet posts anonymous, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
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Amber Alert: 15-Month-Old Allegedly Abducted By Father, Possibly In Mexico
?Authorities asked the public Wednesday to be on the lookout for a 15-month-old boy allegedly abducted in Boyle Heights by his father. Noe Reyna is believed to have been taken by 35-year-old Carlos Reyna, who does not have custody rights, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Man Shot By Police In Van Nuys Dies; 2 In Custody
A man who was shot by LAPD in Van Nuys Wednesday has died, and two people are in custody, authorities said. The incident was reported about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Kester Avenue and Sherman Way. LAPD were following a possible stolen vehicle when the occupants inside allegedly fired gunshots at a police vehicle.
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Police Search Westlake For Man In Connection With Homicide Case; Nearby Schools On Temporary Lockdown
Three school campuses were briefly locked down Wednesday morning as police in the western part of west of downtown Los Angeles chased a suspect wanted in connection with a killing. A joint FBI and LAPD task force was following a suspect when he “dumped his car in an alley and fled on foot” around 9:25 a.m., said Det. Ross Nemeroff, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
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Victim Killed In South LA Shooting: Police Look For Clues
Authorities Wednesday identified a man who was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. The crime occurred about 6:15 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of East 46th Street, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im. Brandon Kelly, 33, of Los Angeles died at a hospital, the coroner's office reported.
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Large Amounts Of Marijuana Stolen In North Hollywood Takeover Robbery
Two males and two females took large amounts of marijuana and cash as well as a security guard's handgun in what police called a "takeover robbery" of a marijuana dispensary in North Hollywood Wednesday. The suspects used a rifle and two handguns to carry out the robbery at 9:51 p.m. in the 11700 block of Vose Street, near Lankershim Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im said.
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Former Sherman Oaks Restaurateur Sentenced To Jail For Hiding Camera In Women's Restroom
A former Sherman Oaks restaurateur was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail for hiding a small video camera in the women's restroom of his now-defunct eatery. Bahram Javaherian, who co-owned Cucina Bene in the 4500 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, also was ordered to serve three years of summary probation, undergo counseling and register as a sex offender for life, according to the City Attorney's Office.
Los Angeles Daily News
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What If We Treated Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis?
When U.S. officials feared an outbreak of the Zika virus last year, the Department of Health and Human Services and state officials kicked into high gear. They tested mosquitoes neighborhood by neighborhood in Miami and other hot Gulf Coast communities where the virus was likely to flourish.
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Judge Ordered Gunman To Surrender Weapons Before He Killed Wife And Hid Body Under Their Rancho Tehama Home
A rampaging gunman killed five people in Rancho Tehama, including his wife, whose body was found hidden beneath the floor of their home, authorities said Wednesday. At a morning news conference, Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said that Kevin Janson Neal, 44, likely began Tuesday's rampage after killing his wife with several gunshots and hiding her body beneath the floor of their home.
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California's Effort To Prevent Racial Profiling By Police Is Ready To Go
The Los Angeles Police Department, L.A. County Sheriff's Department and other large law enforcement agencies across California will soon begin collecting racial and other demographic data when they stop drivers and pedestrians. The new program will begin in July, as outlined by Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra's final regulations released Wednesday.
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Can't Find A Bank For All Your Cannabis Money? Marijuana Businesses In California And Colorado Can Empathize
California's cannabis industry has a banking problem. Federal rules keep most marijuana businesses from even opening a checking account. Many deal in cash. It's a problem in other places with legal pot, like Colorado. The reluctance of banks to deal with the cannabis industry is all too familiar to Tim Cullen, CEO at Colorado Harvest Company.
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NYPD Recruit, 23, Dies Of Leukemia
An NYPD recruit who was sworn in on July died after a short battle with leukemia early Tuesday. The New York Daily News reports that Jake Siciliano, 23, died a month after he was admitted to the hospital. Siciliano was diagnosed with the deadly disease just three months into his training.
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Public Safety News
Emergency Alert Systems Getting Overhaul
A system designed to send emergency alerts to your cellphone has been updated following major concerns about the alerts that are meant to save lives. The Wireless Emergency Alerting system or WEA is run by the federal government. Cell towers are used to target who receives the warnings. Local emergency officials create and send out these alerts.
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Local Government News
Here's A Look Into LAX's $14 Billion Facelift
Eighty-four million people traveled through Los Angeles International Airport last year, the fourth busiest airport in the world. The CEO of LAX in charge of transforming the decades-old airport into a world-class aviation experience gave CBS2's Pat Harvey an exclusive tour of how it's all coming together. Before LAX became the fourth busiest airport in the world, it was just a field in Westchester c onverted into a landing strip in 1928.
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Los Angeles Union Station Gets $2.5M Metro Bike Hub
A Metro bike hub opened Wednesday at Los Angeles Union Station, offering secure bike storage, rentals, repairs and classes in an effort to encourage more cyclists to use the transit system. "Metro is committed to providing Angelenos with sustainable, healthy alternatives to driving -- whether they're commuting to work, or taking a trip across the region," said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, chair of the Metro board.
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Underserved LA commmunities Get Almost $10 Million In Funding For Water Needs
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors accepted a $9.8 million state grant Tuesday to be used for water quality and conservation planning efforts in disadvantaged or underrepresented communities. Supervisor Hilda Solis said the money would be used in 33 neighborhoods in the First District, which she represents, ranging from Boyle Heights to Pomona.
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