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  Daily Local & Regional NewsWatch

Daily News Digest
from LA Police Protective League

December 12, 2018

Law Enforcement News

3 LEOs Shot In Houston While Serving Warrant A Harris County Sheriff's sergeant and two officers from the Texas AG office were injured in a shooting while serving a felony warrant to a home in Harris County.

The officers were shot while approaching the suspect's door. They returned fire, but the suspect barricaded himself inside the home. Another deputy was injured on the way to the scene in a motorcycle crash. The suspect, Daniel Trevino, died of a self-inflicting gunshot wound, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The injured officers were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One has been released. The others are in stable condition and good spirits. PoliceOne

3 Women Sought In Attempted Robbery


Stabbing At Koreatown Restaurant Police are searching for three women involved in an attempted robbery and stabbing that occurred at a restaurant in Koreatown Monday night. The incident occurred about 8:40 p.m. at the Tasty Grill restaurant near the intersection of South Western Avenue and West 3rd Street. An area employee told KTLA a woman went in the restaurant, pepper sprayed a customer and stole her purse before running outside. A man who was with the victim then took off after the attacker and recovered the purse, but was injured when someone took out a knife and slashed him on his leg, arm and his head, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant at the scene said. KTLA 5

Police Arrest Homeless Woman Accused Of Throwing Coffee At Donut Shop Owner's Face Donut-shop owner Cindy Seamkao serves hot coffee

She didn't need a cup of it in her face Friday morning as a reminder. Police arrested 51-year-old Stacy Rosen on Sunday and will be put on a three-day psychiatric hold. “You could feel the burn,” Seamkao said. “It took me a minute to realize what was happening because it's so shocking.” She said a homeless woman came into the store around 8:30 AM and accepted a cup of coffee and donut from another customer who was kind enough to give it to her. She claims the woman has been in before. “She has the tendency to yell,” Seamkao said of the woman. FOX 11

Missing Boy, 5, Found Safe In San Diego


A 5-year-old boy who was reported missing in Los Angeles Saturday night has been located safe in the San Diego area, police said. Police put out an alert Sunday for the public to help find Lorenzo Capriccio. He was reported missing Saturday around 8 p.m. The report was made to officers with the Transit Services Division working at Union Station. Police said Monday afternoon that Lorenzo was found in San Diego County in good condition with a legal guardian. Anyone with additional information is asked to call LAPD Transit Services Division at (213)922-1410 or the LAPD's 24/7 line at (877)LAPD-24-7. Anonymous calls can be made to Crime Stoppers at (800)222-8477. ABC 7

Hollywood Man Charged With Fentanyl Sale That Resulted In Fatal Overdose


A Hollywood man who allegedly dealt fentanyl to buyers he met on Craigslist was indicted Friday on federal charges of selling the powerful synthetic opioid to a customer who suffered a fatal overdose. Andrew Madi, 25, was charged by a Los Angeles federal grand jury with one count of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death. If convicted, Madi would face a sentence between 20 years and life in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Madi met with the victim on July 3 at a shopping complex in West Hollywood, where he allegedly sold almost a half-gram of what he called "China white" to the victim, according to a criminal complaint filed last week. NBC 4

LA County Seeks Ways To Reduce Incarceration Of Pregnant Girls

Nearly 5 percent of young women booked into county detention centers or jail tested positive for pregnancy in 2017, leading two members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to push Tuesday for more resources aimed at improving their care and reducing those numbers. The 50 young women ranged in age from 14 to 19, though nearly three-quarters were 17 or 18 years old. Their alleged offenses ranged from petty theft to one charged with murder. Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn co-authored a motion recommending more attention to the needs of young women dealing with pregnancies while in custody and a focus on diverting girls who are eligible into community-based programs. NBC 4

L.A. Man Arrested In Series Of Armed Robberies In Orange County

A Los Angeles man suspected in a spree of armed robberies at gas stations and fast-food restaurants throughout Orange County was arrested Tuesday in Gardena. Emanuel Demar Banks, 38, was taken into custody about 9:45 a.m. outside a hotel where he was staying, said Kim Mohr of the Irvine Police Department. She said police recovered evidence in his room allegedly linking him to the robberies that occurred between Saturday morning and Monday afternoon in Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Tustin and Westminster. Los Angeles Daily News

Bail Overhaul Will Continue With Or Without New California Law


State Chief Justice Says California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Tuesday defended a landmark new state law abolishing money bail, saying it was crafted to ensure courts “do not judge a person based on the size of their wallet or what they have access to in someone else's wallet.” In an annual meeting with reporters in San Francisco, the chief justice said the state's top court officials would continue to improve how judges determine whether criminal defendants are fit for release ahead of trial, even if the new law is suspended amid an effort from the bail industry to block it through a voter referendum. “We are seeking to make it as a fair and transparent as possible,” she said of the pretrial detention process. “We as a branch supported [Senate Bill] 10 because we believed it was a fairer way to assess a person charged with a crime.” KTLA 5


Public Safety News


California Fire Chief:

State Must Adapt To New Wildfire Norm California's increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable areas, the state's top firefighter says. Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Director Ken Pimlott will leave his job Friday after 30 years with the agency. In an interview with The Associated Press, he said government and citizens must act differently to protect lives and property from fires that now routinely threaten large populations. That may mean rethinking subdivisions in thickly forested mountainous areas or homes along Southern California canyons lined with tinder-dry chaparral. NBC 4


Local Government News


100 Miles of Los Angeles Streets

You'll soon be able to hit the gas pedal harder on some Los Angeles streets. And that has some neighbors worried that the city is about to get more dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. Over 100 miles of LA streets are getting new speed limits, most of them increases, but law enforcement says that the changes will make me easier for them to enforce the law. The LA City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to make the changes. One stretch of Shoup Avenue between Roscoe and Ventura Boulevard has a posted limit of 35 mph.  NBC Los Angeles

L.A. Approves New Rules For Airbnb-Type Rentals

After Years Of Debate The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to impose new rules on renting out rooms and homes for short stays, regulating a phenomenon popularized by the rise of online platforms such as Airbnb. The law, which goes into effect in July, allows Angelenos to host such rentals only in their “primary residence,” not a second home or investment property. The vote came more than 3½ years after Councilman Mike Bonin and Council President Herb Wesson first laid out a proposal to regulate short-term rentals, arguing that the city needed to prevent homes from being operated like hotels. Los Angeles Times
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