News & Press Releases
Graffiti Ordinance
Supervisor Gloria Molina led the effort to draft the law in response to the fatal shooting of Maria Hicks, 58, who was killed Aug. 10, 2007, when she tried to stop a vandal from defacing a wall near her home in Pico Rivera. The average cost of removing or painting over graffiti is $522 per incident, according to county Chief Executive Officer William Fujioka, and the effort to nab taggers costs $665 per offender.
Memorial for Officer Desha at Holy Cross Mortuary in Culver City (Los Angeles Times)
Allan and Sha Moran, the parents of LAPD Officer Spree Desha, and her sister, Mariah, center, attend a memorial for the officer at Holy Cross Mortuary in Culver City on Wednesday.
Veteran L.A. County Prosecutor Dies at 55
Veteran prosecutor Ken Lamb, who tried more than 600 felony cases during a 25-year career with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, has died of cancer, authorities said today. Lamb -- who was called the ``Babe Ruth of felony trials'' by colleagues - - died Tuesday at his Long Beach home at age 55.
Got A Tip on a Crime? Text it to the L.A.P.D. (Fox 11)
Angelenos who want to provide anonymous crime tips to the Los Angeles Police Department can do so via cell phone text message and also on the department's Web site, beginning today.
Law Enforcement Organization Honors Steve Cooley (By a MetNews Staff Writer)
The Los Angeles Police Historical Society on Saturday presented Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley with its Jack Webb Award at the society’s annual gala dinner.
Ex-detective loved family, football (Sandra Emerson, Correspondent)
Terry K. Pearson, a former detective for the Los Angeles Police Department and beloved jokester, passed away at home last month, according to his family. He was 60.
LAPD ISO Anon Tips via Txt
The LAPD will announce a new way to make anonymous tips about crime via text message and e-mails tomorrow afternoon in a press conference.
New Financial Reporting for Drug Officers Halted (Daily Journal Staff Writer)
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted new LAPD financial disclosure rules for gang and narcotics officers who routinely handle cash and contraband, and set a December hearing on the policy.
LAPPL Reacts to department's May Day Decisions
Los Angeles, September 16, 2008 – Tim Sands, President of the Los Angeles Police Protective League today issued the following statement regarding the Department’s decision to send some officers to a Board of Rights as a result of the incident in MacArthur Park on May 1, 2007.
Steve Poizner joins race for California governor (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner took the first step toward a run for governor today, forming an exploratory committee to raise money for a campaign to replace fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. .
Parents Mourn LAPD Officer Killed In Train Crash
The parents of Los Angeles police Officer Spree Desha, who was among the 25 people killed in Friday's Metrolink crash, praised their daughter Monday as a "wonderful person" who was honored to dedicate her life to the department and the city.
LAPPL Responds to Death of Officer Desha
On behalf of all of the members of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, President Tim Sands responds to the devastating news that an LAPD officer was among those killed yesterday in the collision between a Metrolink train and a Union Pacific freight train.
Metrolink officials say trains crashed after their engineer drove through red light.
Metrolink officials said Saturday that a train engineer's failure to heed a red light signal apparently caused the catastrophic head-on crash in Chatsworth on Friday afternoon that claimed at least 25 lives.
Police lined up for body of Spree Desha
Los Angeles police Officer Laura Gerritsen rushed to the Metrolink crash in Chatsworth Friday afternoon along with hundreds of her fellow officers, unaware that her best friend and co-worker was among the dead.
LAPD officer killed in crash was a standout
For the hundreds of police officers and firefighters who worked through the night, the tragedy turned personal as word spread that an officer was among the dead. Some at the scene were said to be former patrol partners of Desha's.
LAPD Officer Killed in Metrolink Disaster News Release (Los Angeles Police Department)
The Los Angeles Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own after the Officer was killed during the crash between a Metrolink Commuter Train and Freight train
Friday afternoon.
Financial Disclosure Order Stayed Again
The Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeal has issued a stay pending appeal of Judge Gary Feess' vacating the temporary restraining order that had halted implementation of the special order mandating comprehensive financial disclosure forms for officers in gang and narcotics units.
Troubled LA Housing Authority Cooked the Books Again (City Watch )
The mayor boasted that HACLA "has reached an important milestone in its efforts to reform ... and successfully met federally mandated reforms covering the City's Section 8 voucher program, putting the department back in good- standing and ending federal oversight of the program."
Mayor Offers Blueprint for LA’s Future (City Watch)
Mayor Villaraigosa outlined his vision for LA’s future … housing, transit, economy … recently in a speech at the LA Business Council’s Mayoral Housing Summit. Here’s what the Mayor had to say. “The LABC’s Scorecard underscores precisely what we must do to ensure a more vibrant and more livable future for the City of Los Angeles and for the region as a whole.
CSAC Opposes the Prop. 5 "Fiscal Train Wreck"
The Board of Directors of the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) voted today to formally oppose Proposition 5 on the November ballot because of the initiative's staggering cost to state and local government. CSAC's Board of Directors is comprised of a County Supervisor representing each of California's 58 counties.
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