The New York City Council has passed a series of measures that affect police operations, including a hotly debated one that makes it easier to sue officers for misconduct. The council voted last week to adopt five bills and three resolutions that it said are “designed to increase police accountability and reimagine public safety in our…
LA County Increases Police Funding by $36 Million Months After Budget Cuts
Officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday voted to increase funding to local law enforcement by $36 million, months after the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget was cut by $150 million. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board unanimously agreed to increase funding to its five-year contract with the LAPD, the Long Beach Police…
LA County Boosts Police Funding by $36 Million, Months After Budget Cuts
Officials in Los Angeles County voted on March 25 to increase funding to local law enforcement by $36 million through the end of the year, less than a year after the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget was cut by $150 million. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board unanimously agreed to increase funding to…
Los Angeles Police Attacked With ‘Rocks,’ ‘Bottles,’ and ‘Smoke Bombs’ While Trying to Clear Out Homeless Camp
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were attacked with smoke bombs, bottles, and rocks as they attempted to clear out a homeless encampment at a park, according to video footage and the LAPD. “Two unlawful assemblies were declared and dispersal orders were issued at Santa Ynez Street and Glendale Blvd due to officers being…
Teen Assaults Elderly Man Following Irvine Dog Spat
March 24, 2021
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Irvine police are looking for a teenager who is accused of assaulting an elderly man after their dogs got into a scuffle. A surveillance camera caught the March 19 attack on video. The footage shows a 69-year-old victim walking his dog at Sierra Vista Middle School about 7 p.m., when an off-leash husky approached him aggressively. The man…
Man Charged with Killing Spouse in Irvine
March 24, 2021
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SANTA ANA—A 45-year-old Lake Forest man is behind bars on a murder charge for allegedly beating his longtime spouse to death with a tire iron as she was arriving for work as a family’s nanny in Irvine, prosecutors said March 23. Omar Velazquezhuar is charged with murder a special circumstances allegation of lying in wait,…
Northern Territory to Give Police More Powers to Curb Youth Crime
Young offenders will be taken into automatic custody if alleged to have breached bail conditions under the Northern Territory’s (NT) crackdown on crime. Police will be granted powers to immediately place electronic monitoring on alleged offenders and breath test children without an adult guardian present under the proposed crackdown. “Crime anywhere at any time is…
Orange County Cop Accused of Impersonating Colleague Online
March 22, 2021
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A Huntington Beach police officer is facing charges after allegedly posting a co-worker’s photo and personal phone number on a dating website. The victim became aware of the personal ad on doublelist.com after receiving texts from unknown numbers, the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office said in a release. The posts were created last September…
Pedestrian Killed in Garden Grove Publicly Identified
March 22, 2021
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GARDEN GROVE—A man killed by a hit-and-run driver in Garden Grove was publicly identified March 22. Gaspar Hernandez, 30, was a resident of Orange, according to the Orange County coroner’s office. Officers dispatched at 3:30 a.m. March 21 to the area of Katella Avenue and Dino Street found the man down in the No. 3…
Gunmen Kill 13 Police in Daytime Ambush in Central Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years. Photos of the grisly scene circulated on social media showing a bullet-riddled police car and an…
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