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31st Annual Labor Day Parade

Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition Invites All Working People to Join Us on Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 2010
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LAPD complains about parole officials classifying suspect in police shooting as 'low-level, nonviole

The Los Angeles Police Department has asked the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to investigate how a parolee who fired nearly a dozen gunshots at two LAPD officers over the weekend in the San Fernando Valley was able to gain early release and why he was classified as a low-level offender. In the letter to Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck expressed concern that Javier Joseph Rueda, 28, of Panorama City was placed on "non-revocable parole" in May after serving just two years of a 10-year prison sentence. Paul M. Weber, head of the union that represents nearly 10,000 LAPD officers, was far more critical, calling parole policies -- including the state's early-release program and computerized parole classification system -- a threat to officers. Read more

Reward offered in Venice post-prom party killing

Authorities announced a $50,000 reward in the case of a young man who was fatally shot during an after-prom party in Venice. Michael McGuire, a former Venice High student, was killed and another unidentified man was hurt in the drive-by shooting early on the morning of June 13. The victims were standing on the sidewalk on Louella Avenue just south of Venice Boulevard around 2 a.m. when a dark-colored sport utility vehicle approached and a gunman opened fire, authorities said. Read more

Failed state parole early-release program nearly costs LAPD officers their lives

"One LAPD officer was shot in the wrist and the other was injured in the incident when Rueda shot at them ten times, clearly trying to kill them. For months we have repeatedly warned it's only a matter of time before the Department of Corrections' 'non-revocable' parole policy-which pushes prisoners back onto the streets and prevents their return to prison - enables a parolee to kill a police officer or an innocent member of our community. It was only by the sheer grace of God that these officers were not killed by this parolee, who still should have been in prison," said Paul M. Weber, President of the LAPPL. Read more

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