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State Senator Wright Sentenced in Voter Fraud, Perjury Case State Sen. Rod Wright was sentenced today to 90 days in county jail and barred from holding elective office for life after he was convicted earlier this year of living outside his Inglewood district, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy also ordered Wright, 62, to complete 1,500 hours of community service and placed him on felony probation for three years. Wright was ordered to surrender to court on Oct. 31 to begin his jail time. Deputy District Attorneys Bjorn Dodd and Michele Gilmer with the Public Integrity Division prosecuted the case. Wright, who was elected to the state senate on Nov. 4, 2008, was convicted of misleading voters in the 25th Senate district because his true residence was his Baldwin Hills home, which is in the 26th district. A jury in January found Please see page 6
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
City Ordered not to release McDade Report, as planned Pasadena Police union granted second TRO by Superior Court Judge
Anya Slaughter and Kenneth McDade, parents of Kendrec McDade who was killed by Pasadena PD
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order preventing the City of Pasadena from releasing a 70 page redacted report on the offi-
cer involved fatal shooting of Kendrec McDade last March. The matter heard this morning before Superior Court Judge James Chalfant renewed the TRO at
CDFW's Wildlife Forensics Lab Confirms Identify of Cupertino Mountain Lion The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed forensics testing of the mountain lion killed by wildlife officials in Cupertino on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Test results from the department’s Wildlife Forensics Lab confirmed this was the same lion that attacked a six-yearold boy on Sunday, Sept. 7. The animal also tested negative for rabies through the UC Davis California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. DNA testing was necessary to confirm the
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lion dispatched by authorities was indeed the one they sought. Mountain lion saliva samples gathered from the boy’s shirt after the attack were a perfect match to the DNA taken from the lion. The male cat was 74 pounds, about two years old and healthy. Established in the 1950s, CDFW’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory uses forensic science procedures to examine and analyze physical evidence of wildlife attacks on humans, as well as evidence seized by wildlife officers in criminal cases.
An estimated 4,000 to 6,000 mountain lions live in California. Typically they avoid interaction with humans, and attacks like the one that occurred Sunday are very rare. CDFW’s mountain lion policy includes non-lethal and relocation options, but prioritizes public safety in the event of attacks or threats on humans. The policy can be found here. For information about how to stay safe when living or recreating in mountain lion territory, please visit www. dfg.ca.gov/keepmewild/ lion.html.
the request of Pasadena Police Officers Association, preventing the release of even the redacted OIR Report that the City intended to release. The matter returns to his court
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on October 14, 2014. City Manager, Michael Beck issued the following after Judge James Chalfant renewed the TRO: Please see page 8
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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Facing Child Porn Charges A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy is scheduled to be arraigned last week on child pornography charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Lorne Reed (dob 10/12/81) is expected to appear in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. He was charged on Sept. 4 with one count each of distributing child pornography and possession of child pornography in case BA428943. Prosecutors said Reed shared child pornography on the Internet in April. Last month, a search warrant was served at Reed’s residence in Santa Fe Springs and more than 45 child pornography files were found on his laptop computer, prosecutors added. Prosecutors are recommending bail be set at $40,000. If convicted as charged, Reed faces up to five years, eight months in state prison. The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Heat is on for 2015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court BY TERRY MILLER Hundreds of Pasadena area young women braved the excessive triple digit heat Saturday and Monday for a chance to become part of Pasadena’s History. Unmarried women 17-21 years of age who reside in the Pasadena Area Community College District are eligible to take part in the application process and initial tryout sessions, which were held Saturday and Monday in record California heat. Applicants must also be full-time students in Please see page 2
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