Attack on Armor: Citing last year’s North...
Attack on Armor: Citing last year’s North Hollywood shootout with heavily armored gunmen, Assemblyman Scott Wildman (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation barring felons from owning bulletproof body armor. The legislation, supported by the LAPD and the City Council, would make it a felony for felons to possess or own the armor. “Whenever these . . . confrontations occur, the lives of innocent citizens and police officers are unnecessarily placed in jeopardy,” Wildman said.
* IT’S MICHIGAN: Notre Dame High’s Justin Fargas, twice The Times’ Valley Player of the Year, committed to accepting a scholarship from the University of Michigan, spurning USC and UCLA. Fargas is considered the nation’s top running back. C1
* C-SECTIONS: County health officials promised to investigate a now-discontinued policy discouraging caesarean sections in most cases. B1
* SLAYING PROBE: The Lancaster man whose wife, a corrections officer, was slain says police are harassing him. They won’t name him as a suspect nor rule him out. B1
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
