Ex-officer who waged gay rights battle against LAPD arrested in domestic violence case - LA Times

A former Los Angeles police sergeant who had a protracted legal battle against the LAPD over its treatment of gay and lesbian officers was arrested last week after an hours-long standoff in West Hollywood, authorities said Monday.

Mitchell Grobeson, 57, was taken into custody Friday in the 800 block of West Knoll Drive and booked on a charge of corporal injury on a spouse, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The incident was initially reported about 10 a.m. as a barricaded suspect, according to the Sheriff's Department. About 2 p.m., after crisis negotiators persuaded Grobeson to surrender, he was arrested.

Arrest records reviewed by The Times list Grobeson's occupation as a "retired police officer." He is being held in a Los Angeles County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, and he's scheduled to appear in the Airport Courthouse on Tuesday morning, according to jail records.

Ex-officer who waged gay rights battle against LAPD arrested in domestic violence case - LA Times

Church Of Scientology Issues Scathing Response To Leah Remini's Missing Person Report - Yahoo! Finance

The church responds to Leah Remini, slams Paul Haggis and Tony Ortega. And what exactly did the LAPD's investigation consist of??

The church called the actress' missing person report "Nothing more than a publicity stunt for Ms. Remini."

The Church of Scientology does not take it lightly when public figures speak out about the controversial religion.

After director/writer Paul Haggis wrote an open letter commending "brave" Leah Remini for breaking with the church last month, Scientology's media relations team sent out a statement calling him " a status-obsessed screenwriter" who is "d esperately craving attention."

Now the church is taking aim at Remini after she filed a missing person report for Scientology leader David Miscavige's wife, Shelly, who reportedly hasn't been seen in six years.

Church Of Scientology Issues Scathing Response To Leah Remini's Missing Person Report - Yahoo! Finance