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05
Sep 2008
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An ex-con was sentenced today to about 70 years in prison for opening fire with an AK-47 on two Los Angeles police officers - one of whom was severely wounded -- during an August 2006 traffic stop.
Jose Mercado Perez Jr...
05
Sep 2008
Bureaucracy and politics come between the Los Angeles police and their work.
By Jack Dunphy
Police work is often a stressful endeavor, but not for the reasons you might think. Yes, there is the risk of being shot, stabbed, or clubbed in...
03
Sep 2008
Homicides over the past three months in Los Angeles have fallen to their lowest levels since the Summer of Love more than 40 years ago despite a struggling economy that historically has meant more crime.
In the normally violent months of...
03
Sep 2008
Amid the ongoing drop in overall city crime rates, Los Angeles recorded the fewest number of summer homicides in more than 40 years.
From the beginning of June through the end of August, there were 84 homicides in Los Angeles -- a level of...
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