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Sep 2008

Judge substitutes bile for facts about police

LAST week U.S. District Court Judge Gary A. Feess moved to let the Los Angeles Police Department impose financial-disclosure measures for gang and narcotics officers. Some people, once appointed to the U.S. District Court bench, believe...

01

Sep 2008

LAPD Ride-A-Long

At the invitation of the President of the Los Angeles Police Commission, I went on my second LAPD ride-along last night. This time it was with officers from the Hollywood-Wilton station. I attended roll call and was issued a kevlar vest to...

01

Sep 2008

Mornings with Maggie: LAPD behind him now, golf in La Quinta his next big case

Jim Thornton was just 22 years old when he learned how good it feels to go home alive. The 1974 shooting was the first major incident for the rookie Los Angeles police officer, fresh out of the academy. A man opened fire directly on...

01

Sep 2008

GOP's Poizner has governor's race on his mind

The 2010 race for governor is on the mind of California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who is the highest-ranking Republican in the state after the governor. With Schwarzenegger termed out, Poizner is making clear to everyone -...