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Feb 16, 2011

Villaraigosa OKs deal to borrow money to get more LAPD officers on patrol

LA Daily News

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday approved a deal that will temporarily free up 27 LAPD officers for patrol duties using money borrowed from a improvement fund designated for neighborhoods around the Sunshine Canyon Landfill.

Feb 16, 2011

San Jose officials warn of massive police and fire layoffs

San Jose Mercury-News

Sketching out a worst-case scenario of San Jose's budget meltdown, city officials warned this week that they could lay off as many as 349 police officers and 145 firefighters, slashing close to a quarter of the city's public safety employees.

Feb 16, 2011

City Council unanimously opposes granting parole for Voltaire Williams

Council District 3 Press Release

Today, the City Council unanimously passed a Resolution calling upon the Parole Board to deny the release of Voltaire Williams, who was convicted of soliciting an individual to kill LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams.

Feb 15, 2011

Sheriff Lee Baca warms to governor's plan to supervise parolees locally

LA Daily News

Sheriff Lee Baca today suggested that Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to shift some services from state to local governments could be "a crime fighting opportunity."

Feb 15, 2011

City Council approves plan to get more police officers to patrol the streets

LA Daily News

The city will free up 27 police officers to patrol the streets by borrowing funds intended to help the community near the Sunshine Canyon landfill, under a plan approved Tuesday by the City Council.

Feb 15, 2011

$50K reward offered in South LA fatal shot-in-the-back attack

KCAL9

A $50,000 reward was offered Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect responsible for fatally shooting a man in his back as he crossed a street in South Los Angeles.

Feb 14, 2011

Vote no on Measure L

LA Times Editorial

It seeks to ensure the library system's revenue stream. But it's a bad solution to a difficult problem.

Feb 14, 2011

Federal suit challenges curfews imposed by gang injunctions

LA Times

A defense attorney says terms of curfews in 21 injunctions by Los Angeles prosecutors are so broad and vague that they violate a person's constitutional rights.

Feb 12, 2011

First slain female LAPD officer was 'full of life'

LA Daily News

A memorial service Friday in North Hollywood marked the 20th anniversary of the day that the first female Los Angeles police officer was killed in the line of duty.

Feb 10, 2011

LAPD office proposed for rec center

Palasadian-Post

To increase police presence in Pacific Palisades, resident Kurt Toppel has spent the past couple of years facilitating an effort to create an office for the Los Angeles Police Department at the Palisades Recreation Center.

Feb 9, 2011

LAPD vs. libraries: Cops oppose library funding measure, fearing cuts to police budget

LA Weekly

The union that represents LAPD officers came out strongly today against Measure L, an item on the March 8 ballot that would set aside funding for the Los Angeles Public Library system.

Feb 9, 2011

Cities can impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers, court says

North County Times

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday saying that cities, including Escondido, have the authority under state law to impound cars for up to 30 days when people are caught driving without a license.

Feb 8, 2011

Porter Ranch predator may have more victims

ABC7

Investigators launched a search Tuesday for other possible victims of a suspected sexual predator.

Feb 8, 2011

LAPD officers injured in hit-and-run in Mid-City area

LA Times blog

Two Los Angeles police officers were injured Tuesday night when a motorist slammed into their patrol car and fled, authorities said.

Feb 7, 2011

Deputies ran check on Clemmons hours before 4 officers slain, reports show

Seattle Times

Less than eight hours before Maurice Clemmons opened fire in a coffee shop, killing four Lakewood police officers, a pair of Pierce County sheriff's deputies crossed paths with him while on routine patrol.

Feb 7, 2011

Calif. police use Twitter as public info tool

Modesto Bee

It used to be you needed a police radio scanner to know where the sirens were heading or why there was a bunch of patrol cars parked down the street.

Feb 7, 2011

Search for burglary suspects leads to 'sizable' closure of area in North Hollywood

LA Times blog

Police searching for two burglary suspects in North Hollywood established a large perimeter Monday night, authorities said.

Feb 6, 2011

Crime alerts for Porter Ranch, Westlake and 13 other L.A. neighborhoods

LA Times blog

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 15 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database.

Feb 4, 2011

1 arrested, 3 others sought in robbery, skateboard beating of Eagle Rock jogger

LA Times blog

One person was in custody Friday and police were seeking three others who allegedly beat a jogger with skateboards and robbed him near Yosemite Recreation Center in Eagle Rock.

Feb 4, 2011

South L.A. gang leader gets life in prison for drug trafficking

LA Times blog

A federal judge Friday sentenced a South Los Angeles gang leader to life in prison without parole, capping a years-long investigation into a large drug-trafficking operation run out of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.

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