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Dec 5, 2011

Police union seeks grass-roots support

LA Daily News

In this age of perpetual campaigns, the Los Angeles Police Protective League is beginning to develop a grass-roots level of support for 2013 with a pilot program in three council districts.

Dec 2, 2011

California homicide rate drops 7.8 percent in 2010

Reuters

A state government report said on Friday that California's homicide rate fell by 7.8 percent in 2010 to the lowest level since 1966, in-line with a U.S. drop in violent crimes that researchers have attributed in part to better police work.

Dec 1, 2011

California drivers now say cell phone use is worst road danger - topping drunk driving

Sacramento Bee

In what safety officials call a dramatic reversal, Californians now believe talking on a cell phone while driving is more dangerous than speeding, aggressive driving or drunk driving.

Nov 30, 2011

Occupy L.A.: Police Chief Charlie Beck is relieved, satisfied

LA Times blog

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck took in the scene of hundreds of his officers lining the City Hall lawn early Wednesday with a look of clear satisfaction and relief on his face.

Nov 30, 2011

Occupy L.A.: Mayor Villaraigosa praises police sweep

LA Times

As he toured the former Occupy L.A. campsite, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday morning praised Police Chief Charlie Beck and his officers for their professionalism and restraint in clearing the park around City Hall of protesters.

Nov 28, 2011

LAPD wins GSN’s 2011 award for “Most Notable Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism or Crime Prevention Program”

Government Security News Magazine

The Los Angeles Police Department’s cutting-edge Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (CTSOB), led by Deputy Chief Michael Downing, was recognized at Government Security News’ November 14 awards dinner as the “Most Notable Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism or Crime Prevention Program,” a category that included five other finalists from federal, state and local government agencies.

Nov 26, 2011

L.A.'s triumph over crime

LA Times Editorial

As families gather across Los Angeles and beyond, many will celebrate the holiday weekend with a joy they owe in part to this city's historic triumph against crime.

Nov 22, 2011

'Find My Phone' iPhone app leads police to armed robbery suspect

LA Times blog

A parolee has been charged with robbery after LAPD officers investigating an armed holdup used the iPhone “Find My Phone” application to locate the suspect, who was still carrying the stolen device.

Nov 21, 2011

Inmates harass victims via Facebook

Associated Press

Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted "friend" requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.

Nov 21, 2011

Villaraigosa Comments on Car Seizures [Video]

KNBC4

The change in question is a draft proposal, according to a deputy mayor.

Nov 20, 2011

Prison plan sways prosecutors in filing charges

San Francisco Chronicle

Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley's office handles about one-third of California's felony convictions, making this single county critical to the success of Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to reduce prison overcrowding by sentencing nonviolent felony offenders to county jails.

Nov 20, 2011

An enduring tribute for Officer No. 37029

LA Times

For a policeman lost in the line of duty there is blue steel, a badge number and a thousand goodbyes.

Nov 17, 2011

Prisoner with violent record headed to L.A. area hospital

LA Times blog

State officials have decided to release a prisoner with a history of violent crimes to a local hospital over the objections of Los Angeles County supervisors.

Nov 16, 2011

Los Angeles gets more wireless surveillance cameras

Government Technology

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) completed this month an installation of 23 wireless surveillance cameras in high-crime areas.

Nov 15, 2011

County Hears Update on New Parolee Program

Fox11News

State prisoners being paroled to Los Angeles County have more serious mental illnesses than anticipated, and about half of those in need of attention are refusing treatment, county officials told the Board of Supervisors today.

Nov 15, 2011

2 Inmates With Ties To LA Area Escape From Northern CA Prison

CBS Los Angeles

Two minimum security inmates with ties to the Los Angeles area have escaped from a Northern California prison.

Nov 15, 2011

Rough start for parolee transfers

LA Daily News

The first month of Gov. Jerry Brown's prison realignment plan has been problematic in Los Angeles County, where understaffing forced probation officers to double their caseloads and sheriff's deputies were not given authority to arrest no-show parolees until just a few days ago.

Nov 14, 2011

CHP officer shot, suspected gunman killed near Sacramento

Associated Press

A California Highway Patrol officer was shot twice and wounded Sunday on a highway south of Sacramento, and moments later local police shot and killed the suspected gunman as he sat in his overturned car with two dogs, authorities said.

Nov 11, 2011

L.A. County jails may be out of room next month

LA Times

The state law that shifts prisoners to local authorities means the Sheriff's Department may release thousands of inmates awaiting trial. A new way of identifying the least risky ones is in the works, Baca says.

Nov 9, 2011

Ohio voters reject public-union limits

Wall Street Journal

Voters on Tuesday defeated by a wide margin a law that would have restricted the powers of unions representing teachers, police officers and other public-sector workers.

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