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Sep 5, 2008: Thin Blue Line Wrapped in Red Tape at LAPD
Police work is often a stressful endeavor, but not for the reasons you might think.
Sep 3, 2008: Safest summer in L.A. since 1967 (By Rachel Uranga, Staff Writer)
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.
Sep 3, 2008: L.A. reports fewest summer homicides since '67 summer of love (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
LAPD Chief William J. Bratton says there were 84 slayings in the city from June through August. He adds that all categories of violent and property crimes are down from last year.
Sep 2, 2008: Judge substitutes bile for facts about police (Daily News Op-Ed )
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.
Sep 1, 2008: LAPD Ride-A-Long (By georgeruiz )
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 wear underneath my shirt and assigned a sergeant to start the evening. Per the Commissioner’s plan, we switched cars throughout the night and accompanied regular street patrols as well as riding with a supervisor from the CREW program.
Sep 1, 2008: Mornings with Maggie: LAPD behind him now, golf in La Quinta his next big case (The Desert Sun )
Jim Thornton was just 22 years old when he learned how good it feels to go home alive.
Sep 1, 2008: GOP's Poizner has governor's race on his mind (By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer)
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.
Aug 29, 2008: Right under Antonio's radar, Airport officials are hiring PR firms (By Ron Kaye)
It's hard to believe how this could be happening after all the headlines and trials and mayoral directives but it's true -- the give away of public money to public relations firms for jobs that city workers are paid to do or don't need to be done is still going on.
Aug 29, 2008: Hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars sit in inactive L.A. trust funds, audit finds (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
Controller Laura Chick also says the city should claim $3.1 million left over from the Griffith Observatory renovation and expansion fund.
Aug 25, 2008: LA police effort to keep finances private rejected (The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES—A federal judge has decided not to block a new rule requiring hundreds of narcotics and anti-gang officers in Los Angeles to disclose personal financial information. U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess ruled this week that the city's police officers' union had failed to prove blocking the plan was in the public's interest.
Aug 25, 2008: Two shot, one dead at Reseda park shooting (Daily News staff and wire)
LAPD do their investigation at Reseda park after a gun battle broke out with hundreds of kids playing in the area. The shooting victims were taken to Holy Cross and Northridge hospitals. (Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews)
Aug 25, 2008: Shame
A scandal begets a scandal.
By Jack Dunphy
In 1985, Reagan administration labor secretary Ray Donavan and six others were indicted in Bronx County, New York, and accused of fraud and larceny in connection with a construction project for a New York City Subway tunnel.
Aug 21, 2008: Police seek suspect in San Pedro killing (Larry Altman Staff Writer)
Police said Wednesday they are looking for a 30-year-old man suspected in a gang-related killing in San Pedro.
Aug 21, 2008: Melrose Avenue residents on guard after 7 armed robberies (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
Hit by seven armed robberies in 10 days, residents who live in and around trendy Melrose Avenue have launched a campaign to warn neighbors and visitors to take precautions in response to the crime spree.
Aug 21, 2008: Schwarzenegger's budget calls for temporary sales-tax increase (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
SACRAMENTO -- Hoping to break a partisan logjam and prevent the Legislature from borrowing its way out of a state spending crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went public Wednesday with his own budget blueprint, the backbone of which is a tax hike and a large rainy-day cushion.
Aug 20, 2008: Retired L.A. cop's got the material for a million stories (Los Angeles Times)
If you'll indulge a confession, I'm a happy guy sitting across from a cop -- or even a retired cop -- with my notebook on the table and a beer in my hand. They've all got stories, some funny, some dark, some of them even true.
Aug 8, 2008: Slain Officer (EGP Staff Writer)
The playful sounds of small children strongly contrasted the somber mood of residents on Monday night as they descended upon a Cypress Park street corner where a Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputy was gunned down Aug. 2.
Aug 8, 2008: Police Investigating If Deputy's Killing Was Ordered From Jail Cell (KNBC.com )
LOS ANGELES -- Funeral services will be held Friday for Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Juan Escalante, who was gunned down in front of his family's home in Cypress Park while leaving for work.
Aug 5, 2008: Party With the Police
If you’re in Little Tokyo on Tuesday evening and you happen upon LAPD Officer Jack Richter, don’t call him “officer,” or even “sir.”
Aug 4, 2008: Will Chick, Greuel change places after election? (LA Daily News)
For City Controller Laura Chick, this summer has become the one she has long dreaded as she is forced to think about her future.
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