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Gunman suspected of wounding LAPD officer found dead inside Sylmar home

LA Times

The tense standoff, which began early Monday after officers responded to a domestic violence call, ended when Sergio O. Salazar's body was found on the second floor with a rifle at his side, police said.

Numbers do lie when they're used by pension opponents

LA Daily News Op-Ed

IN a courtroom, you have to swear to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." But public pension opponents, perhaps because they aren't under oath, have no trouble distorting and making up statistics to bolster their arguments.

Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for California killer

McClatchy Newspapers

The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death penalty for convicted California murderer Scott Pinholster, in a fractured ruling that will make it difficult for other prisoners to win appeals in federal court.

LAPD prepared to wait out shooting suspect barricaded in Sylmar home [Updated]

LA Times blog

SWAT teams were waiting Monday for the surrender of a man who had barricaded himself in a Sylmar home after a Los Angeles police officer was shot in the face.

Standoff continues in Sylmar after officer shot in jaw [Updated]

LA Times blog

A standoff was underway Monday morning in Sylmar between police and a shooting suspect after a Los Angeles police officer was shot when responding to a domestic-violence call.

LAPD officer shot, critically wounded; dragnet launched for gunman

LA Times

A Los Angeles police officer was shot and critically wounded early Monday responding to a domestic-violence call in the San Fernando Valley, according to multiple law-enforcement sources familiar with the incident.

Half Moon Bay votes to outsource police services

San Francisco Chronicle

At a painful meeting that had the mayor and head of the police officers union choking back their emotions, the Half Moon Bay City Council voted Saturday to shut down its Police Department and turn over its duties to the San Mateo County Sheriff.

Giants fan beaten at Dodger Stadium in coma, identified as paramedic

LA Times blog

The Giants fan who was severely beaten at the end of the Dodgers home opener Thursday is a Santa Cruz paramedic and the father of two children.

Insurance man Jacob Castroll rides to remember Capt. Eaton

North Hollywood Patch

The 61-year-old police reservist prepares to participate in a bike event in May to remember Capt. William Eaton, the Van Nuys LAPD commander.

Suspect in police killing turns himself in after hostage standoff

CNN

A suspect accused of killing a Georgia police officer and wounding another one surrendered to authorities after a hostage standoff Friday night.

Cities could be swamped by more than 9,000 parolees

Glendale News-Press

Proposed state budget would transfer more than 9,000 from state to local supervision.

Police historical society opens permanent SLA exhibit

Torrance Daily Breeze

Their violent acts riveted the world in the 1970s as they robbed, murdered and kidnapped from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles.

Police release footage of nude preschool intruder

LA Daily News

Police on Thursday released surveillance footage in hopes of apprehending a man who broke into a South Los Angeles preschool -- sans clothes.

Council reiterates support for police facility at park

Palisadian-Post

Aiming to improve a police presence in Pacific Palisades and deter vandalism at the Recreation Center, the Community Council last Thursday reiterated its support for an LAPD facility inside the large gym at the park.

Not all public sector unions are made equal

Pajamas Media

I am a member of a public-sector employee union.

Details of LAPD fatal shooting in Westlake revealed

LA Times blog

A day after the Los Angeles Police Commission concluded that a police officer was justified when he fatally shot a drunk, knife-wielding man on a busy street corner, the oversight body released a detailed report that further elaborated on its decision.

Worker confidence on having enough money for retirement hits 20-year low

Bloomberg

More than a quarter of U.S. workers said they’re “not at all confident” about their ability to afford a comfortable retirement, the highest percentage in two decades, according to an Employee Benefit Research Institute report.

Amid furor over state pensions, Congress gets much bigger ones

McClatchy Newspapers

Some members of Congress haven't been shy about criticizing underfunded state and local pension plans, even though they themselves enjoy much heftier retirement packages than most private-sector employees and state workers do.

2 West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensaries raided by federal agents

LA Times blog

Federal drug enforcement agents Tuesday raided two West Hollywood medical marijuana stores in the first such action in the city since the Obama administration decided two years ago to take a hands-off approach to dispensaries that abide by state laws.

Tough DUI law slow to show results

Sacramento Bee

Eight months after it was enacted, what was supposed to be a tough measure against drunken driving is having little effect in four test counties, including Sacramento.

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