Headlines & News Releases
LA Weekly blog
LA Weekly staff writer Christine Pelisek was scheduled to be honored Wednesday for her work in keeping the Grim Sleeper serial murder case on the minds of police and the public and for unearthing details of the case that had gone undiscovered.
Sacramento Bee blog
Local assessors and the state Board of Equalization are still compiling final data, but it appears that local governments will see another decline in property tax revenues this year.
Baltimore Sun
More than expected left department during pension fight
Associated Press
A California prison inmate who was released by mistake in an identity mix-up is back in custody.
Associated Press
A nonprofit group in Washington says the number of police officers who have died in the line of duty is up 43 percent so far this year.
LA Times
The city, which is trying to trim a $14.2-million deficit, sought the analysis. But rank-and-file officers feel their commitment to the city isn't being considered. Voters could decide the issue.
The Eastsider
Earlier this year the LAPD Northeast police station in Glassell Park began selling The CLUB steering wheel locks for only $11 – compared to about $30 at most retailers – under its 11 for 11 program.
San Bernardino Sun
Council move puts pressure on contract talks.
Contra Costa Times
All I-580 lanes in Oakland reopened following shootout, items detonated.
USA Today
National Guard troops assigned to the Southwest border will begin to arrive Aug. 1.
LA Times
Organized labor and some City Council members oppose the proposal, which is touted as a revenue generator by proponents.
Wall Street Journal
Faced with a $118 million budget deficit, the city of San Jose, Calif., recently decided it could no longer afford its own janitors.
NBC Nightly News
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NBC Nightly News
In an effort to close its budget deficit, the Golden State is planning to release thousands of inmates before their time is served, leaving many wondering: Will the plan sacrifice public safety?
LA Times
The average backlog in 2009, before the cuts, was 256 cases. That number has more than tripled, swelling to 920 unanalyzed cases, according to department records.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Police recovered a "scary" arsenal of semiautomatic weapons at the scene where an officer was shot Thursday night in Kensington
LA Times
Many states have their own regulations governing illegal immigrants. And five states have introduced bills similar to Arizona's SB 1070, which is the target of a federal lawsuit.
LA Times
Investigators hope firearms, ammunition and other materials confiscated from Lonnie David Franklin Jr.'s South L.A. home will help them build their case in the deaths of 10 women.
Wall Street Journal
Lawyer for Phoenix Policeman Says His Client Can Face Litigation for Enforcing Contentious Statute and Failing to Enforce It.
Sacramento Bee
The California Public Employees' Retirement System bounced back from the global economic meltdown this year as the value of its investments grew by about $21 billion.
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