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Nov 2008
Central Division Capt. Jodi Wakefield was involved in a 2005 Downtown incident in which a bank robbery suspect was killed by police after brandishing a sword. So far this year, 39 police officers on Skid Row have been attacked, and two...
17
Nov 2008
The rise in assaults on officers is viewed with skepticism from opponents of the Safer Cities Initiative. Homeless advocacy group the Los Angeles Community Action Network, or LA CAN, which has criticized the department for what they argue...
17
Nov 2008
Assaults on Skid Row Police Officers Triple In Two YearsRise Comes Even as Violent Crime in Area Falls
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Assaults on Central Division police officers have more than tripled in the past two years. The rise, from 12...
14
Nov 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested a man accused of going on a drive-by shooting with a baby in the back seat.
The suspect opened fire on three people around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Pinafore Street in South Los Angeles, said Capt. James Craig...
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