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05
Sep 2008
By Michael Rothfeld
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca took a break from hounding criminals this morning to take aim at a different group he said needs to get with the program: state legislators.
Baca reserved double-barreled criticism...
05
Sep 2008
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An ex-con was sentenced today to about 70 years in prison for opening fire with an AK-47 on two Los Angeles police officers - one of whom was severely wounded -- during an August 2006 traffic stop.
Jose Mercado Perez Jr...
05
Sep 2008
Bureaucracy and politics come between the Los Angeles police and their work.
By Jack Dunphy
Police work is often a stressful endeavor, but not for the reasons you might think. Yes, there is the risk of being shot, stabbed, or clubbed in...
03
Sep 2008
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.
In the normally violent months of...
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