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Sep 2015

LA Police Commission To Consider Ban On 'Personal, Profane' Remarks At Public Meetings

Two consecutive meetings of the Police Commission have been halted in recent weeks due to protests. (credit: Ed Mertz) The Los Angeles Police Commission was expected Tuesday to consider a new rule that would allow for the removal of...

01

Sep 2015

Cops and prosecutors oppose parole for Voltaire Williams

In early August we published a visiting blogger piece by Arnold Friedman about the possible parole of Voltaire Williams, who was convicted in the murder of Los Angeles police officer Thomas Williams in 1985. Friedman covered that murder...

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Aug 2015

LAPD's long-awaited body cameras will hit the streets on Monday

LAPD Officer Jin Oh displays video from a body camera. Some residents have raised privacy and civil liberties questions about the use of the devices. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) Starting Monday, many Los Angeles police officers...

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Aug 2015

Attorney General: Reed initiative eliminates constitutional protections for vested pension benefits

The California Attorney General has acknowledged that the scope of Chuck Reed's initiative is to eliminate constitutional protection for the vested pension benefits for all current public employees, and subject their future salaries and...