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18
Apr 2012
Dr. Joshua B. Bederson of Mount Sinai Medical Center with Officer Eder Loor's wife, Dina, at a news conference on Wednesday. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
The wild swing connected to the left side of the police officer's head, a...
18
Apr 2012
Consolidating the city's law enforcement agencies would save Los Angeles $2.9 million a year and increase operating efficiencies, according to a report released Tuesday.
The report by Miguel Santana, the city's top budget analyst,...
17
Apr 2012
An inmate is shown at a bank of prison pay phones in Tracy, Calif. (Los Angeles Times)
A private company has agreed to pay millions to install technology in California prisons to block Web searches, text messages and phone calls by...
16
Apr 2012
Police in downtown Los Angeles have seen cellphone thefts soar as smartphones like the iPhone become easily turned into pay-as-you-go phones.
In the first quarter of this year, thefts of cellphones increased 32% in the downtown area. In...