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Feb 2012

State agency: LAPD proposal to not impound cars of unlicensed drivers for 30 days illegal

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's proposal to not impound the cars of unlicensed drivers for 30 days is illegal, a state agency has opined. The legal opinion issued by the State Office of Legislative Counsel on Saturday said a vehicle driven by an...

12

Feb 2012

US government looks to mine social media to combat terrorist attacks, uprisings

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according to requests posted online by federal law enforcement and intelligence...

10

Feb 2012

Driver in fatal hit-and-run did not have valid license, police say

LAPD officers investigate one of two vehicles involved in a fatal accident at 4th Street and Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights on Friday morning. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) The driver who killed a woman Friday morning after speeding...

08

Feb 2012

Union Battles LAPD's Plan To Change Impounding Law For Unlicensed Drivers

Several public safety groups, including the Los Angeles Police Protective League, are fighting a new LAPD proposal that would keep unlicensed drivers from facing a 30-day impound. The current policy calls for drivers who are stopped...