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17
Jun 2011
SAN PEDRO - Los Angeles Police Department officials said a rise in vehicle thefts took place across San Pedro from mid-May through the middle of this month.
During that time, 43 vehicles were reported stolen, mostly from the central and...
17
Jun 2011
A red-light camera on the Westside. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
After a series of speakers Friday presented impassioned pleas to the Los Angeles City Council to either remove or keep the city's red-light camera program, the...
16
Jun 2011
California law enforcement agents have seized 1,200 firearms from people who cannot legally own them because of mental illness or restraining orders.
However, Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday that more than 34,000 handguns and...
14
Jun 2011
In a move designed to prod negotiations with Los Angeles police and firefighters, the City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an ordinance that would freeze health benefits of retiring workers.
The 11-2 vote advances a measure...