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04
Apr 2011
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death penalty for convicted California murderer Scott Pinholster, in a fractured ruling that will make it difficult for other prisoners to win appeals in federal court.
Imprisoned on...
04
Apr 2011
LAPD SWAT officers in Sylmar. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
SWAT teams were waiting Monday for the surrender of a man who had barricaded himself in a Sylmar home after a Los Angeles police officer was shot in the face.
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04
Apr 2011
LAPD officers at the command post in Symar. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A standoff was underway Monday morning in Sylmar between police and a shooting suspect after a Los Angeles police officer was shot when responding to a domestic-...
04
Apr 2011
A Los Angeles police officer was shot and critically wounded early Monday responding to a domestic-violence call in the San Fernando Valley, according to multiple law-enforcement sources familiar with the incident.
The officer, who was...