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Feb 2011

Oakland to hire back 10 laid off officers

The city will hire back 10 of the 80 officers laid off in July, Mayor Jean Quan announced Monday. In addition to rehiring the officers -- bringing the force to a total of 666 officers -- Quan is moving to repair the department's fleet of...

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Feb 2011

Study says fatal crashes drop in cities with red light cameras

Red light cameras may be controversial, but they save lives, according to a new national study of 62 large U.S. cities, including Sacramento. The study, released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that the rate of...

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Feb 2011

L.A. serial killer charged with four more killings

Chester D. Turner in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Nov. 1, 2005, during his preliminary hearing on charges that he killed 10 women. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Chester Dewayne Turner, one of Los Angeles' most...

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Feb 2011

57 arrested in 38th Street Gang sting

Federal and local law enforcement personnel arrested 37 suspects connected to L.A.'s 38th Street Gang during a racketeering sting Tuesday. Twenty more people were detained on weapons and narcotics charges. Almost 800 ATF special agents and...