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Oct 2010

Man sentenced to 12-year prison term for running down undercover officer

A man who rammed his car into a Los Angeles Police Department narcotics officer nearly three years ago and seriously injured the officer was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg...

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Oct 2010

Staff Sergeant Joshua J. Cullins, RIP

Joshua Cullins, an LAPD officer assigned to Central Division, was killed last week in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, where he was serving as a staff sergeant in the Marine reserves. As an active-duty Marine, Cullins had served tours in...

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Oct 2010

Body of LAPD officer killed in Afghanistan to return to LA

The body of a 28-year-old Los Angeles police officer and Marine reservist killed while serving in Afghanistan will be returned to Los Angeles this week, police officials said today. Joshua J. Cullins, a bomb specialist who was a staff...

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Oct 2010

Mentally ill prisoners get a second chance

Milton Conley's mental illness has cost him - and society - more than he cares to tally. Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Johnson and Milton Conley stand at the podium in Judge Garrett Wong's courtroom, where Conley was applauded for...