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Oct 2010

Steve Cooley gets funding boost from law enforcement organizations

Three major law enforcement organizations have opened their wallets to boost Republican Steve Cooley's campaign for attorney general. The California Statewide Law Enforcement Assn. has dropped $460,000 into a committee to help Cooley with...

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Oct 2010

CHP, local police target distracted drivers

CHP and local police officers at Dodger Stadium Oct. 14, 2010, sign the exterior of a trailer that encourages people to pledge not to text while driving. (Brian Watt/KPCC) If you chat on the cell phone in the car without using a hands-...

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Oct 2010

LAPD officer injured during pursuit in Inglewood-Hyde Park

A Los Angeles police officer sustained a head injury Thursday afternoon during a foot pursuit near the border of Inglewood and the neighborhood of Hyde Park. The officer, who was not identified, was involved in the pursuit in the 1100...

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Oct 2010

L.A. County Sheriff's Department says homicide rate lowest since 1975

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department touted a continued decrease in homicides Thursday. By the end of September last year, the department tallied 160 criminal homicides, compared with 134 this year, a roughly 15% decrease. The...