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Jul 2010

Parolee suspect in shooting of LAPD officer not monitored despite alleged gang membership

State corrections officials said Thursday that an inmate's street gang affiliation is not considered when determining how to classify and monitor parolees like the one who allegedly shot an LAPD officer during a traffic stop in the San...

14

Jul 2010

LAPD complains about parole officials classifying suspect in police shooting as 'low-level, nonviolent'

The Los Angeles Police Department has asked the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to investigate how a parolee who fired nearly a dozen gunshots at two LAPD officers over the weekend in the San Fernando Valley was able to...

14

Jul 2010

Authorities missed chance to identify Grim Sleeper suspect two years before final known slaying

Grim Sleeper suspect, Lonnie David Franklin Jr. Authorities missed an opportunity years ago to catch the suspected Grim Sleeper serial killer and end his alleged rampage before the final known victim was slain because his DNA was never...

14

Jul 2010

California Law & Order endorses Steve Cooley for Attorney General

Momentum is growing as the California Law and Order Independent Expenditure Committee (CA L&O), comprised of the membership of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) and the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL...