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Jun 2010

Maywood, a small working-class community south of downtown Los Angeles, plans to lay off all its employees, disband its Police Department and turn over its entire municipal operations to a neighbor - an action that appears to be without...

23

Jun 2010

Miranda rights may complicate SB 1070 enforcement

As the effective date of Arizona's new immigration law nears, new concerns are being raised by municipal officials about how to effectively enforce it without creating a legal and financial quagmire. At a public forum Tuesday, two...

23

Jun 2010

Second investigation opens into mayor's free tickets

A second investigative agency confirmed Tuesday that it has begun looking into Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's practice of accepting thousands of dollars in free tickets, and the mayor found himself again being pressed by...

23

Jun 2010

California Highway Patrol officer died two weeks after being struck by vehicle on the shoulder of the 405 Freeway

CHP Officer Philip Ortiz A California Highway Patrol officer died Tuesday, about two weeks after being struck by a vehicle as he issued a ticket on the shoulder of the 405 Freeway. CHP Officer Philip Ortiz, 48, "succumbed to his...