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Mar 2010

Robert Cottle, LAPD officer killed in Afghanistan

Robert J. Cottle, a member of the LAPD's SWAT unit, is the first active Los Angeles police officer to be killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Cottle, 45, was a Sergeant Major with a United States Marine Corps Reserve battalion from Camp...

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Mar 2010

LAPD officer killed in Afghanistan

Two Marines from California, including a Los Angeles SWAT team officer who was on active duty, were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Cottle, 45, and Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni, 19,...

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Mar 2010

Hemet's shadow war

Roadblocks have gone up behind the Hemet Police Department. Sidewalks outside have closed, blast-proof glass is going in, and $155,000 in barricades and fences are being installed. Linger out front too long and expect a visit from an...

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Mar 2010

Judges reinstate some Proposition 9 parole rules

A federal appeals court Thursday upheld strict parole revocation rules approved by California voters in 2008, overturning a federal judge's decision against Proposition 9. Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton of the U.S. District Court in...