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12
Aug 2009
Joshua Hall is left in ruins after Saturday's riot at the California Institution for Men at Chino. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Charred cotton mattress stuffing is heaped on a scruffy lawn outside Joshua Hall dormitory at the...
11
Aug 2009
Los Angeles police commissioners on Tuesday began the process of replacing LAPD Chief William Bratton, saying they want to hold an open selection with extensive public involvement.
"I think we ought to consider holding special Police...
11
Aug 2009
A first-day-of-issue ceremony was held today for a 20-stamp set honoring TV series of the 1950s, with Los Angeles Police Department officials paying special tribute to the stamp commemorating the cop show "Dragnet."
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10
Aug 2009
The union representing Los Angeles firefighters is posting "danger" signs at firehouses where rescue units are being shut down due to strained city finances.
A sign is posted in front of Fire Station 63 in Venice. (Robert J. Lopez / Los...