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28
Jul 2009
A City Council committee is considering asking Chief William Bratton to delay a plan to prohibit retired and off-duty officers from wearing their uniforms while controlling crowds and managing traffic at film and television shoots.
Bratton...
28
Jul 2009
The state's new budget will cost the city of Los Angeles more than $200 million in lost revenue, a harsh reality that launched a spirited debate among City Council members Tuesday.
Councilman Paul Koretz prompted strong rebukes from other...
28
Jul 2009
The city of Los Angeles was awarded a $16.3-million, three-year grant today for 50 new police officers as part of the nation's federal economic stimulus package.
But city officials had hoped to be able to hire up to 450 officers through...
28
Jul 2009
It was 5:45 a.m. when the 88-year-old woman awoke to a noise that she thought was just a pesky neighborhood cat roaming through the shrubs outside her kitchen.
Shuffling into the kitchen of her Porter Ranch home to shoo away the cat, the...