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06
Jan 2009
Even with a sluggish economy and the prospects of a more than $400 million shortfall, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vowed Monday to oppose any reductions in the Los Angeles Police Department budget this year after seven straight years of...
06
Jan 2009
Crime in the city of Los Angeles continued to hit historic lows in 2008, a trend which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and law enforcement officials today credited to more police officers and interagency relationships.
There were 381 murders in...
30
Dec 2008
Los Angeles police were targeted in 527 attacks this year, a 17 percent drop from 2007, officials said Monday.
Violence against Los Angeles Police Department officials in 2008 involved the slaying of SWAT Officer Randal Simmons in a...
25
Dec 2008
The Los Angeles police officers union on Wednesday asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to spare law enforcement in the latest round of state budget cuts, saying crime could increase as the recession makes people desperate.
"We understand that...
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