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Sep 2008
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Terry K. Pearson, a former detective for the Los Angeles Police Department and beloved jokester, passed away at home last month, according to his family. He was 60.
Pearson died Aug. 26 after a long battle with brain cancer, but according...
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Sep 2008
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The LAPD will announce a new way to make anonymous tips about crime via text message and e-mails tomorrow afternoon in a press conference. From their release:
Since the very early...
17
Sep 2008
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LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court has temporarily halted new LAPD financial disclosure rules for gang and narcotics officers who routinely handle cash and contraband, and set a December hearing on the policy.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court...
16
Sep 2008
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Steve Poizner joins race for California governor The Republican insurance commissioner says state government needs 'serious reforms.'
SACRAMENTO -- California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner took the first step toward a run for...