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Mar 2017

Twenty-Seven-Year LAPD Veteran Named Bell Police Chief

A 27-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department has been named the new police chief of Bell, city officials announced Tuesday. Carlos Islas had been serving as acting police chief in Bell since October, and will assume his duties...

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Feb 2017

20 years after the North Hollywood shootout, echoes of the terror remain

LAPD Officer James Zboravan was two months and eight days out of the police academy when he faced a barrage of machine-gun fire, shot and wounded a bank robber and dove across unarmored officers to shield them with his bulletproof vest. He...

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Feb 2017

Funeral Services Announced For Slain Whittier Police Officer

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Funeral arrangements for Whittier police Officer Keith Wayne Boyer, who was killed in a shooting that also left a second officer wounded, were announced Thursday. A memorial service at 10 a.m. March 3 at Calvary Chapel Downey, 12808...

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Feb 2017

With Valley murders on the rise, LA leader pushes for LAPD report on gangs

This Dec. 23, 2016 file photo shows a police officer at the scene of a gang-related shooting in San Fernando that left one person dead and at least three others injured. Photo by Mike Meadows/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG/File

With the San Fernando Valley experiencing a significant increase in homicides over the last two years, a City Council committee on Monday advanced a motion that would direct police to prepare a report on gang activity west of the 405...