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Feb 2016

Grim Sleeper serial killer trial to begin, years after slayings terrorized South L.A.

Lonnie Franklin Jr., right, the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer, accused of murdering 10 women in South Los Angeles, listens to one of his attorneys' Louisa Pensanti, left, during a pre-trial hearing on Monday August 17, 2015. (Al...

20

Jan 2016

Union representing LAPD links crime surge to Chief Beck's failed policies

The union representing the rank-and-file in the Los Angeles Police Department unleashed a barely concealed attack on police Chief Charlie Beck today, linking his policies to a surge in crime. "The Los Angeles Police Protective League will...

12

Jan 2016

D.A. Lacey under pressure after Beck recommends criminal charges against officer in fatal shooting

L.A. police Chief Charlie Beck at a 2014 news conference with Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey. Beck has asked Lacey to file charges against an LAPD officer who killed an unarmed man in Venice last year. (Al Seib / Los Angeles...

01

Jan 2016

Crime in LAPD's Harbor Area rises nearly 20 percent

Major crime in the Harbor Area rose nearly 20 percent in 2015, a statistic about double the average across the Los Angeles Police Department's jurisdiction, according to statistics released this week. LAPD crime reports through Dec. 26...