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Nov 2012

FBI Report: 72 Officers Feloniously Killed Last Year

Seventy-two officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2011, compared with 56 from the year before, the FBI announced today. Another 53 officers died in accidents while performing their duties, and 54,774 officers were...

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Nov 2012

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan hasn't studied cost of pension reform initiative

Former Mayor Richard Riordan's plan to dramatically revise the city's three pension systems was developed without an actuarial study that would determine the costs of any new system. Before any changes can be put in place, the City Charter...

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Nov 2012

Riordan Pension

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Former Mayor Richard Riordan today accepted a challenge from the city's police officers' union to a series of debates about the merits of his proposed pension overhaul, which could go before voters in May. Riordan's...

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Nov 2012

Riordan accepts police union's pension debate challenge

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan in July. (Andrew Gombert / EPA) Multimillionaire businessman and former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan has accepted a police union's challenge to put his mouth where his money is. Riordan...