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Jan 2012

LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck is seen on Nov. 30, 2011. (Los Angeles Times) At first glance, a proposal by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck to clarify the way police handle cars they impound from unlicensed drivers doesn't sound controversial...

27

Jan 2012

Long Beach and a police officers group ask justices to overturn a Superior Court ruling that the city must provide the names of officers involved in shootings

Eden Biele, with daughter Cirrafina, appears at a November news conference urging a federal probe in the shooting of her brother Douglas Zerby, who was shot by police who thought he was holding a gun. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)...

25

Jan 2012

A peculiar parking pattern

DMV investigators collect a disabled placard from a motorist during a sting in Beverly Hills in April. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / April 12, 2011) Cris Lombardi, a Hollywood camera operator and downtown Los Angeles resident, loves...

23

Jan 2012

Number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. nears three-quarters of a million

Registered Sex Offender Numbers Increased 23 Percent in Past 5 Years. California, Texas and Florida Top the List. Today, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) released the results of its latest survey regarding...