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08
May 2009
A federal judge rules that putting on -- and taking off -- uniforms and safety equipment is essential to the job and requires compensation. The decision could cost the city millions of dollars.
By Joel Rubin Who knew the badge...
08
May 2009
A federal judge ruled this week that Los Angeles Police Department officers should be paid for the time it takes them to put on and take off their uniforms and safety equipment, a decision that could cost the city millions of dollars in...
08
May 2009
Yesterday, at the Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Dispatch Center in downtown, Chief Bill Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were buddying up again, with City Council President Eric Garcetti and City Attorney candidate and...
08
May 2009
Police report the number of homicides dropped almost 34 percent since this time last year.
L.A. has had the biggest drop in crime of any major U.S. city. Overall violent crime, including rape, robbery and assault, is down almost 5.5...