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Mar 2009

The first time I encountered the word "kleptomaniac," I asked my mother what it meant. She said, "That's what they call it when a rich person steals something." And now, thanks to Sara Jane Olson and her return to the spacious house and...

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Mar 2009

Services Set for Judge Crowder, Last of the "Hat Squad"

Services will be held March 30 for retired Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Harold Crowder, who died Monday at age 83. Crowder, who lived in Nevada in recent years, died with family members and friends present at a family member's home in...

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Mar 2009

His Office Was an Alcove, but He Was Big at LAPD

By Bob PooleLos Angeles Times David Briggs could always be counted on to help Los Angeles cops start their day on the right foot. For 21 years, Briggs was the man at the downtown police headquarters who put the spit-polish gleam on the...

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Mar 2009

Plotter in 1985 Cop Killing Up for Parole

He helped mow down a cop in a hail of machine gun fire as the officer picked up his son from day care. For his part in the 1985 cop killing in Canoga Park, Voltaire Alphonse Williams should languish behind bars for life, family and...