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19
Feb 2009
The Associated Press - The Los Angeles police union filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the Police Department ignored its own policy and state employment safety laws when officers were told not to wear helmets while on duty at a protest...
19
Feb 2009
It's been rejected several times over the last two decades, but the Los Angeles Police Protective League again is vigorously lobbying city officials to honor fallen officers with police "purple heart" medals.
Purple hearts have been a...
18
Feb 2009
Daily News Editorial
Los Angeles police chief expects no rise in crime in 2009. Conventional wisdom has it that when the economy heads south, crime rates head north.
It seems like common sense as well. When times are desperate, people are...
18
Feb 2009
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A proposal to award a medal similar to the military Purple Heart to Los Angeles police officers injured or killed in the line of duty picked up support today from the union that represents rank-and-file members of the...