Joel Rubin LA Times blog Dec 17, 2011 The covered body of gunman Tyler Brehm lies in the street. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck on Friday showered praise on the three officers who confronted a gunman firing on people in Hollywood last week. The officers “put themselves directly in harm’s
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Suspect from LAPD’s ‘most wanted’ list arrested at LAX Art Marroquin Torrance Daily Breeze Dec 16, 2011 Richard James Kim in an earlier LAPD booking shot. One of the Los Angeles Police Department’s “most wanted” suspects was arrested as he was getting off a flight from South Korea to Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said
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Dana Bartholomew LA Daily News Dec 20, 2011 Last weekend, an unlicensed driver ran down a 60-year-old woman trying to cross the street in Panorama City, killing her. The death renewed calls Monday to reverse a pending city policy to go easy on unlicensed drivers – many of them illegal immigrants – by not immediately impounding their cars. “The tragic
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By LAPPL Board of Directors on 12/15/2011 @ 12:15 PM The City’s approach to its current budget problems is hiring just enough replacements for LAPD officers lost through retirements and attrition. This approach, however, has been accompanied by an abandonment of the middle management positions needed for the Department to operate effectively. With scant attention by outsiders, but growing alarm among those
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Parker Foundation board member and Chief of Police of Burbank Scott LaChasse at the graduation of new members of the Burbank Police Department. Scott is a valuable member of the board and has over 40 years of law enforcement experience.
http://www.voanews.com/templates/widgetDisplay.html?id=135642668&player=article Elizabeth Lee | Los Angeles The White House says fighting homegrown extremism in the United States is a top national security priority. The Los Angeles Police Department is working with the Department of Homeland Security to implement a plan to train police across the country to prevent extremism. A White House counter-terrorism plan announced earlier this month calls for
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Stephanie Stassel and Shelby Grad LA Times blog Dec 8, 2011 Harry Morgan, left, and “Dragnet” co-star Jack Webb. (CBS) Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck had a word of tribute for Harry Morgan, the actor who played half of the classic “Dragnet” TV detective team. “RIP 2 ‘Dragnet’ actor Harry Morgan aka Officer Gannon. May you and Sgt. Joe
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Andrew Blankstein, Dalina Castellanos and Richard Winton LA Times blog Dec 11, 2011 A body is covered by a blanket after a shooting with police in Hollywood, California December 9, 2011. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni) The ex-girlfriend of the man who opened fire on a street in Hollywood on Friday said he wanted to “change the world for the better.” Alicia Alligood,
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Government Security News Magazine Nov 28, 2011 Michael Downing, Deputy Chief of LAPD The Los Angeles Police Department’s cutting-edge Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (CTSOB), led by Deputy Chief Michael Downing, was recognized at Government Security News’ November 14 awards dinner as the “Most Notable Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism or Crime Prevention Program,” a category that included five other finalists
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Joel Rubin LA Times blog Nov 30, 2011 LAPD Chief Charlie Beck watches officers assemble Tuesday before they boarded buses at Dodger Stadium. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) LAPD Chief Charlie Beck took in the scene of hundreds of his officers lining the City Hall lawn early Wednesday with a look of clear satisfaction and relief on his face.
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