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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2012

LAPD Watchdog Questions Chief On Police Shootings

The rise in Los Angeles police shootings isn't necessarily connected to the rise in assaults on officers, the Los Angeles Police Commission's independent monitor asserts in a new report.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2012

Civilian Board Questions LAPD Shooting

The civilian Los Angeles Police Commission has ruled that an LAPD officer's use of deadly force violated policy and the officer's account of the shooting wasn't credible.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2012

Police Commission Delays LAPD's 'Illegal' Impound Policy

The Los Angeles Police Commission has tabled Chief Charlie Beck's new vehicle impound policy that has been declared illegal by the state's legal counsel and drawn the ire of the police union.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2011

Citizen Panel Questions Portland Chief's Handling of Whistleblower Case

The panel questioned the internal investigation of accusations brought by Lindsay Hunt. Apparently, the investigation was kept in the precinct, and the Internal Affairs division wasn't aware of Hunt's claims.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2011

Miami Chief Offered 'Bribe' to Resign

A day after saying he was offered $400,000 to "leave quietly," Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito now says city officials offered him a $200,000 to leave his post as top cop. Prior to a Jan. 13 commission meeting, Miami's Mayor Tomas Regalado, then City Manager Tony Crapp, and CFO Larry Spring met to discuss whether $200,000 would be enough incentive to persuade Chief Exposito to resign.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2011

Boston PD Seeks Jurisdiction Over Waterfront

Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said yesterday that city police are better equipped to respond to crimes in areas such as the Seaport District and Carson Beach that technically are part of Boston but that fall under State Police jurisdiction.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2011

St. Louis Aims to Reclaim PD from State-Controlled Civil War Era

A Missouri bill that's on the verge of becoming law would give St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay oversight of a police department that's now controlled by a state commission set up during the Civil War.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2011

LAPD Officer Cleared In Shooting of Day Laborer

The Los Angeles Police officer who fatally shot a Guatemalan day laborer threatening people with a knife that led to public unrest and riot control response has been cleared in the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2010

Detroit Mayor Nominates Convicted Murderer for Police Commission

Raphael B. Johnson, now 35, served 12 years for second-degree murder and is now a motivational speaker. Johnson was convicted of shooting a man at a party in 1992 when he was 17.

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