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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2009

LAPD Officer Accused of Torching His Car and Lying About His Shooting

A Los Angeles police officer who said he was shot in an off-duty incident early this year lied to investigators about the attack and, weeks earlier, intentionally set fire to his own luxury sports car in a scheme to collect an insurance payment, according to charges filed by prosecutors late Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2009

Jury Awards $2.3 Million in LAPD Harassment Case

A federal jury Wednesday awarded $2.3 million to a Los Angeles police officer who said she was sexually harassed and gave birth to a stillborn child because of the stress.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2009

Civilian Hiring Freeze Leaves Scores of LAPD Cops Doing Desk Work

Hamstrung by a citywide hiring freeze and widespread job vacancies, Los Angeles Police Department officials have resorted to using scores of police officers to perform clerical duties and other desk-bound work meant to be done by civilian employees.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

Councilman Proposes Rescinding Term Limits for LAPD Chief Bratton

Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson called Wednesday for public hearings on whether to rescind the two-term limit for the city's police chief, a change that would allow William J. Bratton to serve as head of the Los Angeles Police Department until 2017.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2009

Downtown L.A. Police Chase Ends with Suspect's Death

Los Angeles police shot and killed the driver of a sport utility vehicle early Thursday after he led officers on a chase that ended with the man ramming into police cruisers in the skid row area of downtown.

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Articlesby Robert O'BrienMarch 1, 2009

Standardizing SWAT

Last year—40 years after the creation of SWAT teams—the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) established the first-ever national SWAT standards. That's something that many SWAT practitioners and observers consider long overdue.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2009

1987 Tape May Help LAPD Catch Serial Killer

In the more than two decades since Los Angeles police detectives began the search for a serial killer stalking young prostitutes in South L.A., they have had few breaks. One night in 1987, however, offered a tantalizing, agonizing clue.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2009

Los Angeles to Pay $13 Million to Settle May Day Melee Lawsuits

The City Council on Wednesday agreed to pay nearly $13 million to people injured or mistreated in a May Day melee in MacArthur Park, bringing to more than $30 million the money spent over the last two weeks to settle lawsuits alleging LAPD misconduct.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2009

Los Angeles Tears Down Avenues Gang Bastion

The two-bedroom stucco house at 3304 Drew St. in Glassell Park was once the center of one of the most menacing drug marketplaces in Los Angeles. From the house, Maria "Chata" Leon, an illegal immigrant, her family and associates controlled drug and gang activity on the street for years, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2009

LAPD Authorizes Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun For Duty Use

The Benelli M4 semi-automatic shotgun is capable of handling a variety of shot-shell loads — from the lightest training rounds to the heaviest duty rounds. No manual operation of the M4 is required to cycle the rounds.

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