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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2011

High-Crime LAPD Gang Units Dismantled

All but one of the roughly 80 gang officers in the Southeast, 77th, Northeast and Hollenbeck divisions - areas that are home to some of the city's most violent and active gangs - refused.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

LAPD Gang Cops Leave Rather Than Disclose Finances

Dozens of Los Angeles Police officers assigned to gang units are leaving their assignments rather than agreeing to new disclosure rules that require them to provide detailed records of their finances.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarOctober 28, 2010

A Jaundiced Eye and Blood Red Ink

The Times apparently now has a policy of protecting teen suspects from public exposure, while choosing to expose a witness who courageously risked testifying in the court. As the LAPPL aptly asked, "Why do this?" The answer is shameful: to sell papers.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2009

LAPD Struggles To Fill Openings In Gang Unit

Candidates to work gang-related assignments for the Los Angeles Police Department have been reluctant to volunteer because of a new rule passed in the spring that requires them to disclose details of their personal finances.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2009

Judge Lifts LAPD Consent Decree

U.S. District Court Judge Gary A. Feess has terminated the consent decree federal officials forced on the LAPD in 2001 in the wake of the Rampart corruption scandal, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

LAPD Seeks Lifting of Consent Decree

The Los Angeles Police Department will make the case that it no longer requires federal oversight, during a June 15 hearing in front of U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2009

Report Shows Gains by LAPD

Several years of court-ordered reforms appear to be paying off for the Los Angeles Police Department, which has made significant gains in the opinions of Angelenos, according to a Harvard University study.

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