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NEWS of the Day - July 20, 2004
on some LACP issues of interest

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NEWS of the Day - July 20, 2004
on some issues of interest to the community policing and neighborhood activist

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following group of articles from local newspapers and other sources constitutes but a small percentage of the information available to the community policing and neighborhood activist public. It is by no means meant to cover every possible issue of interest, nor is it meant to convey any particular point of view ...

We present this simply as a convenience to our readership ...

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From the LA Times:

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District to Evaluate Drug Busts in Schools
Critics say undercover officers catch small-time offenders and special-ed students. Proponents say it's the best way to fight dealers.
<full story>

Airport Bids to Get Review
Responding to firms' protests, a city agency will reevaluate the granting of the Van Nuys jet center lease to a supporter of Hahn.
<full story>

Suspects' Trusty Status Violated Rules of Jail
The two were facing murder and attempted murder charges and should not have had access to cell of inmate they allegedly killed.
<full story>

Groups Plan to Sue Agency Over Lab Cleanup
Environmentalists say the Energy Department would leave high levels of radioactive material.
<full story>

Court Hands Valley Busway a Setback
A $330-million project for a busway across the San Fernando Valley hit an obstacle Monday when a state appellate court sided with a community group against the project.
<full story>


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From the Daily News:

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Van Nuys jet center contract up in the air?
The Los Angeles Airport Commission suspended talks Monday on final details of a contract to operate a jet center at Van Nuys Airport. Talks were halted when losing bidders said billionaire developer David Murdock got the deal because of his political connections to Mayor James Hahn.
<full story>

Firefighters try to protect homes
Firefighters from throughout California used water-dropping aircraft and bulldozers in a steady assault Monday to save homes in the Santa Clarita area from a wildfire burning for the third day in tinder-dry brush.
<full story>

LAPD clearing up cold cases
State grant aids in DNA testing leading to suspects in sex-based crimes
<full story>

D.A.'s aide probes city agency's P.R. bills
Calling allegations that a public relations firm overbilled the Department of Water and Power a matter of grave concern to all taxpayers, an official in the District Attorney's Office has sent a letter seeking information from city officials.
<full story>

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From other sources:

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From Mayor Hahn
Mayor Hahn and Chief Bratton Announce LAPD's Success in Clearing DNA Backlog for Sex Based Crimes
<full story> (pdf file)

From the LAPD
"Detectives Need Clues To Solve Homicide"
Los Angeles: On Sunday July 18, 2004 at 7:12 a.m., Foothill Area officers responded to a "Possible Murder Investigation" radio call in the 9200 block of Dorrington Place in the Arleta area of Foothill Division. Responding officers were directed to a dead body in the driveway of a local resident. The male victim was pronounced dead by personnel of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. The deceased has been identified as a thirty-five year old resident of Arleta. His name will not be released pending notification of the next of kin.
<full story>

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