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NEWS
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- October 17, 2004 |
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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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A Second Look at an 'Ambush'
The three LAPD officers described it as an ambush. Suspects fired
at them from the balcony of an apartment building, they said, forcing
them to run for cover. The officers then shot back, wounding two
of the assailants.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newyear17oct17,1,5566032.story?coll=la-home-headlines
As Airport Vote Nears, Questions Divide Council
Debate over legality, capacity, security and traffic is likely as
a compromise plan for modernizing LAX slowly gains support.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lax17oct17,1,3130664.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Freight Train Jumps Tracks
Derailment sends Union Pacific cars crashing into backyards near
Whittier. There are no serious injuries, but four homes are damaged.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-derail17oct17,1,942801.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Downtown Protests Draw More Than 1,000
Demonstrators back immigrants' rights and oppose the war in Iraq
and the proposed closure of King/Drew's trauma unit.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rally17oct17,1,6913458.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Beverly Hills City Council Chastised
D.A.'s letter accuses the mayor of violating the Brown Act by ending
a meeting before allowing three foes of a hotel project to comment.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bevhills17oct17,1,2994062.story?coll=la-headlines-california
When information is omitted
Victims of LAPD shootings sometimes win large legal settlements
or jury verdicts against the city - even when the Police Commission
has ruled that the officers acted properly.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-shootingchart17oct17,1,3004595.story?coll=la-headlines-california
A New Name, and More Rigor
For the second time in four years, the Los Angeles Police Department
has reorganized and renamed the unit that investigates officer-involved
shootings.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-haul17oct17,1,6995032.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Layers of scrutiny
Officer-involved shootings are supposed to be the most closely scrutinized
of all police actions.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-lapdprocess17oct17,1,5526052.story
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From
the Daily News:
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Easing
up on killers
Arnold is 50 times more likely to OK parole than Davis
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2472661,00.html
Police tax hike a loaded issue?
Los Angeles County Measure A will increase the sales tax by one-half
percent to raise $560 million a year to hire more police and deputies,
upgrade their equipment and improve emergency services to deal with
terrorist threats.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2474022,00.html
Hit the streets for fun fairs and activism
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20954%257E2473272,00.html
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