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Crowd protests impound change
When Los Angeles police commissioners in Northridge asked for public opinion, they got an angry earful Tuesday about a pending plan to go easy on unlicensed drivers, mostly illegal immigrants.
Residents, concerned about plans to halt a policy of 30-day car holds for first offenders, jammed St. Nicholas Church in Northridge to express their outrage. Some 300 people filled the church's auditorium seats, with another 100 forced to stand in the back and dozens more prevented from squeezing in the building.
"Cars driven by an unlicensed driver should be impounded for 30 days," said Sharon Brewer of Reseda. "If you can't pay the fine, avoid the crime. Walk, ride or take the bus."
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With illegal immigrants in mind, LAPD to change impound rules
Unlicensed drivers without prior convictions would be given the chance to avoid having their vehicles impounded under new rules outlined Tuesday by the Los Angeles Police Department.
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A setback for police as Supreme Court reins in GPS tracking
It’s no secret that GPS tracking devices have been hot sellers of late to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. Local, state and federal officials have used them in countless investigations, and their use in solving crimes has proven efficient and effective.
But alas, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police need a warrant before they can put a GPS tracking device on an individual’s vehicle to covertly track the person. The high court’s unanimous ruling – a setback for law enforcement at all levels – was surprising.
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High court decision backs law enforcement
What do you call a federal court that changes facts to fit its argument and issues rulings so far outside established law that it’s routinely chastised and reversed – often unanimously and without a hearing – by a higher court? You might call that court lawless and reckless, but here in California we know it as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Political newcomer Joe Buscaino captures vacant L.A. council seat
Police Officer Joe Buscaino, a political newcomer who captured an open Los Angeles City Council seat in a decisive win over a seasoned opponent, said in a victory speech late Tuesday night that he is an "average Joe" who is part of a "new generation of leadership."
Preliminary results show Buscaino won 60.7% of the votes cast in the runoff for the 15th Council District, with Assemblyman Warren Furutani earning 39.3%. A total of 16,112 votes were cast, which means that just under 16% of registered voters took part in the election.
In November, Buscaino squared off with 10 other candidates in a special election to replace Janice Hahn, who was elected to Congress. On Tuesday, he told supporters at an election-night party in downtown San Pedro that his campaign had beat all odds.
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Suspect faces life term in arson rampage
Hollywood arson suspect Harry Burkhart terrorized Los Angeles residents with a four-day rampage over New Year's weekend because he was "motivated by his rage against Americans," prosecutors alleged in court papers filed Wednesday.
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Tip from federal officials was big break in L.A. fires
FBI: Violent and Property Crime Fell In Early 2011
The number of violent crimes reported in the first six months of 2011 declined 6.4%, when compared with figures from the first six months of 2010. The number of property crimes fell 3.7% in the same time frame, according to the FBI's "Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report."
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More officers dying in ambush attacks
Despite a national campaign focused on police safety, the number of officers killed in the line of duty will increase for the second consecutive year, largely because of an alarming spike in ambush-style attacks, a Justice Department review found.
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An enduring tribute for Officer No. 37029
It hides on a busy boulevard in plain sight.
It occupies a few feet of cyclone fence, a stitch of weary sidewalk, and part of a beam supporting a bridge that stretches across the freeway near Griffith Park.
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Sheriff's, Probation departments brace for shift of inmates, increased caseloads
Probation officials shifted caseloads on Thursday while the sheriff's department finalized security plans as Los Angeles County braced for this weekend's overhaul of California's correctional system.
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