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Sure, crime was down in 2011, yet again. But 2012 has really gotten off to a bad start.
In the span of one week, Los Angeles saw dozens of vehicles torched in a one-man arson spree; seven officer- or deputy-involved shootings; a freeway shutdown for the...
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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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One Oregon police chief was killed when a man allegedly took the officer's gun and shot him in the head. A policeman in Arizona was fatally shot when he went to a suburban Phoenix apartment complex to help a probation officer. And two South Dakota officers were...
An elaborate phone scam aimed at stealing credit card and ATM information is targeting Los Angeles County residents, District Attorney Steve Cooley warned Tuesday.
The scam was uncovered after Cooley's own staffers received some of the calls over the...
As California nears its sixth year without an execution, state officials find themselves once again grappling with a judge's order that concludes they've botched crafting a new and legal method of putting condemned killers to death by lethal injection.
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Things in Los Angeles have reached the point that illegal aliens - people who by all rights ought not to be living here in the first place - are nonetheless able to exert sufficient influence on politicians that public policy is altered to suit their desires....
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KFI 640's John & Ken discuss a new plan by Los Angeles' mayor and police chief to no longer impound the cars of motorists driving without a license.
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The latest FBI figures show there's a lot less violent crime across the country this year, a trend experts attribute to a larger investment in crime prevention by government and law enforcement.
The 6.5 percent drop in violent crime continues a five-year...
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The City of Los Angeles impounds the cars of unlicensed drivers for up to 30 days, which costs an average of $2000. Mayor Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck want to end that practice-but the police rank and file say that would endanger public safety. As...
Violent crime and property crimes reported to law enforcement fell in the first half of 2011 despite a stagnant economy, the FBI announced Monday.
The number of violent crimes reported in the first six months of 2011 declined 6.4%, when compared with...
Last weekend, an unlicensed driver ran down a 60-year-old woman trying to cross the street in Panorama City, killing her.
The death renewed calls Monday to reverse a pending city policy to go easy on unlicensed drivers - many of them illegal immigrants...
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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.
The proposed changes to the impound procedures are a potentially...
States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said Tuesday.
The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member board, applies to both hands-free...
The number of drunk driving-related deaths dropped to a record low in California in 2010, marking the largest single-year decline in DUI fatalities in the last 14 years, a new report says.
Alcohol was a contributing factor in crashes that killed 791...
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