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Nov 2009

In Beck, Villaraigosa taps a veteran with deep ties to the LAPD

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's selection of Charlie Beck to be L.A.'s new police chief elevates a 32-year veteran who is steeped in the traditions of the LAPD but has also won praise from civil rights activists for reforming the department...

03

Nov 2009

Cops Count. Character Counts.

Never did I think when I joined the LAPD 32 years ago that one day I would be chief. I am humbled by this honor and grateful to the Mayor for this opportunity. I am honored to have been selected from such a distinguished and accomplished...

03

Nov 2009

Prisoners to be sent out of state

CHINO - The bloated state prison system is getting a little leaner. Corrections officials announced plans this week to ship more inmates out of state. But the plans might not help the overcrowding at the California Institution for Men,...

03

Nov 2009

Michel Moore, Jim McDonnell staying, for now

Though disappointed about not being selected to be the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, neither Deputy Chief Michel Moore nor First Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell said they had any immediate plans to seek jobs elsewhere. "I'...