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Aug 2009

Michael Berkow, the former head of LAPD's internal affairs unit, has resigned as chief of police in Savannah, GA to join a division of the company that recently hired LAPD chief William Bratton. Berkow says he was approached about the job...

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Aug 2009

LAPD might need an interim chief

The mayor wants to select a permanent replacement for William J. Bratton by the time the chief leaves Oct. 31. But the Personnel Department's timeline for the process makes that seem unlikely.The search for Los Angeles' next police chief...

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Aug 2009

Schwarzenegger says Assembly lacked guts to OK his prison cuts

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called members of the Assembly gutless Wednesday for not passing his package to cut prison spending. "They don't have the guts to now make these decisions because they're more worried about their safe seats...

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Aug 2009

Exclusion policy on early prison release ruled invalid

An appeals panel says the Federal Bureau of Prisons has not adequately explained why inmates who have committed murder, rape and other violent crimes can't participate in the program. A Federal Bureau of Prisons policy excluding murderers...