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Jul 2009

Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Deaths Rose 20 Percent during First Half of 2009

Multiple-death shootings, rise in traffic-related deaths contribute to increase; fatalities still remain low when compared with recent yearsWASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - After reaching a nearly 50-year low in 2008, the...

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Jul 2009

Cuts to police force test a safer Oakland

Long a poster child of high crime, Oakland is preparing to lay off nearly a fifth of its police force just as it has turned the corner on crime, part of a national trend in the recession. This city of 400,000 said last month it would cut...

10

Jul 2009

New LAPD Hollenbeck Station opens Saturday

At noon on July 11, the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Area Community Police Station will officially become operational at its new location. The address of the new facility is 2111 E. First Street, Los Angeles. The new phone...

10

Jul 2009

LAPD chief worries about governor's release plan

Southern California law enforcement officials are expressing concerns about Governor Schwarzenegger's plan to release prison inmates early. KPCC's Frank Stoltze says the governor's plan is designed to save the state $400 million. Frank...