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Mar 2009

An Elective Police Chief Proposed for L.A.

With city crime rates at the lowest level in 50 years and the popularity of Police Chief William Bratton at an all-time high, two new efforts have been launched to keep him on the job beyond his 2012 term limit. The Los Angeles Police...

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Mar 2009

Councilman Proposes Rescinding Term Limits for LAPD Chief

Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson called Wednesday for public hearings on whether to rescind the two-term limit for the city's police chief, a change that would allow William J. Bratton to serve as head of the Los Angeles Police...

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Mar 2009

Oakland Officer Removed from Life Support

Oakland Police Officer John HegeEOW: March 24, 2009 Oakland police Officer John Hege has been removed from life support, three days after a parolee unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed three other officers, authorities said...

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Mar 2009

Oakland - It's Time to Back the Badge

The deaths of four Oakland police officers gunned down in the line of duty Saturday afternoon are undisputable, immutable, irrevocable proof of the chaotic level of predatory violence on the streets of this city. Even as crime dipped in...