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Mar 2009

Three police officers killed in Oakland shootings

(CNN) -- At least three police officers in Oakland, California, were shot and killed Saturday afternoon after a man pulled over for a routine traffic stop opened fire and then battled SWAT officers at a nearby building, police said. The...

21

Mar 2009

Op-Ed: Symbionese Liberation Parolee

The first time I encountered the word "kleptomaniac," I asked my mother what it meant. She said, "That's what they call it when a rich person steals something." And now, thanks to Sara Jane Olson and her return to the spacious house and...

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Mar 2009

Services Set for Judge Crowder, Last of the "Hat Squad"

Services will be held March 30 for retired Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Harold Crowder, who died Monday at age 83. Crowder, who lived in Nevada in recent years, died with family members and friends present at a family member's home in...

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Mar 2009

His Office Was an Alcove, but He Was Big at LAPD

By Bob PooleLos Angeles Times David Briggs could always be counted on to help Los Angeles cops start their day on the right foot. For 21 years, Briggs was the man at the downtown police headquarters who put the spit-polish gleam on the...