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Mar 2009

LA Chief: More Officers Assigned to Clerical Duty

(AP) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is bigger than ever, but so far that hasn't translated into more officers on the streets, police Chief William Bratton said Thursday.The department has added about 700 officers since Bratton became...

06

Mar 2009

Soliah Seeks to Serve Parole in Minnesota

Former Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah was released from state prison in March 2008, only to be re-arrested and told that because of a clerical error she would have to spend another year behind bars. But Soliah, who...

04

Mar 2009

NYPD Civilian Worker Busted in Mass Cop-ID Theft

A civilian official of the New York City Police Department's pension fund has been charged with taking computer data that could be used to steal the identities of 80,000 current and retired cops, sources said. Anthony Bonelli allegedly got...

04

Mar 2009

Budget Deficit for LA Growing

Los Angeles' city budget shortfall may soar to $1 billion within two years, forcing it to cut services and trim jobs as the recession deepens, officials told the City Council on Wednesday. Interim City Administrative Officer Ray Ciranna...