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20

Jan 2009

LAPD Officer's Head Injury Raises Controversy Over Lack of Helmets

When local protests broke out this month over the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Los Angeles Police Department officials decided that officers at the scene should not immediately wear their riot helmets out of concerns the gear might escalate...

15

Jan 2009

Please Don't Offend the Protesters

By Jack DunphyPatterico I was fortunate not to be among the LAPD officers dispatched to the Federal Building in West L.A. on Saturday, where they confronted a boisterous but mostly peaceful group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The...

12

Jan 2009

LA Police Historical Society Hires Associate Executive Director, Plans Major New Exhibits

We are pleased to announce that your Los Angeles Police Historical Society (LAPHS) has hired retired Lieutenant Mike DeCoudres as our Associate Executive Director. Mike served with the Department from June 1972 to July 2008 when he retired...

06

Jan 2009

L.A. Mayor Vowing to Oppose Cuts in Police Budget

Even with a sluggish economy and the prospects of a more than $400 million shortfall, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vowed Monday to oppose any reductions in the Los Angeles Police Department budget this year after seven straight years of...