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Murder suspect mistakenly freed from jail; 'won't happen again'
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials blamed understaffing for the mistaken release of a murder suspect from jail last month. The department waited nearly a month before alerting the public that Johnny Mata was on the loose. Steve...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Shootings
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Terror database too vague to flag Boston suspect
WASHINGTON — When a Russian intelligence service told the CIA that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become an Islamic radical looking to join underground groups, the agency put his name in the government's catch-all database for terrorism suspects. The...
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Central Intelligence Agency, Justice System, FBI, Terrorism
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Fallen law enforcement officials remembered during annual ceremony
Staff WriterSince the inaugural event five years ago, the Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony has had the same man sing the National Anthem. Henry Rosas, an officer at Centinela State Prison and brother of fallen U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas, said the...Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Laws, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jail deputy accused of abusing inmate informant
Prosecutors are considering whether to file criminal charges against a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy accused of assaulting an inmate who was helping federal authorities investigate a suspected international drug trafficker, according to records...
Tags: Criminals, Prosecution, Trials, Justice System, Laws
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Volusia deputy shoots woman who called 911 to report burglar
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a Volusia County deputy shot a woman in the shoulder outside her Volusia County home Thursday evening. The deputy was dispatched to the home on Eloise Circle near Ormond Beach about 6:10...
Tags: Volusia County, Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Shootings, Ormond Beach
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Sheriff Baca needs a civilian cop [Blowback]
The Times' editorial Thursday on the dysfunction at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was only half right in concluding that the recent spat between Sheriff Lee Baca and former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka "should serve as a catalyst to speed...
Tags: Public Officials, Lee Baca, Politics, Los Angeles Police Department, Government
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Deputy accused of antagonizing inmate working as informant
This post has been updated. Prosecutors are considering whether to file criminal charges against a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused of assaulting an inmate who was helping federal authorities investigate a suspected international drug...Tags: Criminals, Trials, Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drug charge fuels debate about who should pay for hikers' rescue
The discovery of drugs inside the car of a pair of hikers rescued in a multiday search has prompted Orange County officials to consider charging them for the $160,000 operation and fanned a debate on when people should pay for their misadventures. One...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Easter
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Blue Knights charity motorcycle run this weekend
Staff WriterWhether you like motorcycles, barbecue or just like to contribute to charity, the Blue Knights CA X Charity Run has something for you Saturday. “It’s just a fun relaxing ride. There will be food, music,” Imperial Valley Blue Knights...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Social Issues, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Bars and Clubs
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Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. From Los...
Tags: Electronics, Photography Supplies and Services, Services and Shopping, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Politics
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Old questions are raised anew in Breedlove case
In 2011, the family of Torey Breedlove sued the agency over excessive force and breach of civil rights after the suspected car thief was killed by Orange County deputies in a barrage of gunfire. Natalie Jackson, attorney for his estate, called his death...
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Legislature goes off its proverbial "meds" to kill Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
News out of Tallahassee is that in a $74 billion state budget, lawmakers couldn't dredge up $250,,000 to keep Florida's prescription drug database operating. Are our state lawmakers off their meds? The database remains a key tool in the fight...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Mike Fasano, Chemical Industry
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