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Durango, Colo., police now allowed to have goatees
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Full beards are still banned, but police in the Colorado mountain town of Durango are now allowed to have goatees, though the department won't say why the change was made. The Durango Herald reports that several officers,...Tags: Colorado, Politics, Local Government
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Witness describes pepper spray attack on Walmart shoppers
PORTER RANCH, Calif. (AP) — One shopper says he heard screaming and yelling at a Southern California Walmart -- and moments later, his throat was stinging, and he was "coughing really bad and watering up." Matthew Lopez told the Los Angeles Times...Tags: Entertainment, Witnesses, Walmart, Los Angeles Times, Crime, Law and Justice
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$2.5 million in cocaine found stashed in floor of big-rig trailer
L.A. NOWAuthorities seized up to 100 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated $2.5 million Thursday after the drugs were discovered hidden in the floor of a big rig in the San Fernando Valley, KTLA reported.... -
State corrections fugitive team joins Dorner manhunt
PolitiCalMembers of the California corrections department's fugitive apprehension task force, normally given the job of hunting high-risk parole absconders, have joined the statewide search for a former Los Angeles police officer believed to be on the rampage. The... -
City Council approves final Villaraigosa budget of $7.7 billion
The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s final budget, expanding key services as several members acknowledged that many city workers will likely get a 5.5% raise in eight months. Councilman Eric...
Tags: Public Employees, Bankruptcy, Government, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Ex-LAPD detective gets 20 years for killing wife in Hawaii
A former Los Angeles police homicide detective was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in a Hawaiian prison for fatally beating his wife with a tire jack, authorities said. Dan DeJarnette, 59, pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter in the case. The plea...
Tags: Punishment, Building Material, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc.
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Ex-LAPD detective sentenced to 20 years for beating wife to death
A former Los Angeles police homicide detective was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in a Hawaii prison for beating his wife to death, authorities said. Dan DeJarnette, 59, pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter. The plea came shortly before he was to...
Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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L.A. City Council OKs Villaraigosa's final, $7.7-billion budget
The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday signed off on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's final $7.7-billion budget, setting the stage, as several members acknowledged, for many city workers to get a 5.5% raise in eight months. Council members did not vote to...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Public Employees, Bankruptcy, Finance, Government
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USC, Berkeley mishandling sex crimes against women, Allred says
Attorney Gloria Allred announced Wednesday that complaints were filed against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College, USC and UC Berkeley, alleging the colleges failed to follow federal laws regarding sex crimes. Allred said the colleges are not...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley, New York City, Sex Crimes, Students
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Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor
In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Civil and Public Service, Government, Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections
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Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley, New York City, Sex Crimes, Students
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Newton: Where Greuel went wrong
Smart and capable, City Controller Wendy Greuel has been a high-profile public servant who believes in Los Angeles and has devoted much of her career to improving it. But boy, did she run a lousy campaign for mayor. Eric Garcetti's sizable win might...
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