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NOTES FOR THE MAY 6, 2008 POLICE COMMISSION WEEKLY MEETING
http://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2008/05/notes-for-the-m.htmlPolice Commission Vice President John Mack, Commissioner Andrea Ordin, and Commissioner Robert Saltzman attended various May Day preparation meetings. Commissioner Mack commented the event went extremely well and Chief William Bratton and Deputy Chief Michael Hillmann are to be commended for the extraordinary work they did in preparation for and execution of the event. …
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Two Brothers, Victims of Homicide
http://lapdblog.typepad.com/lapd_blog/2008/05/two-brothers-vi.htmlLos Angeles: On May 4, 2008, two brothers were gunned down and killed. Manuel Romero, 37 years old, and his 27-year-old brother, Roberto Romero, were standing near Manuel's vehicle parked on the street in the 500 block of West 74th Street. A suspect drove up to where the brothers were standing, pulled out a handgun and began firing at them. …
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1.4 Cents For Your Thoughts
http://cenblog.org/2008/05/07/14-cents-for-your-thoughts/soaring metal prices have had some crime-related ramifications. Bronze, which is what pennies were made of around the 1950s, is worth enough that people have been stealing bronze statues, presumably for scrap metal (see here and here). There’s another option besides steel pennies that’s been tossed out there–eliminating the penny altogether. Two of the players in that debate: Americans for Common Cents, a self-described
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Singapore Police Force in YouTube (or "Should our SPF have a blog?") - Part 2
http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/05/singapore-poli...The tone of the blog is NOT conversational. It doesn't speak to the reader. In fact, the blog posts are the same as their official news release (compare this, with this). But the blog allows comments (whereas it might be distracting to have public comments peppered all over the official LAPD website). The LAPD blog was very focused on publishing crime updates. Which meant I could subscribe to the feeds
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Cityfeeds.com - Los Angeles
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L.A. crime stats still down
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/04/la_crime_stats_sti...except homicide, which at 132 so far is still up 10%. From the LAPD stats: Homicide 132 119 10.9% Rape 231 265 -12.8% Robbery 3986 4255 -6.3% Agg Assaults 3794 3861 -1.7% Total Violent Crimes 8143 8500 -4.2% More at the LAPD news blog.
9 days ago in LA Observed: Los Angeles media, news and sense of place by LAObserved · Authority: 773 -
L.A. crime stats still down
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/04/la_crime_stats_sti...except homicide, which at 132 so far is still up 10%. From the LAPD stats: Homicide 132 119 10.9% Rape 231 265 -12.8% Robbery 3986 4255 -6.3% Agg Assaults 3794 3861 -1.7% Total Violent Crimes 8143 8500 -4.2% More at the LAPD news blog
9 days ago in LA Observed: Los Angeles media, news and sense of place by LAObserved · Authority: 773 -
New guy in charge at LAPD news blog
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/04/new_guy_in_charge_...Lt. Rick Banks introduces himself to readers as the officer in charge who manages the blog "by approving the postings and reading all of your comments and evaluating which ones will be published. Once published, your comment is added to the discussion board for everyone to read."
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LAPD's New Blogger Warns Against Anonymous Commenters
http://losangeles.cityfeeds.com/redir.php?sig=aHR0cDovL2ZlZW...Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist Over at the Los Angeles Police Department's blog, Lieutenant Rick Banks as been assigned as the "Officer in Charge," and in his introduction post, he touts the success of the web tool and how it has been valuable for the department. But he goes on with a warning to those anonymous finger pointers. "The blog allows you to have a good amount of influence and more with complete anonymity..."
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Crime headlines from over the weekend
http://losangeles.cityfeeds.com/redir.php?sig=aHR0cDovL3d3dy...Los Angeles police arrested a 19-year-old Wilmington man Wednesday afternoon who was responsible for a hit-and-run accident that left a young teen seriously injured and the other fighting for her life. lapdblog Residents and city officials are concerned over a plan to open a new jail at the Mira Loma Detention Center, believing it could lead to increased crime and other problems for local neighborhoods. dailynews.com
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Human wreckage, gumshoe sleuthing; Historic LAPD photos
http://losangeles.cityfeeds.com/redir.php?sig=aHR0cDovL3d3dy...the early 1920s to the late 1960s. “Our agency has a rich heritage that parallels and reflects the history of the city,” said Mary Grady, Public Information Director for the LAPD, whose Entertainment Trademark Unit will coordinate the undertaking. lapdblog
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viewfromaloft
http://viewfromaloft.typepad.comphotos were once placed in the line-up by Downtown's Fototeka where they were identified as unknown L.A. treasure to be valued. Now the black-and-white photos––some real, some staged, and all straight from the files––were reintroduced by the cops themselves as secrets seeking preservation and getting even more press. . .–– STILL A STAR: The bridges and the river continued to be the setting for no good; where hot rods race, helicopters hover, saviors
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