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Friday, January 25, 2008

Mukasey sees risk in early release

National | January 25, 2008
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Fear still lingers for many in Harbor Gateway

California | Local | By Sam Quinones | December 30, 2007
Two blocks from where 14-year-old Cheryl Green was shot to death a year ago stands a symbol of the Harbor Gateway neighborhood where she died. Read more
 

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Cutting dropout rates also fights crime, study says

California | Local | By Paloma Esquivel | December 26, 2007
How drastic are the consequences of dropping out of school? Read more
 

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Initiative sponsor in spotlight

California | Local | By Patrick Mcgreevy | December 25, 2007
The principal financial backer of a proposed state ballot measure to step up the fight against crime in California is under investigation by federal prosecutors, who are looking into possible stock manipulation. Read more
 

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Historic trove recalls famous crimes

California | Local | By Cecilia Rasmussen | December 23, 2007
Most know Steve Cooley as Los Angeles County’s district attorney. Read more
 

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Kern County closes trash storage operation

California | Local | By Louis Sahagun | December 22, 2007
Law enforcement authorities have closed down a trash storage operation in Kern County linked to a recycling firm already under investigation for allegedly violating health and safety codes in Long Beach and the Riverside County community of Blythe. Read more
 

Thursday, December 20, 2007

5 mutilated bodies turn up near Mexico City

World | By Marla Dickerson | December 20, 2007
Five decapitated or mutilated bodies have surfaced around the capital in recent days in what authorities think may be the work of drug smugglers retaliating for a major cocaine seizure at an airport last week. Read more
 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Junior high students can try men’s souls – just ask a teacher

California | Local | By Dana Parsons | December 6, 2007
Last week I wrote about two 13-year-olds in the Tustin school district who were suspended for excessive shows of affection with their true loves. Read more
 

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Learning to flex their civic muscles

California | Local | By Sam Quinones | November 25, 2007
Maria Ortiz’s civic awakening began when her husband fired a pistol into their front yard to ward off a gang member who had insulted him. Read more
 

Friday, November 23, 2007

Crime rewards net few payoffs

California | Local | By Susannah Rosenblatt | November 23, 2007
Nicole Harvey died alone, in a gutter. Read more
 

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

2 girls charged with assaulting school guard

California | Local | By Jean-Paul Renaud | November 21, 2007
Two teenage girls involved in a scuffle with a security guard at Palmdale’s Knight High School in September were charged Tuesday with misdemeanor counts of assaulting a school employee. Read more
 

Saturday, November 17, 2007

A quiet night’s menace

California | Local | By Hector Becerra | November 17, 2007
Saturday night, July 21, and it’s been slow in South Los Angeles, scary slow. Read more
 

Sunday, November 11, 2007

The new pirates

Image | By Emili Vesilind | November 11, 2007
The vendors on Santee Alley are going underground with the good stuff – the $300 knockoff designer handbags so close to the real thing, they could fool an Hermes salesgirl. Read more
 

Violent crime climbs in Bay Area

California | Local | By Doug Smith and Maria L. La Ganga,, Richard Winton | November 11, 2007
In a grim twist on the longtime rivalry between Northern and Southern California, a group of Bay Area cities has won the disturbing distinction of seeing violent crime rise as it continues to plummet in Los Angeles. Read more
 

Friday, November 9, 2007

Angry about crime, Italy zeroes in on foreigners

World | By Tracy Wilkinson | November 9, 2007
Alexandru Nekifor, a waiter, thinks it’s advisable these days not to tell anyone he’s Romanian. Read more
 

Saturday, November 3, 2007

One city’s status quo is another city’s triumph

California | Local | By S and Y Banks | November 3, 2007
This column got its start as a favor to a friend. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

IN BRIEF | Los Angeles County | LOS ANGELES - Woman admits illegal money transactions

California | Local | October 31, 2007
A Los Angeles woman pleaded guilty to federal charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitter that illegally funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to and from South Korea. Read more
 

Friday, October 26, 2007

Unpaid fares may cost MTA millions

California | Local | By Jeffrey L. Rabin | October 26, 2007
About 5% of weekday passengers on Los Angeles’ subway, light rail lines and Orange Line buses are getting a free ride by failing to pay fares. Read more
 

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hop on the bus and visit the scenes of the crimes. You can even reenact a few.

Entertainment | By Pauline Oconnor | October 25, 2007
EVER wonder what it’s like to get away with murder? Read more
 

TJX breach may be double previous estimate

Business | October 25, 2007
At least 94 million Visa and MasterCard accounts may have been exposed to potential fraud in a data breach at TJX Cos., nearly double the previous estimate by the discount retailer. Read more
 
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