Charlie Beck

Can Civilians Arrest Cops?

Jeff Norman | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Citizen?S Arrest, Charlie Beck, Marijuana, The Atlantic, Police Brutality, Right on Red, Alexis Madrigal, UC Davis, Lapd, California Vehicle Code, John Pike, Meter Maid, Pepper Spray, Parking Enforcement Officer, Video, Politics News
Jeff Norman

On the UC Davis campus and elsewhere, relations between cops and the community are so strained that all sorts of retaliations for actual or perceived police brutality seem possible.

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Dodger Stadium Attack Suspects In Court Today

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Louie Sanchez, Charlie Beck, Bryan Stow, Mlb, Los Angeles Police Department, Giovanni Ramirez, Dodger Stadium Attack, Los Angeles Dodgers, Marvin Norwood, Lapd, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Two men charged with the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium are suspected of assaulting three other Gi...

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LAPD Arrests Two Suspects In Dodger Stadium Attack

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Bryan Stow Beating, Los Angeles Police Department, Giovanni Ramirez, Dodger Stadium Attack, Lapd, Los Angeles News

Story has been updated. The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two suspects in the beating of Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium. The new arrest...

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Crime In LA Continues To Drop

Encino, CA Patch | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Crime Drops, Crime Reduction, Villaraigosa, Crime in La Down, Lapd, Los Angeles News

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and police Chief Charlie Beck today announced reductions in all categories of violent and property crime for the first half...

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New LAPD Discipline Policy Results In Some Officers Avoiding Punishment

latimes.com | Joel Rubin, Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Lapd Discipline Policy, Charlie Beck, Lapd, Los Angeles News

A growing number of Los Angeles police officers who have used excessive force, driven while intoxicated, falsely imprisoned people or committed other ...

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Warning: ICE Fishing Dragnet in Effect

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Raids, 287g, Secure Communities, Enforcement, Deportations, Ice, Chirla, Charlie Beck, Luis Gutierrez, Undocumented Immigrants, Change Takes Courage, Lee Baca, Tom Ammiano, Los Angeles News
Jorge-Mario Cabrera

For immigrants, both documented and undocumented, arrest even without imprisonment can lead to being taken away from loved ones through deportation. We have to ask ourselves: what is being done to our communities?

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Bill Bratton On Dodger Stadium Attack: 'I Was Very Disturbed' (VIDEO)

Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Bryan Stow, Giants-Fans-Attacked, Dodger Stadium, Giants Fan Beaten, Lapd Bill Bratton, Bill Bratton, Los Angeles Dodgers, Frank Mccourt, Los Angeles News

While former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton has been hired to assess security measures at Dodger Stadium in the wake of Bryan Stow's severe beating, he clari...

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'Grim Sleeper' Killer Could Be Linked To Eight More Women

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Serial Killer, Los Angeles Violent Crime, Chief Charlie Beck, Grim Sleeper, Lonnie Franklin Jr., Grim Sleeper Serial Killer, Lapd, Charlie Beck, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles detectives said Tuesday they believe the suspect in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings could be responsible for up to ...

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Civilian Commission Rebukes Police Chief For Deadly Force Ruling

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Allan Corrales, Steven Eugene Washington, Autistic Shooting, George Diego, Lapd, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- A civilian commission has rejected a recommendation from the city's chief of police, ruling officers were not justified in the fatal sh...

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Police Chief Supports Federal Ban On High-Capacity Ammo Magazines

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner, Los Angeles Police Chief, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, Nra, Charlie Beck, Lapd, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The city's police chief on Wednesday endorsed a proposed federal ban on the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines that have b...

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Charlie Beck's Tough First Year On The Job

The Informer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck's First Year, Charlie Beck Lapd, Charlie Beck, Los Angeles News

Charlie Beck's first year as top cop at the LAPD has been trial by fire, to say the least. He was dropped into the gig by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Vi...

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Crime is Down. For a Reason.

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crime Statistics, Crime Reduction, Gang Violence, Charlie Beck, Lapd, California, Los Angeles-California, Crime, Police, Los Angeles, La Impact, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

The 2010 Crime Stats are in, and for the 8th straight year, crime in Los Angeles is down.

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It's Official: "Red Light Cameras" Don't Work

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Red Light Cameras, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San Diego, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Times, Department of Motor Vehicles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Steve Parker

Ever wonder why, with all those "red light cameras" installed across the nation, no city involved in using them has reported any big decrease in accidents or even any significant income gain?

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LAPD's Beck Agrees to Hit Boston Streets If Lakers Lose

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, LA Lakers, Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlie Beck Lakers Wager, Nba Finals, Los Angeles News

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, a faithful fan of the purple and yellow, announced Wednesday evening the terms of a wager he's made with his Boston equivalen...

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Charlie Beck Speaks Out Against Arizona Immigration Law

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona Immigration, Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles News

WASHINGTON — Arizona's new immigration law and similar proposals in other states would lead to an increase in crime, some police chiefs from aro...

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LAPD Counter-Terrorism Unit Being Disbanded?

LA Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Counter-Terrorism, Lapd, Lapd Counter-Terrorism, Los Angeles News

Given the attempted car bombing in New York over the weekend -- with initial implications for the Los Angeles area and its entertainment media -- this...

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LA City Government: "Oh, What A Circus, Oh, What A Show!"

Charles Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dwp, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Bernard Parks, Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles City Council, Charlie Beck, Lapd, Los Angeles News
Charles Feldman

After much melodrama and angst, the LA City Council has opted to approve by a vote of 8-5 a 4.5% rate hike for the Department of Water and Power.

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Are Reports of the Illegal-Immigration Crime Wave Even True?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, John McCain, Crime, Violent Crime, Illegal Immigration, Violence, Immigration, Hispanics, Arizona, Crime Rate, Eric Holder, Charlie Beck, Christopher Dickey, Jan Brewer, Abel Moreno, Robert J. Sampson, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Undocumented Workers, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Embracing my god-given Second Amendment rights, I plan to buy an armful of automatic weapons and stuff the closets in my house with every manner of sh...

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Recent Killings In LA. Nearly Erase Gains In City's Homicide Rate

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Murder Rate, Los Angeles Crime Rate, Los Angeles Crime, Los Angeles Police Department, Charlie Beck, Lapd, Los Angeles News

A recent series of killings in Los Angeles has nearly erased impressive gains made this year on the city's homicide rate, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said...

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LA's Response to Its Gang Epidemic

Constance L. Rice | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Promise Neighborhoods, Unemployment, Poverty, Antonio Villaraigosa, Bill Bratton, Los Angeles Gangs, Lee-Baca, Los Angeles News
Constance L. Rice

LA County has 850,000 children trapped in its gang hot zones. The City of LA has 300,000 of those kids in its boundaries.

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Crime Down In LA, But For How Long?

LA Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lapd Cuts, Los Angeles Crime Rate, Los Angeles Crime, Crime, Chief Charlie Beck, Lapd, Charlie Beck, Los Angeles News

Despite the recession, Los Angeles saw a 10 percent decline in crime at the beginning of this year, but police Chief Charlie Beck warned today that mi...

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LA's Neighborhood Councils -- The Best Bang for the City's Bucks

Al Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neighborhood Councils, LA City Council, Los Angeles, Charlie Beck, Metrolink 111 Crash, Lapd, Los Angeles News
Al Abrams

Neighborhood Councils are funding projects for youth and seniors, for the hungry and disabled, and for the cultural and performing arts.

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Police Chief to Immigrants: May the Force Be With You

Jeffrey Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Immigration Reform, Law Enforcement, Immigration, Charlie Beck, Luis Gutierrez, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LAPD Police Chief, Maria Elena Durazo, Chirla, Lapd, Los Angeles News
Jeffrey Kaye

It came as somewhat of a surprise last night when new LAPD chief Charlie Beck, decked out in uniform, stood before an immigrants' rights rally at La Placita church downtown.

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LA's Crime Rate Lowest In 50 years

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Crime, Los Angeles Police Department, Lapd, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say the 2009 crime rate in Los Angeles was the lowest in 50 years, with drops reported in everything from homicides to...

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Charlie Beck Confirmed By LA City Council

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Beck, LAPD Police Chief, Lapd, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES � The Los Angeles Police Department has a new chief. In a vote Tuesday, the City Council unanimously confirmed Charlie Beck to replac...

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