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Los Angeles police chief takes over in a period of uncertainty and mixed signals
Jim McDonnell is a cop.  That’s hardly a surprise. He is, after all, the newest chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, one of the nation’s most storied, emulated and criticized law enforcement ...
How LA’s $588 million ‘Ribbon of Light’ landmark became proof that ‘we can’t have nice things’
The Sixth Street Viaduct was a glowing landmark in Los Angeles … until thieves stole the copper wire for the lights.
Joseph Wambaugh, Creator of ‘Police Story’ and ‘Onion Field’ Writer, Dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD officer who brought realism to the "Police Story" TV series and books like "The Onion Field, ...