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The LAPD’s Continued Defense of Illegal Immigrants
Why is it so hard for the chief of police to follow the law?
How the L.A. Arsonist Was Caught
With the exception of some serial-killer investigations, I’ve never in my long career seen as much investigative weight thrown into a case.
LAPD Turns a Blind Eye to Illegal Aliens without Driver’s Licenses
There was a time in California when the law affected the number of illegal aliens coming over the border. Today it is the number that affects the law.
Occupy L.A. Ends with a Whimper, Not a Bang
A first-hand account of the textbook police action that evicted Occupy Los Angeles.
Occupy L.A.: A Cop’s Perspective
Police Chief Charlie Beck is abetting the lawlessness. Related: L.A. Mayor Offering Farmland and Office Space if the Occupiers Will Just Leave Already
Occupy vs. the LAPD
I most fervently hope to avoid the looming confrontation with the Occupiers here in Los Angeles, not least for fear of the reported lice infestation.
L.A. County Sheriff Makes Hash of Prison System
Memo to the boss—any boss: arrange your affairs so that you are left with a plausible explanation for trouble other than your own corruption or incompetence.
Cascade Effect: California’s Prison Release Program
Yes, it’s expensive to keep people in prison, but Californians may one day rediscover that it's even more expensive to let them out.
Veteran Cops Recognize ‘Fast and Furious’ as a Foolhardy Idea
To me, it is inconceivable that this operation ever made it out of the first meeting where it was discussed.
Postscript on Dominique Strauss-Kahn and His Accuser
DSK may not be a criminal, but he's no gentleman, either.
‘Lock People Up? We Haven’t Got the Heart for That’
Whistle past the graveyard all you like, but even if you’re whistling “Rule Britannia,” the graveyard will still be there. (And don't miss Ed Driscoll: "Nobody Mention the Culture War.")
The LAPD Box Score Reads: Two Runs, Two Hits, One Error
The department arrests the wrong man in the Dodger Stadium beating, but no apologies are necessary.
Ex-Cons in San Francisco May Soon Enjoy ‘Protected Class’ Status
A proposed law would bar landlords and business owners from inquiring about the criminal past of any prospective tenant or employee.
Coming to Grips with the Casey Anthony Verdict
When you put a case before a jury, you just never know.
The New McCarthyism, Deep-Dish Chicago Style
“Let’s see if we can make the connection here: slavery, segregation, black codes, Jim Crow, what do they all have in common? Anybody getting scared?"
New L.A. Budget Is Ushering Cops, Firemen Out the Door
Will Los Angeles have an effective police force in five years? In ten or twenty? The answers may depend on some crucial decisions to be made at City Hall this month.
If You’re Worried About Crime, You’re a Racist
The Sacramento Bee would have you believe that if you favor taking a hard line on crime, you are no better than the reprobates from America’s past who argued for slavery.
CA Braces for Coming Tidal Wave of Released Felons
If on November 6, 2012, you enter the voting booth and remain undecided on how to cast your ballot for president, pause to consider a single Supreme Court decision handed down last week.
The Sue Me, Sue You LAPD Blues
The L.A. Times seems surprised by the remarkably litigious officer corps of the LAPD. I'm not.
In the LAPD, the Cream Rarely Rises to the Top
To Deflect and to Swerve: Inside the not-so-elite ranks of the LAPD's Officers Club.
Gangland Violence Comes to Dodger Stadium
It was L.A.'s gang culture that killed trendy Westwood Village when a 27-year-old was shot in 1988. Will a recent brutal attack kill a legendary L.A. stadium too?
Impounds and Illegals
LAPD officers manning sobriety checkpoints will no longer impound cars discovered to be driven by unlicensed illegal immigrants. Yes, you read that correctly.
Not All Public Sector Unions Are Made Equal
Police and firefighter unions are different: there is no private sector market for our services.
Conservatives Push Back Against ‘Infectuous’ Wisconsin Public Unions
There is no carnival so vulgar that it cannot be made more so by the presence of Jesse Jackson, who told ABC News that he found the spirit of the assembled protesters in Madison "infectuous."
L.A. Police Union Urges Members to ‘Stand in Solidarity’ with SEIU and MoveOn.Org
LAPD cops were asked to pick up picket signs and march alongside a bunch of leftist kooks and government bureaucrats to show encouragement to Wisconsin’s public sector workers.
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