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Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
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Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Los Angeles Police Recordings Just Went Public...They’re Worse Than You Can Imagine
The officers were identified by the LA Times as Sgt. Denny Jong, who is Asian, Lt. Louis Lavender, who is Black, Ofc. Shirley Burgos, a Latina, Ofc. Christian Flores, a Latino, and an officer ...
‘We’re going to end up in the L.A. Times.’ LAPD officers’ alleged racist comments were secretly recorded
Secret recordings have sparked multiple investigations and led some officers to be removed from the department’s recruitment ...
Secret recordings reveal LAPD cops spewing racist, sexist and homophobic comments, complaint alleges
A complaint reviewed by The Times accuses officers of voicing open discrimination against potential recruits and colleagues ...
Who Killed the Notorious B.I.G.? Inside the Rapper's Shocking Murder 28 Years Ago
Legendary rapper the Notorious B.I.G. was shot and kill 1997. Here’s everything to know about the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder ...