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LA police investigating 2 cases of excessive force by cops
KIAHEven Los Angeles’ finest, Joe Friday, lost his cool every now and then, but it looks like knocking around suspects is becoming a regular thing for cops in the City of Angels. The LA police department is investigating at least five officers in the... -
Noted police reformer to oversee changes at SPD
Q 13 Fox News Political AnalystShe sued the City of Los Angeles to force big changes at the L.A. Police Department, and now she’s coming to Seattle. Mayor Mike McGinn this week hired a well-known Southern California lawyer to help oversee police reforms at the SPD. Connie Rice,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Civil Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice and Rights
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Coroner: Rodney King on Cocaine, PCP Before Drowning
KTLA NewsRIALTO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Rodney King's death was the result of an accidental drowning, although a cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his system were contributing factors, the San Bernardino County coroner's office has determined. King, who became a...Tags: Police Investigations, Human Interest, Racism, Al Sharpton, Heart Problems
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Another black man dead, more unanswered questions
Leonard PittsWhat happened to Chavis Carter? It is a pregnant question, potentially even an explosive one. Carter died of a gunshot wound to the temple on the last Saturday in July, but the question about his death has only grown louder and more urgent since then. It...Tags: Politics, Witnesses, Sean Bell, Prosecution, FBI
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Another black man dead, more unanswered questions
What happened to Chavis Carter? It is a pregnant question, potentially even an explosive one. Carter died of a gunshot wound to the temple on the last Saturday in July, but the question about his death has only grown louder and more urgent since then....Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Witnesses, Entertainment Events, Prosecution, FBI
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L.A. Deputy Stomps on Suspect's Head, Prompting Investigation
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was caught on tape stomping on the head of a sexual battery suspect last Friday. Suspected of groping a woman's chest, Alexis Husmario Torres was uncooperative with authorities when they...Tags: Telemundo (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Chest, Injuries and Wounds, Prosecution
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Police commissioners sign up for training
Burbank police commissioners, pushing to strengthen their roles as overseers of the department, are attending a conference sponsored by a nonprofit that trains civilian groups on just that topic. Three members of the commission will be attending the...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department
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Liquor stores are the tinder for today's 'quiet riots'
I am in total agreement with writer Julius Colon's letter about the problem of nonconforming liquor stores in Baltimore ("Park Heights wants fewer liquor stores," June 26). His warning about the proliferation of liquor stores in his community and the...Tags: Los Angeles Riots (1992), Over-the-Counter Medicines
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Rodney King Funeral Set For Saturday In Hollywood Hills
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney King, a symbol of racial tension in Los Angeles and catalyst for sweeping law-enforcement reforms after his 1991 beating by police officers, is to be buried on Saturday following a public memorial service. King was found by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Punishment
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Boxing Promoter Offers Chris Brown, Drake $1 Million to Fight
CNNA celebrity boxing promoter is hoping to capitalize on the alleged nightclub brawl between singer Chris Brown and rapper Drake by offering them $1 million each to take their beef to the ring. The promoter, Damon Feldman, also says he is asking singer...Tags: Boxing, Injuries and Wounds, Jose Canseco, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs
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Question still needs to be asked
There was always something hapless about Rodney King. He entered the nation's consciousness - and its conscience - as a shambling drunk, an unemployed black construction worker who tried to outrun L.A. police rather than be arrested for drunk driving....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Pulitzer Prize Awards, PCP, Civil Rights
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911 call details moments after Rodney King found in pool
KIAHRodney King's fiancée made a frantic 911 call after finding him at the bottom of his pool. Cynthia Kelley described how she discovered King's body saying, "He's not moving, he's at the bottom of the swimming pool. I don't know, I was asleep." Kelley...Tags: Los Angeles Riots (1992)
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