Some serious L.A. crimes aren’t counted that way
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Once police had Nathan Hunter in handcuffs, they tended to his wife. She was covered in blood.
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On a July night in 2013, a customer attacked cocktail waitress Alicia Alfaro in the face with a set of car keys outside the El Recreo Room in Cypress Park.
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In February 2013, someone broke into a newly renovated house in South Los Angeles, spray-painted walls and made off with a new stove and water heater worth $1,400.
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The Los Angeles Police Department’s civilian watchdog said Monday he would launch a broad inquiry into the accuracy of the agency’s crime statistics after a Times investigation revealed that the LAPD understated violent crime in the city.
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Los Angeles police officials Tuesday announced a series of reforms to improve the accuracy of the city’s crime statistics, saying reporting errors undermine the public’s trust in the department.
