In Mexico, reversing legacy of police corruption is a tall order »
By Ken Ellingwood, Tribune Newspapers November 18, 2009 SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico – — Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s 3-year-old drug offensive has laid bare the extent to which crime syndicates have infiltrated police agencies at virtually...
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Former NYPD Officer Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 78 Months in Prison for Armed Bank Robbery »
For Immediate Release November 12, 2009 United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York Contact: (212) 637-2600 Former NYPD Officer Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 78 Months in Prison for Armed Bank Robbery PREET BHARARA, the United States...
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Problems found with some LAPD probes of officers’ alleged bias »
by Joel Rubin (LA Times) November 10, 2009 An independent examination of how the Los Angeles Police Department investigates officers accused of profiling people based on race, gender or sexual orientation found serious problems with a third...
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Burbank police chief steps down amid FBI probe »
by Andrew Blankstein November 10, 2009 Tim Stehr, who became chief in 2007, did not give a reason for his resignation. Several current and former officers at the department are being investigated by the FBI. The chief of...
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Was Ashley “AJ” Jewell from Real Housewives of Atlanta murdered? »
By Alex Alonso November 18, 2009 The Fulton County coroner has ruled Ashley “AJ” Jewell’s death was not a result of the injuries that...
Nov 18 2009 / No comment / Read More »LAPD respond in full force: 100 gang members in park »
November 13, 2009 StreetGangs.com LOS ANGELES – On August 2, 2009 there was a massive police response were about 100 teens were having a social function...
Nov 13 2009 / 12 comments / Read More »Graffiti writer Alski, one of the first in Los Angeles »
Alski throw-up at the Rapid Transit District (RTD is now Metro) bus alley near 6th Street and Wilton, 1985. Alski, is considered to be one...
Oct 31 2009 / 14 comments / Read More »Amazing 5-year old skater at Summer Night Lights »
By Alex Alonso October 28, 2009 During the summer of 2009 I visited the 16 parks where the Summer Night Lights program had transformed the parks...
Oct 28 2009 / No comment / Read More »Gangs, Migration and Crime »
October 25, 2009 Many explanations have been offered about why gangs form. Such explanations, however, often understate the diversity of social forces that lead to...
Oct 25 2009 / 10 comments / Read More »Godwin Heights Public School wants to “remove” student for “gang activity” »
Does a student at a local public school in Gran Rapids, Michigan deserve to be “removed”? By Alex Alonso October 20, 2009 Administrators from the Godwin Heights...
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