Judge denies ACLU request to block gang injunction

The Associated Press
11/18/09

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A federal judge has denied a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to block an injunction that forbids members of an Orange County street gang from associating in public.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank wrote Tuesday that the ACLU’s request was “not appropriate.”
The lawsuit filed in September challenged the injunction [...]

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Charlie Beck named L.A.’s new chief of police

by Joel Rubin (LA Times)
November 17, 2009

The Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city’s new police chief.
The council unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s nomination at a hearing this morning. There was no organized opposition to the nomination of Beck, currently an LAPD deputy chief, but the stakes are high.
The choice comes [...]

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An epiphany, and an evolving philosophy of policing

By Joel Rubin (LA Times)
November 15, 2009

In 1974, Charlie Beck — the man poised to become the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department — was 21 years old, unemployed, unfulfilled and adrift.
He had spent his teenage years training as a professional dirt motorbike racer but reluctantly walked away after failing to compete at [...]

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Beck’s style and strategy are notably different from Bratton’s

by Joel Rubin (LA Times)
November 5, 2009

For a man widely seen as the disciple of just-exited LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, Charlie Beck on Wednesday exhibited some notable contrasts in style and strategy from the man he was tapped to replace.
In an interview with Times reporters, editors and editorial board members, Deputy Chief Beck portrayed [...]

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Charlie Beck vows to focus on gang violence, quality-of-life crimes and more ‘transparency’ as LAPD chief

by Nicole Santa Cruz (LA Times)
November 4, 2009

Charlie Beck, who has been tapped by the mayor to be L.A.’s new police chief, has told community activists that he wants to make police misconduct investigations more transparent and will focus on “quality of life” crimes and more community outreach.
Beck also said he wants to build up [...]

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Villaraigosa selects Beck to be next LAPD chief

by Joel Rubin and Phil Willon (LA Times)
November 3, 2009

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has selected Charlie Beck, a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department with strong support from rank-and-file officers and civil rights advocates alike, to serve as the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, The Times has learned.

The choice, which the [...]

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LAPD chief candidates are far from three of a kind

by Joel Rubin (LA Times)
October 31, 2009

At first glance, the three finalists to become the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department appear to be cut from the same cloth.
All are middle-aged white men. They are dyed-in-the-wool LAPD cops who came into the department as young men about 30 years ago and took on [...]

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Jim McDonnell, LAPD asssistant chief at new LAPD headquarters

By Alex Alonso
October 30, 2009

Erected at the cost of $437 million the LAPD has moved from the Parker Center into the new 10-story, 500,000 square foot Police Administration Building. On October 24, 2009, the City of Los Angeles introduced the building to the world via a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Chief William Bratton, Mayor Antonio [...]

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The three finalist for Chief of LAPD

October 27, 2009
KNX radio is reporting that the 3 finalist to be the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department are Charlie Beck, Jim McDonnell and Michael Moore. The mayor is expected to make the official announcement later today. Chief William Bratton announced in August that he would be retiring from the [...]

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Outgoing Chief Bratton Dedicates New LAPD Headquarters

from myFoxLA
October 24, 2009

Exactly one week before he turns in his shield and leaves town, outgoing Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton dedicated the new police administration building, a soaring 500,000-square-foot limestone and glass structure in the heart of the Civic Center.
“As I leave I am very confident that the successes of the past [...]

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