Law
Inglewood police circulate sketch of attempted kidnapper
Nov. 5, 2009 | KPCC Wire Services | 0 commentsInglewood police today circulated a composite sketch of a man who tried to kidnap a 9-year-old boy who was walking home from school last month.
Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops
Nov. 5, 2009 | AP | 0 commentsA small Northern California city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits.
LAPD rape kit backlog reduced 65 percent
Nov. 5, 2009 | KPCC Wire Services | 0 comments
The backlog of untested rape kits at the LAPD has been reduced by nearly 65 percent, according to a new audit by City Controller Wendy Greuel. An earlier audit had found thousands of kits untested, including 217 that had exceeded the statute of limitations.
L.A. Times: Crime and Courts
- Backers of Malibu septic ban rode wave of surfers' testimony
- California cities act to ban cat declawing
- Most California voters don't plan to get swine flu vaccine, Times/USC poll finds
- 'Bling ring' confession helped break celebrity burglary case
CNN: Law
- Court upholds limits on Navy sonar training
- Slain wife accuses husband from the grave
- Prosecutors drop parent-killing case
- Priest accused of lying in mob investigation
CNN: Crime
- After shots at Fort Hood, it was 'game on'
- Slaying by fellow soldier 'unfathomable'
- Army honors dead, searches for motive
- Charged with murder, Orlando suspect apologizes
New York Times: Crime and Criminals
- Justices Weigh Life in Prison for Youths Who Never Killed
- Yacht Broker Sentenced to 2 Months for Tax Evasion
- California: Six-Life Term Sentence
- A Fresh Start for Some Under Threat of Arrest
New York Times: U.S. Supreme Court
- Justices Weigh Life in Prison for Youths Who Never Killed
- After 40 Years, Age Discrimination Still Gets Second-Class Treatment
- Justices, in Aftermath of 2 Murder Cases, Hear Claims of a Process Gone Wrong
- Justices Scrutinize Adviser Pay
LAPD Blog
- Military Flight Training Exercises
- Class 5-09 Recruit Graduation
- Sexual Assault Suspect Lures Young Girls to Apartment Buildings
- Suspect Identified in 1997 Double Murder Case DNA Evidence Provides the Investigative Link





















