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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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LAPD Chief: Occupy LA removal “brilliantly executed by America’s finest police force.”

Police in Los Angeles proclaimed a successful and peaceful removal of the two-month-old Occupy LA encampment at city hall during a press conference on Wednesday morning.
“The world was watching… and what the world saw was an elegant operational plan that was brilliantly executed by America’s finest police force,” said Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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Police clear Occupy camps in Los Angeles, Philadelphia (video).

Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia dismantled tents and arrested Occupy protesters who refused to leave city property early Wednesday.
Los Angeles police moved in at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday (3:30 a.m. ET). About an hour later, the City Hall lawn was cleared and closed for cleanup. About 200 people were arrested in the operation, utilizing some [...]

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Monday, November 28th, 2011

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LAPD using predictive analytics to assist police in detecting crime.

Captain Sean Malinowski of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has just done something once unimaginable for a commanding officer: He’s given up control of deploying his beat officers to a computer.
Malinowski, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Foothill Community Police Station, is a pioneer in the field of “predictive policing.” That means using predictive analytics [...]

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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

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LAPD chief testifies in support of coloring airsoft guns.

Despite support from the largest police department in the state, a bill to require air guns to be brightly colored died on Tuesday at the state capitol. During a packed committed hearing, lawmakers examined air guns to get an idea of how authentic they look.
The Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck testified in support of [...]

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Monday, June 13th, 2011

NRA / CRPAF legal action wins court order forcing LAPD to make CCW policies available at stations and on LAPD website.

On Thursday, June 9, 2011, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green granted a motion in the NRA and CRPA Foundation financed case against the City of Los Angeles regarding the LAPD’s concealed weapons permit (CCW) processing and issuance policies. The motion was brought to force LAPD to comply with a 16-year-old Consent Judgment from [...]

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

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LAPD seeks tighter regulations on toy guns.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is proposing that the city require BB-gun replicas of actual firearms to be brightly colored so that police officers don’t mistake them for real weapons.
The proposal, which the Los Angeles Police Commission will consider Tuesday, comes after two shootings involving officers and people with replica weapons, including one in [...]

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Friday, October 1st, 2010

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LAPD shows off counterterrorism technology (video).

The Los Angeles Police Department unveiled new counterterrorism equipment Thursday amid recent terrorist threats against cities in Europe.
The LAPD monitors terror incidents around the world and develops action plans and technology to prevent such scenarios from happening in Los Angeles.
“A ripple somewhere is a ripple everywhere. We feel the effects by lunchtime,” said Deputy Chief [...]

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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

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LAPD Chief defends deadly shooting amid violent protests.

The LAPD initiated a Tactical Alert in the Westlake District Tuesday after a second night of vilolent protests over the deadly officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding man.
Several hundred people gathered on the streets of Westlake District near 6th and Union streets Tuesday night.
Protesters threw rocks, eggs and bottles at police officers. KTLA Sky 5 captured [...]

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Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Corporate » Law Enforcement »

LAPD purchases advanced electronic translators for crowd control application

Voxtec Inc. Phraselators to be used by LAPD for crowd control and rescue missions

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Thursday, February 28th, 2008

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UPDATE: LAPD search for gunman involved in street shooting, 8 people wounded

Gunman open fired on children and adults at busy Los Angeles bus stop

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