LAPD Cops Are Disabling Their Own Recorders. Not Just a Few Cops Either, Half Of Them!

The Los Angeles Police Commission is investigating how half of the recording antennas in the Southeast Division went missing, seemingly as a way to evade new self-monitoring procedures that the Los Angeles Police Department imposed last year.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk

Reports: What good are lapel cams and microphones if the cops are disabling them? Why aren’t they being fired for this? “No one likes to be monitored,” says Sid Heal, recently retired commander who evaluated technology during his decades-long tenure at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. And? If you do not want to be filmed and

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VIDEO: L.A. Schools Police Will Return Grenade Launchers But Keep Rifles, Armored Vehicle

Los Angeles Unified school police officials said Tuesday that the department will relinquish some of the military weaponry it acquired through a federal program that furnishes local law enforcement with surplus equipment.

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By MintPress News Desk
Shawn Lamouree

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Lastest LA City Official Sentenced In Corruption Case

The last of seven former city officials involved in a multimillion-dollar corruption case in the tiny Los Angeles suburb of Bell, California, was sentenced Friday to a year in jail, most of which he has already served.

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By Associated Press
Los Angeles Times, Mark Boster/AP

LOS ANGELES  — The last of seven former city officials involved in a multimillion-dollar corruption case in the tiny Los Angeles suburb of Bell, California, was sentenced Friday to a year in jail, most of which he has already served. The sentencing of former Councilman Victor Bello marked the end of the largest corruption case in Los Angeles

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Search-and-Rescue Group Hits Turbulence With Regulators Over Drone Flights

FAA regulations on unmanned aircraft have effectively grounded a fleet of model aircraft used in volunteer search and rescue operations.

Matthew Heller
By Matthew Heller

LOS ANGELES --- For those whose loved ones have gone missing, the model aircraft operated by Tim Miller and his Texas EquuSearch nonprofit offer wings of hope. Hovering no more than 400 feet above the ground and equipped with a digital camera, the aircraft have, according to Miller, led to the discovery of the remains of 11 missing people since

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Report: Frackers Leaving Behind Earthquakes In California

A new report warns that if oil companies continue to be granted access to drill for oil in California, the number of earthquakes and the inherent damage they cause will be devastating to Californians.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Offshore Fracking California

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near Los Angeles around 6:25 a.m. PDT on Monday, rudely awakening many of the city’s residents and prompting news anchors to dash under the newsdesk for protection while still on the air. Damage from the earthquake to structures and roadways remains minimal, and there haven’t been any reports of injuries. The

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Dispute Over Odors From Hot Sauce Factory Scorches L.A. Suburb

A handful of residents are firing off allegations that a local hot sauce maker is emitting bad odors into the community, forcing the city to decide whether the factory is a public nuisance.

Matthew Heller
By Matthew Heller
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IRWINDALE, Calif. --- The sparkling new, $40 million factory where Huy Fong Foods Inc. makes its world-famous Sriracha hot chili sauce is a 650,000 square-foot marvel of industrial automation. Computers control every step of the production process that begins with truckloads of red jalapeños being delivered to the Irwindale, Calif., factory. From

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