LAPD
Commander of the LAPD’s South Bureau
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Phil Tingirides
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FROM Phil Tingirides
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Policing Gangs The Los Angeles Police Department says gang injunctions have been crucial in curbing gang activity and violence across neighborhoods. The department currently has 45 active injunctions in place. But how are they carried out on the ground in LA’s streets? And do they continue to be effective?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Violence On the Rise in South L.A.? 2015 is turning out to be a violent year in many U.S. cities, and Los Angeles is no exception. More than 185 people have been killed so far this year. 39 people were killed just last month, making it the deadliest August in eight years. South LA is seeing more than its share of that violence.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
El Chapo trial: $100 million bribes and nighttime sewer escapes There’s been plenty of drama this week at the El Chapo trial, where it was revealed that he allegedly bribed a Mexican president. He also performed a movie-like escape in the dead of night as agents came to arrest him.