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LAPD wants more volunteers on its force, but it's complicated
The LAPD is planning to expand its volunteer police force to 5,000 across the city. But some residents worry that vigilantism could take a wrong turn. We go for a ride-along.
By Jarrett Hill • • 24m ListenThe LAPD is planning to expand its volunteer police force to 5,000 across the city. But some residents worry that vigilantism could take a wrong turn. We go for a ride-along.
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3 storiesLAPD wants more volunteers, but not everyone's on board
Volunteers are the "eyes and ears" of the LAPD, as its officers like to say. One of the biggest volunteer squads is in the San Fernando Valley's Devonshire Division, which has about 200 volunteers.
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Why is the LAPD having trouble finding black and brown volunteers? “It doesn’t seem particularly insightful for us to want to be a part of that system.
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There aren't many parks and recreational areas in Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Public land advocates want to change that by turning the 100-acre Willowick Golf Course into open space.
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