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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Crime Rates in Los Angeles
Tomorrow, the LA Police Commission will decide if Charlie Beck has earned a second 5-year term as Chief of the LAPD. Meantime, the LA Times is reporting that aggravated assault is 14% higher than the Department’s been saying.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenTomorrow, the LA Police Commission will decide if Charlie Beck has earned a second 5-year term as Chief of the LAPD. Meantime, the LA Times is reporting that aggravated assault is 14% higher than the Department’s been saying. Other issues are inconsistent discipline of officers and the LAPD’s purchase of Beck’s daughter’s horse. We’ll ask a Police Commissioner who’s been critical of Beck if misreporting the crime rate will that make a difference.
Also, the dream—and the reality—of a high-speed rail coming to California.
Banner Image: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck; Credit: Antonio R. Villaraigosa
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2 storiesNew Investigation Shows LAPD Misclassified 1,200 Violent Crimes
The LA Police Commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow on whether to re-nominate Charlie Beck for a second term as Chief of the LAPD. One measure will be the rate at which crime has been going down. On Saturday, the LA Times reported that there has been mis-reporting.
Read the story13 minCalifornia’s High-Speed Rail: Construction Begins, But the Debate Rages On
In 2008, California voters approved $9.9 billion for a high-speed rail from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Now, the projected cost is $68 billion, and public support has been declining.
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