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The LAPD then and now

What was it like to be a Los Angeles cop back in 1992, right before the riots? What did the LAPD learn from those days of violence and fire? And…

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By Saul Gonzalez • Apr 24, 2012 • 1 min read

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What was it like to be a Los Angeles cop back in 1992, right before the riots? What did the LAPD learn from those days of violence and fire? And how has the relationship between the department and the sprawling city it patrols changed over the last twenty years? These are some of the issues I explore with cop-turned-historian, Glynn Martin, the executive director of the Los Angeles Police Museum.

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