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Undoing Bratton’s LAPD: Beck’s Gamble with Public Safety

Posted on May 5, 2010 by

You got to feel for poor Charlie Beck — he was always going to get left holding the bag. Here was a street cop who Chief Bill Bratton snatched from the middle ranks of his command staff  to anoint as … Continue reading →

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LAPD and the Mishandled Millions

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Warnings about how Bill Bratton’s LAPD managed the public’s money percolated out of the grimy walls of Parker Center from time to time, runaway overtime, loose spending controls, the Police Foundation slush fund, secret licensing deals. But Bratton was untouchable … Continue reading →

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Some Things Just Don’t Add Up About Selecting the New LAPD Chief

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

There’s something about cops that’s always intriguing: They think that 2 plus 2 always equals 4, well almost always. It’s that just the facts, M’am, literal-mindedness they need to turn hard evidence into theories of crimes and nail suspects. A … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Charlie Beck and the Australian-made Police Car

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Back in the spring, LAPD Chief Bill Bratton took Chief of Detectives Charlie Beck with him on a trip halfway around the world to check out what he wants as the next generation of patrol car: The Australian-made Holden Commodore. … Continue reading →

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