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Cops Show Marines How to Take on the Taliban

Camp Pendleton Marines went to one of LA’s toughest neighborhoods JULIE WATSON/nbclosangeles.com A tough-talking, muscular Los Angeles police sergeant steadily rattled off tips to a young Marine riding shotgun as they raced in a patrol car to a drug bust: Be aware of your surroundings. Watch people’s body language. Build rapport.
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Daryl Gates, the Ruthless L.A. Police Chief Who Ran an International Spying Operation on the Side

David Cay Johnston, LA Observed David Cay Johnston covered the LAPD for the Los Angeles Times during the Daryl Gates era, and later won a Pulitzer Prize for the New York Times. In a visiting blogger piece for LA Observed, he describes his investigations into Gates’ secret intelligence unit, an account that includes spying on [...]
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LAPD’s ‘Orwellian’ anti-terror ads creeping out viewers

Daniel Tencer | Rawstory An ad released by the Los Angeles Police Department urging the public to participate in an anti-terror snooping program is being described by numerous observers and news sources by a single word: Creepy.
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