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State prison realignment program impacts local crime
The Glendale Police Department has redirected $650,000 to deal with parolees and individuals on probation since the state-mandated release of some prison inmates began two years ago, officials said this week. The department’s Special Enforcement...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Governor again blocks parole for killer of CV High student in '91
For the second time, Gov. Jerry Brown has reversed a state decision to grant parole to a 39-year-old man who killed a 17-year-old Crescenta Valley High School student nearly 21 years ago. In his March 16 decision, Brown stated that Paul Crowder, who is...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Politics
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Four convicted in identity theft and bank fraud scheme
Four members of an alleged Armenian organized crime ring were convicted by a federal judge in San Ana Wednesday on charges of identity theft and bank fraud, prosecutors announced Thursday. The five-week trial at the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana ended...Tags: Organized Crime, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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Schiff seeks new penalties for gun traffickers
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) has drafted proposed new penalties for criminals who illegally purchase and smuggle firearms into Mexico, saying he hopes his measure will bring "something positive" out of the uproar over the Fast and Furious gun-tracking...Tags: Adam Schiff, Punishment, Los Angeles Times, Mexico
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Ron Kaye: It'll be hell to pay when the bills come due
I don't know about you, but I've been through a lot in my life and I've never seen anything like this — and it isn't at all like seeing an elephant fly. Our elected officials must think we are all “Dumbos” and will somehow go along with...Tags: Lotteries, Democratic Party, Regional Authority, Public Officials, Government
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Ron Kaye: L.A. County is too big not to fail
The walls of L.A. County's Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration are so thick and shielding of public scrutiny that even the old-line Commies in charge of the Kremlin in Moscow would be envious. The city's newspapers have assigned teams of reporters over...Tags: Regional Authority, Public Officials, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Executive Branch
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Boy Scouts celebrate 'Hometown Heroes'
Hometown Heroes were honored by the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts of America on Wednesday, Dec. 7, a day that marked the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Appropriately, veterans were among those honored at the Oakmont...Tags: Anthony J. Portantino, Entertainment, Los Angeles Police Department, Music, Human Interest
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Ron Kaye: Reviewing the Week in Crime
Every Wednesday promptly at 1:30 p.m., 50 or more cops and some civilian staffers assemble in the meeting room at the Glendale Police Department for the fastest 60 minutes in crime-fighting. They call it the “Week in Crime.” A glimpse inside...Tags: Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Television, Theft
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Tri-Cities bandit pleads guilty
A 39-year-old man known as the Tri-Cities bandit pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing banks in several cities, including Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena, officials said. Ernest Viana, 39, accepted a plea agreement, which required him to enter his guilty plea...Tags: Bank Robbery, FBI, Court Preliminary, Trials, Punishment
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Turkish-Armenians march to remember slain journalist
An estimated 20,000 people have marched in Istanbul to mark five years since the murder of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the BBC reported. Some protesters were angry over verdicts delivered this week in the latest trial of people...Tags: Turkey, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, BBC
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Glendale man gets 3 years in prison for hospital kickback scheme
A 54-year-old Glendale man who accepted more than $3 million in kickbacks while overseeing building projects at Pasadena's Huntington Memorial Hospital was sentenced today to three years in federal prison.
In addition to the prison sentence, a U.S....Tags: Corporate Crime, Punishment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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Council may limit interaction between government officials and 'known crooks'
Glendale leaders are set to review a proposal to place restrictions on who government officials can talk to on city time, a move 1st Amendment advocates say raises serious free speech concerns.
The call for tighter controls has its roots in a long-...Tags: Government, Prisons, Politics
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