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Daily Report: Public Safety

Amid budget crisis, state balks at limiting checkpoint impounds

October 12, 2010, 12:05 AM

For one night last week, the entire state budget became tangled in the complex legal and political issues surrounding sobriety checkpoints – and the financial strain they put on California's unlicensed drivers. During final budget negotiations Thursday, state Sen. Gilbert... + read more

Daily Report: Public Safety

Salary scandal in Bell shines light on impound cash

September 10, 2010, 12:05 AM

Police are supposed to keep the streets safe. In Bell, it appears, the police department also expected officers to keep the city’s coffers filled. As part of a policy ostensibly to deter gang activity, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that Bell patrol officers aggressively... + read more

MORE ON: unlicensed motorists

Amid budget crisis, state balks at limiting checkpoint impounds

Salary scandal in Bell shines light on impound cash

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