AltWeeklies Wire
The Trials of Mexican Georgenew
For 20 years, the feds have suspected supermarket mogul George Torres is a drug runner and murderer with friends in Los Angeles City Hall. Now they'll try to make it stick.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-23-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Chatting with Vincent Bugliosinew
We begin our chat with famed prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi with a few minutes of pleasantries. I have heard he is an arrogant bastard; he certainly thinks well of his abilities, but perhaps since I am a young lady he can be courtly and gentlemanlike, as there is no need for competition.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Schoenkopf |
08-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No One Could Bait the Well-Behaved LAPD This May Daynew
In Los Angeles, May Day laurels go to the LAPD for the heroic continence of not going batshit crazy and attacking random citizens at this year's march.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
05-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Simple as Brown vs. Blacknew
LAPD chief denies what others see as clear cases of racial violence.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
03-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Is Ricky Really a Sex Offender?new
California's registry for life may soon include promiscuous kids.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Mystery at 330 North Brand Blvd.new
A family searches for answers in the strange death of a DEA agent known as "Rubberneck" and "Buckles."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jeffrey Anderson |
12-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stephen Yagman Can Only Blame Himselfnew
Maybe, just maybe, the flawed, pitbull lawyer should have skated.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
11-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Mexican Mafia's Racial Cleansing Campaign Hits L.A.new
Federal indictments unsealed on October 16 allege that leaders of the Florenza 13 (F 13s) gang acted on orders from the Mexican Mafia to cleanse their neighborhoods of African-Americans.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
11-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
California's Cells of Secrecynew
Why three governors wanted to keep the media's prying eyes out of state prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Eric Haas |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Remaking Prisonsnew
Now's our chance to design a system that actually works.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
08-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Pawn in the Gamenew
Has the U.S. sent a possibly innocent man to his death?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
07-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Reversing Reformnew
California’s prison ‘reform’ has turned into the biggest prison expansion in state history.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Daniel Harju |
07-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
L.A.'s May Day Muddlenew
With a flurry of baton strokes, the LAPD faces renewed federal oversight, an alienated population, and a police chief in trouble.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
War of a Different Colornew
Latino gang members killed Anthony Prudhomme, Cheryl Greene, and a number of other Angelenos because they were black -- many now say it's a racial campaign spearheaded by the Mexican Mafia.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Community Prisons Help or Hurt?new
The idea for smaller women's prisons is part of an overall paradigm shift in how the prison system meets -- or doesn't meet -- the needs of female inmates.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
02-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
