Category Archives: LAPD

LAPD HQ

Posted on December 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, Dec. 27, 2007.

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Before YouTube

Posted on December 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

You may be wondering why you are looking at a poster of the 1973 film “Bad Charleston Charlie.” (And what a poster: the hair… the bloated lettering… the hearts… that suit! If this doesn’t say “lousy 1970s movie” I don’t … Continue reading →

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Ewing Scott

Posted on December 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Con Keyes / Los Angeles Times Convicted killer L. Ewing Scott, 1980, at the age of 83. In 1986, bedridden, frail and slowly dying in a Silver Lake convalescent home, 89-year-old Leonard Ewing Scott agreed to see … Continue reading →

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Intruder attacks

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 25-26, 1957 Los Angeles It was a little before 3:30 a.m. as he tried the front door of the apartment at 4447 Finley Ave. and found it unlocked. It was the morning of Christmas Eve and the presents … Continue reading →

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Elvis update

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 29, 1957 Los Angeles You may remember my post on Elvis Presley’s concerts at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium, based on contemporary reviews by those two keen observers of popular culture: Wally George and Hedda Hopper. I’m sorry to say I … Continue reading →

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L. Ewing Scott

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 13, 1958Los Angeles Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times Here’s a great moment in photojournalism: Convicted killer L. Ewing Scott is interviewed with his fly open.  

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LAPD HQ

Posted on December 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, Dec. 15, 2007.

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Dearden’s

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Chris asks: Was the Dearden’s building the same one used for the filming or was it built later?  This site says it was built in 1904: http://www.you-are-here.com/downtown/dearden.html. Were there any 100th birthday events at the site this year? Let’s take … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 23, 1975 Los Angeles Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times A youngster held by Police Officer Bill Heim receives a present from Santa Claus as Officer Mike Peterson watches during a party at the Toland Way Children’s … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 13, 1952 Los Angeles  Photograph by Gordon Wallace / Los Angeles Times Police Lt. Harry Fremont denies mistreating a prisoner in the Dec. 25, 1951, "Bloody Christmas" police beatings.  Fremont was cleared of criminal charges, but suspended for 90 … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on December 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, Dec. 8, 2007.

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Christmas past

Posted on December 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 22, 1968 Los Angeles   Photograph by Boris Yaro / The Los Angeles Times Police Officer John Boddie of the Hollywood Division hands a doll to one of 250 youngsters who received Christmas presents after officers took up collection … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on December 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / The Los Angeles TimesThe new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, Dec. 1, 2007.

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At the Coliseum

Posted on November 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Brian Hanrahan, one of my friends at the website, asks if there are any historic pictures of the Coliseum at the Daily Mirror HQ. The answer is "of course." In fact, here’s a photo showing Los Angeles police officers at … Continue reading →

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Woman kills robber

Posted on November 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 28, 1957 Los Angeles The last bad decision in James B. Burton’s 42 years of bad decisions was to light a cigarette. Because to light the cigarette, he had to put down his gun.  Of course he had … Continue reading →

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Caryl Chessman

Posted on November 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 26, 1957Los Angeles Here’s an update on two stories we have been following…. After 98 witnesses and eight weeks of testimony, the prosecution is about to rest in the murder trial of L. Ewing Scott. Throughout the trial, the … Continue reading →

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Brenda Allen

Posted on November 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by Al Humphreys / Los Angeles Times Someone asked: Who was Brenda Allen? I imagine you’ve read something about her or more likely you have at least heard of her. This is Brenda (she also used the … Continue reading →

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Random shot

Posted on November 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles TimesHere’s a recent photo of the new LAPD headquarters under construction, Nov. 7, 2007.

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Wife shoots husband

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 21, 1957 Los Angeles You remember that 35-year-old woman out in the Valley who hooked up with her daughter's 16-year-old boyfriend three years ago? Well, she shot him. Accident. Jimmy and Dee Dee got married in 1957 and … Continue reading →

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Trick or Treat murder

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 13-14, 1957Los Angeles Just as I suspected. Although The Times was too squeamish to even allude to homosexuality in the Trick or Treat murder of Peter Fabiano, the Mirror was a bit more brave. A bit. It’s fairly … Continue reading →

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