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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times OK, I wandered around to the other side of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction in downtown Los Angeles. Forget what I said about "East Germany, 1962."  Here’s a … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I may have to rethink my comment about "East Germany, 1962." Here’s a detail of the facade. Glass is being installed on the south side of the building. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Jan. 29, 1958

Posted on January 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

You’re reading this correctly: Police Chief Davis insists the LAPD had nothing to do with the Harry Raymond bombing, and Capt. Earle Kynette, who is out on bail on charges of wiretapping Raymond’s home, says he’ll have the culprits in … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Mayor Frank Shaw says he has the "utmost confidence" in the LAPD’s investigation of the Harry Raymond bombing. He also says there is no evidence of police involvement in the blast … Allegations of police corruption in Arcadia … The … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 22, 1958 Please read this story to the finish. It’s a shocker. But it’s worth the few minutes it’ll take you to read it. Because, as they say, there, but for the grace of God– The subject of the … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1938Los Angeles The state attorney general’s office steps into the bombing investigation and everyone in our cast of characters gets ready for the drama. (I love the front page photo of Police Capt. Earle Kynette). On the jump, … Continue reading →

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Actor stabbed

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19-21, 1958 Los Angeles Her name was Velda and she had apparently been a model in New York. That’s where she met Burt Lancaster, at right with nurse Genevieve Grigoli. It’s not clear how well she knew the … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The site of the Harry Raymond bombing, 955 Orme St., half a block south of Whittier Boulevard, Jan. 16, 2008.   Email me

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 There are words which somehow people think mean the opposite of what Mr. Webster states about them in his big book. For instance, enervate. It means to deprive of strength, to enfeeble. Yet many people think it … Continue reading →

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Drunk farm

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 Los AngelesIf you’ve read Jack Webb’s "The Badge," (Page 236-240) you’ll recall a section on the LAPD’s farm for rehabilitating alcoholics. According to Webb, who unfortunately is not a terribly reliable source, the project began because there … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times   This is a detail of the slabs being installed on the new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters on Spring Street. I hope, I’m wrong but the idea of a big … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I saw the drab concrete facade being installed on the LAPD’s new headquarters yesterday and thought: "East Germany, 1962." This promises to be an interesting contrast to what Nathan Marsak calls … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 10, 1958 It was yesterday, late afternoon, when I got the tip. Davie Mack was going to surrender. If it was true, it definitely was news. Because Davie, according to my sources, was a very wanted young man. He … Continue reading →

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Jan. 9, 1908

Posted on January 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Daniel Meskil is convicted of fatally shooting Officer Patrick Lyons, the second LAPD officer ever killed in the line of duty. Notice that The Times used an illustration for breaking news instead of a photograph… Searching for moonstones on Redondo … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Police Department headquarters under construction, 1st Street and Spring, Jan. 3, 2008.

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Cops kill Marine

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 1, 1958 Los Angeles Officers Ed Neville and R.O. Potter of the Wilshire Division began the year on a thankful note: They were alive. As final hours of 1957 ticked away, the officers were called to an apartment … Continue reading →

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Jan. 3, 1958

Posted on January 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Note: Three Border Patrol agents crawling through brush found Roberta Elizabeth Donovan the next day, asleep in a clump of mesquite. Also note ABC’s settlement with Police Chief William Parker over remarks by Mickey Cohen in an interview … Continue reading →

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Our lawless city

Posted on January 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

<p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p>lapd_crime_stats</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p> Los Angeles Police Department Crime Statistics Offense 1956 1957 Increase/Decrease Homicide 104 119 +14.4% Rape 1,056 1,271 +20.4% Robbery 3,548 4,269 +20.3% Aggravated Assault 5,315 5,786 +8.9% Burglary 22,799 26,887 +17.9 Larceny (Except Auto Theft) 45,276 50,173 +10.8% Auto … Continue reading →

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Dec. 31, 1957

Posted on December 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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