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09/28/16 - Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Hit and Run NR16304ml
09/27/16 - Fatal Hit & Run Vehicle vs. Pedestrian in a wheel chair NR16302ti
09/26/16 - 14-Year-Old Critical Missing Male NR16301dm
09/26/16 - LAPD Targets Impaired Drivers with DUI Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrol NA16206jh
09/26/16 - Liquor Store Clerk Shot and Killed NR16300ne
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In February 1955, the Los Angeles Police Department, through the pages of the internally produced BEAT magazine, conducted a contest for a motto for the police academy. The conditions of the contest stated that: "The motto should be one that in a few words would express some or all the ideals to which the Los Angeles police service is dedicated. It is possible that the winning motto might someday be adopted as the official motto of the Department." The winning entry was the motto, "To Protect and to Serve" submitted by Officer Joseph S. Dorobek.
The Art Theft Detail is responsible for the investigation of all thefts and burglaries when fine art is the primary object of attack. The detail also investigates fakes, frauds, and forgeries involving art
BY THE NUMBERS
08/28/16 to 09/24/16
Part 1 Crime YTD% Chg: 5.6%
Violent Crime YTD% Chg: 12.1%
Property Crime Wkly% Chg: 3.9%
Sworn - 9,844
Civilian - 2,772
City pop. approx. - 4.0 M
Square miles - 468
City gangs - 450
Gang members - 45,000
Budget for sworn - 9,963
