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Feb 8 2013

New surveillance video picture

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.—The manhunt for an ex-cop shifted Friday to a mountain outback where more than 100 officers searched fresh snow for clues or tracks of the man wanted in the killings of a police officer and two others.

Police teams were dressed head-to-toe in snow gear, holding the trigger guards on their assault-style rifles while scouring eight square miles near a ski resort. They were seeking Christopher Jordan Dorner, 33, who allegedly declared war on police.

Feb 8 2013

Manhunt continues

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—There’s a killer on the loose and Los Angeles is on edge—again.

This jaded city has witnessed every variety of killing, from Charles Manson and his helter-skelter spree to the Night Stalker’s deadly nocturnal prowling and the random strikes of the Hillside Stranger, the Freeway Killer and the Grim Sleeper.

This one is different: The suspect is an ex-cop with an ax to grind, and he’s allegedly targeting other cops. This one crosses the blue line, the one cops think separates the good guys from the bad.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 7 2013

Law enforcement across the Southland on alert

A man hunt for a fired Los Angeles police and reserve naval officer who is suspected of killing an Irvine couple on Sunday, kiling a Riverside police officer this morning and posting a manifesto that threatens high-level LAPD officials and their families, has law enforcement officials on edge in three counties.

Jan 17 2013

Many police organizations regretted participation

In what was lauded a few years ago as “ . . . future of immigration enforcement,” local law enforcement agencies are no longer obligated to comply with the Secure Communities Program, a once federally-mandated policy of deporting individuals considered threatening to public safety.

Jan 16 2013

Reward offered for information

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles Police Department announced it is helping Sacramento police locate a suspect wanted for a murder in the state's capital that occurred on Oct. 31, 2010.

Suspect Altreon Capone Jordan's last address was his mother's apartment in Compton, although he also spends time in the Sacramento area.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Jordan's arrest.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.