lapd Archives – Page 8 of 8

A View of Two Parks

Mike Levy February 14, 2002

It is fitting that Los Angeles\’ current chief of police has a plural for a surname.

To Live and Try in L.A.

Rob Eshman June 22, 2000

There are dozens of Jews in the Los Angeles Police Department; in fact, the city\’s first chief of police, in 1872, was Emil Harris, a Polish-Jewish refugee.

Uncovering Rampart

Jewish Journal March 9, 2000

Does it stop at the individual policemen in the Rampart Division? Or does it spread elsewhere in the Los Angeles Police Department?

\”As a Jew, I felt an extreme amount of anger and outrage that Jews had been attacked,\” says Kalish, 46. \”I also felt frustration, as a police officer, that we knew the identity of the suspect, but we hadn\’t yet caught up with him. Yet I did feel a certain amount of optimism and relief that so many people had come together to address the issue.\”

Politics

James D October 8, 1998

LAPD officer Terri Utley says that since Los Angeles is such a diverse, multicultural place, it\’s difficult to know sometimes what the taboos and customs are in different groups. \”Our goal is to serve, cooperate and not offend,\” she says.

Inspiration Points

Julie Gruenbaum Fax September 24, 1998

\”Yiddishkayt Los Angeles\” is returning this month with an eight-day fete, \”Yiddishkayt! A Celebration for All Ages — The New Face of an Enduring Culture.\”