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Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
Former LAPD assistant chief embroiled in AirTag scandal keeps license to carry badge
Alfred “Al" Labrada resigned from the LAPD amid accusations he tracked a former romantic partner with an AirTag. He denied ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacks fire chief who said city failed residents in wildfires
and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I have removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief. We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke ...
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LAFD’s failure to pre-deploy before Palisades fire: A Times investigation
In ousting Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley Friday, Mayor Karen Bass cited failures of pre-deploying firefighters before the Jan. 7 firestorm began. “We know that 1,000 ...
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Los Angeles removes fire chief in wake of massive wildfires
The Chief refused. These require her removal." In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif. Myung J. Chun / Los ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over handling of Palisades fire
Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years before retiring in September 2024.
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'A political decision': Los Angeles official slams mayor's ousting of fire chief
Bass defends the firing, stating that it was in the best interest of public safety and that new leadership is needed in the fire department. LOS ANGELES − A Los Angeles city councilwoman is ...
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Bass removes Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Crowley
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired by Mayor Karen Bass. Bass’s office made the announcement Friday morning, saying she had been removed from the post effective ...