BRIEFLY.Studio removing some billboards Paramount Pictures is removing some billboards promoting the upcoming 50 Cent film ``Get Rich or Die Tryin''' after community activists complained they promoted gun violence near schools. The billboards depict the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, holding a gun in his left hand and a microphone in his right. At least two were near schools. A studio spokesman said Friday that Paramount was evaluating the locations of the billboards and taking some down. He declined further comment. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San sent a letter Wednesday to Paramount President Brad Grey calling for immediate removal of the billboards. - Daily News Rookie officers get do foot beats New Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . officers will receive an extra month of training during which they will walk foot patrols under supervision of veteran officers, authorities said Friday. The new training program is meant to teach the recruits about the effectiveness and benefits of foot patrols, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. . They will patrol in the areas of Lemon Grove Lemon Grove, uninc. town (1990 pop. 23,984), San Diego co., S Calif. Primarily residential, there is also agriculture and the manufacture of wire products, motor vehicle parts, and bricks. Park and Santa Monica Boulevard at Highland Avenue. The program extends to eight months the training that recruits receive at the Los Angeles Police Academy. - City News Service Governor names five new judges A court commissioner and a veteran Los Angeles County prosecutor were among five people named on Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as Superior Court judges. Robert P. Applegate, 55, of La Caada Flintridge has served as a commissioner for the Los Angeles Municipal and Superior courts since 1999 and served from 1997 to '99 as a Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial referee. Mike Camacho, 44, of San Dimas has worked as a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney since 1988, and handled high-profile cases in the Major Crimes Unit and Hardcore Gang Division. - City News Service |
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