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LA Times crime/investigative writer. Pulitzer winner. Tweets are mine. richard.winton @latimes .com

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Richard Winton
2 years
Johnny Depp wins defamation trial. Amber Heard defamed him and acted with actual malice, jurors find #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
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Breaking: In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists, burglars steal $30 million on Easter. Mystery surrounds case. The thieves breached the facility in the San Fernando Valley, hauled away the cash before the crime was discovered Monday am
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Two suspects arrested in road rage shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos. Erik Ariz is expected to be charge with murder today as the trigger man- an auto detailer body repairer he touts his guns on social media. W ⁦ @ronlin ⁩ ⁦ @theCindyCarcamo
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Dr. Dre is in ICU at Cedars in LA after suspected brain aneurysm - developing story.
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LA County pretty much had to walk back their Halloween ban after the @lacountysheriff said he would not ticket a soul and had no plans to enforce any crackdown
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LAPD Detective Michael Chang is a fighter. This was the scene of him finally getting out of hospital this morning after seeing off COVID-19 after being critical on a ventilator.
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Every recovery is a victory. LAPD Detective Michael Chang is wheeled out of Providence St. John’s in Santa Monica after a battle with COVID that put him on a ventilator and in critical condition. @KFIAM640
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Beyoncé rendition of Halo begins with dead silence in the arena and ends with rousing applause and few yells of “Kobe”
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The pastor hit the gunman with a chair when the shooter paused to reload his weapon Churchgoers tackled, hogtied gunman after deadly Laguna Woods church shooting. Great scoop by ⁦ @Hannahnfry ⁩ with detailed account from parishioner inside.
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“We are confident we have the five individuals responsible for the killing of Bashar Jackson — Pop Smoke,” LAPD Capt. Jon Tippet said Thursday.
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OOPS jurors didn’t fill in verdict forms In Johnny Depp defamation case - the dollar amount. That means some defamed someone
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#Batman signal on LA City Hall to remember actor Adam West
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The shooter is no longer a threat in #santaclarita shooting : At least five people were injured— two critically — in a shooting at Saugus High School when a gunman opened fire on the Santa Clarita campus early Thursday. Shooter was a teen.
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Vanessa Bryant sues L.A. County sheriff, alleging ‘cover-up’ of #KobeBryant crash photos, saying she “feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child and she lives in fear” her family will see the images online.
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Vanessa Bryant details Kobe Bryant's death in court filings - In a deposition she reveals for the first time the moment she found out about crash that took her husband and daughter’s life. And false hope and uncertainty ⁦ @MattHjourno
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. @lasdhq helicopter over the chopper crash scene.
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A bronze sculpture of basketball great Kobe Bryant & daughter, Gigi, was erected temporarily at the Calabasas crash site on the 2nd anniversary of the disaster that also claimed the lives of 7 others. Sculptor Dan Medina pulled the 150-lbs sculpture up a steep hill. #girldad
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#LAPD is conducting a search warrant at the Woodland Hills building where they suspect a shot was fired from that hit a car in @realDonaldTrump parade of cars on Ventura Blvd in LA. They believe those there fled. LAPD says they took an assault w a deadly weapon report.
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RIP @GregoryYYee . Our hearts are breaking. When the sunset in LA, Greg kept a watchful eye over the city as the night reporter. He delivered sharp prose and perspective on breaking stories within minutes of them unfolding. So young. So good. Plenty of tears @latimes tonight.
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2 years
BREAKING: UC pays record $700 million to women who accused UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse - $374.4 million in latest settlement today involving allegations against Dr. James Heaps Los Angeles Times
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8 years
This never happened & I spent months on it @realDonaldTrump complete wrong
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Brian Stelter
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"Many people saw the bombs all over the apartment" in San Bernardino. This is one of the baldest lies Trump has told on the debate stage.
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Authorities said the assailants did not know the rapper personally, “we believe that Pop Smoke posted his location on social media and that is how they found him,” Tippet said.
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3 years
BREAKING: In win for Vanessa Bryant, judge rules LA County Sheriff’s deputies who shared #Kobe crash photos can be named. Her lawyers can also included detailed info from sheriff’s internal report.
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2 years
This does clearly raise the issue why hasn’t @ericgarcetti commented on the killing of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta by an LAPD officer?
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Mayor Karen Bass
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Betty White leaves a monumental legacy on and off stage, with humor and humanity that touched lives everywhere and made an enormous impact on the life of our city. Her career in Hollywood blessed us with warm memories that will always live in our hearts.
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Richard Winton
5 years
What is known so far in @NipseyHussle killing Shooter got close before opening fire outside Marathon. Shooter was known to Nipsey. Shooter is believed to have a gang affiliation but this isn't a rival. The dispute is personal in nature behind the shooting.
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Richard Winton
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Breaking: Sheriff @LACoSheriff said nine on board helicopter and all are dead #KobeBryant helicopter “eight plus the pilot”
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Mourners arriving at Staples receive a t shirt w #Kobe & #giannabryant images plus a program and ticket
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This doesn't happen with reporters
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Demi Lovato
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So you normally drink with reporters, follow them to the bedroom and then lie on the bed and let her take off your mic for you? I guess I’ve been doin my interviews all wrong... 😂
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How the theft of 44 firearms from an L.A. gun store at the police academy exploded into an LAPD scandal. Two of those buying the stolen guns remain LAPD captains- one had hundreds of guns, another has been charged. w ⁦ @kevrector
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Richard Winton
2 years
While Johnny Depp wins $15 million for Amber Heard’s act of defamation. She also gets a defamation decision in her favor and wins $2 million
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Richard Winton
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Smash-and-grab robbery rings aren’t the chaos they seem. They are organized, use social media and other comms to run heists, California AG says
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Richard Winton
3 years
If you think it is problematic that 2600 LAPD employees want a religious exemption to a mandated city employee COvID vaccine, consider another nearly 4,000 haven’t replied despite a deadline passing
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Richard Winton
2 years
A sculpture of Kobe and Gigi Bryant on the anniversary of air disaster that claimed their lives and seven others is temporarily erected at the Calabasas crash site by sculptor Dan Medina. He pulled 150- pound bronze up the hill. It is a smaller of one of a life size he is making
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Richard Winton
4 years
Small plane crash on Las Virgenes on the mountains, which are fogged in right now. I heard the plane splutter and then a boom.
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3 LAPD metro officers have been charged in a 59-count complaint for allegedly falsifying records that claimed people they had stopped were gang members or associates.
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Richard Winton
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Off duty LAPD officer fatally shot after confrontation at taco stand - he was w his girlfriend and her two brothers when man claiming to be a gang member threatened them, displayed a handgun and as they left to avoid a confrontation opened fire.
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Richard Winton
4 years
Los Angeles will host a public memorial Feb. 24 at Staples Center for #Kobe Bryant, his daughter and others killed last month in a helicopter crash, two sources familiar with the event told The Times
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Breaking: Federal Judge orders body cameras on guards at state prison for first time, citing evidence of officers abusing inmates with disabilities. Order applies to Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility. Inmates lawyers documented numerous abuses
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Richard Winton
5 years
Chris Darden, best known for prosecuting O J Simpson, stood in front of Eric Holder, who was behind a glass off area and stood tall with array of neck tattoos visible.
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Richard Winton
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BREAKING: A LA area (La Crescenta) man just pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempting to obtain the biological toxin Ricin for unlawful purposes. He got what he thought was ricin but the seller was actually an undercover federal agent.
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Richard Winton
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Two LAPD officers plead no contest to sexually assaulting women while on duty, receive 25- year prison terms @MattHjourno
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Richard Winton
2 years
Churchgoers hog-tied gunman after deadly Laguna Woods church shooting; took his guns. motive unclear. Suspect not from area
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Richard Winton
8 years
#Lapd Tesla Outside police hq
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Richard Winton
4 years
Shaq delivers the biggest smiles of the night with this: Shaq: "Kobe, there's no 'I' in team" #Kobe : "There's a 'm-e' in that motherfucker”
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Richard Winton
3 years
California’s coronavirus strain looks increasingly dangerous: ‘The devil is already here’ Over five months starting on Sept. 1, the California strain, which is sometimes referred to as 20C/L452R, rose from obscurity to account for more than 50% of cases
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Richard Winton
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San Francisco District Atty. Brooke Jenkins charged DePape with attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder as well as threats to a public official and their family.
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Richard Winton
4 years
Viral Twitter video shows San Jose police officer barking at a protester, ‘Shut up, bitch’ He has been suspended
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Richard Winton
7 years
Trump's approach might seem new, but Arnold Schwarzenegger tried it first. It was a disaster.
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Richard Winton
3 years
LA homicides now up 30 percent over 2019. Shootings up more than 33%. #LAPD has stepped up the number of officers in South LA's hotspots to try and stem the tide. The number are getting larger in percentage terms in part because these acts were far less frequent in Nov/Dec 2019.
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Richard Winton
7 years
Fired #FBI director James Comey gets LA helicopter chase treatment
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Richard Winton
5 years
It is time to stop using the term Officer-involved shooting. it is a police officer shot a person. This police speak needs to stop in the media and elsewhere. That makes no judgment about the shooting but it conveys the reality.
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Richard Winton
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LAPD gang cops scandal escalating, accused of stealing and turning off body cams during traffic stops. “We believe items were not returned to motorists or to people who were stopped,” ⁦ @LAPDChiefMoore ⁩ says w FBI investigation ⁦ @liborjany
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Richard Winton
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Signs of a long day. My desk is on 7th floor. I got off on the 4th floor of @latimes - after getting coffee. I sat at the desk of someone else Then I noticed it looked different. It was the Calendar section. A staffer then chips in “it happens all the time.”
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Richard Winton
7 years
Is this a test car drive on the docks or a car chase ? Stolen car pursuit LA
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Richard Winton
4 months
Heartbroken. For more than 30 years I’ve told LA’s stories for @latimes . We need to find solutions that preserve jobs and keeps the public informed.
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Richard Winton
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No words can express the horrific decision to layoff 115 of my latimes colleagues. @francineorr represents the very heart of the LATimes and has risked her life many times for the public good. @latguild is fighting to preserve some of these jobs. #sad isn’t enough.
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Richard Winton
4 years
Kobe Bryant's studio makes Oscar-winning short 'Dear Basketball' available for free
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LA prosecutors Friday charged disgraced Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein with six additional counts of sexual assaults involved two more victims. Weinstein, already serving time in a New York prison, now stands accused of raping and sexually assaulting five women in LA County.
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Richard Winton
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@theashleyray Ashley, there is no evidence of this and so I ask who is this person making this allegation
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Helicopter wreckage strewn on the hillside above the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District headquarters with smoke still coming from the area. It hit about 9:52 am
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Richard Winton
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+ Daughter of a fallen officer left without date to a father-daughter dance- but not for long- http://t.co/NtcYo2H6Hq http://t.co/tLSHgLlVDd
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Richard Winton
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IT IS OFFICIAL @NipseyHussle ACCUSED KILLER Eric Holder CAPTURED.
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FBI joins a widening investigation of a LAPD gang unit whose members are accused of routinely failing to document their actions during traffic stops, an alleged pattern of deception that Mayor Karen Bass called “very disturbing.” w ⁦ @liborjany
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Richard Winton
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LAPD cops killed man: shot him, then their cruiser ran over him & pinned beneath.Toy gun found near body, but police don't say saw in hand.
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Richard Winton
3 years
Cap police officer dies off duty, suspected self inflicted. “The United States Capitol Police is deeply saddened by the off-duty death on January 9, 2021, of Officer Howard Liebengood, age 51.  He was assigned to the Senate Division, and has been with the Dept since April 2005”
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Richard Winton
2 years
The Uvalde schools police chief who made the decision to delay for an hour plus entering the classroom w the gunman had previously bragged on Facebook about his dept offering cops courses on active shooter training. One segment was called Stop the Killing.
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First Amendment goes missing in San Francisco : When a reporter would not betray his source, police came to his home with guns and a sledgehammer ⁦ @MattHjourno
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Coroner watch commander refused to explain Carrie Fisher death findings no comment : report cites sleep apnea won't explain drug reference
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Richard Winton
5 years
California has a new watchdog @GustavoArellano focused on the golden state. He is good, really good. Just ask anyone in Orange County.
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Richard Winton
6 years
The journalists lost today Rob Hiassen Gerald Fischman Wendi Winters Rebecca Smith John McNamara @capgaznews a nation sheds a tear and profession keeps writing- they will put out a paper tomorrow
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Richard Winton
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Jury awards $102.5 million to two students molested by San Jose music teacher. District ignored two prior allegations of inappropriate texting w students.
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Richard Winton
5 years
Never thought I cover a mass shooting for 38 hours. Then go to sleep for a few and wake up to evacuate as flames barreled towards our home. Then I write another story and spend the evening wondering if we lost our home after the Fire burned much of the neighborhood.
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Richard Winton
4 years
And yes @latimes did get that @realDonaldTrump is positive with coronavirus on print front page tomorrow. @EliStokols with the speedy fingers
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Richard Winton
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Harvey Weinstein now faces criminal charges in L.A. County of rape, oral copulation, sex assault and battery involving two victims in separate incidents in 2013. He could get 28 years in prison. This comes as New York trial begins.
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He thought he was smart, really smart, smart enough to create perfect pandemic bubble - the story of why a California scientist hosted superspreader event amid a deadly COVID-19 surge ⁦ @erinblogan
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Richard Winton
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Journalist Yashar Ali @yashar accuses Garcetti advisor Rick Jacobs of sexual misconduct ⁦ @dakotacdsmith ⁩.
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Richard Winton
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Officers lay a wreath for a fallen colleague in Thousand Oaks
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This is one of the saddest images - a son too young to understand knows his mom - #NayaRivera - pushed him on to the boat with her last piece of strength and then he watched as she slipped beneath the murky waters of Lake Piru. She saved her son and sacrificed herself
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Richard Winton
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Amber Heard owes a little over $8million to Johnny Depp as he gets $10 million plus $350,000 in punitive because $5 million verdict is limited in Virginia. But she gets a $2 million verdict. #JohnnyDeppVsAmberHeardTrial
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Richard Winton
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Rona catches up with the laundry trade with no store fronts to clean the cash. Dirty money piling up in L.A. as coronavirus cripples international money laundering @MatthewOrmseth
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Passengers on the #GrandPrincess are furious they learned from VP Mike Pence instead of the captain that 21 people on board tested positive for the #coronavirus . Where will the 2,500 passengers go for quarantine?
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Richard Winton
2 years
LAPD Investigators determined that one LAPD captain had owned 355 different firearms, had sold 36 guns in the last four years — including 17 in 2020 and 10 in 2019 — and had 37 on consignment.
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Richard Winton
2 years
I am told by investigators on the Jacqueline Avant murder investigations is in it early stages and it's too so to conclude home invasion or follow home robbery.
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Richard Winton
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Chris Darden, former OJ Simpson prosecutor, is representing Eric Holder charged w murder of @NipseyHussle
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Richard Winton
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Annalisa Perez came all the way from Colorado Springs for the #Prince concert. She got this tattoo the day he died
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