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As we mentioned earlier, two rare violins stolen from a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic were recovered by French authorities last week. The prime suspect in the case raised suspicions, when he offered the instruments for sale to antique dealers for far under their value. However, before purchasing the violins, the dealers went through the internet looking for a more nefarious reason behind the sketchy deal. They found the LAPD’s website which has a page devoted to stolen art, and listed there were the violins in question.

Statistically, 2006 in Los Angeles saw a decrease in crime overall. But what had major increases? Suspects fired at police officers on at least 23 occasions in 2006, compared to 16 times in 2005. Officers returned fire in less than half of those assaults in 2006. “This trend illustrates the propensity for more suspects, mostly gang members, to take on the police. That’s another reason why we’re focusing on gangs, guns, and drugs this year,”...

Despite Metro's free service Christmas and New Year's Eve weekend (but really, how well was it advertised?), the holidays brought more drunk drivers to jail than last year, which may have been due to the increased LAPD presence on the road. “We arrested 135 drivers over the three-day Christmas weekend, and 184 over the New Year’s weekend. Unfortunately, not everyone is getting the message about driving responsibly,” said LAPD spokesman Lieutenant Paul Vernon. The modern...

Oops. Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover A 35-year-old woman was kidnapped yesterday afternoon as she left her nurse's job at a patient's house near Vanowen and Whitsett in North Hollywood. A few hours later she was abandoned in the backseat of her car, still alive and bound with duct tape, in the parking lot of the Los Angeles Valley College, near Fulton Avenue and Burbank Boulevard. During the kidnap, she was stripped...