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Last Night: Kings 0 Stanley Cups Wins, LAPD 4 Arrests
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The Los Angeles Police Department wasn't kidding yesterday when they said if they caught Kings fans misbehaving outside Staples Center during Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, they were going to haul 'em in, and that's just what happened to four people last night.There were two arrests for battery, one for shoplifting and one for public drunkenness, said Officer Cleon Joseph of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations office, according to City News Service.
Of course, the potential problem on the LAPD's hands was rendered nearly moot thanks to the Kings taking a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
It's back to Newark for the teams, where they'll play Game 5 on Saturday. However, if the Kings let that one go, too, it's back to L.A. for Game 6 on Monday, which means we have another chance for Mayor Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck to wag their fingers in an attempt to mellow out any possible shenanigans like we saw in '10 when the Lakers took the NBA Championship.
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