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A video captured an arrest from two years ago that shows an LAPD police officer firing a taser on a handcuffed woman in the back of a patrol car while another officer laughed and sang. The LAPD police officer who fired the taser twice without warning Jorge Santander later lied about how it happened in written reports.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, the New York Times makes fun of LA drivers (shocker!), Selena and Justin aren't quite broken up and a local race gets its own super PAC. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).
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The Los Angeles Police Department has announced the locations of tonight's DUI checkpoints.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, Kim Kardashian is sorry, Deana Carter shouldn't have shaved her legs (for this) and some poor kids have to retake their SATs. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).
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This morning's drizzly rain is forecasted to get a little heavier and steadier tomorrow morning.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, a dog sings the blues, LAUSD students will not be getting tablets and Kristen Stewart is onto your fakey-fake girl power. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).
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Angelenos who live in the hills pay a premium to be up and away from it all, but in the case of an emergency that can sometimes mean being too far away from a fire station. City Councilman Bill Rosendahl wants to change that by putting more firefighting resources, including new fire stations, into hillside communities (many of which are in his district).
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Police have arrested a man suspected of raping a woman that he met on a dating website. Aaron Robinson, 32, is suspected of driving a woman he met online to a CVS store, where he bought alcohol before taking her back to his apartment in Hawthorne.
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The woman who was the voice of Smurfette for television's "The Smurfs"—among a host of other recognizable cartoon characters—died this month at the age of 96 in Costa Mesa.
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Police are currently investigating reports that there are body parts inside a dumpster across the street from a children's museum in Oxnard. Police got a call about the possible human remains around 9:39 am this morning.
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A sheriff's deputy who works out of the West Hollywood Station has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man while off-duty this June. Francisco Gamez, 41, has been arrested in connection with the murder of Armando Casillas, 38.
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A guy who did not watch where he was pointing that thing accidentally stabbed himself in the middle of a liquor store fight in Van Nuys. The fight went down at Short Stop liquor around 10:30 pm.