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Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 23, 2002

In L.A., Politics of Crime Fighting Perfectly Depicts Halloween Spirit

Column by Garry Abrams - In Los Angeles, the politics of law enforcement is almost always entertaining, educational and, not infrequently, scary. But even in the land of the Rampart scandal, the Rodney King beating and a zillion unsolved drive-bys, this Halloween month has been marked by particularly arresting displays of naked ambition, sulfurous anger, adroit backstabbing and unabashed back-scratching.

        By Garry Abrams
        
        In Los Angeles, the politics of law enforcement is almost always entertaining, educational and, not infrequently, scary.
        But even in the land of the Rampart scandal, the Rodney King beating and a zillion unsolved drive-bys, this Halloween month h...

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